Dudley is an English toponymic surname associated with the town of Dudley in West Midlands, England. Notable people with the surname include: Allen Dudley, American politician Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick (c. 1530 – 1590), English general and patron of moderate Puritanism Andrew Dudley (c. 1507 – 1559), English soldier and courtier Angela Dudley, South African laser scientist Anne Dudley (born 1956), English composer and pop musician Anne Dudley, maiden name of American poet Anne Bradstreet (c. 1612 – 1672) Becca Dudley (born 1990), English presenter and DJ Benjamin Winslow Dudley (1785–1870), American surgeon and academic in Kentucky. Bill Dudley (1921–2010), American football player Billy Dudley (1931–1980), Nigerian political scientist Bob Dudley (born 1955), chief executive officer of BP Carl Dudley (1910–1973), American film director and producer Charles Benjamin Dudley (1842–1909), American chemist Chris Dudley (born 1965), American basketball player Dave Dudley (1928–2003), American country singer Doc Dudley (1894–1975), Negro league baseball player Doris Dudley (1917–1965), American actress Dudd Dudley (1600–1684), pioneer English metallurgist Ed Dudley (1901–1963), American golfer Edmund Dudley (c. 1462 or 1471/1472–1510), English politician in the Tudor period Edward Bishop Dudley (1789–1855), American politician, 28th governor of North Carolina Elizabeth Henry Haywood Dudley (1796–1840), American political hostess Ernest Dudley (1908–2006), British writer...