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Huxley /ˈhʌksli/ is an English surname, originally given to people from Huxley, Cheshire. Notable people with the surname include:

• The British Huxley family:
  • Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895), British biologist, supporter of Charles Darwin and inventor of the term 'agnosticism'
  • Leonard Huxley (writer) (1860–1933), British writer and editor, son of Thomas Henry
  • Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), British writer, son of Leonard and author of Brave New World
  • Sir Julian Huxley (1887–1975), British biologist and author, son of Leonard
  • Sir Andrew Huxley (1917–2012), British physiologist and biophysicist, son of Leonard
  • Elspeth Huxley (1907–1997), British writer, granddaughter-in-law of Thomas
  • Sir Leonard Huxley (physicist) (1902–1988), Australian physicist, second cousin once-removed of Thomas Huxley
  • Anthony Julian Huxley (1920–1992), British botanist with the standard author abbreviation "Huxley"

Others

• Hugh Huxley (1924–2013), British biologist, and Professor of Biology at Brandeis University
• Jonathan Huxley (born 1965), British artist
• Julian Huxley (rugby union) (born 1979), Australian rugby union footballer
• Martin Huxley (born 1944), British mathematician
• Rick Huxley (1940–2013), English musician

Fictional

• Lenina Huxley, a character in the 1993 film Demolition Man

References

1. Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press. p. 311. ISBN 0198605617.

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• English toponymic surnames