Woolsey (surname)
Woolsey is a surname, and may refer to:
- Abby Howland Woolsey, American social worker and nursing educator
- Bill Woolsey, American swimmer
- Calvin Woolsey, American physician and pianist
- Clinton F. Woolsey, United States Army aviator and flying instructor
- Clinton N. Woolsey, American neuroscientist
- Durrel A. Woolsey, American oil executive and general authority of the LDS Church
- Elizabeth Woolsey, American alpine skier
- Gamel Woolsey, American author and poet
- Gary Woolsey, Canadian Anglican bishop
- Georgeanna Woolsey, American author and nurse
- James Woolsey, American lawyer, director of the CIA
- Jane Stuart Woolsey, American nursing administrator, philanthropist and author
- John M. Woolsey, American judge
- John M. Woolsey Jr., American attorney
- John William Woolsey, Canadian businessman and president of Quebec Bank
- Karey Lee Woolsey, American singer-songwriter
- King Woolsey, American rancher, prospector and politician in Arizona
- Kit Woolsey, American bridge and backgammon player
- Kristina Hooper Woolsey, American scholar and cognitive scientist
- Lynn Woolsey, American politician
- Mary Hale Woolsey, American songwriter and lyricist
- Melancthon Brooks Woolsey, United States Navy officer
- Melancthon Taylor Woolsey, United States Navy officer
- Ralph Woolsey, American cinematographer
- Robert Woolsey, American film comedian
- Rolly Woolsey, American football player
- Sandy Woolsey, American artistic gymnast
- Sally Woolsey, American bridge player
- Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, American children's author
- Ted Woolsey, American video game translator
- Theodore Dwight Woolsey, American academic, author and president of Yale University
- Theodore Salisbury Woolsey, American legal scholar, son of the above
- Theodore Salisbury Woolsey, Jr., American forestry researcher and academic, son of Theodore Salisbury Woolsey
- Thomas Woolsey, American neuroscientist