Fields (surname) explained

Fields is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Arts and entertainment

• A. Roland Fields (1884–?) (also known as Al Fields), American art director
• Brandon Fields (musician), American musician
• Danny Fields (born 1939), American music manager, publicist, journalist, and author born Daniel Feinberg
• Dorothy Fields (1904–1974), American librettist and lyricist
• Frank Fields (1914–2005), American musician
• Fred Fields, American game artist
• Freddie Fields (1923–2007), American theatrical agent and film director born Fred Feldman
• Gracie Fields (1898–1979), British actress, singer, and comedian
• Joseph Fields (1895–1966), American playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, and film producer
• Kim Fields (born 1969), American actress and director
• Lew Fields (1867–1941), American actor, comedian, vaudeville star, theatre manager, and producer born Moses Schoenfeld
• Tony Fields (1958–1995), American dancer
• Totie Fields (1930–1978), American comedian
• W. C. Fields (1880–1946), American comedian, actor, juggler, and writer born William Claude Dukenfield

Business

• Dana Leslie Fields, American magazine publisher, inaugural inductee into the magazine hall of fame
• Debbi Fields (born 1956), founder and spokesperson of Mrs. Fields Bakeries
• Mark Fields (businessman) (born 1961), president and CEO of Ford Motor Company
• Vina Fields, 19th-century brothel owner

Politics

• Cleo Fields (born 1962), American politician
• Jack Fields (born 1952), American politician and businessman
• T. T. Fields (1912–1994), American politician who served in the Louisiana House (1952-1972)
• Thomas C. Fields (1825–1885), New York politician and state senator
• William Fields (politician) (1810–1854), American politician who served in the Texas House
• William J. Fields (1874–1954), Governor of Kentucky (1923–1927)

Religion

• Harvey J. Fields (1935–2014), American Reform rabbi
• Wilmer Clemont Fields (1922–2018), American Southern Baptist minister

Science, mathematics and academia

• Barbara J. Fields (born 1947), American professor of American history
• Bernard N. Fields (1938–1995), American microbiologist, virologist and member of the National Academy of Sciences
• Edda L. Fields-Black, née Fields, African-American historian
• John Charles Fields (1863–1932), Canadian mathematician and founder of the Fields Medal
• Rona M. Fields (1932–2016), American psychologist, feminist and author

Sports

• Benn Fields (born 1954), American high jumper
• Brandon Fields (born 1984), American National Football League player
• DaMarcus Fields (born 1998), American football player
• Jackie Fields (1908–1987), American boxer, twice world welterweight champion
• Josh Fields (infielder) (born 1982), American former Major League Baseball player
• Josh Fields (pitcher) (born 1985), American Major League Baseball player
• Justin Fields (born 1999), American football player
• Kenny Fields (born 1962), American National Basketball Association player
• Landry Fields (born 1988), American National Basketball Association executive and former player
• Malachi Fields, American football player
• Mark Fields (cornerback) (born 1996), American football player
• Mark Fields (linebacker) (born 1972), American National Football League player
• Roemon Fields (born 1990), American baseball player
• Shay Fields (born 1996), American football player
• Tony Fields II (born 1999), American National Football League player

Other

• Mary Fields (c. 1832—1914) American mail carrier
• Rich Fields (born 1960), American broadcaster, spokesman, announcer, and meteorologist
• Donald Eugene Fields II (born 1964), American fugitive currently on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list

See also

• Field (surname)