Foley (family name)

Foley is a family name of Irish origin with the Irish meaning "pirate, pirate, looter".

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Adrian Foley, 8th Baron Foley (1923–2012), British composer and pianist
• Alex Foley (* 1968), German drummer
• Alina Foley (* 2003), American actress and voice actress
• Allan James Foley (1835-1899), Irish singer (bass)
• Anthony Foley (1973-2016), Irish rugby player and coach

B.

• Barry Foley (born 1977), Irish hurling player
• Blaze Foley (1949–1989), American singer and songwriter

C.

• Charles Foleÿ (1856–1933), French playwright
• Chuck Foley († 2013), American game designer
• Ciaran Foley (born 1981), Irish football player
• Clare Foley (* 2001), American actress
• Colm Foley (born 1979), Irish football player

D.

• Dave Foley ( American football player ) (born 1947), American football player
• Dave Foley (born 1963), Canadian actor
• David Foley (soccer player) (born 1987), English soccer player
• David Edward Foley (1930–2018), American Roman Catholic bishop
• Denis Foley (1934–2013), Irish politician
• Desmond Foley (1940–1995) Irish athlete and politician
• Dominic Foley (born 1976), Irish football player
• Douglas Foley (born 1949), Welsh writer

E.

• Elizabeth Price Foley (* 1965), American lawyer
• Ellen Foley (* 1951), American singer and actress

F.

• Frank Foley (1884–1958), British secret service agent
• Frederic Eugene Basil Foley (1891–1966), American urologist

G

• Gaelen Foley (*?), American writer
• Gary Foley (born 1950), Aboriginal political activist
• Glenn Foley (born 1970), American football player

H

• Helene P. Foley (* 1942), American classical philologist
• Henry Foley (historian) (1811-1891), English church historian
• Henry Foley (physicist) (1918–1982), American physicist
• Hugh Foley (born 1944), American rower

J

• Jack Foley (1891–1967), American film folk maker
• James Foley (Bishop) (born 1948), Australian clergyman, Bishop of Cairns
• James Foley (director) (born 1953), American director
• James Foley (journalist) (1973-2014), American journalist
• James B. Foley (1807–1886), American politician
• James D. Foley (* 1942), American computer scientist
• Jeremy Foley (born 1983), American film actor
• Joe "Foley" McCreary , American musician
• John Foley (Mobster) ( John "Mitters" Foley ; † 1926), American mobster
• John Henry Foley (1818–1874), Irish sculptor
• John Patrick Foley (1935–2011), American Roman Catholic Cardinal
• John R. Foley (1917-2001), American politician (Maryland)
• John Samuel Foley (1833–1918), American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
• Jonathan Foley , Director of the Institute on the Environment (IonE), University of Minnesota
• Joseph Michael Foley (1916–2012), American neurologist and geriatrician

K

• Kevin Foley (politician) (* 1960), Australian politician
• Kevin Foley (soccer player) (born 1984), Irish soccer player

L.

• Laurence Foley (1942–2002), American diplomat

M.

• Mark Foley (* 1954), American politician (Florida)
• Mary Foley-Berkeley, 17th Baroness Berkeley (1905–1992), British peeress and politician
• Maurice Foley (1925-2001), British politician
• Michael Foley (soccer player) (born 1983), Irish soccer player
• Michael Foley (cyclist) (* 1999), Canadian cyclist
• Michael Hamilton Foley (1820–1870), Canadian politician
• Mick Foley (born 1965), American wrestler
• Mike Foley (* 1954), American politician

P

• Patrick James Foley (1836-1914), Irish politician
• Philip Foley (1648-1716), English politician

R.

• Rae Foley (1900–1978), American writer
• Red Foley (1910–1968) American country musician
• Rick Foley (* 1945), Canadian ice hockey player
• Robert A. Foley (* 1949), American evolutionary biologist

S.

• Scott Foley (born 1972), American actor, director and producer
• Sharon Foley (born 1972), Irish athlete
• Steve Foley (soccer player) (born 1953), English soccer player and coach
• Steve Foley ( American football player , 1953) (born 1953), American football player
• Steve Foley (athlete) (born 1957), Australian middle-distance runner
• Steve Foley ( born 1975), American football player
• Sue Foley (* 1968), Canadian blues musician

T

• Theo Foley (born 1937), Irish football player and coach
• Thomas Foley (industrialist) (1616–1677) British industrialist, owner of Witley Court
• Thomas Foley (Hereford) (~ 1695–1749), British politician, Member of Parliament for Hereford and Herefordshire
• Thomas Foley (Admiral) (1757-1833), British admiral
• Thomas Foley (Droitwich) (1778–1822) British politician, Member of Parliament for Herefordshire and Droitwich
• Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley (1780–1833), British politician
• Thomas Foley, 4th Baron Foley (1808–1869), British politician
• Thomas Foley (ski racer) ( Thos Foley ; * 1979), Irish ski racer
• Thomas Patrick Roger Foley (1822–1879), American Roman Catholic bishop
• Thos Foley (* 1979), Irish ski racer, see Thomas Foley (ski racer)
• Tim Foley (born 1948), American football player
• Tom Foley (1929–2013), American politician and diplomat

W.

• William A. Foley (* 1949), American linguist
• William Joseph Foley (1931–1991), Australian Roman Catholic Archbishop

Fictional character

• Axel Foley from the Beverly Hills Cop film series

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Foley on surnames.behindthename.com (Engl.)