Tangye is a surname of Breton origin^[1] and is common in Cornwall. It may refer to:

• Richard Tangye, industrialist (1833–1906)
  • His son, Sir Harold Lincoln Tangye [Wikidata], 1st Baronet (1866–1935)
    • His son, Sir Basil Richard Gilzean Tangye [Wikidata], 2nd Baronet (1895–1969)
  • His son, Lt. Colonel Richard Trevithick Gilbertstone Tangye [Wikidata] O.B.E., JP
    • His son Derek Tangye
      • Derek's wife Jean Tangye
    • His son Nigel Tangye
  • His niece, Helena Tangye Lean
    • Her son Edward Tangye Lean
    • Her son David Tangye Lean, aka David Lean
• George Tangye, Richard's brother

• Tangye baronets
• Tanguy