Notable people with the surname Fitzmaurice include: •
The family of the
Earls of Kildare |
Earls of Kerry |
Earls of Leinster |
Earls of Desmond . Progenitors of the famous Irish family
The Geraldines •
Caroline Fitzmaurice,
née Fitzgerald (1865–1911), poet, wife of Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice •
Catherine Fitzmaurice, actress and voice specialist, taught at the Juilliard's Drama Division, Yale and Harvard •
Deanne Fitzmaurice, Pulitzer Prize winning American photographer •
Éamonn Fitzmaurice (born 1977), Gaelic footballer with Kerry GAA •
Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice (1846–1935), British Liberal politician, managed estate of the royal family •
Edmond John Fitzmaurice (1881–1962), Catholic bishop of Wilmington, Chancellor of Philadelphia •
George Fitzmaurice (1885–1940), American film director •
George Fitzmaurice (writer) (1877–1963), Irish dramatist and writer for
The Dublin Magazine •
Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly , (died c. 1221) progenitor of Earls of Kildare and Leinster •
Gerald Fitzmaurice (1901–1982), English barrister and judge, on International Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights •
James Fitzmaurice (1898–1965), Irish aviation pioneer •
James FitzMaurice FitzGerald (died 1579), leader of the Desmond Rebellions •
John Edmund Fitzmaurice (1839 – 1920), American Catholic bishop of the Erie in Pennsylvania •
John Fitzmaurice (writer) (1947–2003), English author, secretary of the Brussels Labour Party •
John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne aka John FitzMaurice (1706–1761), Anglo-Irish and politician. •
Leo Fitzmaurice (born 1963), British artist •
Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice (1816–1893), surveyor on HMS
Beagle;
Fitzmaurice River named for him •
Martin Fitzmaurice (1940–2016), English darts personality •
Maurice Fitzmaurice (1861–1924), Irish civil engineer on London County Council •
Maurice Swynfen Fitzmaurice (1870–1927), Royal Navy officer whose ship was sunk by a submarine •
Michael Fitzmaurice (actor) (1908–1967), American radio actor, played "Superman" •
Michael John Fitzmaurice (born 1950), US Army soldier in Vietnam •
Neil Fitzmaurice (born 1969), British writer and actor •
Susan Fitzmaurice (born 1959), British linguist at University of Sheffield •
Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald 1st Baron of Kerry (died c. 1209) progenitor of Earls of Desmond •
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, born William Fitzmaurice (1737–1805), British Prime Minister •
Tom Fitzmaurice (1898–1977), Australian rules footballer with Geelong •
Earls of Orkney from 1791 to 1998: •
Mary FitzMaurice, 4th Countess of Orkney (1755–1831), daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond •
Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney (1803–1877), grandnephew of William Petty Fitzmaurice •
George FitzMaurice, 6th Earl of Orkney (1827–1889), with 71st Highlanders and 92nd Regiment •
Edmond FitzMaurice, 7th Earl of Orkney (1867–1951) •
Cecil FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Orkney (1919–1998), with Royal Army Service Corps in WWII and Korea ==See also==