Riley (surname)
Riley is a surname of English or Irish origin. The English version derives from the Old English words rye, and leah (meaning 'wood' or 'clearing'). The Gaelic version is Ó Raghallaigh.
It may refer to:
- Ali Riley (born 1987), American-born New Zealand soccer player
- Andy Riley (born 1970), British writer and cartoonist
- Arthur Riley (born 1903), South African footballer
- Audrey Riley, English cellist
- Bennett C. Riley (1790–1853), American military governor of California before it became a US state
- Bernard Riley (born 1981), American football player
- Bill Riley (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player
- Billy Riley, English catch wrestling instructor
- Billy Lee Riley (1933–2009), American musician
- Ben Riley (born 1933), American jazz drummer
- Bob Riley (born 1944), American politician, Governor of Alabama
- Bob C. Riley (1924–1994), American politician, briefly Governor of Arkansas in 1975
- Boots Riley, American vocalist
- Bob Riley, founder of race car company Riley & Scott
- Bridget Riley (born 1931), British op-art painter
- Bridgett Riley (born 1973), American boxer
- Burke Riley (1914–2006), American state legislator
- Charles Owen Leaver Riley (1854–1929), the first Anglican Archbishop of Perth
- Charley Riley, American boxer
- Charlotte Riley (born 1981), English actress
- Chris Riley (golfer) (born 1973), professional American golfer
- Chris Riley (priest) (born 1954), Australian Priest and prominent youth worker
- Chris Riley (footballer), American USL Second Division soccer player
- Christopher Riley (born 1967), English writer and film maker
- Daniel Aloysius Riley (1916–1984), Canadian politician
- Dave Riley, American musician
- Delbert Riley, Canadian First Nations leader
- Denise Riley (born 1948), English professor of literature
- Dorothy Comstock Riley (1924–2004), American lawyer and judge
- Doug Riley, Canadian musician
- Duncan Riley (born 1975), Australian internet political writer
- Eric Riley (born 1970), American basketball player
- Forbes Riley (born 1960), American actress
- Frank Riley, American athlete
- Freida J. Riley (1937–1969), American math and science teacher
- Gary Riley (born 1963), American actor
- Gina Riley (born 1961), Australian actor, writer, singer and comedian
- Gwendoline Riley (born 1979), English writer
- Harold William Hounsfield Riley (1877–1946), Canadian politician from Alberta
- Harold Riley (artist) (born 1934), English artist
- Herman Riley (1933–2007), American saxophone player
- Herlin Riley (born 1957), American jazz drummer
- Hu Riley, American World War II soldier
- Isaac Riley (1852–1926), Canadian politician
- Ivan Riley (1900–1943), American Olympic athlete
- Jack Riley (actor) (born 1935), American comedian and actor
- Jack Riley (ice hockey b. 1910) (1910–1994), Irish ice hockey player
- Jack Riley (ice hockey b. 1919) (born 1919), Canadian ice hockey player
- James Riley (Captain) Captain of the American merchant ship Commerce
- James Riley (soccer player) (born 1982), American soccer winger for the New England Revolution
- James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916), American writer and poet
- Jeannie C. Riley (born 1945), American country and gospel music singer
- Jim Riley (American football) (born 1945), American football player
- Jo Riley (born 20th c., Josephine Riley), UK writer, translator, actor, specialized in Chinese theatre
- Joe Riley (artist) (1964–2007), U.S. artist, special effects artist, SubGenius
- Joe Riley (hockey) (1923–1976), U.S. ice hockey player
- Joe Riley (rugby league), British rugby league footballer
- John Riley (poet) (1937–1978), English poet associated with the British Poetry Revival
- John H. Riley (1947–1994), American attorney and railroad transportation administrator
- John J. Riley (1895–1962), American politician, U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- John P. Riley, Jr. or Jack Riley (born 1920), American ice hockey coach
- Jon Riley (1805–1850), Irish-American US Army officer who deserted to fight for Mexico in the Mexican war
- Jonathon Riley (born 1955), British Army officer
- Joseph Harvey Riley (1873–1941), U.S. ornithologist, Smithsonian Institution
- Joseph P. Riley, Jr. (born 1943), U.S. politician, Charleston mayor
- Julia Riley, English astrophysicist
- Karon Riley (born 1978), American football player
- Ken Riley (born 1947), American football player
- Kent Riley, English actor
- Larry Riley (1952–1992), American actor
- Lawrence Riley (1896–1974), American playwright
- Lisa Riley (born 1976), English actress and broadcaster
- Malcolm Riley (born 1960), British musician and author
- Marc Riley (born 1961), British musician, critic, and disc jockey
- Mark Riley (American radio host) (born 1951), American radio host
- Mark Riley (journalist), Australian television presenter
- Martin Riley (disambiguation)
- Matt Riley (born 1979), American baseball player
- Melanie Riley (born 1968), American businessperson
- Michael Riley (born 1962), Canadian actor
- Michael Riley (artist) (1960–2004), Australian artist
- Mike Riley (born 1952), American college football coach
- Nancy Riley (born 1958), American state senator
- Pat Riley (born 1945), American professional basketball coach
- Patrick Riley, American guitarist
- Patrick T. Riley, American political theorist
- Paul Riley, Scottish actor and comedian
- Peter Riley (born 1940), English poet
- Raven Riley (born 1986), American adult-film actress
- Richard Riley (born 1933), American politician, Governor of South Carolina 1979 – 1987
- Rob Riley, Australian Aboriginal activist
- Ronald Riley (born 1947), Australian Olympic field hockey player
- Ruth Riley (born 1979), American basketball player
- Sam Riley (born 1980), English actor
- Samantha Riley (born 1972), Australian swimmer
- Steve Riley, American accordianist, singer
- Steve Riley (drummer) (born 1956), American drummer
- Talulah Riley (born 1985), English actress
- Teddy Riley (jazz) (1924–1992), American jazz trumpeter
- Teddy Riley (producer) (born 1967), American producer, singer, songwriter, and musician
- Terry Riley (born 1935), American composer
- Thomas Riley (disambiguation)
- Trevor Riley (born 1948), Australian judge
- Victor Riley (born 1972), American football player
- Wayne Riley (born 1962), Australian golfer
- William Riley (disambiguation)
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