Fuqua is an American surname, possibly an

Americanization Americanization or Americanisation (see spelling differences) is the influence of American culture and business on other countries outside the United States of America, including their media, cuisine, business practices, popular culture, tec ...

of the French surname Fouquet.

Notable people

Henry L. Fuqua Henry Luse Fuqua Sr. (November 8, 1865 – October 11, 1926), was an American government official and politician. A Democrat, he is most notable for his service as the 38th Governor of Louisiana from 1924 until his death in 1926. Biography Henr ...

(1865–1926), Governor of Louisiana *

Samuel G. Fuqua Samuel Glenn Fuqua (October 15, 1899 – January 27, 1987) was a United States Navy rear admiral and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Bi ...

(1899–1987), US Navy seaman and Medal of Honor recipient *

Ivan Fuqua Ivan William Fuqua (August 9, 1909 – January 14, 1994) was an American athlete, a gold medal winner in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Fuqua was born in Decatur, Illinois, and graduated from Brazil High Schoo ...

(1909–1994), American track athlete and coach *Charlie Fuqua (1910–1971), American singer, member of

The Ink Spots The Ink Spots were an American pop vocal group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Their unique musical style presaged the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and the subgenre doo-wop. The Ink Spots were widely a ...

J. B. Fuqua John Brooks Fuqua (pronounced ) (June 26, 1918 – April 5, 2006) was a businessman, philanthropist, airport creator and chairman of The Fuqua Companies and Fuqua Enterprises. The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University is named after him, as i ...

(1918–2006), American businessman and philanthropist *

Harvey Fuqua Harvey Fuqua (July 27, 1929 – July 6, 2010) was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, record producer, and record label executive. Fuqua founded the seminal R&B/doo-wop group the Moonglows in the 1950s. He is notable as one of th ...

(1929–2010), American singer and music industry executive *

William Fuqua William G. Fuqua (born November 4, 1930)''Messenger-Inquirer'' (July 25, 1995), p. 15. was a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court from July 1995 to November 1995. Born in Russellville, Kentucky, Fuqua's father served as mayor of the town. Fuqua s ...

(born 1930), Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court *

Don Fuqua John Donald Fuqua (born August 20, 1933) is a former U.S. Democratic politician. Early years and Education Don Fuqua was born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida in 1933. Fuqua attended the University of Florida at Gainesville from 1951 to ...

(born 1933), American politician from

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...

*Charles Fuqua (Charlie) Manuel ( Charlie Manuel) (born 1944), American baseball player and manager *

John Fuqua John William "Frenchy" Fuqua (born September 12, 1947) is a retired professional American football running back who played from 1969 to 1976, for the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) and the New York ...

(1946), American football player *

Rich Fuqua Richard Fuqua (born November 11, 1950) is an American former college basketball stand-out who is best known for being an All-American in 1972 while playing for Oral Roberts. He is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended Riverside High S ...

(born 1950), American college basketball player *

Joseph Fuqua Joseph Bernard Fuqua (born May 3, 1962 in Washington, D.C.) is an American actor, director, instructor and playwright. Career Fuqua attained his Actor's Equity card after a two-year internship with the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (th ...

(born 1962), American actor, director, instructor, and playwright *

Antoine Fuqua Antoine Fuqua (born May 30, 1965) is an American filmmaker, known for his work in the action and thriller genres. He was originally known as a director of music videos, and made his film debut in 1998 with '' The Replacement Killers''. His critic ...

(born 1966), American film director *

Ade Fuqua Adé Fuqua (born January 17,1974 in Brooklyn, New York) is the former Chief of Staff, Office of the Managing Director – Deputy Mayor of Administration & Coordination, City of Philadelphia. A former professional American football wide receive ...

(born 1970), American football player and public official *Chris (Critter) Fuqua, American musician, former member of

Old Crow Medicine Show Old Crow Medicine Show is an Americana string band based in Nashville, Tennessee, that has been recording since 1998. They were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on September 17, 2013. Their ninth album, '' Remedy'', released in 2014, won the ...

*Matt Fuqua, American musician, member of

The Afters The Afters is an American Christian pop rock band founded by Joshua Havens and Matt Fuqua. Havens and Fuqua first worked together in a Starbucks coffee shop in Mesquite, Texas, where they performed songs for customers, before deciding to for ...

Other uses

*The

Fuqua School of Business The Fuqua School of Business (pronounced ) is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It enrolls more than 1,300 students in degree-seeking programs. Duke Executive Education also offers non-degree business education a ...

at Duke University, named after J.B. FuquaFuqua School of Business
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Fuqua School Fuqua School is a private primary and secondary school located in Farmville, Virginia. It was founded as Prince Edward Academy in 1959 as a ( Whites only) segregation academy and renamed after businessman J. B. Fuqua made a large contributio ...

Farmville, Virginia Farmville is a town in Prince Edward and Cumberland counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 8,216 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Prince Edward County. Farmville developed near the headwaters of the Appomatto ...

, named after J.B. Fuqua

Places

*Lake Fuqua and Fuqua Park in

Duncan, Oklahoma Duncan is a city and county seat of Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 22,310 at the 2020 census. Its main claim to fame is as the birthplace of the Halliburton Corporation. Erle P. Halliburton established the New Me ...

, named after Fort Worth politician Herbert Breedlove Fuqua

References

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