A Francisation of traditional English "Bullen" coming from the French name Boulogne, '''Boleyn''' is the surname of a noble English family particularly prominent in the Tudor period. People with this surname include:
*Anne Boleyn, Queen consort of England (1533–1536), second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I *Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire ({{circa}}1480-1538), mother of Anne Boleyn *Elizabeth Boleyn, Lady Boleyn, lady-in-waiting at the court of Henry VIII, wife of Sir James Boleyn *Geoffrey Boleyn (1406–1463), Lord Mayor of London *George Boleyn (priest) (died 1603), Dean of Lichfield *George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford ({{circa}}1504–1536), brother of Anne *James Boleyn (died 1561), a courtier of Henry VIII, husband of Lady Elizabeth Boleyn *Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford ({{circa}}1505–1542), wife of George *Mary Boleyn ({{circa}}1499–1543), Anne's sister and long-term mistress of Henry VIII *Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire ({{circa}}1477–1539) father of Anne, George and Mary, courtier and ambassador * William Boleyn (1451–1505), father of Thomas
==See also == * Boleyn family *Boleyn Ground in London, often also known as Upton Park, formerly the football stadium of West Ham United F.C. *Boleyn Tavern, a pub in East Ham, London *Lady Margaret Butler ({{circa}}1454–1539), wife of William and mother of Thomas *''Dan Boleyn'', a fictional character in the 1930 novel ''The Apes of God'' by Wyndham Lewis
==See also== * Bolin * Bollin (surname) * Bollen (surname) * Bowline
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