Huxley (surname)

Huxley /ˈhʌksli/ is a surname. 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
  • 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

Others with the surname Huxley

• David Huxley, Australian ice hockey player
• Julian Huxley (rugby union)
• Hugh Huxley (born 1924), British biologist, and Professor of Biology at Brandeis University
• Martin Huxley, British mathematician
• Rick Huxley (1940–2013), English musician