Foley (surname)

Foley is a surname, originating in Ireland in the south east Munster region. The name is derived from the original modern Irish Ó Foghlú and older Irish Ó Foghladha, with the original meaning of plunderers. The Lord of the Decies (the Waterford area of Munster) was a title attributed to some early Foleys. The name Foley has a loose meaning in Anglo-Saxon as "Pirate" or "Marauder".

* Adrian Foley, 8th Baron Foley, British composer
* Anthony Foley, Irish rugby player
* Adam Foley, American photographer
* Axel Foley, fictitious character played by Eddie Murphy
* Blaze Foley, American singer
* Brendan Foley, Irish writer-director
* Charles F. Foley, American lawyer and politician
* Chris Foley, drummer
* Christopher Foley, Irish professional footballer
* Cornelia MacIntyre Foley, American/Hawaiian artist
* Curry Foley, early Irish baseball player
* Dave Foley, Canadian actor
* David Foley, English professional footballer
* Denis Foley, Irish politician
* Desmond Foley, Irish sportsman and politician
* Ellen Foley, American singer and actress
* Fiona Foley, Australian artist
* Foley (musician) (b. Joe McCreary), bass player for Miles Davis
* Frank Foley, British spy against the Nazi regime in Germany
* Gary Foley, Australian activist and academic
* Gaelen Foley, American writer
* Glenn Foley, American football player
* Harry Foley, New Zealand cricketer
* Jack Foley, American sound effects pioneer
* James D. Foley, Georgia Tech professor
* Jermy Foley, US Army Combat medic
* John Henry Foley, Irish sculptor
* John R. Foley, United States Congressman
* Joseph P. Foley, Canadian politician
* Kevin Foley, Australian politician
* Kevin Foley, Irish professional footballer
* Laurence Foley, American diplomat
* Linda Foley, American journalist and labor leader
* Louise Munro Foley, American writer
* Mark Foley, former US Congressman ("see also Mark Foley scandal")
* Mark Foley (Cork hurler), Irish Sports star
* Martin Foley, Irish criminal
* Matt Foley, fictional character from "Saturday Night Live"
* Maurice Foley:
** Maurice Foley (politician), British labour politician and European Commission staffer
** Maurice B. Foley, American Federal judge
* Mick Foley, American professional wrestler
* Michael Foley, Australian rugby union footballer
* Michael Hamilton Foley, Canadian politician
* Mike Foley, Nebraska state legislator
* Nathan Foley, Australian entertainer
* Pat Foley, Sports broadcaster
* Paul Foley, British ironmaster and politician
* Philip Foley, British ironmaster and politician
* Red Foley, American country singer
* Richard Foley:
** Richard Foley (ironmaster), English ironmaster
** Richard Foley (politician), English politician
* Robert A. Foley, British evolutionary biologist
* Sallie Foley, American psychotherapist
* Scott Foley, American actor
* Steve Foley, British football coach
* Steven Foley-Sheridan, Irish soccer player
* Sue Foley, Canadian blues musician
* Theodore Foley, Roman Catholic priest
* Theo Foley
* Thomas Foley:
** Sir Thomas Foley (1757–1833), Admiral, Royal Navy, and "Hero of the Battle of the Nile"
** Thomas Stephen Foley, aka "Tom Foley", Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1989–95), from Washington State
** Thomas Patrick Roger Foley, Bishop of Chicago
** Thomas Foley (1616–1677) of Witley Court, ironmaster and ancestor of all the Barons Foley.
** Thomas Foley (auditor of the imprests), of Stoke Edith, a British MP, ancestor of the Barons Foley of the second creation
** Several more persons of this name from the same family: see Thomas Foley
* Thos Foley, Irish snow skier, not a water-skier
* Tom Foley:
** Tom Foley (baseball), baseball player of the 1870s
** Tom Foley (baseball coach/player), baseball player and coach of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
* Tucker Foley, fictional character from "Danny Phantom"
* William Foley, linguist
* Zac Foley, bassist