Fuqua

{{for|the vegetable sometimes known as "foo qua" or bitter melon|Momordica charantia}}

Fuqua is an American surname, possibly an Americanization of the French surname Fouquet.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&dq=Fuqua+surname+meaning&pg=PA613|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|last=Hanks|first=Patrick|date=2003-05-08|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780199771691|pages=613|language=en}}

Fuqua may refer to:

People

=Arts and entertainment=

Antoine Fuqua (born 1966), American film director
Charlie Fuqua (1910–1971), American singer, member of The Ink Spots
Chris (Critter) Fuqua, American musician, former member of Old Crow Medicine Show
Gwen Gordy Fuqua (1927–1999), American businesswoman, songwriter and composer; onetime wife of Harvey Fuqua
Harvey Fuqua (1929–2010), American singer and music industry executive
Joseph Fuqua (born 1962), American actor, director, instructor, and playwright
Matt Fuqua, American musician, member of The Afters
Robert Fuqua, pen name of American pulp painter and illustrator Joseph Wirt Tillotson (1905–1959)

=Government=

Don Fuqua (born 1933), American politician from Florida
Henry L. Fuqua (1865–1926), American government official and politician; 38th Governor of Louisiana
William Fuqua (born 1930), Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court

=Military=

Samuel G. Fuqua (1899–1987), US Navy seaman and Medal of Honor recipient
Stephen O. Fuqua (1874–1943), career officer in the United States Army

=Sports=

Ade Fuqua (born 1970), American football player and public official
Charles Fuqua "Charlie" Manuel Jr. (born 1944), American baseball player and manager
Ivan Fuqua (1909–1994), American track athlete and coach
John "Frenchy" Fuqua (born 1946), American football fullback
Ray Fuqua (1912–1983), American football end for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Rich Fuqua (born 1950), American college basketball player

=Other=

J. B. Fuqua (1918–2006), American businessman and philanthropist

Places

All in the United States

Fuqua, Texas, a ghost town in Liberty County
Fuqua Farm, a historic property in Chesterfield County, Virginia
Fuqua Lake, a reservoir located in Stephens County, Oklahoma
Jeff Fuqua Boulevard, location of the Orlando International Airport in Florida{{cite magazine |url=https://winterparkmag.com/2022/09/27/flights-of-fancy-at-new-terminal/ |title=Flights of Fancy at New Terminal |magazine=Winter Park Magazine |via=winterparkmag.com |first=Randy |last=Noles |date=September 27, 2022 |accessdate=September 26, 2024}}

Schools

Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, named after J. B. Fuqua[http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/ Fuqua School of Business]
Fuqua School in Farmville, Virginia, named after J. B. Fuqua

References

Category:Americanized surnames