Staines is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alberto Campbell-Staines (born 1993), Jamaican-born Australian athlete Alfred Staines (1838–1910), British cricketer Bill Staines (1947–2021), American folk singer Charles Staines, Welsh rugby-league footballer Charlie Staines (born 2000), Australian-born Samoan international rugby-league footballer David Staines (born 1946), Canadian literary critic Emery Staines (1874–1959), Australian rules footballer Frank Staines (1876–1937), Australian rules footballer Gary Staines (born 1963), British long-distance runner Gladys Staines (born 1951), Australian missionary Graham Staines (1941–1999), Australian missionary Hubert Staines (1893–1970), Canadian politician John Staines, New Zealand association footballer Laura Staines (born 1953), American rower María Arias Staines (born 1941), Mexican politician Mavis Staines (born 1954), Canadian ballet dancer Michael Staines (1885–1955), Irish politician Mike Staines (born 1949), British-born American rower Paul Staines (born 1967), British political blogger Richard of Staines (d.1277), medieval clerical judge Thomas Staines (1776–1830), Royal Navy officer William Staines (1731–1807), the Lord Mayor of London between 1800 and 1801
Fictional characters Mr Staines, from the 1964 film Dr. Strangelove, portrayed by Jack Creley Dr. Christopher Staines, from the 1873 novel A Simpleton by Charles Reade Elsie Staines, from the British fantasy crime drama Ashes to Ashes, portrayed by Rita Davies Emery Staines, from the 2013 mystery novel The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton George Staines, birthname of transgender character Gaynor Mason, from the British fantasy crime drama Ashes to Ashes, portrayed by Sara Stewart John Staines MP, from the 1993 political thriller novel To Play the King by Michael Dobbs; portrayed by Anthony Smee in its television adaption Monty Staines, from the British sitcom Benidorm, portrayed by John Challis Nikki Staines, from the American legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, portrayed by Callie Thorne Professor Staines, a minor character in 1933 short story Murder at Pentecost, written by Dorothy L. Sayers and featuring Montague Egg Richard Staines, from the 1913 short story Zero by Barry Pain; the story also involves Richard's eventual wife Jane and their son Dick Stanley and Mary-Jane Staines, from the Australian animated children's series Staines Down Drains; the show also included their mother, Betty Staines