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.

People

 * 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
 * Jennifer Crystal Foley (born 1973), American actress
 * 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

 * 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