Fox (disambiguation)
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Fox may refer to:
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[edit] Animals
- The fox, a carnivorous animal
- The fox terrier, a dog breed
[edit] Companies
- Several entertainment companies that are part of the Fox Entertainment Group:
- Fox Broadcasting Company, a broadcast television network
- Fox Film Corporation, which later became part of the 20th Century Fox movie studio
- Fox Movie Channel, a cable network
- Fox News, a cable news network
- Foxtel, a cable television and satellite television provider in Australia
- FSN (Fox Sports Net), the name for a group of regional cable sports stations
- FX Networks (short for Fox eXtended), a cable network
- Two related bicycle/motorcross companies with similar names of Fox Racing:
- Fox Racing Inc., an apparel maker
- Fox Racing Shox, a vehicle/bicycle/motorcross suspension (fork) company
- Fox Rent A Car, a car rental company
[edit] Computing
- The FOX cipher, now known as IDEA NXT
- Fox Linux, a GNU/Linux distribution
- FOX toolkit, a cross-platform GUI toolkit
- Mozilla Firefox, a brand of web browser
[edit] Entertainment
- Fox (band), a British rock band of the 1970s
- Fox (song), a song by the punk rock band Millencolin
- The Fox (brand), a brand name for several classic rock radio stations in the United States, most of them owned by Clear Channel Communications
- The Fox (novel), a novel by D. H. Lawrence
- The Fox (film), a Mark Rydell movie based on the novel
- Foxes (1980 film), a movie starring Jodie Foster and Scott Baio
- Fox Theatre, any of several movie palaces
- Fox or Foxtrot is a dance
- The Fox Files a news show from the 1990's
[edit] Transportation
- The Canadian Fox armoured car of World War II
- The British Fox Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
- Fox (West Cornwall Railway#Locomotives), a West Cornwall Railway steam locomotive
- The MDM-1 Fox aerobatic glider
- Volkswagen Fox, a Brazilian compact car
[edit] Various contexts
- Fox, Alaska, a census-designated place
- Fox (Native American), the Meshkwahkihaki tribe of Native Americans
- "Fox (number)", a brevity code for air-to-air and surface-to-air missile launches
- FOX proteins, which regulate the expression of genes
- Foxed, the process of being prosecuted for copyright infringement
- Foxing, the appearance of stains on books, documents, stamps, etc. over time
- The Foxes, the nicknames of both Leicester City Football Club and Leicestershire County Cricket Club
- Fox River, various places and rivers
- "Fox" is slang in the U.S. for an attractive woman.
[edit] People
- Aaron Fox (contemporary), American musicologist
- Anne-Marie Fox (1962–), American model and actress, Playboy Playmate
- Annie Fox (author) (contemporary), American author
- Barclay Fox (1815–1855), diarist
- Bernard Fox (1927–), Welsh actor
- Bill "The Fox" Foster, emcee of The Man Show
- Black Fox (d.1811), Cherokee chief
- Bob Fox, founder of Fox Racing Shox
- Brian Fox (contemporary), software programmer
- Bridget Fox (1964–), British politician from Islington
- Caroline Fox, two English diarist of the same name (1767 – 1845)[1] and 1819 – 1871
- Chad Fox (1970–), American baseball player
- Charles James Fox (1749–1806), British politician
- Charles Masson Fox (1866–1935), Cornish businessman and chess-player
- Charles Richard Fox (1796–1873), illegitimate son of Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland
- Charley Fox (1920–), Canadian Air Force officer in WWII
- Christopher Fox (1955–), British composer
- Claire Fox, a British Marxist writer
- Colin Fox (1959–), Scottish politician
- Cyril Fred Fox (1882–1967), English archaeologist
- David Fox (contemporary), American multimedia producer
- The Desert Fox (Erwin Rommel) (1891–1944), German Field Marshal of World War II
- Edward Fox (actor) (1937–), English actor
- Edward Fox (author) (1958–), American author
- Edward Fox (bishop) (1496–1538), English churchman, Bishop of Hereford
- Emilia Fox (1974–), English actress
- Emmet Fox (1886–1951), Irish spiritual leader of the early 20th Century
- Everett Fox (contemporary), scholar and translator of the Hebrew Bible
- Fanne Foxe (1936–), Argentinian-born stripper involved in a 1974 sex scandal with Wilbur Mills
- Fiona Fox, UK press officer
- Fox sisters (19th century), American sisters credited as the creators of Spiritualism
- Francis Fox (1939–), Canadian politician from Quebec
- Galen Fox (1943–), Hawaii politician and convicted sex offender
- Gardner Fox (1911–1986), American writer
- Gary Fox (1943–), Canadian politician from Ontario
- George Fox (1624–1691), English Dissenter and the founder of the Religious Society of Friends
- George Fox (musician), Canadian country music singer
- Gill Fox (1919–2004), American cartoonist, and animator
- Greg Fox (Author) (contemporary), American author and cartoonist
- Gustavus Fox (1821–1883), American naval officer in the Civil War
- Hannah Fox (1969–), American boxer
- Hayden Foxe (1977–), Australian football player
- Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland (1705–1774), English nobleman and statesman
- Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (1773–1840), English nobleman and politician
- Inez and Charlie Foxx, sister (1942–) and brother (1939–1998) American rhythm and blues and soul duo.
- James Fox (1939–), English actor
- James Fox (engineer) (1780–1830), English machine tool maker
- James Fox (singer) (1976–), Welsh musician and songwriter
- Jamie Foxx (1967–), American actor and musician
- Jim Fox (contemporary), American composer
- John Fox (1946–), British statistician
- John Fox (NFL) (1955–), American football coach
- John Foxe (1516–1587), English author
- Jorja Fox (1968–), American actress
- Josiah Fox (1763–1847), Cornish-American naval architect
- Kerry Fox (1966–), New Zealand actress
- Liam Fox (1961–), British politician from Woodspring
- Lindsay Fox (contemporary), Australian businessman
- Lucas Fox (contemporary), British heavy metal musician
- Marcus Fox (1927–2002), British politician from Shipley
- Martha Lane Fox (1973–), British businesswoman
- Marye Anne Fox (1947–), American chemist and university administrator
- Matthew Fox (actor) (1966–), American actor
- Matthew Fox (priest) (contemporary), American priest and theologian
- Megan Fox (1986–), American actress
- Michael J. Fox (1961–), Canadian actor
- Morgan Fox (1970–), Canadian model and actress, Playboy Playmate
- Nellie Fox (1927–1975), American baseball player
- Oz Fox (contemporary), Christian metal musician
- Paul Fox (contemporary), British television executive with BBC
- Peter Fox (1921–1989), Canadian politician from Manitoba
- Ralph Fox (20th century), American mathematician
- Red Fox, nickname of Michael Sinclair (soldier), a World War II prisoner in Colditz Caslte
- Redd Foxx (1922–1991), American comedian and actor
- Richard Fox (Prince Bishop) (1448–1528), English churchman, founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
- Rick Fox (1969–), Canadian basketball player and actor
- Rik Fox (contemporary), Polish-American musician
- Robert Fox link to Disambiguation page
- Ruel Fox (1968–), English football player
- Samantha Fox (1966–), British glamour model and singer
- Shayna Fox (1984–), American voice actress
- Sidney Fox (1910–1942), American actress
- Sidney W. Fox (1912–1998), American biochemist
- Spencer Fox (contemporary), voice actor
- Stanley Fox (1906–1984), Canadian politician from Manitoba
- Stanley H. Fox (contemporary), American politician from North Carolina
- Stephen Fox (1627–1716), English politician from Wiltshire
- Stephen Fox (author/educator), US professor emeritus at Humboldt State University
- Steve Fox (Japanese musician)
- Steve Fox (musician), Canadian country-music singer/songwriter
- Steve Fox (porn star)
- Steve Fox (Tekken), fictional boxer
- Swamp Fox, nickname of American Revolutionary War general Francis Marion
- Terry Fox (1958–1981), Canadian athlete and cancer treatment activist
- The Fox, nickname of British rapist Malcolm Fairley
- Tiger Jack Fox (1907–1954), American boxer
- Tim Fox (contemporary), American football player
- Tom Fox, Quaker peacemaker executed by insurgents in Iraq
- Ty Fox (contemporary), American pornographic actor
- Uffa Fox (1898–1972), English boat designer and sailing enthusiast
- Vicente Fox (1942–), President of Mexico
- Virgil Fox (1912–1980), American organist
- Virginia Foxx (1943–), American politician from North Carolina
- Vivica A. Fox (1964–), American actress
- Wade Fox (1920–1964), American zoologist and herpetologist
- Wesley L. Fox (1931–), American US Marine, awarded the Medal of Honor
- Wilfrid Fox (1875–1962), British dermatologist and horticulturist
- William Fox (New Zealand) (1812–1893), New Zealand politician, Premier of New Zealand
- William Fox (producer) (1879–1952), founder of Fox Film Corporation
- William Darwin Fox (1805–1880), English clergyman, naturalist, and cousin of Charles Darwin
- William Johnson Fox (1786–1864), English religious and political orator
[edit] References
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography article by V. E. Chancellor, Fox, Caroline (1767–1845) [1] accessed 10 Feb 2007
[edit] Fictional characters
See also Category:Fictional foxes and Foxes in fiction
- Carmelita Fox, character in the Sly Cooper video games
- Crimson Fox, French superhero in the DC Comics Universe
- Fox McCloud, a fictional character from the Star Fox series
- Gray Fox, character in the game series Metal Gear
- Lucius Fox, character in the Batman comic books
- Pablo the Little Red Fox, character in a UK TV cartoon show for preschool children
- Silver Fox, character in the Marvel Comics universe
- Steve Fox, character in the fighting game series Tekken
- Fox Mulder, character in the TV show The X-Files
- The Fox family of the comic strip FoxTrot
- Sergeant Fox, a 501st Legion Clone Trooper from Star Wars
- Fox, a fictional character from the animated children's television series The Animals of Farthing Wood.
- Denise Fox, Chelsea Fox and Squiggle Fox in EastEnders.
- Zachary Foxx, a character in the animated western The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
- "Fox", a member of the title gang in the 1979 cult classic film The Warriors
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