Perley

Perley may refer to:

People

Given name

• Perley G. Nutting (1873–1949), American optical physicist, and the founder of the Optical Society of America (OSA).
• Perley B. Johnson (1798–1870), American politician and U.S. Representative from Ohio.
• Perley A. Thomas (1874–1958), Canadian-born American industrialist and entrepreneur.
• Perley Keyes (1774–1834), American politician from New York
• Perley Ason Ross (1883–1938), American experimental physicist who worked, carefully and without seeking publicity, at some essential problems in the behaviour of X-rays.
• Perley Dunn Aldrich (1863–1933), vocal teacher, composer and conductor

Middle name

• George Perley Phenix (1864–1930), American university president and teacher

Surname

• George Halsey Perley (1857–1938), American born Canadian politician and diplomat
• Mary Elizabeth Perley (1863–?), American educator and author
• William Goodhue Perley (1820–1890), businessman and member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1890

Places

Canada

• Perley Bridge (1931–1998), a bridge connecting Hawkesbury, Ontario and Grenville, Quebec
• Perley River, a stream in Quebec

United States

• Perley, Minnesota

Enterprises

• Perley A. Thomas Car Works, a 20th-century builder of wooden and steel streetcars, based in High Point, North Carolina in the United States.