Foliot

People with Foliot surname:

• Gilbert Foliot (1110-1187), Abbot of Gloucester
• Jordan Foliot (c 1249-1298), 1st Baron, Foliot, Lord of the Manor of Wellow, Nottinghamshire
• Ralph Foliot (died c. 1198), nephew of Gilbert
• Richard Foliot (-1290), Knight of Jordan Castle, father of Jordan
• Robert Foliot (died 1186), Bishop of Hereford

A foliot may refer to:

• A part of the verge escapement for early clocks
• A creature of Italian folklore (similar to lares and genii), as recorded by Gerolamo Cardano and Robert Burton
• A member of a fictional people in the high fantasy novel The Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison
• A fictional magical creature in the Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud