Laney (surname)
# Laney (surname)

Laney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Al Laney (Albert Gillis Laney; 1896–1988), American sportswriter
* Benjamin Lany or Laney (1591–1675), Bishop of Ely
* Benjamin Travis Laney (1896–1977), former Democratic Governor of Arkansas
* Betnijah Laney (born 1993), American basketball player
* Bill Laney (William Ross Laney; 1913–1998), New Zealand politician
* Brendan Laney (born 1973), professional rugby union player
* Chris Laney, bassist/guitarist and former member of Whiskeytown
* Danielle Laney, 1992 Olympic bronze medalist in taekwondo
* David Laney (born 1949), Amtrak board chairman
* Deanna Laney, American murderer
* Emma May Laney (1886-1969), American college professor
* Francis Towner Laney, influential member of science fiction fandom and editor of the Hugo Award nominee The Acolyte
* James T. Laney (born 1927), educator and ambassador
* Jason Laney (born 1973), English cricketer
* John Laney (died 1633), English politician
* Lucy Craft Laney (1854–1933), African-American educator
* Malcolm Laney (1910–1985), American basketball coach
* Pete Laney (James Earl Laney; born 1943), American Democratic politician
