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 (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 (1504–1536), brother of Anne
  • James Boleyn (died 1561), a courtier of Henry VIII, husband of Lady Elizabeth Boleyn
  • Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (1505–1542), wife of George
  • Mary Boleyn (1499–1543), Anne's sister and long-term mistress of Henry VIII
  • Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (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 (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