# Foy (name)

Foy is a name of English and French origin. Saint Faith (French: Sainte-Foy) is a 3rd century Christian saint and martyr.
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