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 (born 1987), English biathlete Charles Lightfoot (born 1976), English lawyer and cricketer Chris Lightfoot (1978–2007), English scientist and political activist Chris Lightfoot (footballer) (born 1970), English footballer Claude Lightfoot (1910–1986), American activist David Lightfoot, Australian film producer Deborah Dillon Lightfoot (1956–2007), American wheelchair athlete Edwin N. Lightfoot (1925–2017), American chemical engineer Elba Lightfoot (1906–1989), African-American painter Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot, American attorney George Lightfoot (1889–1941), American businessman in Seattle George M. Lightfoot (1868–1947) American classics scholar, educator Gordon Lightfoot (1938–2023), Canadian singer-songwriter Hannah Lightfoot (1730–1759), sometimes erroneously named wife of George III of the United Kingdom Jane Lightfoot (born 1969), British classical scholar Jeffrey Lightfoot (born 1995), Singapore footballer Jim Lightfoot (speedway rider) (born 1933), English speedway rider Jim Ross Lightfoot (born 1938), American politician from Iowa John Lightfoot (1602–1675), English churchman and rabbinical scholar John Lightfoot (biologist) (1735–1788), English naturalist John Prideaux Lightfoot (1803–1887), English clergyman Jonni Lightfoot, bass player, Air Supply Joseph Barber Lightfoot (1828–1889), English theologian and Bishop of Durham KC Lightfoot (born 1999), American pole vaulter Kelvin Lightfoot (born 1925), South African lawn bowler Leonard Lightfoot (born 1947), American actor Lori Lightfoot (born 1962), American politician from Chicago Louise Mary Lightfoot (1902–1979), Australian architect, choreographer, and dancer Mary L. Lightfoot (1889–1970), American painter and printmaker Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot (1886–1911), English painter Mickey Lightfoot, alias of Osei Amponsa, English rapper, singer-songrwriter, musician, and producer Mike Lightfoot, football coach Orlando Lightfoot (born 1974), American basketball player Papa Lightfoot, alias for Alexander Lightfoot (1924–1971), American blues singer and harmonica player Prideaux Lightfoot (1836–1906), British Anglican priest Ricky Lightfoot (born 1985), British runner Robert Lightfoot (disambiguation), several people Rona Lightfoot (born 1936), Scottish bagpipe player Ross Lightfoot (born 1936), Australian politician Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot (born 1944), American sociologist Steve Lightfoot, alias for Robert Scott Fraser, British television writer and producer Teddy Lightfoot (1889–1918), English footballer Terra Lightfoot (born 1986), Canadian musician and singer-songwriter Terry Lightfoot (1935–2013), British jazz clarinetist and bandleader Thomas Lightfoot (1831–1904), South African archdeacon William Lightfoot (born 1950), American politician from the District of Columbia
Fictional characters Miss Lightfoot, a recurring character in the Disney Channel TV show The Ghost and Molly McGee 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 (1861–1916), European American Architect