Lightfoot is a surname. It was a nickname for a swift runner. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Lightfoot (1936–2023), English cricketer *

Amanda Lightfoot Amanda Lightfoot (born 30 January 1987) is a British biathlete who competes in the IBU Cup. Lightfoot was born in Coventry. She took up the sport after first learning to ski at the age of nineteen. She is a Sergeant clerk in the Adjutant Gener ...

(born 1987), English biathlete * Charles Lightfoot (born 1976), English lawyer and former first-class cricketer *

Chris Lightfoot Chris Lightfoot (4 August 1978 – 11 February 2007) was an English scientist and political activist. He was the first developer, with Tom Steinberg, at e-democracy charity mySociety. Family and early life Lightfoot was born in Dulwich, England ...

(1978–2007), English scientist and political activist *

Chris Lightfoot (footballer) Chris Lightfoot (born 1 April 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for four clubs. He later managed in non-league football. Lightfoot spent much of his career with Chester City, where he came t ...

(born 1970), former English footballer *

Claude Lightfoot Claude M. Lightfoot (1910–1991) was an African-American activist, politician, and author. From 1957 until his death in 1991 Lightfoot was an officer of the Communist Party of the USA (CPUSA) and was several times the nominee of that party for e ...

(1910–1986), African-American activist *

David Lightfoot David Lightfoot (1959/1960 – 13 June 2021) was an Australian film producer. Biography Lightfoot worked on the horror films '' Wolf Creek'' and '' Rogue''. Other credits include ''Bad Boy Bubby'', '' Three Forever'', '' The Sound of One Hand ...

, Australian film producer * Deborah Dillon Lightfoot (1956–2007), American wheelchair athlete * Edwin N. Lightfoot (1925–2017), American chemical engineer *

Elba Lightfoot ''Elba Lightfoot'' (1910-1989) was an African-American artist known for her work on the Works Progress Administration (WPA) murals at Harlem Hospital. She was born in Evanston, Illinois. In 1935, together with Charles Alston, Augusta Savage (who ...

(1906–1989), African-American painter *

Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot is a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) attorney. She worked on the Bernard Madoff investigation in 2004, as the Lead Investigator for the SEC on the case. She discovered key elements of the Madoff ...

, American former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney * George Lightfoot (1889–1941), Seattle businessman *

Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960 ...

(1938–2023), Canadian singer-songwriter *

Hannah Lightfoot Hannah Lightfoot (12 October 1730 – before December 1759), known as "The Fair Quaker", was a Quaker in Westminster. She married Isaac Axford in December 1753 but, before the end of the following year, had disappeared. Later gossip, originally i ...

(1730–1759), sometimes erroneously named wife of George III of the United Kingdom *

Jane Lightfoot Jane Lucy Lightfoot (born 1969) is a British classical scholar. She is Professor of Greek Literature at the University of Oxford and a fellow of New College, Oxford. Early life and education Lightfoot was born in 1969 in Liverpool, England. She ...

(born 1969), British classical scholar *

Jeffrey Lightfoot Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot (born 12 July 1995) is a Singaporean footballer who played in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and won a bronze medal. Club career Lightfoot played for the National Football Academy (NFA) under 16 team and was its captain. I ...

(born 1995), Singapore footballer *

Jim Lightfoot (speedway rider) Jim Lightfoot (born 11 November 1933) is a former international speedway rider from England. Speedway career Lightfoot reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship. He rode in the t ...

(born 1933), English former speedway rider *

Jim Ross Lightfoot James Ross Lightfoot (born September 27, 1938) is an American businessman-broadcaster who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa. Early life Lightfoot was born in the Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers ...

(born 1938), former U.S. Representative from Iowa *

John Lightfoot John Lightfoot (29 March 1602 – 6 December 1675) was an English churchman, rabbinical scholar, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and Master of St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Life He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, the son of ...

(1602–1675), English churchman and rabbinical scholar *

John Lightfoot (biologist) The Reverend John Lightfoot (9 December 1735 – 20 February 1788) was an English parson-naturalist, spending much of his free time as a conchologist and botanist. He was a systematic and effective curator of the private museum of Margaret Bent ...

(1735–1788), English naturalist *

John Prideaux Lightfoot John Prideaux Lightfoot (23 March 1803 – 23 March 1887) was an English clergyman who served as the Rector (college), rector of Exeter College, Oxford, from 18 March 1854 until his death and as vice-chancellor of Oxford University from 1862 to 18 ...

(1803-1887), English clergyman * Jonni Lightfoot, bass player of the British-Australian band

Air Supply Air Supply is a soft rock duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1975. It consists of Englishman Graham Russell (vocals, guitar) and Australian Russell Hitchcock (vocals). They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight top-five hit ...

from 2001–2016 *

Joseph Barber Lightfoot Joseph Barber Lightfoot (13 April 1828 – 21 December 1889), known as J. B. Lightfoot, was an English theologian and Bishop of Durham. Life Lightfoot was born in Liverpool, where his father John Jackson Lightfoot was an accountant. His mo ...

(1828–1889), English theologian, translator of the Apostolic Fathers, and Bishop of Durham *

KC Lightfoot KC Lightfoot (born November 11, 1999, in Lee's Summit, Missouri), is an American pole vaulter. He holds the American record with a clearance of at the Music City Track Carnival in Nashville on June 2, 2023. This broke the record of 6.06 set by S ...

(born 1999), American pole vaulter * Kelvin Lightfoot (born 1925), former South African international lawn bowler *

Leonard Lightfoot Leonard Lightfoot (born December 2, 1947) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing the attorney Leonard Rollins in the first season of the television sitcom series ''Silver Spoons''. He also played Dep. Alvin Wiggins i ...

(born 1947), African-American actor *

Lori Lightfoot Lori Elaine Lightfoot (born August 4, 1962) is an American attorney and politician serving since 2019 as the 56th mayor of Chicago. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before becoming mayor, Lightfoot worked in private legal practice as ...

(born 1962), American politician and former Mayor of Chicago * Louise Mary Lightfoot (1902–1979), Australian architect, choreographer, and dancer * Mary L. Lightfoot (1889–1970), American painter and printmaker *

Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot (19 July 1886 – 27 September 1911) was an artist and painter from Liverpool who became known for his depictions of atmospheric pastoral scenes and sepia illustrations of figures. Lightfoot showed great talent as a st ...

(1886–1911), English painter * Mickey Lightfoot, alias of Osei Amponsa, English rapper, singer-songrwriter, musician, and producer *

Mike Lightfoot Mike Lightfoot is an American retired college basketball coach known for his career at Bethel College. He was Bethel coach from 1987 to 2017. He was the fastest winning coach in college basketball history, to reach the 300, 400, and 500 win pla ...

, retired Bethel College football coach * Orlando Lightfoot (born 1974), former American professional basketball player * Papa Lightfoot, aka Papa George Lightfoot, alias for Alexander Lightfoot (1924–1971), American blues singer and harmonica player * Prideaux Lightfoot, aka Reginald Prideaux Lightfoot (1836–1906), British Anglican priest *

Ricky Lightfoot Ricky William Lightfoot (born 31 March 1985) is a British runner who has been a world champion in trail running and a medallist in the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge. Biography Lightfoot began competing in fell races at the age ...

(born 1985), British runner * Robert Lightfoot (disambiguation), several people *

Rona Lightfoot Rona Lightfoot (; born 17 April 1936) is a Scottish bagpiper and singer. Life Lightfoot was born on 17 April 1936 on South Uist to a family rich in pipers, and her first music lessons came from her parents, before she was taught by her uncle Angu ...

(born 1936), Scottish bagpipe player *

Ross Lightfoot Philip Ross Lightfoot (born 11 August 1936) is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1997 to 2008, representing the state of Western Australia. Early life Lightfoot was ...

(born 1936), Liberal member of the Australian Senate *

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot (born August 22, 1944) is an American sociologist who examines the culture of schools, the patterns and structures of classroom life, socialization within families and communities, and the relationships between culture an ...

(born 1944), American sociologist *

Steve Lightfoot Steve Lightfoot (sometimes credited as Steven Lightfoot or Robert Scott Fraser) is a British television writer and producer who worked as an executive producer and writer on the NBC thriller television series ''Hannibal (TV series), Hannibal'', ...

, aka Steven Lightfoot, alias for Robert Scott Fraser, British television writer and producer * Teddy Lightfoot (1889–1918), English footballer *

Terra Lightfoot Terra Lightfoot (born August, 1986) is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario who has released four albums with the independent music label Sonic Unyon Recording Company

(born 1986), Canadian musician and singer-songwriter *

Terry Lightfoot Terence Lightfoot (21 May 1935 – 15 March 2013) was a British jazz clarinettist and bandleader, and together with Chris Barber, Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball was one of the leading members of the trad jazz generation of British jazzmen. Early li ...

(1935–2013), British jazz clarinetist and bandleader * Thomas Lightfoot (1831–1904), former Archdeacon in Cape Town, South Africa *

William Lightfoot William Parker Lightfoot (born January 3, 1950) is an attorney and politician in Washington, D.C. Early years and education Originally from Philadelphia, Lightfoot graduated from Howard University.Knight, Althelia. "D.C. Lawyer Lightfoot To Seek ...

(born 1950), member of the Council of the District of Columbia

Fictional characters

* Miss Lightfoot, a recurring character in the Disney Channel TV show ''

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'' * The Lightfoot family, a fictional family from the 2020 Pixar film Onward

Given name

The following individuals have the given name of Lightfoot: * Charles Lightfoot Roman, (1889–1961), Canadian surgeon * Samuel Lightfoot Flournoy (politician) (1846–1904), European American politician * Samuel Lightfoot Flournoy (lawyer) (1886–1961), European American lawyer *

William Lightfoot Price William Lightfoot Price (November 9, 1861 – October 14, 1916) was an American architect, a pioneer in the use of reinforced concrete, and a founder of the utopian communities of Arden, Delaware and Rose Valley, Pennsylvania. Early life Price ...

(1861-1916), European American Architect {{surname English-language surnames Surnames from nicknames