Foy (name)

Foy is a name of Irish, English and French origin. Saint Faith (French : Sainte-Foy) is a 3rd century Christian saint and martyr. The original Irish name was O'Fiaich meaning 'Raven'

People with the name and surname include:

People with the name

Given name

• Foy D. Kohler (1908–1990), American diplomat
• Foy Vance (born 1974), Northern Irish musician
• Foy E. Wallace (1896–1979), American preacher

Surname

• Anne Foy (born 1986), British TV presenter
• Ashley Foy (born 1990), American ice dancer
• brian d foy, American computer programmer and author
• Bryan Foy (1896–1977), American film director and producer who was earlier one of the "Seven Little Foys"
• Charles H. Foy (1809–1866), American Medal of Honor recipient
• Charley Foy (1898–1984), American actor
• Chris Foy (referee) (born 1962), English football referee
• Ciarán Foy, Irish film director
• Claire Foy (born 1984), English actress
• Darron Foy (born 1971), English cricketer
• Des Foy (born 1963), Irish rugby player
• Douglas I. Foy (born c. 1947), American environmentalist
• E. W. Foy (1937–2014), American basketball coach
• Eddie Foy, stage name of Edwin Fitzgerald (1856–1928), American actor, comedian, dancer and vaudevillian
• Eddie Foy Jr. (1905–1983), American character actor who was earlier one of the "Seven Little Foys"
• Eddie Foy III (1935–2018), American actor and film director
• Emma Foy (born 1989), New Zealand para-cyclist
• Frances Foy (1890–1963), American artist
• Fred Foy (1921–2010), American actor and voice performer
• Frederick Foy (1915–1995), English cricketer
• Gray Foy (1922–2012), American artist
• Humphrey Foy (1886–1956), American football player
• James Joseph Foy (1847–1916), Canadian lawyer
• Joe Foy (1943–1989), American baseball player
• John Foy (1882–1960), American track and field athlete
• Keith Foy (born 1981), Irish footballer
• Kylie Foy (born 1971), New Zealand field hockey player
• Lyla Foy (aka Wall), English singer/songwriter
• Laura Foy (born 1976), American television host
• Lydia Foy, Irish trans woman activist
• Mackenzie Foy (born 2000), American actress and model
• Magda Foy (1905–2000), "The Solax Kid", American child actor
• Mark Foy (businessman) (1865–1950), Australian retailer
• Mark Foy (footballer) (born 1973), New Zealand football player
• Mary Foy (disambiguation), several people
• Mathilda Foy (1813–1869), Swedish philanthropist
• Matt Foy (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
• Matthew Foy (born 1998), English footballer
• Maximilien Sébastien Foy (1775–1825), French military leader, statesman and writer
• Murray Foy (1935–1998), Australian actor and director
• Nathan Foy (born 1981), Welsh-born English blind cricketer
• Nathaniel Foy (died 1707), Irish religious figure
• Pat Foy (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
• Peter Foy (1925–2005), English stage-flight-effects specialist
• Philip Foy (1891–1957), Argentine first-class cricketer
• Robbie Foy (born 1985), Scottish footballer
• Robert W. Foy (1916–1950), American fighter pilot triple-ace during World War II
• Shirley Bunnie Foy (1936–2016), American musician
• Thomas P. Foy (1951–2004), American politician
• Tim Foy, British territorial governor
• Tom Foy (1879–1917), English music hall performer
• Tommy Foy (1910–1985), Irish football player
• Vincent Foy (1915–2017), Canadian Roman Catholic cleric and theologian
• Walter Frank Foy (1908–1993), Canadian politician

Fictional characters

• Betty Foy, a fictional character in William Wordsworth's The Idiot Boy

See also

• Foye, several people
• Foy (disambiguation)
• Sainte-Foy (disambiguation)