Foley (surname)

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Foley is a surname, originating in Ireland in the south east Munster region. The name is derived from the original modern Irish Ó Foghlú and older Irish Ó Foghladha, with the original meaning of plunderers. The Lord of the Decies (the Waterford area of Munster) was a title attributed to some early Foleys. The name Foley has a loose meaning in Anglo-Saxon as "Pirate" or "Marauder".

• Adrian Foley, 8th Baron Foley, British composer
• Anthony Foley, Irish rugby player
• Adam Foley, American photographer
• Axel Foley, fictitious character played by Eddie Murphy
• Blaze Foley, American singer
• Brendan Foley, Irish writer-director
• Charles F. Foley, American lawyer and politician
• Chris Foley, drummer
• Christopher Foley, Irish footballer
• Cornelia MacIntyre Foley, American/Hawaiian artist
• Curry Foley, early Irish baseball player
• Dave Foley, Canadian actor
• David Foley, English footballer
• Denis Foley, Irish politician
• Desmond Foley, Irish sportsman and politician
• Ellen Foley, American singer and actress
• Fiona Foley, Australian artist
• Foley (musician) (b. Joe McCreary), bass player for Miles Davis
• Frank Foley, British spy against the Nazi regime in Germany
• Gary Foley, Australian activist and academic
• Gaelen Foley, American writer
• Glenn Foley, American football player
• Harry Foley, New Zealand cricketer
• Jack Foley, American sound effects pioneer
• James D. Foley, Georgia Tech professor
• Jermy Foley, US Army Combat medic
• John Henry Foley, Irish sculptor
• John R. Foley, United States Congressman
• Joseph P. Foley, Canadian politician
• Kevin Foley, Australian politician
• Laurence Foley, American diplomat
• Linda Foley, American journalist and labor leader
• Louise Munro Foley, American writer
• Mark Foley, former US Congressman (see also Mark Foley scandal)
• Mark Foley (Cork hurler), Irish Sports star
• Martin Foley, Irish criminal
• Matt Foley, fictional character from Saturday Night Live
• Maurice Foley:
  • Maurice Foley (politician), British labour politician and European Commission staffer
  • Maurice B. Foley, American Federal judge
• Mick Foley, American professional wrestler
• Michael Foley, Australian rugby union footballer
• Michael Hamilton Foley, Canadian politician
• Mike Foley, Nebraska state legislator
• Nathan Foley, Australian entertainer
• Pat Foley, Sports broadcaster
• Paul Foley, British ironmaster and politician
• Philip Foley, British ironmaster and politician
• Red Foley, American country singer
• Richard Foley:
  • Richard Foley (ironmaster), English ironmaster
  • Richard Foley (politician), English politician
• Robert A. Foley, British evolutionary biologist
• Sallie Foley, American psychotherapist
• Scott Foley, American actor
• Steve Foley, British football coach
• Steven Foley-Sheridan, Irish soccer player
• Sue Foley, Canadian blues musician
• Theodore Foley, Roman Catholic priest
• Theo Foley
• Thomas Foley:
  • Sir Thomas Foley (1757–1833), Admiral, Royal Navy, and "Hero of the Battle of the Nile"
  • Thomas Stephen Foley, aka "Tom Foley", Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1989–95), from Washington State
  • Thomas Patrick Roger Foley, Bishop of Chicago
  • Thomas Foley (1616–1677) of Witley Court, ironmaster and ancestor of all the Barons Foley.
  • Thomas Foley (auditor of the imprests), of Stoke Edith, a British MP, ancestor of the Barons Foley of Kidderminster
• Thos Foley, Irish snow skier, not a water-skier
• Tom Foley:
  • Tom Foley (baseball), baseball player of the 1870s
  • Tom Foley (baseball coach/player), baseball player and coach of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
• Tucker Foley, fictional character from Danny Phantom
• William Foley, linguist
• Zac Foley, bassist