Faulkner (surname)

Faulkner is a name variant of the English surname Falconer. It is of medieval origin taken from Old French Faulconnier, "falcon trainer". It can also be used as a first name or as a middle name.

A–J

 * Adam Faulkner (swimmer) (born 1981), British swimmer
 * Alex Faulkner (born 1936), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Alexander Faulkner Shand (1858–1936), English writer and barrister
 * Andrew Faulkner (born 1992), American baseball player
 * Arthur Faulkner (1921–1985), New Zealand politician
 * Aubrey Faulkner (1881–1930), South African cricketer
 * Bayard H. Faulkner (1894–1983), American politician
 * Bobo Faulkner (1941–2014), English model, television personality, was married to Trader Faulkner
 * Brian Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick (1921–1977), Northern Irish politician and government minister, prime minister of Northern Ireland 1971–1972
 * Brian Faulkner (born 1947), British soldier
 * Cameron Faulkner (born 1984), Australian rules footballer
 * Charles Faulkner (disambiguation), several people
 * Charmian Faulkner, Australian missing person
 * Chris Faulkner (born 1960), American football player
 * Colleen Faulkner, American author
 * Damien Faulkner (born 1977), Irish race car driver
 * Daniel Faulkner (1955–1981), American police officer
 * David Faulkner (disambiguation), several people
 * Dennis Faulkner (1926–2016), Northern Irish military officer
 * Elizabeth Faulkner, common misspelling of Elizabeth Falkner (born 1966), American chef
 * Eric Faulkner (born 1953), Scottish guitarist in the 1970s band the Bay City Rollers
 * Eric Faulkner, pseudonym of May Brahe (1884–1956), Australian music composer
 * Gary Faulkner Jr. (born 1990), American ten-pin bowler
 * George Faulkner (c. 1703–1775), Irish publisher
 * George Faulkner (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
 * Graham Faulkner (born 1947), British actor
 * Harris Faulkner (born 1965), American newscaster
 * Henry Faulkner (1924–1981), American artist
 * Hugh Faulkner (disambiguation), several people
 * Jack Faulkner (1926–2008), American football coach and administrator
 * James Faulkner (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
 * Jeff Faulkner (born 1964), American football player
 * Joan Faulkner-Blake (1921–1990), New Zealand broadcaster
 * Joanne Faulkner (born 1972), Australian writer and philosopher
 * John Faulkner (born 1954), Australian politician
 * John Faulkner (racing driver) (born 1952), New Zealand-Australian racing driver
 * John Alfred Faulkner (1857–1931), American church historian
 * Judith Faulkner (born 1943), American billionaire

K–Z

 * Kenneth William Faulkner (born 1947), American politician
 * Larry Faulkner (born 1944), American academic and businessman
 * Lisa Faulkner (born 1973), British actress
 * Louise Faulkner, Australian missing person
 * Mary Faulkner, pseudonym of Kathleen Lindsay (1903–1973), English author
 * Max Faulkner (1916–2005), British golfer
 * Mike Faulkner, American guitarist
 * Neil Faulkner (disambiguation), several people
 * Newton Faulkner (born 1985), British musician
 * Pádraig Faulkner (1918–2012), Irish politician
 * Peter Faulkner (born 1960), Australian cricketer
 * Raymond O. Faulkner (1894–1982), British Egyptologist and philologist
 * Richie Faulkner (born 1980), English guitarist
 * Richard Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Worcester (born 1946), British politician
 * Roy Faulkner (1897–?), Canadian association football player
 * Sally Faulkner (born 1946), British film and television actress
 * Sandford C. Faulkner (1803–1874), American composer and fiddler
 * Shannon Faulkner (born 1975), American military cadet and educator
 * Shawn Faulkner (born 1962), American football player
 * Steve Faulkner (born 1954), British footballer
 * Tom Faulkner (c. 1719–1785), English cricketer, wrestler and boxer
 * Ronald Trader Faulkner (1927–2021), Australian actor, was married to Bobo Faulkner
 * Walt Faulkner (1918–1956), American racing driver
 * William Faulkner (1897–1962), American novelist

People with the middle name

 * Bruce Faulkner Caputo (born 1943), American politician
 * Fred Faulkner Lester (1926–1945), United States Navy sailor, Medal of Honor recipient
 * George Faulkner Wetherbee (1851–1920), American painter

Fictional characters with the surname

 * Adam Faulkner (Saw), character from the Saw film series
 * Bjorn Faulkner, protagonist of the 1934 play Night of January 16th by Ayn Rand
 * Kitty Faulkner, real-life name of the DC Comics character Rampage
 * Lesley Williams Faulkner, character of the ABC soap opera General Hospital
 * Ted Faulkner, character of the Australian television program Blue Heelers
 * Robert Faulkner (Assassin's Creed), a sailor in Assassin's Creed III