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. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Oxley (born 1992), Australian rules footballer * Alan Oxley, Australian diplomat * Albert Oxley (1915–1994), English footballer * Bernard Oxley (1907–1975), English footballer * Bill Oxley (1918–1985), English professional rugby league footballer * Billy Oxley (1899–1951), English footballer * Cyril Oxley (1905–1984), English footballer * Dana Oxley (born 1967), American judge *

David Oxley David Oxley (7 November 1920 – 30 October 1985) was an English actor who made many film, television and stage appearances over a 28-year period. He is best known for portraying Gilles de Rais in '' Saint Joan'' (1957), Sir Hugo Baskerville in ...

(1920–1985), English actor * Deborah Oxley, Australian historian * Dennie Oxley (born 1970), American politician * Dinah Oxley (1948–2020), English golfer * George Oxley (died 1820), political figure in colonial Nova Scotia * Harrison Oxley (1933–2009), English organist * Henry Oxley (1858–1945), Canadian-born Major League baseball player *

Henry Oxley (politician) Henry Molesworth Oxley (10 April 1826 – 20 March 1867) was an Australian politician. He was born at Kirkham near Camden to John Oxley and Emma Norton. In 1828, following the death of his father, he received a grant of land on the Wingeca ...

(1826–1867), Australian politician * James Oxley (born 1961), Australian–American mathematician * James Macdonald Oxley (1855–1907), Canadian lawyer and an author of books for boys * Jennifer Oxley, American writer and television director * Jeremy Oxley, Australian musician, guitarist for 1980s band the Sunnyboys * John Oxley (disambiguation), several people * Joseph Oxley (–1868), political figure in colonial Nova Scotia * Joseph W. Oxley (born 1958), American politician * Lawrence A. Oxley (1887–1973), American community leader appointed to Roosevelt's "Black Cabinet" * Melanie Oxley, Australian musician and songwriter *

Mark Oxley Mark Thomas Oxley (born 28 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Harrogate Town. Oxley began his professional career with Rotherham United in 2007 but moved to Hull City a year later. Whilst ...

(born 1990), English footballer * Mike Oxley (1944–2016), American politician * Paul Oxley, English songwriter living in Finland * Peter Oxley, Australian musician, bass player for The Sunnyboys * Philip Oxley (born 1965), English cricketer *

Rob Oxley Robert Mark Raymond Oxley is a British public relations officer and government appointee who was selected by Boris Johnson to serve as Downing Street Press Secretary from 24 July 2019. Career Oxley worked at the online food delivery company D ...

, British political consultant * Roslyn Oxley, Australian art dealer * Roy Oxley (1905–1980), British television set designer * Scott Oxley (born 1976), English professional footballer * Simon Oxley (born 1969), British graphic designer * Tanya Oxley (born 1979), Barbadian track and field sprinter * Thomas Oxley (1805–1886), Straits Settlements administrator *

Tony Oxley Tony Oxley (15 June 1938 – 26 December 2023) was an English free improvisation, free improvising drummer and electronic musician. Born in Sheffield, Oxley moved to London in 1966 and became house drummer at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club where he ...

(1938–2023), British jazz drummer * Tony Oxley (boxer) (1942–2015), English boxer * W. Oxley (Essex cricketer), eighteenth century English cricketer * Walter Oxley (1891–1978), British Army general * Will Oxley (born 1965), Australian sport sailor *

William Oxley William Oxley (1939 – February 4, 2020) was an English poet. In addition to 31 poetry publications, he was also responsible for a range of books covering literary criticism, philosophy, fiction, plays and biography. Biography Oxley began his c ...

(1939–2020), English poet

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