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surname that derives from ''maol'' meaning ''bald''. It has been suggested that the surname arises in at least two ways: first, meaning "shaven one" or "

tonsure Tonsure () is the practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp as a sign of religious devotion or humility. The term originates from the Latin word ' (meaning "clipping" or "shearing") and referred to a specific practice in ...

d", as in a religious person or a locality near a religious site; and second, a dweller on or near a bald hill. Notable people who share the surname include:

Arts and entertainment

Allan Moyle Allan Moyle (born 1947 in Shawinigan, Quebec) is a Canadian film director. He is best known for directing the films '' Pump Up the Volume'' (1990) and ''Empire Records'' (1995). Career His first major film was ''Times Square'' (1980). During the ...

(born 1947), Canadian film director * Franny Moyle (born 1964), British television producer and author *

Sarah Moyle Sarah Moyle (born 14 September 1969) is an English actress, known for her roles as Linda Fawcett in various stage productions of ''Jerusalem'' and Valerie Pitman in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''. Moyle also portrayed the recurring role of Caroli ...

(born 1969), English stage and television actor

Politics

Arthur Moyle, Baron Moyle Arthur Moyle, Baron Moyle, CBE (25 September 1894 – 23 December 1974) was a British bricklayer, trade union official and politician. As a member of parliament for nineteen years, he was principally known for serving as Parliamentary Private S ...

(1894–1974), British trade unionist and politician *

Colin Moyle Colin James Moyle (born 18 July 1929) is a former politician of the New Zealand Labour Party who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1963 to 1976 and again from 1981 to 1990. He was a Government minister in the Third Labour and Fourth ...

(born 1929), New Zealand politician * Edna Moyle (1942–2013), Caymanian politician *

Henry Vivian Moyle Henry Vivian Moyle (1841 – 16 May 1925) was a politician in the Colony of South Australia. Moyle was born in Camborne, Cornwall, and emigrated to South Australia in 1860. He took over the Sir John Franklin Hotel at Kapunda, then sold up and we ...

(1841–1925), South Australian politician *

James Moyle James Henry Moyle (September 17, 1858 – February 20, 1946) was a prominent American politician in Utah and noted as "one of Utah's most distinguished citizens and one of the Nations' able and devoted servants." Biography Moyle was born in Salt L ...

(1858–1946), American politician * Joseph Moyle (17th–18th century), Member of Parliament from the UK constituency of Saltash * Mike Moyle (born 1964), American politician *

Roland Moyle Roland Dunstan Moyle PC (12 March 1928 – 14 July 2017) was a British Labour politician. Early life Moyle was born in March 1928. His father was Arthur Moyle who was a Labour Member of Parliament and served as Parliamentary Private Secreta ...

(1928–2017), British politician *Sir

Thomas Moyle Sir Thomas Moyle (1488 – 2 October 1560) was a commissioner for Henry VIII in the dissolution of the monasteries, and Speaker of the House of Commons in the Parliament of England from 1542 to 1544. Life He was the fourth son of John Moyle ...

(1488–1560), English politician *

Walter Moyle Walter Moyle (1672–1721) was an English politician and political writer, an advocate of classical republicanism. Life He was born at Bake in St Germans, Cornwall, on 3 November 1672, the third, but eldest surviving son of Sir Walter Moyle, ...

(1672–1721), English politician and political writer *

Walter Moyle (MP) Sir Walter Moyle (9 March 1627 – 19 September 1701) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1656 and 1660. Moyle was the son of John Moyle of Bake, Cornwall. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxfor ...

(1627–1701), English politician

Sports

* Brett Moyle (born 1980), Australian rules footballer * Graeme Moyle (born 1954), Australian rules footballer *

Herbert Moyle This is a list of all cricketers who have played First-class cricket, first-class, List A cricket, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Auckland cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the inte ...

(1922–2000), New Zealand cricketer *

Jamie Moyle Jamie Aliss Moyle (born March 17, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist. She competes in the strawweight division. Background Moyle started cardio kickboxing in 2008, eventually falling in love with the sport and progressing towards mixed m ...

(born 1989), American mixed martial artist *

Kendra Moyle Kendra Moyle (born September 17, 1990) is an American former competitive pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their moveme ...

(born 1990), American skater *

Wallace Moyle Wallace Simon Moyle (May 14, 1867 – September 10, 1920) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Lafayette, Dartmouth, and Brown. Moyle attended Yale University, where he played football as an end. He g ...

(1867–1920), American college sports coach

Other people

Alice Marshall Moyle Alice Marshall Moyle (25 December 1908 – 9 April 2005) was an Australian ethnomusicologist. Early life and education Alice Marshall Brown was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa on 25 December 1908. At four years old she came to Australia ...

(1908-2005), Australian ethnomusicologist *

Henry D. Moyle Henry Dinwoodey Moyle (April 22, 1889 – September 18, 1963) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Early life Moyle was born in Salt L ...

(1889–1963), American Mormon leader *

Jennifer Moyle Jennifer Moyle (April 30, 1921 - August 1, 2016) was a British biochemist who helped discover the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP synthesis. She also conducted research on the properties of purified isocitric enzymes and calcium import in the mitoc ...

(1921–2016), British biochemist *

John Moyle John Moyle (1592?–1661) was a Cornish gentleman, known as a High Sheriff of Cornwall, friend of Sir John Eliot and supporter of the Parliamentarian cause in the Long Parliament. Life He was son of Robert Moyle of Bake in St. Germans, Cornwal ...

(1591–1661), High Sheriff of Cornwall * John Moyle, first editor of the magazine ''

Electronics Australia ''Electronics Australia'' or ''EA'' was Australia's longest-running general electronics magazine. It was based in Chippendale, New South Wales. Publication history It can claim to trace its history to 1922 when the '' Wireless Weekly'' magazine ...

'' * John Moyle (British Army officer) (died 1738), captain in the Royal Regiment of Ireland * John Rowe Moyle (1808–1889), Mormon pioneer *

Jonathan Moyle Jonathan Moyle, the 28-year-old editor of the magazine 'Defence Helicopter World' and former RAF helicopter pilot, was found dead in room 1406 of Santiago's ''Hotel Carrera'' on 31. March 1990. His purpose in Santiago was to attend a Chilean spon ...

(died 1990), RAF helicopter pilot and magazine editor * Matthew Paul Moyle (1788–1880), Cornish meteorologist and writer on mining * Michael Moyle (magistrate), Isle of Man High Bailiff * Olin R. Moyle (1887–1966), American Jehovah's Witnesses legal counsel *

Peter B. Moyle Peter B. Moyle (born 1942 in Minnesota) is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology and associate director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis. He has s ...

(born 1942), zoologist and associate director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California-Davis * Richard M. Moyle (born 1944), New Zealand academic specialising in ethnomusicology of the Pacific and Australia * Walter Moyle (judge) (c. 1405 – 1479), Justice of the Common Pleas, England and Wales

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