Fuqua is an American
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
, possibly an
Americanization of the French surname
Fouquet.
Notable people
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Henry L. Fuqua
Henry Luse Fuqua Sr. (November 8, 1865 – October 11, 1926), was an American government official and politician. A Democrat, he is most notable for his service as the 38th Governor of Louisiana from 1924 until his death in 1926.
Biography
Henr ...
(1865–1926), Governor of Louisiana
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Samuel G. Fuqua
Samuel Glenn Fuqua (October 15, 1899 – January 27, 1987) was a United States Navy rear admiral and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Bi ...
(1899–1987), US Navy seaman and Medal of Honor recipient
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Ivan Fuqua (1909–1994), American track athlete and coach
*Charlie Fuqua (1910–1971), American singer, member of
The Ink Spots
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J. B. Fuqua
John Brooks Fuqua (pronounced ) (June 26, 1918 – April 5, 2006) was a businessman, philanthropist, airport creator and chairman of The Fuqua Companies and Fuqua Enterprises. The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University is named after him, as i ...
(1918–2006), American businessman and philanthropist
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Harvey Fuqua (1929–2010), American singer and music industry executive
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William Fuqua (born 1930), Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
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Don Fuqua (born 1933), American politician from
Florida
*Charles Fuqua (Charlie) Manuel (
Charlie Manuel
Charles Fuqua Manuel Jr. (born January 4, 1944), is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. During his playing career, he appeared over parts of six Major League Baseball seasons for the Minnesota Twins and Los Angel ...
) (born 1944), American baseball player and manager
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John Fuqua (1946), American football player
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Rich Fuqua (born 1950), American college basketball player
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Joseph Fuqua (born 1962), American actor, director, instructor, and playwright
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Antoine Fuqua (born 1966), American film director
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Ade Fuqua (born 1970), American football player and public official
*Chris (Critter) Fuqua, American musician, former member of
Old Crow Medicine Show
*Matt Fuqua, American musician, member of
The Afters
Other uses
*The
Fuqua School of Business
The Fuqua School of Business (pronounced ) is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It enrolls more than 1,300 students in degree-seeking programs. Duke Executive Education also offers non-degree business education and ...
at
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...
, named after J.B. Fuqua
Fuqua School of Business
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*The Fuqua School
Fuqua School is a private primary and secondary school located in Farmville, Virginia. It was founded as Prince Edward Academy in 1959 as a ( Whites only) segregation academy and renamed after businessman J. B. Fuqua made a large contributio ...
in Farmville, Virginia
Farmville is a town in Prince Edward and Cumberland counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 8,216 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Prince Edward County.
Farmville developed near the headwaters of the Appomattox R ...
, named after J.B. Fuqua
Places
*Lake Fuqua and Fuqua Park in Duncan, Oklahoma, named after Fort Worth politician Herbert Breedlove Fuqua
References
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