Foley (surname) explained
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
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