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".
- Adam Foley, American photographer
- 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
- 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
- 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 (Cork hurler), Irish sports star
- Martin Foley, Irish criminal
- 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 (baseball), 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)
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