Fox is a surname originating in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. The derivation is from the

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English p ...

"fox", itself coming from the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

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 ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

", England.Surnamedb/Fox
/ref> In Ireland, Fox is mainly a translation of the Old Gaelic "Mac a'tSionnaigh" (son of the Fox). Variants include

Foxe Fans of X-Rated Entertainment (F.O.X.E., also known as FOXE) is a United States-based pornography fan organization founded by adult film actor, director, and critic William Margold and actress Viper.Foxx Foxx is a surname. People with the surname Notable people with the surname include: * Foxx (rapper) (born 1984), American rapper * Anthony Foxx (born 1971), American politician * Dion Foxx (born 1971), American football player * Inez and Charlie ...

Some families with this name

Fox sisters The Fox sisters were three sisters from Rochester, New York who played an important role in the creation of Spiritualism: Leah (April 8, 1813 – November 1, 1890), Margaretta (also called Maggie), (October 7, 1833 – March 8, 1893) and Catheri ...

(19th century), American sisters credited as the creators of Spiritualism *

Robin Fox family The Fox family is a family with several members in the acting and related professions over a number of generations. Robin Fox (1913–1971), an actor and theatrical agent, and his wife Angela Worthington, actress and daughter of the English playwri ...

of English actors, including Edward, James, Emilia, Laurence and Lydia Fox * Fox-Strangways (originally Fox), family name of the

Earls of Ilchester Earl of Ilchester is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1756 for Stephen Fox, 1st Baron Ilchester, who had previously represented Shaftesbury in Parliament. He had already been created Baron Ilchester, of Ilchester in ...

Lane Fox ''Lane Fox'' or ''Lane-Fox'' is a double-barrelled English surname (see also the surnames Lane and Fox). Notable bearers of the surname include: *George Lane-Fox (MP) (1793–1848), English landowner and Tory MP *Sackville Lane-Fox (1797–1874), ...

, a double-barrelled English surname

Notable persons with this surname

Actors

* Anne-Marie Fox (born 1962), American model and actress *

Bernard Fox (actor) Bernard Lawson (11 May 1927 14 December 2016), better known as Bernard Fox, was a Welsh actor. He is remembered for his roles as Dr. Bombay in the comedy fantasy series ''Bewitched'' (1964–1972), Colonel Crittendon in the comedy series ''Hoga ...

(1927–2016), Welsh actor *

Colin Fox (actor) Colin Fox (born November 20, 1938) is a Canadian character actor. Career His acting credits include playing Jean Paul Desmond and Jacques Eloi Des Mondes (the latter speaking to his descendant from the portrait) in '' Strange Paradise'' (CBC/S ...

(born 1938), Canadian actor *

David Fox (actor) Charles James David Fox (March 24, 1941 – November 13, 2021), known professionally as David Fox, was a Canadian actor.

(1941–2021), Canadian actor * Edward Fox (actor) (born 1937), English actor *

Emilia Fox Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox (born 31 July 1974) is an English actress and presenter whose film debut was in Roman Polanski's film '' The Pianist''. Her other films include the Italian–French–British romance-drama film ''The Soul Keeper'' (20 ...

(born 1974), English actress, daughter of actor Edward Fox *

Frank Fox (actor) Frank Fox may refer to: Sportspeople * Frank Fox (racing driver) (1877–1931), American auto racing driver * Frank Fox (Gaelic footballer) (1911–1940), Irish Gaelic footballer * Frank Fox (rugby league) (fl. 1960s and 1970s) rugby league foot ...

in the 1938 film '' Second Thoughts'' *

Freddie Fox (actor) Frederick Samson Robert Morice Fox (born 5 April 1989) is an English film and stage actor. His prominent screen performances include roles as singer Marilyn in the BBC's Boy George biopic ''Worried About the Boy'' (2010), Freddie Baxter in seri ...

(born 1989), English actor *

Harry Fox Harry Fox (born Arthur Carringford; May 25, 1882 – July 20, 1959) was an American vaudeville dancer, actor, and comedian. Biography Fox is most notably famous for being related as name-source to the Fox Trot dance in New York. In "Dance Mad ...

(1882–1959), American actor *

Jack Fox (actor) Jack Louis Fox (born 17 September 1985) is a British actor. He is part of the Robin Fox family, Fox family. He is the fourth son of James Fox and his late wife Mary, his uncles are Robert Fox (producer), Robert and Edward Fox (actor), Edward Fo ...

(born 1985), English actor * James Fox (born 1939), English actor *

Janet Fox Janet Fox (June 12, 1912 – April 22, 2002) was an American actress. Life and career Born in Chicago, Illinois, Fox was the niece of American novelist and playwright Edna Ferber. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Art after lea ...

(1912–2002), American actor *

Jorja Fox Jorja-An Fox ( ) is an American actress and producer. She first came to prominence with a recurring role in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' as Dr. Maggie Doyle from 1996 to 1999. This was followed by another critical success in the recurring ro ...

(born 1968), American actress * Kerry Fox (born 1966), New Zealand actress * Laurence Fox (born 1978), English actor, son of actor James Fox * Matthew Fox (actor) (born 1966), American actor * Megan Fox (born 1986), American actress *

Michael J. Fox Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American retired actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom ''Family Ties'' (1 ...

(born 1961), Canadian-American actor, author, and activist * Morgan Fox (model) (born 1970), Canadian model and actress *

Paul Fox (actor) Paul Fox (born 10 April 1979) is an English actor, known for portraying Mark Redman in ''Coronation Street'', Will Cairns in ''Emmerdale'' and Dr Jeff Goodwin in ''The Royal''. Early life Born in Truro, Cornwall, Fox moved to Greasby in Merse ...

(born 1979), British 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'', ''Don't Tell Father'', ''Midsome ...

English film and television actor * Robin Fox, father of actors Edward Fox and James Fox; see

* Sandy Fox (born 1963), American voice actress * Shayna Fox (born 1984), American voice actress *

Sidney Fox Sidney Fox (born Sarah Liefer; December 10, 1907 – November 15, 1942) was an American stage and film actress in the late 1920s and 1930s.Sidney Fox Beaha's age in some records is given as 30 or 31 when she died, including in the registry ...

(1907–1942), American actress *

Spencer Fox Spencer may refer to: People *Spencer (surname) **Spencer family, British aristocratic family ** List of people with surname Spencer * Spencer (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia *Spencer, New ...

(born 1993), voice actor *

Templeton Fox Templeton Fox (born Esther Fox; July 24, 1913 – January 9, 1993) was an American actress best known for her work in old-time radio. Early years Born in Pasadena, California, Fox is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Fox. She went to sc ...

(born 1913), American actress * Vivica A. Fox (born 1964), American actress

Arts (other)

Aaron Fox (musicologist) ''Real Country: Music and Language in Working-Class Culture'' is a book by Columbia University musicologist Aaron Fox. It was published by Duke University Press Duke University Press is an academic publisher and university press affiliated ...

(contemporary), American musicologist * Adam Fox (poet) (1883–1977), British poet *

Anna Maria Fox Anna Maria Fox (21 February 1816''Barclay Fox's journal''. See Sources above for bibliographical details. – 18 November 1897) was a promoter of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society and the artistic and cultural development of Falmouth in Corn ...

(1816–1897), English cultural promoter in Falmouth, Cornwall *

Annie Fox (author) Annie Fox (born 1950) is an American book author. In addition to writing, she also is a presenter of workshops for teens, their families and educators. In workshops and online, Fox has been answering teens' questions, especially teen girls' que ...

(born 1950), American author * Christopher Fox (composer) (born 1955), British composer * Sir

David Scott Fox Sir Robin David John Scott Fox (20 June 1910 – 25 January 1985) was a British diplomat and writer. Career David Scott Fox (Scott Fox is a double-barrelled surname) was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, before entering the D ...

(1910–1985), British diplomat and writer * David Fox, pseudonym of

Isabel Ostrander Isabel Egenton Ostrander (1883–1924) was a mystery writer of the early twentieth century who used her own name and the pseudonyms Robert Orr Chipperfield, David Fox, and Douglas Grant. Christopher B. Booth is sometimes (falsely) credited as a p ...

E. Phillips Fox Emanuel Phillips Fox (12 March 1865 – 8 October 1915) was an Australian impressionism, impressionist painter. After studying at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School in Melbourne, Fox travelled to Paris to study in 1886. He remained in ...

(1865–1915), Australian painter * Edward Fox (author) (born 1958), American author * Ethel Carrick Fox (1872–1952), English-born painter better known as Ethel Carrick *

Everett Fox Everett 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. Life H ...

(contemporary), American scholar and translator of the Hebrew Bible * Sir

Frank Fox (author) Sir Frank James Fox (10 August 1874 – 1960) was an Australian-born journalist, soldier, author and campaigner, who lived in Britain from 1909. Early life and education Fox was born in 1874 in Adelaide, second son of Charles James Fox, one-time ...

(1874–1960), Australian journalist and author *

Frank Fox (composer) Frank Fox may refer to: Sportspeople * Frank Fox (racing driver) (1877–1931), American auto racing driver * Frank Fox (Gaelic footballer) (1911–1940), Irish Gaelic footballer * Frank Fox (rugby league) (fl. 1960s and 1970s) rugby league footb ...

for films including ''

The Master Detective ''The Master Detective'' (german: Der Meisterdetektiv) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Hubert Marischka and starring Rudolf Platte who plays a private detective. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Arthur Schwarz. Cast ...

'' *

Frank Fox (writer) Frank Fox may refer to: Sportspeople * Frank Fox (racing driver) (1877–1931), American auto racing driver * Frank Fox (Gaelic footballer) (1911–1940), Irish Gaelic footballer * Frank Fox (rugby league) (fl. 1960s and 1970s) rugby league footb ...

, see '' Screen Directors Playhouse'' * Frederick A. Fox (1931–2011), American composer * Gardner Fox (1911–1986), American writer * George Fox (singer) (born 1960), Canadian country music singer * Gill Fox (1915–2004), American cartoonist and animator *

Greg Fox (author) Greg Fox (born 1961) is an American cartoonist, known for his long-running strip '' Kyle's Bed & Breakfast''. Fox began making comics at 12 years old, publishing his first strip at age 14 and continuing to illustrate and create editorial cartoo ...

(born 1961), American author and cartoonist *

Hugo Fox Hugo Fox (February 2, 1897 in South Whitley, Indiana – December 29, 1969 in South Whitley, Indiana) was an American classical bassoonist. He also designed and manufactured bassoons and oboes. Fox studied the bassoon with Adolph Weiss, a member ...

(1897–1969), American bassoonist * James Fox (singer) (born 1976), Welsh musician and songwriter *

John Foxe John Foxe (1516/1517 – 18 April 1587), an English historian and martyrologist, was the author of '' Actes and Monuments'' (otherwise ''Foxe's Book of Martyrs''), telling of Christian martyrs throughout Western history, but particularly the su ...

(1517–1587), English author * Josh Fox (contemporary) American director of documentaries *

Judy Fox Judy 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 *

Levi Fox Dr. Levi Fox OBE, DL, MA, FSA, FRHistS, FRSL (28 August 1914 – 3 September 2006), 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 con ...

(1914–2006), director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, England *

Lucas Fox Lucas Fox is an English drummer who was a founding member of British rock band Motörhead and London punk rockers Warsaw Pakt. Motörhead In 1975, Fox picked up Lemmy from London Airport after he was sacked from Hawkwind. Lemmy, Fox and Pin ...

(contemporary), British heavy metal musician *

Margalit Fox Margalit Fox (born 1961) is an American writer. She began her career in publishing in the 1980s, before switching to journalism in the 1990s. She joined the obituary department of ''The New York Times'' in 2004, and authored over 1,400 obituarie ...

, American author *

Mary Fox (artist) Mary Fox (1922–2005) was a British artist, painter and printmaker. Biography Fox was born at Atherstone in Warwickshire and studied at the Leicester School of Art in 1939 and then at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. Fox was gr ...

(1922–2005), British artist * Mem Fox (born 1946), Australian writer of children's books * Neil Fox (broadcaster) (born 1961), English radio and television presenter * Oz Fox Christian metal musician (born 1961) *

Paul Fox (musician) Paul Richard Fox (11 April 1951, Bermondsey, South East London – 21 October 2007) was a British singer and guitarist, best known from his work with the UK punk band, The Ruts. The Ruts' style combined punk with dub reggae, a sound that ...

(1951–2007), British singer and guitarist *

Paul Fox (record producer) Paul Robert Fox (May 22, 1954 – December 25, 2022) was an American record producer, who was best known for producing such recording artists as Faker, The Green Children, Gene Loves Jezebel, 10,000 Maniacs, XTC, Phish, Texas, Sunfall Festival, ...

, American record producer *

Paul Fox (producer) Paul Robert Fox (May 22, 1954 – December 25, 2022) was an American record producer, who was best known for producing such recording artists as Faker, The Green Children, Gene Loves Jezebel, 10,000 Maniacs, XTC, Phish, Texas, Sunfall Festival ...

, American record producer *

Peter Fox (artist) Peter Fox is a New York City artist who attended the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and Rome, receiving an MFA in painting before settling in Brooklyn, New York. Fox has internationally exhibited his conceptually-driven "Process" and "Word" ...

(born 1962), American painter * Peter Fox (musician) (born 1971), singer Pierre Baigorry of the German band Seeed *

Rik Fox Richard Suligowski (born December 28, 1955), better known today as Rik Fox, is an American heavy metal bassist. He was active mainly during the 1970s and 1980s, in the New York City and Hollywood area rock and metal scenes. Early life Fox was ...

(born 1955), Polish-American musician *

Sally Fox (photographer) Sally Fox (; December 30, 1929 – February 25, 2006) was an American photographer, art collector and editor. She worked as a photographer, coordinator and picture editor for Houghton Mifflin and was especially known for her curated collections ...

(1929–2006), American photographer and editor *

Samantha Fox Samantha Karen Fox (born 15 April 1966) is an English pop singer and former glamour model from East London. She rose to public attention aged 16, when her mother entered her photographs in an amateur modelling contest run by ''The Sunday Peopl ...

(born 1966), British glamour model and singer * Stephen Fox (author/educator) (born 1938), professor emeritus at Humboldt State University *

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. He got his break in 1995 with ...

, Canadian country-music singer/songwriter *

Toby Fox Robert F. Fox (born October 11, 1991), known professionally as Toby Fox (previously Toby "Radiation" Fox), is an American video game developer and video game composer. He is known for developing the role-playing video games ''Undertale'' and '' ...

(born 1991), musician and video game designer *

Virgil Fox Virgil Keel Fox (May 3, 1912 in Princeton, Illinois – October 25, 1980 in Palm Beach, Florida) was an American organist, known especially for his years as organist at Riverside Church in New York City, from 1946 to 1965, and his flamboyant "Heavy ...

(1912–1980), American organist

Military

Cecil H. Fox Cecil Henry Fox, Order of the Bath, C.B. (27 May 1873 – 2 Apr 1963) was an Officer (armed forces), Officer in the Royal Navy. He was born 27 May 1873 in Dublin, Ireland, and joined the Royal Navy 15 January 1886. He was promoted to the rank of ...

(1873–1963), British naval officer *

Charley Fox Charles William Fox, DFC and Bar, CD (b. February 26, 1920, Guelph, Ontario; d.October 18, 2008, Tillsonburg, Ontario) was a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II. He attended Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute. ...

(1920–2008), Royal Canadian Air Force officer in World War II *

David G. Fox Brigadier General David G. Fox is a retired United States Army officer who served as the commanding general of the United States Army Installation Management Command Korea Region, Installation Management Command Korea Region. Military career Fo ...

, U.S. Army officer *

Francis John Fox Francis John Fox (20 September 1857 – 27 February 1902) was a New Zealand soldier and farmer. Born in Ireland into a family with a military tradition, he was commissioned in the British Army in 1876. An artillery officer, he served in British I ...

(1857–1902), New Zealand soldier and farmer *

Francis Lane Fox Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Gordon Ward Lane Fox (formerly Jackson), (14 October 1899 – 31 July 1989) was a British Army Officer (armed forces), officer and prominent Yorkshire landowner. Early life Francis ...

(1899–1989), British Army officer and Yorkshire landowner *

George Malcolm Fox Colonel Sir George Malcolm Fox (4 March 1843 – 10 March 1918) was Inspector General of Gymnasia at Aldershot, (1890-1897) and Director of Physical Training at the Military School, Aldershot. Early life Fox was born in Derby in Derbyshire ...

(1843–1918), Inspector General of Gymnasia for the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

at Aldershot *

Gustavus Fox Gustavus Vasa Fox (June 13, 1821 – October 29, 1883) 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. Life and career Fox was born at Saugus, Ma ...

(1821–1883), American naval officer in the Civil War *

Josiah Fox Josiah Fox (1763–1847) was a British naval architect noted for his involvement in the design and construction of the Original six frigates of the United States Navy, first significant warships of the History of the United States Navy, United S ...

(1763–1847), Cornish-American naval architect * Myles C. Fox (1918–1942), United States Marine Corps officer and Navy Cross recipient * Paddy Fox (1933–2016), British recruiting sergeant and Chelsea Pensioner *

Wesley L. Fox Wesley Lee Fox (September 30, 1931 – November 24, 2017) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps colonel with 43 years of service. Fox was a combat veteran – receiving the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Vietna ...

(born 1931), American US Marine, awarded the Medal of Honor

Politics and peerage

Arthur Aloysius Fox Arthur Aloysius Fox (22 October 1847 – 11 April 1901) was a landowner and politician in the colony of South Australia. He was the only son of Rundle Street auctioneer Arthur Fox (c. 1814 – 1 May 1853) and his wife Frances Ellen Fox née Nihi ...

(1847–1901), South Australian politician *

Ashley Fox Sir Ashley Fox (born 15 November 1969)''Who's who'' for second forename,birthplace, parents, marriage and family details is a British Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England & Gibr ...

(born 1969), English Conservative MEP, elected 2009 *

Black Fox (Cherokee chief) Black Fox (c. 1746-1811), also called Enola, was a Cherokee leader during the Cherokee–American wars. He was a signatory of the Holston Treaty, and later became a Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Early leadership Named at birth Enola ...

(died 1811), Cherokee chief *

Charles James Fox Charles James Fox (24 January 1749 – 13 September 1806), styled ''The Honourable'' from 1762, was a prominent British Whig statesman whose parliamentary career spanned 38 years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was the arch-riv ...

(1749–1806), British politician *

Charles Richard Fox General Charles Richard Fox (6 November 1796 – 13 April 1873) was a British army general, and later a politician. Background Fox was born at Brompton, the illegitimate son of Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, through a liaison wit ...

(1796–1873), illegitimate son of Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland *

Chauncey J. Fox Chauncey Johnston Fox (August 21, 1797 in Tolland County, Connecticut – February 11, 1883) was an American politician from New York. Life He was the son of Thomas Fox (1770–1811) and Chloe (Bradley) Fox (1777–1852). In August 1818, Chau ...

(1797–1883), New York politician *

Chloë Fox Chloë Catienne Fox (born 22 February 1971) is an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Bright from 2006 to 2014 for the Labor Party. Personal life Fox is the daughter of Australian children's auth ...

(born 1971), Australian politician * Claire Fox (born 1960), British political writer *

Colin Fox (politician) Colin Fox (born 17 June 1959, in Motherwell) is a national co-spokesperson of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP). He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothians region from 2003 to 2007. Described in '' The Herald'' as "one o ...

(born 1959), Scottish politician * David Spencer Fox (1817–1901), American politician *

Francis Fox Francis Fox (born December 2, 1939) is a former member of the Senate of Canada, Canadian Cabinet minister, and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada, Principal Secretary in the Canadian Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Of ...

member of the Senate of Canada * Galen Fox (born 1943), Hawaii politician and convicted sex offender *

Gary Fox (politician) Gary John Fox (December 23, 1943 – December 8, 2022) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999. Background Fox was educated at the University of Gu ...

(born 1943), Canadian politician from Ontario * Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland (1705–1774), English nobleman and statesman *

Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland of Holland, and 3rd Baron Holland of Foxley PC (21 November 1773 – 22 October 1840), was an English politician and a major figure in Whig politics in the early 19th century. A grandson of Henry F ...

(1773–1840), English nobleman and politician *

Jamie Fox James Patrick Fox (October 30, 1954 – February 20, 2017) was an American politician and political strategist. He twice served as New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation and also worked for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PAN ...

(born 1964), Canadian politician *

Jon Fox Jon D. Fox (April 22, 1947 – February 11, 2018) was an American Republican politician. He served as a member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1985 to 1992 before being elected to the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners (1992- ...

(1947–2018), American politician from Pennsylvania *

Liam Fox Liam Fox (born 22 September 1961) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Trade from 2016 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Defence from 2010 to 2011. A member of the Conservative Party, Fox has served as th ...

(born 1961), British politician from Woodspring *

Marcus Fox Sir John Marcus Fox MBE (11 June 1927 – 16 March 2002) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley from 1970 to 1997. He was chairman of the 1922 Committee between 1992 and 1997. Als ...

(1927–2002), British politician from Shipley *

Peter Fox (Canadian politician) Peter Fox (May 31, 1921 – July 3, 1989) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1986. From 1971 to 1977, he served as Speaker of the legislature. The ...

(1921–1989), Canadian politician *

Sally Fox (politician) Sally Gail Fox (January 30, 1951 – January 10, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician. Sally Fox was born on January 30, 1951, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Philip and Delores Fox.Remsen, Nancy (January 11, 2014). "Legislators mourn the loss ...

(1951–2014), American politician from Vermont *

Stanley Fox Stanley William Fox (June 22, 1906 – March 22, 1984) 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. The son of Th ...

(1906–1984), Canadian politician from Manitoba *

Stanley H. Fox Stanley Harold Fox (January 7, 1929 – April 11, 2019) was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-seventh House district, including constituents in Granville Co ...

(contemporary), American politician from North Carolina *

Stephen Fox Sir Stephen Fox (27 March 1627 – 28 October 1716) of Farley in Wiltshire, of Redlynch Park in Somerset, of Chiswick, Middlesex and of Whitehall, was a royal administrator and courtier to King Charles II, and a politician, who rose from ...

(1627–1716), English politician from Wiltshire *

Vicente Fox Vicente Fox Quesada (; born 2 July 1942) is a Mexican businessman and politician who served as the 62nd president of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006. After campaigning as a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist, Fox was elec ...

(born 1942), President of Mexico *

William Fox (politician) Sir William Fox (20 January 1812 – 23 June 1893) was the second premier of New Zealand and held that office on four occasions in the 19th century, while New Zealand was still a colony. He was known for his confiscation of Māori land rights, ...

(1812–1893), Premier of New Zealand

Religion

* Edward Fox (bishop) (1496–1538), English churchman, Bishop of Hereford *

Emmet Fox Emmet Fox (30 July 1886 – 13 August 1951) was an Irish New Thought spiritual leader of the early 20th century, primarily through years of the Great Depression, until his death in 1951. Fox's large Divine Science church services were held in Ne ...

(1886–1951), Irish spiritual leader of the early 20th century * Francis Fox (divine) (1675–1738), English divine *

George Fox George Fox (July 1624 – 13 January 1691) was an English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. The son of a Leicestershire weaver, he lived in times of social upheaval and ...

(1624–1691), English Dissenter and the founder of the Religious Society of Friends *

Joseph John Fox Joseph John Fox (August 2, 1855 – March 14, 1915) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay in Wisconsin from 1904 until his death in 1914. Biography Early life Joseph Fox was b ...

(1855–1915), American Roman Catholic bishop *

Matthew Fox (priest) Timothy James Fox (born December 21, 1940) is an American priest and theologian. Formerly a member of the Dominican Order within the Catholic Church, he became a member of the Episcopal Church following his expulsion from the order in 1993. Fox ...

(born 1940), American priest and theologian *

Peter Fox (bishop) Peter John Fox (born 1952) is a British priest in the Church of England who served as Bishop of Port Moresby in the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea from 2002 to 2006, as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Norwich between 2006 and ...

(born 1952), British Anglican vicar and former bishop * Richard Foxe (Prince Bishop, 1448–1528), English churchman, founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford *

Tom Fox (Quaker) Thomas William Fox (July 7, 1951 – March 9, 2006) was an American Quaker peace activist, affiliated with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) in Iraq. He was kidnapped on November 26, 2005, in Baghdad along with three other CPT activists, leadi ...

(1951–2006), Quaker peacemaker executed by insurgents in Iraq *

William Johnson Fox William Johnson Fox (1 March 1786 – 3 June 1864) was an English Unitarian minister, politician, and political orator. Early life Fox was born at Uggeshall Farm, Wrentham, near Southwold, Suffolk on 1 March 1786. His parents were strict Calvi ...

(1786–1864), English religious and political orator

Science, technology, engineering, mathematics

Annette Baker Fox Annette May Baker Fox (1912 – December 26, 2011) was an American international relations scholar, who spent much of her career at Columbia University's Institute of War and Peace Studies. She was a pioneer in the academic study of small powers ...

(1912–2011), American international relations scholar *

Brian Fox (computer programmer) Brian Jhan Fox (born 1959) is an American computer programmer and free software advocate. He is the original author of the GNU Bash shell, which he announced as a beta in June 1989. He continued as the primary maintainer of bash until at least e ...

(born 1959), software programmer * Sir Charles Fox (civil and railway engineer) (1810–1874), English civil engineer * Sir Charles Douglas Fox (1840–1921), British civil engineer *

Charles_Fox_(mathematician) Charles Fox (17 March 1897, in London – 30 April 1977, in Montreal) was the English mathematician who introduced the Fox–Wright function and the Fox H-function. In 1976, he received an honorary doctorate from Concordia University. Referenc ...

(1897–1977), introduced Fox–Wright function and Fox H-function * Cyril Fred Fox (1882–1967), English archaeologist *

Dixon Ryan Fox Dixon Ryan Fox (December 7, 1887 – January 30, 1945) was an American educator, researcher, and president of Union College, New York from 1934 until his death in 1945. Fox graduated from Columbia College in 1911. He took his Ph.D in histor ...

(1887–1945), American educator and researcher *

Fiona Fox (UK press officer) Fiona Bernadette Fox (born 12 November 1964) is a British writer and chief executive of the Science Media Centre. Career Fox became head of media at CAFOD in 1995. In December 2001 Fox was appointed the founding director of the Science Me ...

(born 1964), director of the UK Science Media Centre * Sir

Francis Fox (civil engineer) Sir Francis Fox (29 June 1844 – 7 January 1927) was an English civil engineer, who was responsible for the bridges over the Victoria Falls of the Zambesi and Sydney Harbour, the Mersey Railway Tunnel and the Liverpool Overhead Railway, and ex ...

(1844–1927), English civil engineer * J. G. Fox (1916–1980), known as Jack, American nuclear physicist * James Fox (engineer) (1780–1830), English machine tool maker * John Fox (statistician) (born 1946), British statistician *

Kate Fox Kate Fox is a British social anthropologist, co-director of the Social Issues Research Centre (SIRC) and a Fellow of the Institute for Cultural Research. She has written several books, including '' Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of Engli ...

, British social anthropologist *

Mark S. Fox Mark Stephen Fox (born 1952) is a Canadian computer scientist, Professor of Industrial Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Urban Systems Engineering at the University of Toronto, known for the development of Constraint Directed Scheduling in ...

(born ca. 1952), Canadian computer scientist *

Marye Anne Fox Marye Anne Payne Fox (9 December 1947 – 9 May 2021) was an American 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, Fo ...

(1947–2021), American chemist and university administrator * Ralph Fox (1913–1973), American mathematician *

Robert Fortescue Fox Robert Fortescue Fox (1858–1940) was a British physician, surgeon, and one of the founders of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Biography R. Fortescue Fox qualified Membership of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland ...

(1858–1940), British physician *

Robin Fox Robin Fox (born 1934) is an Anglo-American anthropologist who has written on the topics of incest avoidance, marriage systems, human and primate kinship systems, evolutionary anthropology, sociology and the history of ideas in the social scien ...

(born 1934), anthropologist *

Samson Fox Samson Fox (11 July 1838 – 24 October 1903) was an English engineer, industrialist and philanthropist. He was elected Mayor of Harrogate in Yorkshire and the building of the Royal College of Music in London was funded largely by Fox. Life and ...

(1838–1903), British engineer, industrialist and philanthropist * Sidney W. Fox (1912–1998), American biochemist *

Theodore Fortescue Fox Sir Theodore "Robbie" Fortescue Fox (26 November 1899 – 19 June 1989) was a British physician and medical editor. After graduating from Leighton Park School in 1918, Theodore Fox, as a Quaker, joined the Friends' Ambulance Unit and served in ...

(1899–1989), British physician and medical journal editor * Wade Fox (1920–1964), American zoologist and herpetologist *

Wilfrid Fox Wilfrid Fox (1875 – 22 May 1962) was a dermatologist in the United Kingdom.Winkworth Arboretum brochure, published by the National Trust: Text by Bill Maleki. 2001 He practised at St George's Hospital, London. He became passionately interes ...

(1875–1962), British dermatologist and horticulturist * William Darwin Fox (1805–1880), English clergyman, naturalist, and cousin of Charles Darwin

Sports

Adam Fox (ice hockey) Adam Fox (born February 17, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Fox was selected by the Calgary Flames, 66th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. In 2021, Fox won ...

(born 1998), player with New York Rangers * Alicia Fox (born 1986), American professional wrestler and model *

Allen Fox Allen E. Fox (born June 25, 1939) is an American former tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s who went on to be a college coach and author. He was ranked as high as U.S. No. 4 in 1962, and was in the top ten in the U.S. five times between 1961 ...

(born 1939), American tennis player, coach, and author *

Andy Fox Andrew Junipero Fox (born January 12, 1971) is an American professional baseball coach and a former infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 to 2004 for five different teams. He currently serves on the coaching staff of th ...

(born 1971), American baseball coach *

Bertil Fox Bertil Fox (born 5 January 1951) is a British former IFBB professional bodybuilder and convicted murderer. He was pardoned for that crime by the Governor General of Saint Kitts and Nevis on 4 August 2022. Biography Born 5 January 1951, on the e ...

(born 1951), British bodybuilder *

Billy Fox (boxer) William McKinley Fox (February 1, 1926 – January 1986), better known as "Blackjack" Billy Fox, was an American light heavyweight boxer who is best known for having won a controversial fight against future middleweight champion Jake LaMotta. ...

(1926–1986), American boxer * Chad Fox (born 1970), American baseball player *

Christian Fox Christian Benjamin Fox (born 11 April 1981) is a Scottish football manager, most recently for Selby Town, and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for York City, Larne, Selby Town, Pickering Town and Wakefield Wakefie ...

(born 1981), Scottish footballer *

Danny Fox Daniel Fox (born 29 May 1986) is a former professional footballer who last played as a defender for East Bengal in the Indian Super League. He represented England at under-21 international level, has since been selected for Scotland national ...

(born 1986), Scottish footballer *

David Fox (footballer) David Lee Fox (born 13 December 1983) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder, for Leek COSB. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, Fox began his career with Exeter City, where his father Peter was player-manager, before joining Manchester Uni ...

(born 1983), English footballer *

David Fox (swimmer) David Ashley Fox (born February 25, 1971) is an American former competition swimmer who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, and a four-time gold medalist at the World University Games. Fox swam at North Carolina State U ...

(born 1971), member of the USA 1996 Olympic team *

De'Aaron Fox De'Aaron Martez Fox (born December 20, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky W ...

(born 1997), American basketball player * Denton Fox (1948–2013), American football player *

Deryck Fox Deryck Fox (born 17 September 1964) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorksh ...

(born 1964), British rugby league footballer and coach *

Don Fox Donald Fox (15 October 1935 – 21 August 2008), was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club ...

(1935–2008), English rugby league footballer *

Francis Hugh Fox Francis Hugh Fox (12 June 1863 – 28 May 1952)
Scrum.com was an

Frank Fox (American football) Frank Fox may refer to: Sportspeople * Frank Fox (racing driver) (1877–1931), American auto racing driver * Frank Fox (Gaelic footballer) (1911–1940), Irish Gaelic footballer * Frank Fox (rugby league) (fl. 1960s and 1970s) rugby league footbal ...

1965 American Football League draft The 1965 American Football League draft took place on November 28, 1964. Held via telephone conference call, it remains the only draft in major professional football history to be held without a central location. The NFL draft was held the same d ...

Frank Fox (Gaelic footballer) Frank Fox (1911 – 29 June 1940) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and athlete. His championship career with the Galway senior team lasted five seasons from 1933 until 1937. Fox first played competitive Gaelic football with the Dunmore McHales ...

(1911–1940), Irish Gaelic footballer * Frank Fox (motorcycle racer) in

1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the ninth F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of six Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 19 May, w ...

Frank Fox (racing driver) Frank P. Fox (June 10, 1877 – April 19, 1931) was an American racing driver. After his driving career ended he turned to horse racing. ThFox Stakeharness race is named after him. Fox is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. Motorspo ...

(1877–1931), American auto racing driver *

Frank Fox (rugby league) Frank Fox (born ) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax ( Heritage No. 703), Hull Kingston Rovers ( Heritage No.) and ...

(fl. 1960s and 1970s) rugby league footballer * Frederick Fox (cricketer) (1863–1935), English cricketer * Geoff Fox (footballer, born 1925) (1925–1994), English footballer *

Hannah Fox Hannah Lee Fox (born September 29, 1969), better known as Hannah Fox is a former Women's boxing, 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 ...

(born 1969), American boxer *

Hayden Foxe Hayden Vernon Foxe (born 23 June 1977) is an Australian former professional soccer player who works as assistant coach with Western United. He played football as a centre-back at the top level in Germany, Japan, Belgium, England and Australia ...

(born 1977), Australian football player *

Jack Fox (American football) John Edward Fox (born September 1, 1996) is an American football punter for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rice. Early life and high school Fox was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in St. ...

(born 1996), American football player * Jack Fox (baseball) (1885–1963), American professional baseball player * Tiger Jack Fox (1907–1954), American light heavyweight boxer * Jessica Fox (canoeist) (born 1994), French-born Australian slalom canoer * John Fox (American football) (born 1955), American football coach * Joshua Fox (born 1994), Fijian basketball player *

Keyaron Fox Keyaron James Fox , born January 24, 1982) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) ...

, American football player *

Louis Fox Louis Fox (died December 4, 1866) was an American professional billiards player in the mid-19th century who was briefly the U.S. champion. He is well known for an incident which may or may not have actually happened: He is alleged to have committ ...

(died c. 1866), American billiardist * Lucius Fox (baseball) (born 1997), Bahamian baseball player *

Mike Fox (baseball coach) Mike Fox is an American retired college baseball coach. Fox was the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball, North Carolina head baseball coach for 22 seasons and is considered one of the school's most successful coaches, having led the North Carolina Ta ...

, American college baseball coach * Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi (born 1961), French world champion slalom canoer *

Nathan Fox (footballer) Nathan James Fox (born 14 November 1992) is an English footballer who currently plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side AFC Telford United where he plays as a defender. Playing career Notts County Born in Leicester, Leicestersh ...

, English footballer * Nathan Fox (triple jumper), English triple jumper *

Neil Fox (cricketer) Neil Fox (born 10 February 1962) is a former English cricketer. Fox was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. Fox made his debut for Norfolk in the 1991 Minor Counties Championship against ...

(born 1962), former English cricketer *

Neil Fox (rugby league) Neil Fox MBE (born 4 May 1939) is an English former professional rugby league footballer and player-coach who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s and 1980s. A left-footed goal-kicking , he set rugby league's all-time ...

(born 1939), English rugby league footballer * Nellie Fox (1927–1975), American baseball player *

Pat Fox Patrick "Pat" Fox (born 8 July 1962) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Éire Óg Annacarty GAA and with the Tipperary GAA senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s. Playing career Club Fox played his ...

(born 1962), Tipperary Hurling. *

Peter Fox (rugby league, born 1933) Peter Fox (30 March 1933 – 25 February 2019) was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He was the brother of Don and Neil Fox, and together they formed one of the le ...

, English player and coach * Oscar Fox, Sr. (1889–1947), English footballer *

Oscar Fox, Jr. Oscar Fox (1 January 1921 – 15 January 1990) was an English footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday and Mansfield Town primarily as a wing-half, but also sometimes as an inside-forward. He was the son of pre-war footballer Oscar Fox sen ...

(1921–1990), English footballer; son of the above * Peter Fox (footballer) (born 1957), English former footballer *

(1933–2019), English rugby league footballer and coach *

Peter Fox (rugby league, born 1984) Peter Fox (born 5 November 1984) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for York Acorn ARLFC, the York City Knights, the Wa ...

, English rugby league footballer * Peter Fox (sailor) (born 1967), New Zealand sailor *

Richard Fox (canoeist) Richard Munro Fox (born 5 June 1960 in Winsford, Somerset) is a British slalom canoeist who competed for Great Britain from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. He won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with ten golds (K ...

(born 1960), British kayaking champion * Rick Fox (born 1969), Canadian basketball player and actor *

Ruel Fox Ruel Adrian Fox (born 14 January 1968) is a former professional footballer and the club chairman of Whitton United. As a player he was midfielder who played in the Premier League for Norwich City, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur. He a ...

(born 1968), English football player * Stan Fox (1952–2000), American racing driver * Tiger Jack Fox (1907–1954), American boxer * Tim Fox (American football) (born 1953), American football player *

Tom Fox (rugby league) Tom "Tommy" Fox (birth unknown – death unknown) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at club level for the Featherstone Rovers ( Heritage № 104).Bailey, Ron (1956). ''The Official History Of Feathersto ...

, rugby league footballer of the 1930s * Tomon Fox (born 1998), American football player *

Uffa Fox Uffa Fox, CBE (15 January 1898 – 26 October 1972) was an English boat designer and sailing enthusiast, responsible for a number of innovations in boat design. Not afraid of courting controversy or causing offense, he is remembered for his ec ...

(1898–1972), English boat designer and sailing enthusiast *

Wilbur Fox Wilbur Owen Fox (January 19, 1919 – January 26, 1991) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots The Akron Goodyear Wingfoots are one of the oldest basketball ...

(1919–1991), American professional basketball player

Other

* Anthony Fox Irish writer, producer, director, actor and founder of the New Theatre, Dublin * Bernard Fox (Irish republican) (born 1951), hunger striker * Charles Masson Fox (1866–1935), Cornish businessman * David Fox (disambiguation), various people with this name *

David Fox (game designer) David Fox (born 30 December 1950, in Los Angeles) is an American multimedia producer who designed and programmed numerous early LucasArts games. He and his wife, Annie Fox, now work on educational software, web design, emotional intelligence c ...

, multimedia producer * Francis Fox (disambiguation), several persons * Frank Fox (disambiguation) * Frank S. Fox (1861–1920), American academic and college president * Frank Fox, for whom

Fox, Oklahoma Fox is an unincorporated community in Carter County in southern Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established January 25, 1894.Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names'', Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.83. It ...

was named *

Freddie Fox (disambiguation) Freddie Fox may refer to: People * Freddie Fox (actor) (born 1989), English actor * Freddie Fox (footballer) (1898–1968), English football goalkeeper * Freddie Fox (jockey) (1888–1945), British horse racing jockey * Freddie Foxxx (born 1969), a ...

, multiple people * Frederick Fox (disambiguation), multiple people * Frederic Fox (1917–1981), Keeper of Princetoniana at Princeton University *

Frederick Fox (milliner) Frederick Fox LVO (2 April 1931 – 11 December 2013) was an Australian-born British milliner who designed hats for Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the British Royal Family. Early life One of nine children, Fox was born in Urana, New S ...

(1931–2013), Australian-born English milliner * Jack Fox (disambiguation), multiple people * Jennifer Fox (disambiguation), multiple people *

Josephine Clardy Fox Josephine Marsalis Clardy Fox (August 13, 1881 - May 11, 1970) was an American businesswoman, musician, and philanthropist. Clardy Fox lived most of her life in El Paso, Texas, where she donated land to build a school and a library. As a young pers ...

(1881–1970), American businesswoman and philanthropist *

Kathleen Fox (aviator) Kathleen "Kathy" Carol Fox (born 24 December 1951) is a Canadian parachutist, pilot, flight instructor, air traffic controller, and business executive. After spending over 30 years in air traffic control, she was appointed chair of the Canadian ...

(born 1951), Canadian parachutist, pilot, flight instructor * Lindsay Fox (born 1937), Australian transport businessman * Martin S. Fox (1924–2020), American publisher * Muriel Fox (born 1928), American public relations executive and feminist activist *

Neil Fox (disambiguation) Neil Fox may refer to: *Neil Fox (broadcaster) (born 1961), English radio and television presenter *Neil Fox (rugby league) Neil Fox MBE (born 4 May 1939) is an English former professional rugby league footballer and player-coach who played i ...

(various) * Neil Fox (broadcaster) (born 1961), English radio and television presenter *

Nikki Fox Nikki Fox (born 3 March 1980) is an English broadcaster, presenter and documentary maker. She is a Sony Award-winning journalist who presents for television and network radio. Fox appeared on various TV and Radio shows including ''Watchdog, The ...

(born 1980), BBC disability news correspondent * Paul Fox (disambiguation), various people with this name *

Paul S. Fox Paul Samuel Fox (September 30, 1898 – May 1972) was an American set decorator. He won three Academy Awards and was nominated for ten more in the category Best Art Direction. Selected filmography Fox won three Academy Awards for Best Art ...

(1898–1972), American set decorator * Sir Paul Fox (television executive) (born 1925), British television executive * Peter Fox (disambiguation), various people with this name * Peter Fox (character), a fictional character in the comic strip ''FoxTrot'' by Bill Amend * Peter Fox (journalist) (died 1869), radical journalist active in England *

Peter Fox (librarian) Peter Kendrew Fox (born 23 March 1949) is a British professional librarian. After eight years service in Cambridge University Library he moved to Dublin as deputy librarian of Trinity College in 1979; in 1984 he became College Librarian and Archiv ...

(born 1949), British academic librarian *

Peter Fox (professor) Peter Arthur Fox (5 May 1959 – 27 March 2021) was a data science and Semantic eScience researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), United States. He was a Tetherless World Constellation chair and professor of Earth and Environment ...

(born 1959), American professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute * Peter T. Fox, neuroimaging researcher and neurologist *

Richard Edwin Fox Richard Edwin Fox (February 3, 1956 – February 12, 2003) was an American murderer who 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 in ...

(1956–2003), American criminal * Richard J. Fox, American property developer * Robert Fox (disambiguation), various people with this name *

Rodney Fox Rodney Winston Fox (born 9 November 1940) is an Australian film maker, conservationist, survivor of an attack by a great white shark, and one of the world's foremost authorities on that species. He was inducted into the International Scuba D ...

, Australian scuba diver and filmmaker * Sonny Fox (born 1925), American television host * Sonny Fox (XM Radio) (1947–2020), American DJ *

Stuart Fox Stuart Fox (born 1978 in Birmingham, England) is a professional poker player who started off playing online poker Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a huge increase in the number of ...

(born 1978), English poker player *

Terry Fox Terrance Stanley Fox (July 28, 1958 June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated due to cancer, he embarked on an east-to-west cross-Canada run to raise money ...

(1958–1981), Canadian cancer treatment activist * William Fox (producer) (1879–1952), founder of Fox Film Corporation

References

{{Fox-surname Surnames of English origin English-language surnames Surnames from nicknames