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Mosley
Not to be confused with Moseley, Mosely or Mozley

Mosley is a family name.

The Mosley family were the lords of the manor of Manchester, England until 1846. They also became wealthy landowners in Staffordshire (see Mosley Baronets). Famous family members included:

  • Sir Oswald Mosley (1896–1980), leader of the British Union of Fascists
  • Lady Cynthia Mosley (1898–1933), his first wife
    • Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale (born 1923), novelist, their eldest son
  • Diana Mosley (1910–2003), his second wife, formerly Diana Mitford
    • Max Mosley (born 1940), their son, former president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
  • Mosley TV serial based on Oswald Mosley

Other people with the family name Mosley include:

  • Andrew Mosley (1885–1917), English footballer
  • Charles Mosley (coach) (1888–1968), American college sports coach
  • Charles Mosley (genealogist) (1948–2013), British author and editor of genealogies
  • Chuck Mosley, American singer.
  • Edward Mosley (disambiguation)
  • Henry Moseley, an English physicist,
  • Ian Mosley (born 1953), drummer in the band Marillion
  • Karla Cheatham-Mosley (born 1981), American actress
  • Lacey Mosley (born 1981), American vocalist for the band Flyleaf
  • Michael Mosley (actor), actor
  • Michael Mosley (BBC), British BBC television presenter, producer and journalist
  • Mike Mosley, racecar driver
  • Stephen Mosley MP is the Member of Parliament for the City of Chester, England.
  • Shane Mosley (born 1971), American boxing champion
  • Timothy Mosley (born 1971), known as Timbaland, American hip hop producer rapper
  • Walter Mosley (born 1952), American crime fiction writer

Mosley may also mean:

  • Mosley, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States
Mosley (TV serial)

Mosley was a 1998 television serial (or mini-series) produced for Channel 4 based on British fascist Oswald Mosley's life in the period between the two world wars. The series was directed by Robert Knights, from a screenplay by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, both better known for their television comedy series. It was based on the books Rules of the Game and Beyond the Pale by Nicholas Mosley, Mosley's son.

The series was released on VHS and DVD.