Loftus

Loftus

Loftus refers to:

;Persons
*Adam Loftus (Archbishop) (1533–1605), Irish Archbishop. Lord Chancellor of Ireland, first provost of Trinity College, Dublin
*Adam Loftus, 1st Viscount Loftus (1568–1643), Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1619
*Amy Loftus (contemporary), American singer
*Cecilia Loftus (1876–1943), Scottish burlesque performer and actress
*Elizabeth Loftus (b. 1944), American psychologist and author
*John Loftus (b. 1950), American author, former US government prosecutor, and former Army intelligence officer
*Johnny Loftus (1895–1976), American horse racing jockey
*Loftus Dudley Ward (contemporary), Canadian naval chief petty officer elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1945
*Loftus William Jones (1879–1916), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
*Lord Augustus Loftus (Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus) (1817–1909), Governor of New South Wales, Australia 1879–1885
*Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus (b. 1927), Irish barrister, politician, and environmentalist
*Thomas Loftus (b. 1917), former Chairman of Leinster Gaelic Athletic Association
*Thomas M. Loftus (b.1970)American Author,bass guitar player in the band rectalfury
*Tom Loftus (1856–1910), American professional baseball player and manager
*William Loftus (1820–1858), British geologist, naturalist, explorer, and archaeological excavator

;Places
*Loftus, New South Wales, suburb in Sydney, Australia
*Loftus, North Yorkshire, town in North Yorkshire, England

;Other
*Loftus Hall, building in County Wexford, Ireland, that is said to have been haunted by the devil
*Loftus Road, football stadium in London, the home ground of Queens Park Rangers
*Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa


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