Foley is a surname which originated in Ireland, in the southeast Munster region. The name is derived from the original modern Irish àFoghlú and older Irish àFoghladha, 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 (1923âÂÂ2012), British composer
- Anthony Foley (1973âÂÂ2016), Irish rugby union player and coach
- Bernard Foley (born 1989), Australian rugby player
- Bill Foley, American photojournalist
- Blaze Foley (1949âÂÂ1989), American singer
- Brendan Foley (filmmaker), Irish writer, producer and director
- Brendan Foley (rugby union) (born 1950), Irish rugby player
- Brian Foley (disambiguation)
- Brody Foley (born 2003), American football player
- C. Fritz Foley, American economist
- Caroline Rhys Davids (1857âÂÂ1942), née Foley, English scholar and translator
- Charles Foley (disambiguation)
- Chris Foley (politician) (born 1956), Australian politician, independent member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
- Chris Foley (musician), American drummer for Boston hardcore bands SSD and DYS
- Christopher Foley (born 1974), also known as Kidd Chris, American radio show host
- Cornelia MacIntyre Foley (1909âÂÂ2010), American artist
- Curry Foley (1856âÂÂ1898), Irish baseball player
- Cyril Foley (1868âÂÂ1936), English cricketer, military officer and archaeologist
- Dave Foley (born 1963), Canadian actor
- David Foley (born 1987), English professional footballer
- David Edward Foley (1930âÂÂ2018), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Denis Foley (1934âÂÂ2013), Irish politician
- Dennis Foley, American military fiction writer
- Des Foley (1940âÂÂ1995), Irish sportsman and politician
- Dominic Foley (born 1976), Irish former professional footballer
- Ellen Foley (born 1951), American singer and actress
- Fiona Foley (born 1964), Australian artist
- Francis B. Foley (1887âÂÂ1973), American ferrous metallurgist
- Frank Foley (1884âÂÂ1958), British Secret Intelligence Service officer who helped thousands of Jewish families escape from Germany before the start of World War II
- Frank Foley (politician) (1922âÂÂ1981), Canadian politician and educator
- Frederick Foley (1891âÂÂ1966), American physician, designer of the Foley Catheter
- Gaelen Foley (born 1973), American writer
- Gary Foley (born 1950), Australian activist and academic
- Gerry Foley (1932âÂÂ2021), American-born Canadian ice hockey player
- Glenn Foley (born 1970), American football player
- Henry Foley (disambiguation)
- Jack Foley (basketball) (1939âÂÂ2020), American basketball player
- Jack Foley (poet) (born 1940), American poet
- Jack Foley (sound effects artist) (1891âÂÂ1967), 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 (âÂÂ?), Irish solicitor and nationalist politician
- Joseph P. Foley (1872âÂÂ1928), Canadian politician
- Kevin Foley (disambiguation)
- Laurence Foley (1942âÂÂ2002), American diplomat
- Lelia Foley (born 1942), first African-American woman elected mayor in the United States
- Leo Foley (1928âÂÂ2016), American politician and state senator from Minnesota
- Linda Foley (born 1955), American journalist and labor leader
- Louise Munro Foley (1933âÂÂ2021), American writer
- Lucy Foley (born 1986), American author
- Luke Foley (born 1970), Australian politician
- Mark Foley (born 1954), US congressman from Florida
- Mark Foley (Cork hurler) (born 1967), Irish former hurler
- Mark Foley (Limerick hurler) (born 1975), Irish former hurler
- Martin Foley (criminal) (born 1952), Irish criminal
- Margaret Foley (1827âÂÂ1877), American sculptor
- Margaret Foley (suffragist) (1875âÂÂ1957), Irish-American labor organizer, suffragist, and social worker
- Maurice Foley (politician) (1925âÂÂ2002), British politician
- Maurice Foley (sportsman) (1930âÂÂ2013), Australian cricketer and field hockey player
- Maurice B. Foley (born 1960), Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court
- Michael Foley (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Foley (Australian politician) (born 1946), Tasmanian politician
- Mike Foley (Nebraska politician) (born 1954), American politician
- Mick Foley (born 1965), American professional wrestler
- Mick Foley (born 1965), American professional wrestler
- Mick Foley (footballer) (1892âÂÂ?), Irish footballer
- Mick Foley (public servant) (1923âÂÂ1975), Australian public servant
- Nathan Foley (footballer) (born 1985), Australian rules footballer
- Nathan Foley (singer) (born 1979), Australian singer/songwriter, member of the children's group Hi-5
- Norma Foley (born 1970), Irish politician
- Pat Foley (born 1954), American former sports broadcaster
- Patrick Foley, drummer for the American-British band As It Is
- Patrick Foley (1858âÂÂ1926), 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 (1648âÂÂ1716), British ironmaster and politician
- Red Foley (1910âÂÂ1968), American country music singer, musician
- Richard Foley (disambiguation)
- Richie Foley (born 1987), Irish hurler
- Rick Foley (1945âÂÂ2015), Canadian ice hockey player
- Robert Foley (disambiguation)
- Sylvester R. Foley Jr. (1928âÂÂ2019), American four-star admiral
- Sallie Foley, American psychotherapist, social worker and social work academic
- Samuel Foley (bishop) (1655âÂÂ1695), bishop of Down and Connor
- Samuel J. Foley (politician) (1862âÂÂ1922), New York politician
- Samuel J. Foley (district attorney) (1891âÂÂ1951), Bronx County district attorney
- Sam Foley (born 1986), Irish-English footballer
- Sara Rowsey Foley (1840-1925), American biographer
- Scott Foley (born 1972), American actor
- Stephan A. Foley, American judge, namesake of Stephan A. Foley House in Lincoln, Illinois
- Steve Foley (disambiguation)
- Sue Foley (born 1968), Canadian blues musician
- Theo Foley (1937âÂÂ2020), Irish footballer and football manager
- Theodore Foley (1913âÂÂ1974), American-Italian Roman Catholic priest
- Tom or Thomas Foley (disambiguation)
- Thos Foley (born 1979), Irish snow skier
- Victoria Foley, American politician from Maine
- Will Foley (footballer) (born 1960), Scottish footballer
- William Foley (disambiguation)
- Zac Foley (1970âÂÂ2002), bassist for the band EMF
Fictional characters
See also