Fox (surname)
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Fox or Foxe or Foxx is a surname originating in England
and Ireland
.
The derivation is from the Middle English
"fox", itself coming from the Olde English pre 7th Century "fox". The surname first appears on record in the latter part of the 13th Century, with the first recorded spelling in 1273 to be that of John Fox in the "Hundred Rolls of Yorkshire
", England. In Ireland, Fox is mainly an Anglicised form of the Old Gaelic "Mac a'tSionnaigh" (son of the Fox).
Some families with the name:
Some individuals with the surname:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
The derivation is from the Middle English
Middle English
Middle English is the stage in the history of the English language during the High and Late Middle Ages, or roughly during the four centuries between the late 11th and the late 15th century....
"fox", itself coming from the Olde English pre 7th Century "fox". The surname first appears on record in the latter part of the 13th Century, with the first recorded spelling in 1273 to be that of John Fox in the "Hundred Rolls of Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
", England. In Ireland, Fox is mainly an Anglicised form of the Old Gaelic "Mac a'tSionnaigh" (son of the Fox).
Some families with the name:
- Fox family of FalmouthFox family of FalmouthThe Fox family of Falmouth, Cornwall, UK were very influential in the development of the town of Falmouth in the 19th century and of the Cornish Industrial Revolution...
(19th century), an influential family in that Cornwall, UK, town - Fox sistersFox sistersThe Fox sisters were three sisters from New York who played an important role in the creation of Spiritualism. The three sisters were Leah Fox , Margaret Fox and Kate Fox . The two younger sisters used "rappings" to convince their much older sister and others that they were communicating with...
(19th century), American sisters credited as the creators of Spiritualism - Robin Fox familyRobin Fox familyThe Robin Fox family is a family with several members in the acting and related professions over a number of generations. Robin Fox , an actor and theatrical agent, and his wife Angela Muriel Darita Worthington, actress and daughter of the English playwright Frederick Lonsdale, had 3 sons,...
of English actors, including Edward, James, Emilia, Laurence and Lydia Fox
Some individuals with the surname:
- Aaron FoxAaron FoxAaron Fox is an American ethnomusicologist, anthropologist, and linguist. He is the Chair of the Department of Music at Columbia University, which includes undergraduate music, as well as graduate music studies...
(contemporary), American musicologist - Allen FoxAllen FoxDr. Allen E. Fox is a former tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s who went on to be a college coach and author. He was ranked as high as # 4 in the U.S. . Between 1961 and 1968, he ranked among the top 10 men in the U.S...
(born 1939), American tennis player, coach, and author - Anna Maria FoxAnna Maria FoxAnna Maria Fox was a promoter of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society and the artistic and cultural development of Falmouth in Cornwall, UK.-Family links:...
(1816–1897), English cultural promoter in Falmouth, Cornwall - Anne-Marie Fox (born 1962), American model and actress, Playboy Playmate
- Annie Fox (author) (born 1950), American author
- Ashley FoxAshley FoxAshley Fox is a British solicitor and politician who is currently a Member of the European Parliament, representing South West England for the Conservative Party and the European Conservatives and Reformists political group....
(born 1969), English Conservative MEP, elected 2009 - Barclay FoxBarclay FoxRobert Barclay Fox was a businessman, gardener and diarist, a member of the influential Quaker Fox family of Falmouth.-Family relationships:...
(1817–1855), English diarist - Bernard Fox (actor) (born 1927), Welsh actor
- Bernard Fox (Irish republican)Bernard Fox (Irish republican)Bernard Fox is a former member of the Army Council of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike....
(born 1951), hunger striker - Billy Fox (boxer)Billy Fox (boxer)"Blackjack" Billy Fox is a former American light heavyweight boxer. He is best known for having won a fix fight against future middleweight champion Jake LaMotta.- Boxing career :...
(born 1923), American boxer - Black Fox (died 1811), Cherokee chief
- Brian Fox (computer programmer) (born 1959), software programmer
- Chad FoxChad FoxChad Douglas Fox is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Fox played for the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Florida Marlins, and the Chicago Cubs. He won the 2003 World Series championship as a member of the Marlins...
(born 1970), American baseball player - Sir Charles Douglas FoxCharles Douglas FoxSir Douglas Fox was a British civil engineer.-Early life:Douglas was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire, the oldest son of Sir Charles Fox and had two brothers and a sister. Sir Charles was a civil engineer and had designed, amongst other things, The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park...
(1840–1921), British civil engineer - Charles James FoxCharles James FoxCharles James Fox PC , styled The Honourable from 1762, was a prominent British Whig statesman whose parliamentary career spanned thirty-eight years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and who was particularly noted for being the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger...
(1749–1806), British politician - Charles Masson FoxCharles Masson FoxCharles Masson Fox was a Cornish businessman who achieved international prominence in the world of chess problems and a place in the gay history of Edwardian England....
(1866–1935), Cornish businessman and chess-player - Charles Richard FoxCharles Richard FoxGeneral Charles Richard Fox was a British army general, and later a politician.Fox was born at Brompton, the illegitimate son of Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, through a liaison with Lady Webster, whom Lord Holland would later marry.After some service in the Royal Navy, Fox entered...
(1796–1873), illegitimate son of Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland - Charley FoxCharley FoxCharles William Fox, DFCand Bar, CD was a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II...
(1920–2008), Royal Canadian Air Force officer in World War II - Charles Fox (civil and railway engineer) (Sir Charles Fox, 1810–1874), English civil engineer
- Chloë FoxChloe FoxChloë Catienne Fox is an Australian politician, and MP for the seat of Bright in the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2006 election, representing the Australian Labor Party...
(born 1971), Australian politician - Christopher Fox (composer) (born 1955), British composer
- Claire FoxClaire FoxClaire Fox , also known as Claire Foster, is a British writer. She is the director and founder of the British think tank, the Institute of Ideas, and a prominent former member of the Revolutionary Communist Party....
(born 1960), British political writer - Colin Fox (actor)Colin Fox (actor)Colin Fox is a Canadian actor. His acting credits include playing Jean Paul Desmond and Jacques Eloi Des Mondes in Strange Paradise , as well as voice work in various animated series, and in other roles in film, television and on the stage...
(born 1938), Canadian actor - Colin FoxColin FoxColin Fox is the national spokesperson of the Scottish Socialist Party, and a former member for Lothian in the Scottish Parliament...
(born 1959), Scottish politician - Cyril Fred Fox (1882–1967), English archaeologist
- David Fox (disambiguation), various people with this name
- Deryck FoxDeryck FoxJ. Deryck Fox is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s, and coach of the 1990s and 2000s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Western Suburbs Magpies, Bradford Northern, and...
(born 1964), British rugby league footballer and coach - Dixon Ryan FoxDixon Ryan FoxDixon Ryan Fox was an American educator, researcher, and president of Union College from 1934-45.Fox graduated from New York University, where he was a member of the Andiron Club...
(1887–1945), American educator and researcher - E. Phillips FoxE. Phillips Fox- Education :Fox was born on 12 March 1865 to Alexander Fox and Rosetta Phillips at 12 Victoria Parade in Fitzroy, Melbourne, into a legal family whose firm, DLA Phillips Fox, still exists. He studied art at the National Gallery School in Melbourne from 1878 until 1886 under G. F...
(1865–1915), Australian painter - Edward Fox (actor)Edward Fox (actor)Edward Charles Morice Fox, OBE is an English stage, film and television actor.He is generally associated with portraying the role of the upper-class Englishman, such as the title character in the film The Day of the Jackal and King Edward VIII in the serial Edward & Mrs...
(born 1937), English actor - Edward Fox (author)Edward Fox (author)Edward Lyttleton Fox , resident in London, is a writer from the U.S. .-Published works:Edward Fox is the author of three books:...
(born 1958), American author - Edward Fox (bishop) (1496–1538), English churchman, Bishop of Hereford
- Emilia FoxEmilia FoxEmilia Rose Elizabeth Fox is an award-winning English actress, known for her role as Dr. Nikki Alexander on BBC crime drama Silent Witness, having joined the cast in 2004 following the departure of Amanda Burton. She also appears as Morgause in the BBC's Merlin beginning in the programme's second...
(born 1974), English actress, daughter of actor Edward Fox - Emmet FoxEmmet FoxEmmet Fox was a New Thought spiritual leader of the early 20th century, famous for his large Divine Science church services held in New York City during the Great Depression.- Biography :...
(1886–1951), Irish spiritual leader of the early 20th Century - Everett FoxEverett FoxEverett Fox is a scholar and translator of the Hebrew Bible, a graduate of Brandeis University. He is currently the Allen M. Glick Professor of Judaic and Biblical Studies and director of the program in Jewish Studies at Clark University....
(contemporary), American scholar and translator of the Hebrew Bible - Fanne FoxeFanne FoxeFanne Foxe was a stripper best known for being involved in a 1974 sex scandal surrounding Arkansas Congressman Wilbur Mills, in what is reputed to be one of the most reported political sex scandals of the 1970s...
(born 1936), Argentinian-born stripper involved in a 1974 sex scandal with Wilbur Mills - Fiona Fox (UK press officer)Fiona Fox (UK press officer)Fiona Fox is a British writer. She is the director of the Science Media Centre and a former leading member of the Revolutionary Communist Party.-Early Professional career:Fox started her career at Thames Polytechnic as an assistant PR officer...
(born 1964), director of the UK Science Media Centre - Francis FoxFrancis FoxFrancis Fox, PC, QC is a member of the Senate of Canada. He is a former Canadian Cabinet minister and is the former Principal Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, and thus was a senior aide to Prime Minister Paul Martin. He also worked as a lobbyist in the 1980s.-Life and career:Born in...
, several persons see Francis Fox (disambiguation) - Galen FoxGalen FoxGalen Fox is a former Hawaii state representative who resigned from the Hawaii legislature on December 1, 2005 after being convicted of misdemeanor sex abuse charges.-Biography:...
(born 1943), Hawaii politician and convicted sex offender - Gardner FoxGardner FoxGardner Francis Cooper Fox was an American writer best known for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. Comic-book historians estimate that he wrote over 4,000 comics stories....
(1911–1986), American writer - Gary FoxGary FoxGary John Fox is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999....
(born 1943), Canadian politician from Ontario - Geoff Fox (footballer)Geoff Fox (footballer)Geoffrey R. 'Geoff' Fox was a professional footballer who played as a full back in The Football League for Ipswich Town, Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town....
(1925–1994), English footballer - George FoxGeorge FoxGeorge Fox was an English Dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends.The son of a Leicestershire weaver, Fox lived in a time of great social upheaval and war...
(1624–1691), English Dissenter and the founder of the Religious Society of Friends - George Fox (singer) (born 1960), Canadian country music singer
- Gill FoxGill FoxGilbert Theodore "Gill" Fox was an American political cartoonist, comic book artist and editor, and animator.-Biography:...
(1915–2004), American cartoonist, and animator - Greg Fox (author)Greg Fox (author)Greg Fox is an American author and social commentator.Fox began making comics at 12 years old, publishing his first strip at age 14 and continuing to illustrate and create editorial cartoons in college. He received a B.A. from Geneseo College...
(born 1961), American author and cartoonist - Gustavus FoxGustavus FoxGustavus Vasa Fox was an officer of the United States Navy, who served during the Mexican-American War, and as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War.-Biography:...
(1821–1883), American naval officer in the Civil War - Hannah FoxHannah FoxHannah Lee Fox , better known as Hannah Fox is a former female boxer. She is from Las Vegas, Nevada. Her nickname is "The Vegas", which made her name sound like "Hannah The Vegas Fox" when introduced to fans before a fight....
(born 1969), American boxer - Hayden FoxeHayden FoxeHayden Vernon Foxe is a former Australian football player. He last played with A-League club Sydney FC.-Europe:...
(born 1977), Australian football player - Henry Fox, 1st Baron HollandHenry Fox, 1st Baron HollandHenry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, of Foxley, MP, PC was a leading British politician of the 18th century. He identified primarily with the Whig faction...
(1705–1774), English nobleman and statesman - Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (1773–1840), English nobleman and politician
- Huckleberry Fox (born 1974), American actor, appeared in Terms of Endearment
- Hugo FoxHugo FoxHugo Fox was an American classical bassoonist. He also designed and manufactured bassoons and oboes....
(1897–1969), American bassoonist - James FoxJames FoxJames Fox, OBE is an English actor.-Early life:James Fox was born in London, England to theatrical agent Robin Fox and actress Angela Worthington. He is the brother of actor Edward Fox and film producer Robert Fox. The actress Emilia Fox is his niece and the actor Laurence Fox is his son. His...
(born 1939), English actor - James Fox (engineer)James Fox (engineer)James Fox,fl 1780-1830, machine tool maker, was originally a butler in the service of the Rev. Thomas Gisborne, of Foxhall Lodge, Staffordshire. He had a strong interest in handicraft and his employer not only encouraged him, but enabled him to set up in business on his own account.The growth and...
(1780–1830), English machine tool maker - James Fox (singer)James Fox (singer)James Fox, real name . is a pop music singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist. He represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul...
(born 1976), Welsh musician and songwriter - Jamie FoxxJamie FoxxEric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a...
(born 1967) - Jimmie FoxxJimmie FoxxJames Emory "Jimmie" Foxx , nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast", was a right-handed American Major League Baseball first baseman and noted power hitter....
(1907–1967), Hall of Fame baseball player known as "Double X" and "The Beast" - John Fox (statistician)John Fox (statistician)John Fox is a British statistician, who has worked in both the public service and academia.He was born on 25 April 1946, the son of Fred Frank Fox OBE. He was educated at Dauntsey's School, University College London and Imperial College London...
(born 1946), British statistician - John Fox (American football) (born 1955), American football coach
- John FoxeJohn FoxeJohn Foxe was an English historian and martyrologist, the author of what is popularly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs, , an account of Christian martyrs throughout Western history but emphasizing the sufferings of English Protestants and proto-Protestants from the fourteenth century through the...
(1517–1587), English author - Jorja FoxJorja FoxJorja-An Fox , is an American actress, musician and songwriter. She first came to prominence as a guest star on the television drama ER, portraying the recurring role of Dr. Maggie Doyle from 1996 to 1999. This was followed by another critical success in the recurring role of Secret Service Agent...
(born 1968), American actress - Joseph John FoxJoseph John FoxJoseph John Fox was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Green Bay from 1904 to 1914.-Biography:...
(1855–1915), American Roman Catholic bishop - Josiah FoxJosiah FoxJosiah Fox was a Cornish naval architect noted for his involvement in the design and construction of the first significant warships of the United States Navy....
(1763–1847), Cornish-American naval architect - Judy FoxJudy FoxFor the American photographer and writer, see Judith FoxJudy Fox is an American sculptor who was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1957. She studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1976, earned a BA from Yale University in 1978, studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des...
(born 1957), American sculptor - Kate FoxKate FoxKate Fox is a social anthropologist. She is the director of the Social Issues Research Centre an independent, not-for-profit organisation . She has written several books.- Background:...
, British social anthropologist - Kerry FoxKerry FoxKerry Fox is a New Zealand actress. She came to prominence playing author Janet Frame in the movie An Angel at My Table directed by Jane Campion, which gained her a Best Actress Award from the New Zealand Film and Television Awards....
(born 1966), New Zealand actress - Laurence FoxLaurence FoxLaurence Fox is an English actor best known for his leading role as Detective Sergeant James Hathaway in the British TV drama series Lewis...
(born 1978), English actor, son of actor James Fox - Dr. Levi FoxLevi FoxDr. Levi Fox OBE, DL, MA, FSA, FRHistS, FRSL , was the son of a Leicestershire smallholder. He became Archivist for the city of Coventry and then Director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, and was a conservationist, local historian, and author.-Early life:After attending Ashby-de-la-Zouch...
(1914–2006), Director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, England - Liam FoxLiam FoxLiam Fox MP is a British Conservative politician, Member of Parliament for North Somerset, and former Secretary of State for Defence....
(born 1961), British politician from Woodspring - Lindsay FoxLindsay FoxLindsay Edward Fox AC is an Australian businessman. As of 2009, he was the 10th richest person in Australia, with a net worth of around 1.5 billion . He is best known as the founder and chairman of his family-owned trucking and logistics company, Linfox.- Early life :Lindsay Fox was brought up in...
(born 1937), Australian businessman - Lucas FoxLucas FoxLucas Fox is a drummer, who was a member of British heavy metal band Motörhead, and London punk rockers Warsaw Pakt.-Motörhead:In 1975 Fox was invited, along with Larry Wallis, to start Lemmy's band, Bastards. After taking advice, the band was renamed Motörhead. The band supported Greenslade at...
(contemporary), British heavy metal musician - Marcus FoxMarcus FoxSir John Marcus Fox MBE was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as the Member of Parliament for Shipley from 1970 to 1997. He was chairman of the 1922 Committee and he directly oversaw candidate selection for the Conservative Party in the 1979 General Election.-Early life:Fox had...
(1927–2002), British politician from Shipley - Martha Lane FoxMartha Lane FoxMartha Lane Fox is an English businesswoman and charity trustee, who has been engaged as a public servant chairperson on various e-commerce projects and investigations...
(born 1973), British businesswoman - Marye Anne FoxMarye Anne FoxMarye Anne Payne Fox is a physical organic chemist and university administrator. She was the first female chief executive of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. In April 2004, Fox was named Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego.-Early years:Fox was born in...
(born 1947), American chemist and university administrator - Matthew Fox (actor)Matthew Fox (actor)Matthew Chandler Fox is an American actor. He is mostly known for his role as Charlie Salinger on Party of Five, and for portraying Jack Shephard on the supernatural drama television series Lost.- Early life :...
(born 1966), American actor - Matthew Fox (priest)Matthew Fox (priest)Matthew Fox is an American priest and theologian. Formerly a member of the Dominican order within the Roman Catholic Church, Fox is now a member of the Episcopal Church....
(born 1940), American priest and theologian - Megan FoxMegan FoxMegan Denise Fox is an American actress and model. She began her acting career in 2001 with several minor television and film roles, and played a regular role on Hope & Faith. In 2004, she launched her film career with a role in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen...
(born 1986), American actress - Mem FoxMem FoxMem Fox, AM is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalist specialising in literacy. Fox is semi-retired and lives in Adelaide.-Career:...
(born 1946), Australian writer of children's books - Michael J. FoxMichael J. FoxMichael J. Fox, OC is a Canadian American actor, author, producer, activist and voice-over artist. With a film and television career spanning from the late 1970s, Fox's roles have included Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy ; Alex P...
(born 1961), Canadian-American actor - Morgan Fox (born 1970), Canadian model and actress, Playboy Playmate
- Myles C. FoxMyles C. FoxMyles C. Fox was a United States Marine Corps officer who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions during the World War II Battle of Tulagi.-Biography:...
(1918–1942), United States Marine Corps officer and Navy Cross recipient - Myriam Fox-JerusalmiMyriam Fox-JerusalmiMyriam Fox-Jerusalmi is a French slalom canoer who competed from the 1980s to the late 1990s.-Career:She is Jewish...
(born 1961), French world champon slalom canoer - Nathan FoxNathan FoxNathan Fox is a professional English footballer who plays as a winger.-Career:Fox signed a scholarship contract with Notts County on 13 May 2009, along with 14 other players. He made his Football League debut on 1 December for Notts County in the 4–0 home win over Darlington, replacing Matt Ritchie...
, English fooballer - Neil FoxNeil FoxNeil Andrew Howe Fox is an English DJ and TV presenter, known for many years as Dr. Fox before he became "Foxy" in the 2000s. He is now known simply as "Neil Fox". He is not to be mistaken for Conservative MP Liam Fox who is also known as Dr. Fox...
(various)- Neil Fox (broadcaster) (born 1961), English radio and television presenter
- Neil Fox (rugby league)Neil Fox (rugby league)Neil Fox MBE is an English former rugby league footballer and player-coach of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. A goal-kicking , he is one of the most prominent figures in the history of the sport because he holds the all-time points record, scoring 6,220 points during his career...
(born 1939), English rugby league footballer
- Nellie FoxNellie FoxJacob Nelson Fox was a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Chicago White Sox. Fox was born in St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania. He was selected as the MVP of the American League in...
(1927–1975), American baseball player - Oscar Fox (1889–1947), English footballer
- Oscar FoxOscar Fox (footballer born 1921)Oscar Fox was an English footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday and Mansfield Town primarily as a wing-half, but also sometimes as an inside-forward...
(1921–1990), English footballer; son of the above - Oz FoxOz FoxRichard Alfonso Martinez , better known by the stage name Oz Fox, is the lead guitarist of the Christian glam metal band Stryper. Martinez's high school friends called him Oz in honor of Ozzy Osbourne due to his ability to emulate the vocals of Osbourne while playing Black Sabbath covers in his...
Christian metal musician (born 1961) - Paul Fox (disambiguation), various people with this name
- Paul Fox (actor)Paul Fox (actor)Paul Fox is an English actor, known for portraying Mark Redman in Coronation Street and Dr Jeff Goodwin in The Royal.-Background:Born in Truro, Cornwall, Fox moved to Birkenhead whilst still a baby. He has one older brother, Christian...
(born 1979), British actor - Paul Fox (musician)Paul Fox (musician)Paul Fox was a British musician and singer, best known from his work with the UK punk band, The Ruts. The Ruts' style combined punk with dub reggae, a sound that owed much to Fox's guitar skills and earned him respect and admiration...
(1951–2007), British musician - Paul Fox (producer)Paul Fox (producer)Paul Fox is an American record producer, who is best known for producing such bands as Faker; The Green Children; Björk; Gene Loves Jezebel; 10,000 Maniacs; XTC; Phish; Sunfall Festival; Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians; The Sugarcubes; Too Much Joy; They Might Be Giants; Edwin McCain; Semisonic...
, American record producer
- Paul Fox (actor)
- Peter Fox (disambiguation), various people with this name
- Philip Fox (actor)Philip Fox (actor)Philip "Phil" Fox is an English film and television actor, known particularly for comic roles. His appearances include Genie in the House, Maurice, People Like Us, Waking the Dead, Maxwell, Midsummer Murders and Foyle's War...
(living), English film and television actor - Ralph FoxRalph FoxRalph Hartzler Fox was an American mathematician. As a professor at Princeton University, he taught and advised many of the contributors to the Golden Age of differential topology, and he played an important role in the modernization and main-streaming of knot theory.Ralph Fox attended Swarthmore...
(1913–1973), American mathematician - Redd FoxxRedd FoxxJohn Elroy Sanford , better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American comedian and actor, best known for his starring role on the sitcom Sanford and Son.-Early life:...
(1922–1991), American comedian - Richard Fox (canoeist) (born 1960), British kayaking champion
- Richard FoxeRichard FoxeRichard Foxe was an English churchman, successively Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham, and Winchester, Lord Privy Seal, and founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.-Life:...
(Prince Bishop, 1448–1528), English churchman, founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford - Richard Edwin FoxRichard Edwin FoxRichard Edwin Fox was executed by the state of Ohio for the kidnapping and murder of an 18-year-old college student whom he lured to her death with the fake promise of a job interview....
(1956–2003), American criminal - Rick FoxRick FoxUlrich Alexander "Rick" Fox is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.-Early life:...
(born 1969), Canadian basketball player and actor - Rik FoxRik FoxRichard Suligowski , better known as Rik Fox, is an American heavy metal bass guitar player. He was mainly active during the 1970s and 1980s both in the New York City and Hollywood Rock and Metal scene.-Early life:...
(born 1955), Polish-American musician - Robert Fox (disambiguation), various people with this name
- Robin FoxRobin FoxRobin Fox is an Anglo-American anthropologist who has written on the topics of marriage, human and primate kinship systems, and evolutionary anthropology and sociology. He was born in Yorkshire. He founded the department of anthropology at Rutgers University in 1967 and remained a professor there...
(born 1934), anthropologist - Robin Fox, father of actors Edward Fox and James Fox; see Robin Fox familyRobin Fox familyThe Robin Fox family is a family with several members in the acting and related professions over a number of generations. Robin Fox , an actor and theatrical agent, and his wife Angela Muriel Darita Worthington, actress and daughter of the English playwright Frederick Lonsdale, had 3 sons,...
- Ruel FoxRuel FoxRuel Adrian Fox is an English former professional football player of Montserratian and Antiguan descent who played for Norwich City, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Bromwich Albion from 1986 to 2002...
(born 1968), English football player - Samantha FoxSamantha FoxSamantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...
(born 1966), British glamour model and singer - Samantha Fox (pornographic actress) (born 1951), American adult actress
- Samson FoxSamson FoxSamson Fox was a British engineer, industrialist, and philanthropist.-Life and career:Samson Fox was born in Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, to Jonas and Sarah Fox , and the family moved shortly afterwards to live in nearby Leeds...
(1838–1903), British engineer, industrialist and philanthropist - Shayna FoxShayna FoxShayna Bracha Fox is a former American voice actress, the voice of Reggie Rocket on Nickelodeon's animated series, Rocket Power. She is also credited as the voice of Savannah on All Grown Up!.-Biography:...
(born 1984), American voice actress - Sidney FoxSidney FoxSidney Fox was an American actress.-Career:Fox was born Sidney Leiffer in New York City in 1907 to a Jewish family. Her parents were wealthy until they went bankrupt and Sidney had to get a job as a teenager. She became a dressmaker, and spent her spare time studying law...
(1907–1942), American actress - Sidney W. FoxSidney W. FoxSidney Walter Fox was a Los Angeles-born biochemist responsible for unique discoveries in the autosynthesis of protocells.-Professor:In 1943 Fox was granted his first academic position at Iowa State College....
(1912–1998), American biochemist - Spencer FoxSpencer FoxSpencer Fox is an American actor. He provided the voice of Dashiell Robert Parr in Disney and Pixar's film The Incredibles, and again in the Disney on Ice show Disney Presents Pixar's The Incredibles in a Magic Kingdom Adventure...
(born 1993), voice actor - Stanley FoxStanley FoxStanley Fox was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, who served as the first leader of the Manitoba Social Credit Party, a party that supported the social credit theories of monetary reform....
(1906–1984), Canadian politician from Manitoba - Stanley H. FoxStanley H. FoxStanley Harold Fox was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-seventh House district, including constituents in Granville, Vance and Warren counties. A businessman from Oxford, North Carolina, Fox served five terms in the state House. He later...
(contemporary), American politician from North Carolina - Stephen FoxStephen FoxSir Stephen Fox was an English politician.-Life:Stephen Fox was the son of William Fox, of Farley, in Wiltshire, a yeoman farmer...
(1627–1716), English politician from Wiltshire - Stephen Fox (author/educator)Stephen Fox (author/educator)Stephen Fox is an author and emeritus professor of history at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California.He wrote, The Unknown Internment: An Oral History of the Relocation of Italian Americans during World War II ISBN 0805791086. Published in 1990, the work describes World War II US...
(born 1938), US professor emeritus at Humboldt State University - Steve Fox (musician)Steve Fox (musician)Steve Fox is a Canadian singer/songwriter. He was born in Brampton, Ontario and raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver. He then moved to Toronto in the early 1980s to pursue a career in music...
, Canadian country-music singer/songwriter - Terry FoxTerry FoxTerrance Stanley "Terry" Fox , was a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research...
(1958–1981), Canadian athlete and cancer treatment activist - Tiger Jack Fox (1907–1954), American boxer
- Tim FoxTim FoxTimothy Richard Fox is a former American Football safety who played for the New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams from 1976 to 1986....
(born 1953), American football player - Tom Fox (activist)Tom Fox (activist)Thomas William "Tom" Fox was an American Quaker peace activist, affiliated with Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq. He was kidnapped on November 26, 2005 in Baghdad along with three other CPT activists, leading to the 2005-2006 Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis...
(1951–2006), Quaker peacemaker executed by insurgents in Iraq - Ty FoxTy FoxTy Fox is an American pornographic actor who appears in gay and bisexual pornographic movies, He has also performed under the name J. Steele...
(born 1966), American pornographic actor - Uffa FoxUffa FoxUffa Fox CBE was an English boat designer and sailing enthusiast.-Life:Uffa Fox was born on the Isle of Wight and was raised in East Cowes. He lived for a while in Puckaster on the Isle of Wight.-Work:...
(1898–1972), English boat designer and sailing enthusiast - Vicente FoxVicente FoxVicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
(born 1942), former President of Mexico - Virgil FoxVirgil FoxVirgil Keel Fox was an American organist, known especially for his flamboyant "Heavy Organ" concerts of the music of Bach. These events appealed to audiences in the 1970s who were more familiar with rock 'n' roll music and were staged complete with light shows...
(1912–1980), American organist - Vivica A. FoxVivica A. FoxVivica Anjanetta Fox is an American actress and television producer. She is best known for her roles in the films Independence Day, Set It Off, Soul Food, Why Do Fools Fall In Love,Kill Bill and Juwanna Mann....
(born 1964), American actress - Wade FoxWade FoxWade Fox was a U.S. zoologist and herpetologist from the University of California, Berkeley. He specialized in the anatomy of snakes and the systematics of the western Garter snakes....
(1920–1964), American zoologist and herpetologist - Wesley L. FoxWesley L. FoxWesley Lee Fox is a decorated United States Military veteran and retired Colonel in the Marine Corps. Fox earned the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Vietnam War...
(born 1931), American US Marine, awarded the Medal of Honor - Wilfrid FoxWilfrid FoxDr. Wilfrid Fox was the outstanding dermatologist of his time in the United Kingdom. He practised at St. George's Hospital, London....
(1875–1962), British dermatologist and horticulturist - William J. FallonWilliam J. FallonWilliam Joseph Fallon is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who retired after serving for over 41 years. His last military assignment was as Commander, U.S. Central Command from March 2007 to March 2008. ADM Fallon was the first Navy officer to hold that position. His other four-star...
(born 1944), nicknamed 'Fox', American admiral, former Commander of the U.S. Central Command - William Fox (New Zealand)William Fox (New Zealand)Sir William Fox, KCMG was the second Premier of New Zealand on four occasions in the 19th century, while New Zealand was still a colony. He was known for his eventual support of Māori land rights, his contributions to the education system , and his work to increase New Zealand's autonomy from...
(1812–1893), New Zealand politician, Premier of New Zealand - William Fox (producer)William Fox (producer)William Fox born Fried Vilmos was a pioneering Hungarian American motion picture executive who founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and the Fox West Coast Theatres chain in the 1920s...
(1879–1952), founder of Fox Film Corporation - William Darwin FoxWilliam Darwin FoxThe Reverend William Darwin Fox was an English clergyman, naturalist, and a 2nd cousin of Charles Robert Darwin.- Early life :...
(1805–1880), English clergyman, naturalist, and cousin of Charles Darwin - William Johnson FoxWilliam Johnson FoxWilliam Johnson Fox was an English religious and political orator.-Life:He was born near Southwold, Suffolk. He trained for the Independent ministry, at the dissenting academy known as Homerton College...
(1786–1864), English religious and political orator