Huxley (surname)

Huxley is an English surname, originally given to people from Huxley, Cheshire. Notable people with the surname include:


 * The British Huxley family:
 * Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895), British biologist, supporter of Charles Darwin and inventor of the term 'agnosticism'
 * Leonard Huxley (writer) (1860–1933), British writer and editor, son of Thomas Henry
 * Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), British writer, son of Leonard and author of Brave New World
 * Sir Julian Huxley (1887–1975), British biologist and author, son of Leonard
 * Sir Andrew Huxley (1917–2012), British physiologist and biophysicist, son of Leonard
 * Elspeth Huxley (1907–1997), British writer, granddaughter-in-law of Thomas
 * Sir Leonard Huxley (physicist) (1902–1988), Australian physicist, second cousin once-removed of Thomas Huxley
 * Anthony Julian Huxley (1920–1992), British botanist with the standard author abbreviation "Huxley"

Others

 * Hugh Huxley (1924–2013), British biologist, and Professor of Biology at Brandeis University
 * Jonathan Huxley (born 1965), British artist
 * Julian Huxley (rugby union) (born 1979), Australian rugby union footballer
 * Martin Huxley (born 1944), British mathematician
 * Rick Huxley (1940–2013), English musician

Fictional

 * Lenina Huxley, a character in the 1993 film Demolition Man