Huxley 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 Parthenon Huxley (1956–2026), American musician, singer, songwriter and producer Rick Huxley (1940–2013), English musician
People with the middle or given name
Huxley Thompson (1872 – 1951), Church of England priest and author
Fictional Lenina Huxley, a character in the 1993 film Demolition Man
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