Harley (given name)

Harley is a unisex given name. The name is derived from the Old English words hara meaning hare, and lēah, meaning wood or clearing and meadow in later development of the language. The name Harley means "hare's meadow".

Harley first became popular in the year 1880, where it was the 180th most popular masculine given name in the United States, the name first became popular as a feminine given name in 1991, and became the 667th most popular feminine given name during that year.

Academics

• Harley Flanders (1925–2013), American mathematician
• Harley Rutledge (1926–2006), American physics professor and ufologist

Artists

• Harley Parker (1915–1992), Canadian artist, designer, curator, professor and scholar
• Harley Schwadron, American cartoonist
• Harley Refsal, American artist and woodcarver

Performers

• Harley Allen (1956–2011), American country singer and songwriter
• Harley Alexander-Sule (born 1991), English singer in Rizzle Kicks
• Harley Bird (born 2001), English actress and voice actress, best known for providing the voice of Peppa Pig from 2007 to 2020
• Harley Brinsfield, American radio personality and host of The Harley Show
• Harley Cross (born 1978), American film and television actor
• Harley Flanagan (born 1968), musician and member of the 1980s hardcore punk band Cro-Mags
• Harley Granville-Barker (1877–1946), English actor, director, producer, critic and playwright
• Harley Jane Kozak (born 1957), American actress and author
• Harley Edward Streten (born 1991), Australian DJ known professionally as Flume
• Harley Venton (born 1953), American actor

Politicians

• Harley Desjarlais, Canadian regional Métis leader
• Harley Frank, Canadian First Nations leader
• Harley M. Jacklin (1889–1970), American politician
• Harley M. Kilgore (1893–1956), United States Senator from West Virginia
• Harley E. Knox (1899–1956), American independent politician
• Harley A. Martin (1880–1951), American politician
• Harley Orrin Staggers (1907–1991), American politician
• Harley O. Staggers Jr. (born 1951), American politician

Sportspeople

• Harley Boss (1908–1964) a Major League Baseball first baseman
• Harley Dillinger (1894–1959), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Harley Hisner (1926–2015), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Harley Lewis (born 1971), American professional wrestler
• Harley Marques Silva (born 1975), Brazilian beach volleyball player
• Harley McCollum (1916–1984), American football tackle
• Harley Payne (1868–1935), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Harley Sewell (1931–2011), American football guard
• Harley Race (1943–2019), American professional wrestler and promoter
• Harley Roberts (1912–1989), English cricketer and amateur golfer
• Harley Windsor (born 1996), Australian ice skater

Others

• Harley H. Christy (1870–1950), United States Navy vice admiral
• Harley Earl (1894–1969), car designer and coachbuilder, the first styling chief at General Motors
• Harley Hotchkiss (1927–2011) Canadian businessman
• Harley Pasternak (born 1974), Canadian personal trainer, public speaker and author
• Harley Peyton, American television producer and writer
• Harley O. Teets (1906–1957), American law enforcement official and warden of San Quentin State Prison

Fictional characters

• Harley Diaz, protagonist of the television series Stuck in the Middle
• Harley Gwen, in the Marvel Comics' Gwenpool franchise; see Harley Quinn
• Harley Hartwell, a teenage detective from the Case Closed/Detective Conan anime
• Harley Keener, a character in Iron Man 3 and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Harley Keiner, a character in the television series Boy Meets World and Girl Meets World
• Harley Merlin, the title character in the literary series Harley Merlin
• Harley Quinn, a DC Comics character who first appeared in Batman: The Animated Series in September 1992
• Harley Sawyer, in Poppy Playtime, a video game series
• Harley Warren, in H. P. Lovecraft's story "The Statement of Randolph Carter"
• Harley, a Pokémon anime character

See also

• Harley (disambiguation)
• Harley (surname)