Hadley (name)

Hadley is a both a surname and a given name that is a transferred use of a place name of English origin that means “heather field.” The name has increased in popularity in recent years for girls in the United States and has ranked among the top 200 names used for American girls since 2011. Spelling variants such as Hadlee and Hadleigh are also in wide use.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname:
 * Arthur Twining Hadley (1856–1930), American economist
 * Arthur Hadley (footballer) (1876–1963), English footballer
 * Bert Hadley (1882–1968), American actor
 * David Hadley (born 1964), American businessman and former politician
 * Della Hadley (born 1929), American politician
 * George Hadley (1685–1768) meteorologist
 * George Hadley (footballer) (1893–1963), half-back for Southampton, Aston Villa, and Coventry City
 * Hap Hadley (1895-1976), American artist
 * Harry Hadley (1877–1942), England international footballer
 * Henry Hadley (died 1914), "first British casualty" of World War I
 * Henry Kimball Hadley, US composer
 * Herbert S. Hadley (1872–1927), Governor of Missouri
 * Jackson Hadley, American businessman and politician
 * Jerry Hadley (1952–2007), American opera tenor
 * John Hadley (1682–1744), astronomer and inventor of the octant
 * John Hadley (chemist) (1731–1764), cooperated with Benjamin Franklin on latent heat experiments
 * John Hadley (philosopher) (born 1966), Australian philosopher
 * John V. Hadley (c. 1839–1842–1915), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
 * Joshua Hadley, Republic of Texas politician
 * Patrick Hadley, British composer
 * Ray Hadley, Australian radio broadcaster
 * Stephen Hadley, United States National Security Advisor
 * Thomas Jefferson Hadley, American Revolutionary war captain
 * Tony Hadley, British pop singer and lead voice of Spandau Ballet during the 1980s
 * William M. Hadley, American educator

Given name:
 * Hadley Arkes (born 1940), American political scientist
 * Hadley Castille (1933—2012), Musical artist
 * Hadley Cantril (1906—1969), American psychologist
 * Hadley Caliman (1932—2010), American jazz saxophone and flute player
 * Hadley Delany, American actress
 * Hadley Gamble, American television journalist
 * Hadley Hinds (1946—2023), Barbadian sprinter
 * Hadley Hicks (1933—2016), American sports coach and author
 * Hadley Fraser, British theatre actor
 * Hadley Freeman, UK fashion journalist
 * Hadley Foster (born 1975), American athletic administrator
 * Hadley Kay (born 1972/1973), Canadian actor
 * Hadley Richardson, first wife of Ernest Hemingway, grandmother to Margaux and Mariel Hemingway
 * Hadley Robinson (born 1995), American actress
 * Hadley Brown Tremain (1874—1951), Canadian politician
 * Hadley Wickham, data scientist and software developer

Fictional characters:
 * Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, character in the TV series House