Foy (name)

Foy is a name of English and French origin. Saint Faith (Sainte-Foy) is a 3rd century Christian saint and martyr.

People with the name and surname include:

Given name

 * Foy D. Kohler (1908–1990), American diplomat
 * Foy Vance (born 1974), Northern Irish musician
 * Foy E. Wallace (1896–1979), American preacher

Surname

 * Anne Foy (born 1986), British TV presenter
 * Ashley Foy (born 1990), American ice dancer
 * brian d foy, American computer programmer and author
 * Bryan Foy (1896–1977), American film director and producer who was earlier one of the "Seven Little Foys"
 * Charles H. Foy (1809–1866), American Medal of Honor recipient
 * Charley Foy (1898–1984), American actor
 * Chris Foy (referee) (born 1962), English football referee
 * Ciarán Foy, Irish film director
 * Claire Foy (born 1984), English actress
 * Darron Foy (born 1971), English cricketer
 * Des Foy (born 1963), Irish rugby player
 * Douglas I. Foy (born c. 1947), American environmentalist
 * E. W. Foy (1937–2014), American basketball coach
 * Eddie Foy, stage name of Edwin Fitzgerald (1856–1928), American actor, comedian, dancer and vaudevillian
 * Eddie Foy Jr. (1905–1983), American character actor who was earlier one of the "Seven Little Foys"
 * Eddie Foy III (1935–2018), American actor and film director
 * Emma Foy (born 1989), New Zealand para-cyclist
 * Frances Foy (1890–1963), American artist
 * Fred Foy (1921–2010), American actor and voice performer
 * Frederick Foy (1915–1995), English cricketer
 * Gray Foy (1922–2012), American artist
 * Humphrey Foy (1886–1956), American football player
 * James Joseph Foy (1847–1916), Canadian lawyer
 * Joe Foy (1943–1989), American baseball player
 * John Foy (1882–1960), American track and field athlete
 * Keith Foy (born 1981), Irish footballer
 * Kylie Foy (born 1971), New Zealand field hockey player
 * Lyla Foy (aka Wall), English singer/songwriter
 * Laura Foy (born 1976), American television host
 * Lydia Foy, Irish trans woman activist
 * Mackenzie Foy (born 2000), American actress and model
 * Magda Foy (1905–2000), "The Solax Kid", American child actor
 * Mark Foy (businessman) (1865–1950), Australian retailer
 * Mark Foy (footballer) (born 1973), New Zealand football player
 * Mary Foy (disambiguation), several people
 * Mathilda Foy (1813–1869), Swedish philanthropist
 * Matt Foy (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Matthew Foy (born 1998), English footballer
 * Maximilien Sébastien Foy (1775–1825), French military leader, statesman and writer
 * Murray Foy (1935–1998), Australian actor and director
 * Nathan Foy (born 1981), Welsh-born English blind cricketer
 * Nathaniel Foy (died 1707), Irish religious figure
 * Pat Foy (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
 * Peter Foy (1925–2005), English stage-flight-effects specialist
 * Philip Foy (1891–1957), Argentine first-class cricketer
 * Robbie Foy (born 1985), Scottish footballer
 * Robert W. Foy (1916–1950), American fighter pilot triple-ace during World War II
 * Shirley Bunnie Foy (1936–2016), American musician
 * Thomas P. Foy (1951–2004), American politician
 * Tim Foy, British territorial governor
 * Tom Foy (1879–1917), English music hall performer
 * Tommy Foy (1910–1985), Irish football player
 * Vincent Foy (1915–2017), Canadian Roman Catholic cleric and theologian
 * Walter Frank Foy (1908–1993), Canadian politician

Fictional characters

 * Betty Foy, a fictional character in William Wordsworth's The Idiot Boy