Foote Family

Foote is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adam Foote Adam Foote (born July 10, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, the current Assistant Coach of the Vancouver Canucks of National Hockey League, and the former head coach of the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League ...

(born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player *

Albert E. Foote Albert E. Foote (1846–1895) was an American mineralogist and physician. Early life On February 4, 1846, Foote was born in Hamilton, New York. Foote's father was Edward Warren Foote. Foote's mother was Phoebe Steere. Education Foote attend ...

(1846–1895) American mineralogist * Alexander Foote (1905-1956) British born Soviet agent *

Andrew Hull Foote Andrew Hull Foote (September 12, 1806 – June 26, 1863) was an American naval officer who was noted for his service in the American Civil War and also for his contributions to several naval reforms in the years prior to the war. When the war cam ...

(1806–1863), American naval officer, a Union admiral *

Arthur Foote Arthur William Foote (March 5, 1853 in Salem, Massachusetts – April 8, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts) was an American classical composer, and a member of the "Boston Six." The other five were George Whitefield Chadwick, Amy Beach, Edward Mac ...

(1853–1937), American composer *

Arthur De Wint Foote Arthur De Wint Foote (1849–1933) was an American civil engineer and mining engineer who impacted the development of the American West with his innovative engineering works and entrepreneurial ventures. In Northern California in the late 189 ...

(1849–1933), American engineer *

Barry Foote Barry Clifton Foote (born February 16, 1952), is an American former professional baseball player, scout, coach, and minor league manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos (–), Philadelphia Phillies (1 ...

(born 1952), American baseball player *

Callan Foote Callan Hayden Foote (born December 13, 1998) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Foote was selected 14th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa ...

(born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player * Christopher Spencer Foote (1935–2005), American chemist * Diane Foote (born 1954), New Zealand Olympic gymnast. *

Edward Bliss Foote Edward Bliss Foote (February 20, 1829 – October 5, 1906) was an American doctor, author, and advocate for birth control. Biography Edward Bliss Foote was born in Cleveland on February 20, 1829. In 1858, he published '' Medical Common S ...

(1829–1906) American physicist *

Elisha Foote Elisha Foote (August 1, 1809 – October 22, 1883) was an American judge, inventor, and mathematician. He served as the eleventh United States Commissioner of Patents from 1868 to 1869 and was responsible for launching an investigation into pre ...

(1809–1883), American judge, inventor, and mathematician *

Elizabeth Erny Foote Elizabeth Frances Erny Foote (born January 21, 1953) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Early life and education Born Elizabeth Frances Erny in Lafayette, Louisia ...

(born 1953), Judge of the

United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (in case citations, W.D. La.) is a United States federal court with jurisdiction over approximately two thirds of the state of Louisiana, with courts in Alexandria, Lafayette, ...

since 2010 *

Eunice Newton Foote Eunice Newton Foote (July 17, 1819 – September 30, 1888) was an American scientist, inventor, and women's rights campaigner. She was the first scientist to conclude that certain gases warmed when exposed to sunlight, and that rising carbo ...

(1819–1888), American scientist, inventor and feminist * Francis Onslow Barrington Foote (1850–1911), British army officer and musician *

George William Foote George William Foote (11 January 1850 – 17 October 1915) was an English secularist, freethinker, republican, writer and journal editor. Early life George William Foote was born in Plymouth, the son of William Thomas Foot (a customs officer) ...

(1850–1915), British founder of the secularist journal ''The Freethinker'' *

Georgia May Foote Georgia May Foote (born 11 February 1991) is an English actress and model. She is best known for playing Alison Simmons in the BBC school drama series ''Grange Hill'' from 2005 to 2008 and Katy Armstrong in the ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ...

(born 1991), English actress and model * Henry Bowreman Foote (1904–1993), British recipient of the Victoria Cross, Director of Royal Armoured Corps *

Henry S. Foote Henry Stuart Foote (February 28, 1804May 19, 1880) was a United States Senator from Mississippi and the chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 1847 to 1852. He was a Unionist Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to ...

(1804–1880), US Senator and Governor of Mississippi (1852–1854) *

Hezekiah William Foote Hezekiah William Foote (a.k.a. Henry Foote) (1813–1899) was an American Confederate veteran, attorney, planter, slaveholder, and state politician from Mississippi. Early life Hezekiah William Foote was born on December 17, 1813, in Chester ...

(1813–1899), American Confederate veteran, attorney, planter and state politician from

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

Huger Lee Foote Huger Lee Foote (1854–1915) was an American planter and politician. He served in the Mississippi Senate. He later sold his plantations to pay for his gambling debts. Early life Huger Lee Foote was born on April 24, 1854, in Macon, Mississippi. ...

(1854–1915), American planter and state senator from Mississippi *

Horton Foote Albert Horton Foote Jr. (March 14, 1916March 4, 2009) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He received Academy Awards for his screenplays for the 1962 film ''To Kill a Mockingbird'', which was adapted from the 1960 novel of the same name ...

(1916–2009), American author and playwright *

Jeff Foote Jeffrey Bernard Foote (born July 14, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. College career Foote began his college basketball career at St. Bonaventure University. He redshirted his freshman season before he transferred to Cornell ...

(born 1987), American professional basketball player * John J. Foote (1816–1905), New York politician * Reverend

John Weir Foote John Weir Foote, (May 5, 1904 – May 2, 1988) was a Canadian military chaplain and politician. He received the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Dieppe Raid in 1942. Foote is the only Canadian chaplain to be awarded the Victoria C ...

(1904–1988), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Second World War *

Judy Foote Judy May Foote ( Crowley; born June 23, 1952) is a Canadian former politician, 14th and current lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. She is the first woman to hold the position. Prior to her appointment as viceregal representative ...

(born 1952), Canadian politician and 14th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador *

Kenneth Foote Kenneth Foote (born August 2, 1948) from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2015 for ''contributions to quantification of underwater sound ...

(born 1948), American engineer *

Larry Foote Lawrence Edward Foote, Jr. (born June 12, 1980) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the co-defensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). Foote previously served as the lineback ...

(born 1980), American football player * L.B. Foote (1873–1957) Canadian photographer *

Lucinda Foote Lucinda Foote is best known for attempting to study at Yale University, Yale College (now University) in 1783, some 186 years prior to women being admitted. Her name was later used by protesters supporting the admission of women to the University i ...

(1770/71–?), American teen who attempted to enroll at Yale College, but was rejected for her gender *

Mary Foote Mary Foote (1872–1968) was an American painter and producer of notes of Carl Jung's seminars. As an artist, she lived and worked in New York's Washington Square Park, Washington Square, Paris and Peking. From 1928 to the 1950s she lived i ...

(1872–1968), American painter; Carl Jung associate *

Mary Hallock Foote Mary Hallock Foote (1847–1938) was an American author and illustrator. She is best known for her illustrated short stories and novels portraying life in the mining communities of the turn-of-the-century American West. Biography Overview Mar ...

(1847–1938), American writer and illustrator *

Nathaniel Foote Nathaniel Foote (21 September 1592 – 20 November 1644), was an early English immigrant and surveyor to Connecticut who was born in Colchester, England. He was part of the settlement party that founded Wethersfield, Connecticut, the oldest town i ...

(1592–1644), founder of

Wethersfield, Connecticut Wethersfield is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut. It is located immediately south of Hartford along the Connecticut River. Its population was 27,298 at the time of the 2020 census. Many records from colonial times spell the name ...

* Percy Wright Foote (1879–1961), American naval officer *

Richard H. Foote Richard Herbert Foote (2 May 1918 – 9 February 2002) was an American entomologist who specialized in the taxonomy of fruit flies. The ''Handbook of the Fruit Flies of America North of Mexico'' published in 1993 was a major work. He was a promoter ...

(1918–2002), American entomologist *

Robert Bruce Foote Robert Bruce Foote (22 September 1834 – 29 December 1912) was a British geologist and archaeologist who conducted geological surveys of prehistoric locations in India for the Geological Survey of India. For his contributions to Indian archaeolog ...

(1834–1912), British geologist who is considered the "Father of Indian Prehistory" *

Samuel Foote Samuel Foote (January 1720 – 21 October 1777) was a British dramatist, actor and theatre manager. He was known for his comedic acting and writing, and for turning the loss of a leg in a riding accident in 1766 to comedic opportunity. Early l ...

(1720–1777), Cornish dramatist and actor *

Selina Foote Selina Foote (born 1985) is a visual artist from New Zealand. Pieces by Foote are included in the collections of the Chartwell Trust and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Education Foote graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from Elam S ...

, (born 1985), New Zealand visual artist *

Shelby Foote Shelby Dade Foote Jr. (November 17, 1916 – June 27, 2005) was an American writer, historian and journalist. Although he primarily viewed himself as a novelist, he is now best known for his authorship of '' The Civil War: A Narrative'', a three ...

(1916–2005), American historian *

Thomas Foote Sir Thomas Foote, 1st Baronet (1598 – 12 October 1687) was a wealthy Citizen and grocer of London. He was Lord Mayor of the City of London in 1649. During the Protectorate he was knighted by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell in 1657, and aft ...

(1598–1687), English grocer and baronet * Thomas M. Foote (1808–1858), American diplomat *

William Henry Foote William Henry Foote (December 20, 1794 – November 22, 1869) was an American Presbyterian minister in Virginia and North Carolina. He served as a Confederate States Army, Confederate chaplain during the American Civil War of 1861-1865. He wrote ...

(1794–1869), American Presbyterian minister in the

Antebellum South In History of the Southern United States, the history of the Southern United States, the Antebellum Period (from la, ante bellum, lit=Status quo ante bellum, before the war) spanned the Treaty of Ghent, end of the War of 1812 to the start of ...

{{surname English-language surnames