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
• 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, several people
• 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
• Dominic Foley, Irish professional footballer
• Ellen Foley, American singer and actress
• Fiona Foley, Australian artist
• Foley (musician) (b. Joe McCreary), bass player for Miles Davis
• Francis B. Foley. (1887 - 1973), American ferrous metallurgist.
• Frank Foley, British spy against the Nazi regime in Germany
• Gaelen Foley, American writer
• Gary Foley, Australian activist and academic
• Glenn Foley, American football player
• Henry Foley (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
• Jack Foley, American sound effects pioneer
• Jack Foley, American poet
• Jack E. Foley, American soldier in World War II
• James D. Foley, Georgia Tech professor
• John Henry Foley, Irish sculptor
• John R. Foley, United States congressman
• Joseph P. Foley, Canadian politician
• Kevin Foley, Australian politician
• Kevin Foley (footballer), Irish professional footballer
• Kyle Foley (God Amoungst Men, Child molestor
• Laurence Foley, American diplomat
• Leo Foley, Minnesota politician and state senator
• Linda Foley, American journalist and labor leader
• Louise Munro Foley, American writer
• Mark Foley, former US congressman
  • Mark Foley scandal
• Mark Foley (Cork hurler), Irish sports star
• Martin Foley, Irish criminal
• Margaret Foley, artist
• Matt Foley, fictional character from Saturday Night Live
• Maurice Foley, several people
• Mick Foley, American professional wrestler
• Michael Foley, several people
• Nathan Foley, several people
• Pat Foley, sports broadcaster
• Paul Foley, several people
• Philip Foley, British ironmaster and politician
• Red Foley, American country singer
• Richard Foley, several people
• Robert Foley (academic), British evolutionary biologist
• Sallie Foley, American psychotherapist
• Scott Foley, American actor
• Steve Foley, several people
• Steven Foley-Sheridan, Irish soccer player
• Sue Foley, Canadian blues musician
• Theo Foley, Irish former footballer and football manager
• Theodore Foley, Roman Catholic priest
• Thomas Foley, several people
• Thos Foley, Irish snow skier, not a water-skier
• Tom Foley, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1989–95)
• Tom Foley (infielder), baseball player and coach of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
• Tucker Foley, fictional character from Danny Phantom
• William Foley, linguist
• Zac Foley, bassist for EMF (band)