Foley (surname)

Foley is a surname which originated in Ireland, in the southeast Munster region. The name is derived from the original modern Irish Ó Foghlú and older Irish Ó Foghladha, meaning "plunderer". The Lord of the Decies (the Waterford area of Munster) was a title attributed to some early Foleys.

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Adrian Foley, 8th Baron Foley (1923–2012), British composer
Anthony Foley (1973–2016), Irish rugby player
Bernard Foley (born 1989), Australian rugby player
Bill Foley, American photojournalist
Blaze Foley (1949–1989), American singer
Brendan Foley (filmmaker), Irish writer-director
Brendan Foley (rugby union) (born 1950), Irish rugby player
Brian Foley (disambiguation)
C. Fritz Foley, American economist
Caroline Rhys Davids (1857–1942), née Foley, English scholar and translator
Charles Foley (disambiguation)
Chris Foley (politician) (born 1956), independent member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Chris Foley (musician), drummer for Boston hardcore bands SSD and DYS
Christopher Foley (born 1974), also known as Kidd Chris, radio show host
Cornelia MacIntyre Foley, American/Hawaiian artist
Curry Foley, early Irish baseball player
Cyril Foley (1868–1936), English cricketer, military officer and archaeologist
Dave Foley, Canadian actor
David Foley, English professional footballer
David Edward Foley (1930–2018), American Roman Catholic bishop
Denis Foley (1934–2013), Irish politician
Des Foley, Irish sportsman and politician
Dominic Foley, Irish professional footballer
Ellen Foley, American singer and actress
Fiona Foley, Australian artist
Francis B. Foley (1887–1973), American ferrous metallurgist
Frank Foley (1884–1958), British Secret Intelligence Service officer who helped thousands of Jewish families escape from Germany before the start of World War II
Frank Foley (politician) (1922–1981), Canadian politician and educator
Frederick Foley, American physician, designer of the Foley Catheter
Gaelen Foley (born 1973), American writer
Gary Foley (born 1950), Australian activist and academic
Gerry Foley (1932–2021), American-born Canadian ice hockey player
Glenn Foley (born 1970), American football player
Henry Foley (disambiguation)
Jack Foley (basketball) (1939–2020), American basketball player
Jack Foley (poet) (born 1940), American poet
Jack Foley (sound effects artist) (1891–1967), pioneering American sound effects specialist
James Foley (disambiguation)
Jason Foley (born 1995), American baseball player
Jessica Foley (born 1983), Australian basketball player
Jim Foley (born 1946), Canadian football player
Joe Foley (born 1955), American women's basketball coach
John Foley (disambiguation)
Joseph Foley (1821–?), Irish solicitor and nationalist politician
Joseph P. Foley, Canadian politician
Kevin Foley (disambiguation)
Laurence Foley, American diplomat
Lelia Foley, first African-American woman elected mayor in the United States
Leo Foley, Minnesota politician and state senator
Linda Foley, American journalist and labor leader
Louise Munro Foley, American writer
Lucy Foley (born 1986), American author
Luke Foley, Australian politician
Mark Foley (born 1954), US congressman from Florida
Mark Foley (Cork hurler), Irish hurler
Mark Foley (Limerick hurler), Irish hurler
Martin Foley, Irish criminal
Margaret Foley (1827–1877), American sculptor
Margaret Foley (suffragist) (1875–1957), Irish-American labor organizer, suffragist, and social worker
Maurice Foley (politician) (1925–2002), British politician
Maurice Foley (sportsman) (1930–2013), Australian cricketer and field hockey player
Maurice B. Foley (born 1960), Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court
Mick Foley (born 1965), American professional wrestler
Michael Foley (disambiguation)
Mick Foley (born 1965), American professional wrestler
Mick Foley (footballer) (1892–?), Irish footballer
Mick Foley (public servant) (1923–1975), Australian public servant
Mike Foley (Australian politician) (born 1946), Tasmanian politician
Mike Foley (Nebraska politician) (born 1954), American politician
Nathan Foley (footballer), Australian rules footballer
Nathan Foley (singer), Australian singer/songwritermember of the children's group Hi-5
Norma Foley (born 1970), Irish politician
Pat Foley, sports broadcaster
Patrick Foley (drummer), drummer for the band As It Is
Patrick Foley (1858–1926), Roman Catholic professor, priest and Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
Paul Foley (disambiguation)
Peter Foley (snowboarding) (born 1965 or 1966), American former snowboarding coach; suspended for 10 years for sexual misconduct
Philip Foley, British ironmaster and politician
Red Foley (1910–1968), American country music singer, musician
Richard Foley (disambiguation)
Richie Foley, Irish hurler
Rick Foley, Canadian ice hockey player
Robert Foley (disambiguation)
Sylvester R. Foley Jr. (1928–2019), American four-star admiral
Sallie Foley, American psychotherapist
Samuel Foley (bishop) (1655–1695), bishop of Down and Connor
Samuel J. Foley (politician) (1862–1922), New York politician
Samuel J. Foley (district attorney) (1891–1951), Bronx County district attorney
Scott Foley, American actor
Stephan A. Foley, American judge, namesake of Stephan A. Foley House in Lincoln, Illinois
Steve Foley (disambiguation)
Sue Foley, Canadian blues musician
Theo Foley, Irish footballer and football manager
Theodore Foley, Roman Catholic priest
Tom or Thomas Foley (disambiguation)
Thos Foley, Irish snow skier
Victoria Foley, American politician from Maine
Will Foley (footballer) (born 1960), Scottish footballer
William Foley (disambiguation)
Zac Foley (1970–2002), bassist for the band EMF

Fictional characters[edit]

Axel Foley, in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise
Justin Foley, in the novel and Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
Matt Foley, from Saturday Night Live
Richie Foley, aka Gear, from Static Shock
Tucker Foley, one of the main characters of Danny Phantom
Miss Foley, a character in the novel Something Wicked This Way Comes

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