Tinsley is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Annie Tinsley (1808–1885, born as Annie Turner), British novelist April Tinsley (1980–1988), American murder victim Beatrice Tinsley (1941–1981), British-New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist Boyd Tinsley (born 1964), American violinist and mandolinist Brad Tinsley (born 1989), American basketball player Bruce Tinsley (born 1958), American cartoonist Clarice Tinsley (born 1954), American broadcast journalist Colin Tinsley (born 1935), English footballer Henry Tinsley (1865–1938), English cricketer Jamaal Tinsley (born 1978), American basketball player Jeffrey Tinsley (born 1973), American businessman Marion Tinsley (1927–1995), American checkers player Pauline Tinsley (1929–2021), British soprano Michael Tinsley (born 1984), American track and field athlete Samuel Tinsley (1847–1903), English chess player Theodore Tinsley (1894–1979), American author Walter Tinsley (1891–1966), English footballer William Tinsley (1804–1885), Irish-American architect William Tinsley (1831–1902), British publisher See also Tinsley (disambiguation) Dawn Tinsley, fictional character in the BBC sitcom The Office Jennifer Tinsley-Williams, a New York City Ballet dancer English-language surnames Surnames of English origin