Whaley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bill Whaley (1899–1943), American baseball player
- Davyd Whaley, American painter
- Doug Whaley (born 1972), American football executive
- Eddie Whaley (1877–1960), American-born comic entertainer in Britain
- Frank Whaley (born 1963), American actor
- George Whaley (politician), Irish politician
- George Whaley (actor), Australian actor and director
- Henry H. Whaley, American mayor
- Janice Whaley, American musician
- John Corey Whaley (born 1984), American writer
- Kellian Whaley (1821–1876), American politician
- Lindsay J. Whaley, American linguist
- Michael Whaley, American actor
- Nan Whaley, mayor of Dayton, Ohio
- Paul Whaley, American rock drummer
- Richard S. Whaley (1874–1951), American politician
- Robert Whaley (born 1982), American basketball player
- Robert H. Whaley (born 1943), American judge
- Robert J C Whaley, American banker
- Ross S. Whaley, American forester
- Ruth Whitehead Whaley, American lawyer
- Simon Whaley (born 1985), English footballer
- Suzy Whaley, American golfer
- Thomas Whaley (1823–1890), American settler
- Thomas Whaley (politician) (1766–1800), Irish politician