Waley

Waley (/ˈweɪli/ WAY-lee) is a surname. Notable people with this name include:

Alison Waley (1901–2001), New Zealand poet, journalist, artist and writer
Arthur Waley (born Arthur David Schloss; 1889–1966), English orientalist and sinologist
Daniel Waley (1921–2017), British historian, manuscript specialist, and professor
Harmon Metz Waley (1910–1984), American criminal convicted for his role in the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping
Jacob Waley (1818–1873), English legal writer, grandfather of Charles Waley Cohen, Dorothea Waley Singer, and Robert Waley Cohen
Jim Waley (born 1948), Australian television presenter
Paul Waley, British academic, great-nephew of Arthur Waley
Robert Waley (1889–1939), Australian coxswain
Samuel Waley (born 1983), Tasmanian-born Australian rower
Simon Waley (1827–1875), English composer, banker, and leading figure in the Jewish community, younger brother of Jacob Waley

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Charles Waley Cohen (1879–1963), British soldier, barrister, and politician, brother of Dorothea Waley Singer
Dorothea Waley Singer (née Cohen; 1882–1964), British palaeographer and historian of science, sister of Robert Waley Cohen
Robert Waley Cohen (1877–1952), British industrialist and prominent Jewish leader, father of Bernard Waley-Cohen

Freya Waley-Cohen (born 1989), British-American composer
Joanna Waley-Cohen (born 1952), English academic
Robert Waley-Cohen (born 1948), English entrepreneur, father of Sam Waley-Cohen
Sam Waley-Cohen (born 1982), English jockey and entrepreneur
Waley-Cohen baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- Bernard Waley-Cohen (1914–1991), 1st Baronet, father of Stephen Waley-Cohen, Robert Waley-Cohen, and Joanna Waley-Cohen
- Stephen Waley-Cohen (born 1946), 2nd Baronet, theatre manager and producer, father of Freya Waley-Cohen