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Folsom is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abby Folsom (died 1867), American feminist and abolitionist * Allan Folsom (1941-2014), American motion picture cameraman, editor, writer, and producer * Amanda Folsom (born 1979), American mathematician * Augustine H. Folsom (died 1926), photographer * Beth Folsom, American politician *
Burton W. Folsom, Jr. Burton W. Folsom Jr. (born 1947, in Nebraska) is an American historian and author who held the Charles F. Kline chair in history and management at Hillsdale College from 2003 until his retirement in December 2016. Biography Folsom received his B.A ...
(born 1947), American historian and author. Wrote ''The Myth of the Robber Barons'' * David Folsom (born 1947), US District Court Judge *
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Frances Clara Cleveland Preston (née Folsom born as Frank Clara; July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947) was an American socialite, education activist, and the first lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889, and again from 1893 to 1897 as t ...
(1864–1947), who married the President of the United States, Grover Cleveland * Frank M. Folsom (1894–1970), electronics company executive * Franklin Folsom (1907-1995), children's author and labor activist *
Fred Folsom Fred Gorham Folsom (November 9, 1873 – November 11, 1944) was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, lawyer, and law professor. He served as the head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder (1895–1899, 1901 ...
(1871–1944), American football coach at the University of Colorado (1895–1915) and Dartmouth College (1903–1906) *
George Folsom George Folsom (May 23, 1802 – March 27, 1869) was an American lawyer, historian, librarian, diplomat and politician from New York. Early life Folsom was born on May 23, 1802, in Kennebunk, York County, District of Maine. He was the son of T ...
(1802–1869), American antiquarian, librarian, diplomat, lawyer and politician * J. D. Folsom (born 1984), American football linebacker *
Jim Folsom James Elisha Folsom, Sr. (October 9, 1908 – November 21, 1987), commonly known as Jim Folsom or Big Jim Folsom, was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, having served from 1947 to 1951, and ag ...
, Sr. (1908–1987), American Democratic Governor of Alabama *
Jim Folsom, Jr. James Elisha 'Jim' Folsom Jr. (born May 14, 1949) is an American politician who was the 50th governor of Alabama from April 22, 1993, to January 16, 1995. He has also served as the lieutenant governor of Alabama on two occasions. He is a member ...
(born 1949), former American Democratic Governor of Alabama, and who also served as the Lieutenant Governor both before and after that * Jonathan P. Folsom (1820–1893), twentieth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts * Joseph Libbey Folsom (1817–1855), U.S. Army officer and real estate investor *
Marion B. Folsom Marion Bayard Folsom (November 23, 1893 – September 27, 1976) was an American government official and businessman. He served as the U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare from 1955 to 1958 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Biogra ...
(1893–1976), U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare *
Nathaniel Folsom Nathaniel Folsom (September 28, 1726 – May 26, 1790) was an American merchant and statesman. He was a delegate for New Hampshire in the Continental Congress in 1774 and 1777 to 1780, signing the Continental Association. He served as major gener ...
(1726–1790), American merchant and statesman * Richard G. Folsom (1907–1996), twelfth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute * Robert Folsom (1927-2017), American businessman and politician *
Steve Folsom Steven Mark Folsom (born March 21, 1958) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Philadelphia Stars and Baltimore Stars of the United S ...
(born 1958), player with the National Football League *
Tom Folsom Tom Folsom is a writer living in New York City. He is best known as the author of a bestselling biography of Crazy Joe Gallo, ''The Mad Ones: Crazy Joe Gallo and the Revolution at the Edge of the Underworld''. On March 5, 2013, the It Books impri ...
(born 1974), writer living in New York * William Harrison Folsom (1815–1901), American architect and contractor {{surname, Folsom