Boys is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

C. V. Boys (1845–1944), English physicist Daniel Boys (born 26 March 1979) English musical theater actor David Boys (died 1461), English theologian David Boys (Scrabble), Canadian Scrabble player, 1995 world champion Edward Boys (disambiguation) Frank Boys (1918–2003), English cricketer John Boys (disambiguation) Richard Boys (disambiguation) S. Francis Boys (1911–1972), English theoretical chemist Thomas Boys (1792–1880), theologian and antiquary Thomas Shotter Boys (1803–1874), water-colour painter William Boys (disambiguation)

See also Joseph Beuys (1921–1986), German artist