Covey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Arthur Covey (1877-1960), American muralist
- Britain Covey (born 1997), American football player
- Craig Covey (born 1957), American politician
- Dan Covey, American lighting designer
- Deb Covey (born 1961), Canadian field hockey midfielder
- Dylan Covey (born 1991), American baseball pitcher
- Edward Covey (1805-1875), American slaveholder known to Frederick Douglass
- Fred Covey (1881-1957), world champion in real tennis
- Gerald Covey (1927–1986), Canadian sprint canoer
- Hyatt E. Covey (1975-1968), American politician
- James Covey (1819–??), African interpreter
- Joy Covey (1963–2013), American business executive
- Preston Covey (c. 1941–2006), American philosophy professor
- Rachel Covey (born 1998), American child actress
- Richard O. Covey (born 1946), former astronaut
- Rosemary Feit Covey, American printmaker
- Sean Covey (born 1964), motivational speaker and author, son of the following
- Stephen Covey (1932-2012), author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
- Stephen M. R. Covey, American author and speaker and son of the previous
- Suzy Covey (1939-2007), librarian and scholar of comics