Foot (surname)

Foot is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Caroline Foot (born 1965), British former swimmer *

David Foot (journalist) David Foot (24 April 1929 – 25 May 2021) was a British journalist and historian who wrote extensively on English cricket and the West Country. Foot was born in the Somerset village of East Coker and spent most of his life in Somerset and Glouce ...

(1929–2021), English journalist *

David Foot David K. Foot is a Canadian economist and demographer. Foot did his undergraduate work at the University of Western Australia and his graduate work in economics at Harvard University, where he was supervised by Martin Feldstein. Following his ...

, Canadian economist *

Dingle Foot Sir Dingle Mackintosh Foot, QC (24 August 1905 – 18 June 1978) was a British lawyer, Liberal and Labour Member of Parliament, and Solicitor General for England and Wales in the first government of Harold Wilson. Family and education Born i ...

(1905–1978), British lawyer and politician *

Henry Foot Henry Foot (21 November 1805 – 14 May 1857) was an English-born cricketer who played for Victoria. He was born in Romsey, Hampshire and died in Brighton, Victoria. Foot made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1851–52 ...

(1805–1857), English-born Australian cricketer *

Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Baron Caradon (8 October 1907 – 5 September 1990) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat who was Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and the last governor of British Cyprus. E ...

(1907–1990), British colonial administrator and diplomat *

Isaac Foot Isaac Foot (23 February 1880 – 13 December 1960) was a British Liberal politician and solicitor. Early life Isaac Foot was born in Plymouth, the son of a carpenter and undertaker who was also named Isaac Foot, and educated at Plymouth Public ...

(1880–1960), British Liberal politician and solicitor *

John Foot, Baron Foot John Mackintosh Foot, Baron Foot (17 February 1909 – 11 October 1999) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician and Life Peer. Family John Foot was born at Pencrebar, Callington, Cornwall, Callington, Cornwall, the third son of Is ...

(1909–1999), British Liberal Party politician *

John Foot (historian) John Mackintosh Foot (born 8 November 1964, in London) is an English academic historian specialising in Italy. Life and career The son of journalist Paul Foot and his first wife, Monica (née Beckinsale), Foot graduated from Oxford University ...

(born 1964), British historian specialising in Italy * Mandy Foot, Australian children's picture book writer and illustrator *

Michael Foot Michael Mackintosh Foot (23 July 19133 March 2010) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Labour Leader from 1980 to 1983. Foot began his career as a journalist on ''Tribune'' and the ''Evening Standard''. He co-wrote the 1940 p ...

(1913–2010), British politician and journalist, Labour Party leader (1980–83) *

M. R. D. Foot Michael Richard Daniell Foot, (14 December 1919 – 18 February 2012) was a British political and military historian, and former British Army intelligence officer with the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War. Biography The ...

(1919–2012), British historian *

Oliver Foot Oliver Isaac Foot (19 September 1946 – 6 February 2008) was a British actor, philanthropist and charity worker. Early life Oliver Foot was born on 19 September 1946, the son of Hugh Foot, (later Baron Caradon, Jamaica's last British Coloni ...

(1946–2008), British actor and philanthropist *

Paul Foot (journalist) Paul Mackintosh Foot (8 November 1937 – 18 July 2004) was a British investigative journalist, political campaigner, author, and long-time member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). Early life and education Foot was born in Haifa during t ...

(1937–2004), British investigative journalist, political campaigner and author *

Paul Foot (comedian) Paul Foot (born 24 December 1973) is an English comedian. Foot is known for his musings, rants, "disturbances" and apparent aversion to pop culture. The ''Daily Express'' likened him to "a rare exotic bird", and six national newspapers including ...

(born 1973), English comedian *

Philippa Foot Philippa Ruth Foot (; née Bosanquet; 3 October 1920 – 3 October 2010) was an English philosopher and one of the founders of contemporary virtue ethics, who was inspired by the ethics of Aristotle. Along with Judith Jarvis Thomson, she is cre ...

(1920–2010), British philosopher * Robert Foot (1889–1973), director general of the BBC (1942–1944) *

Samuel A. Foot Samuel Augustus Foot (November 8, 1780 – September 15, 1846; his surname is also spelled Foote) was the List of Governors of Connecticut, 28th Governor of Connecticut as well as a United States representative and United States Senator, Sen ...

(1780–1846), U.S. representative and senator *

Sarah Foot (journalist) Sarah Dingle Foot (24 September 1939 – 28 February 2015) was a British journalist and author, the daughter of Hugh Foot. She wrote a number of books about Cornwall, including ''Following the River Fowey'', 1985 (enlarged as ''Fowey, River and To ...

(1939–2015), British journalist and author *

Sarah Foot Sarah Rosamund Irvine Foot (born 23 February 1961) is an English Anglican priest and Early Middle Ages, early medieval historian, currently serving as Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Oxford. Early life and educa ...

(born 1961), British historian *

Solomon Foot Solomon Foot (November 19, 1802March 28, 1866) was an American politician and attorney. He held numerous offices during his career, including Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, State's Attorney for Rutland County, member of the Un ...

(1802–1866), lawyer and senator from Vermont *

Victorine Foot Victorine Anne Foot (1 May 1920 – 2000) was a British artist who worked in oils, watercolours and pastels. Foot is best known for her work during World War II on military camouflage and for her post-war career as an artist and teacher in Sco ...

(1920–2000), British painter {{surname, Foot