Pilkington (surname)

Pilkington is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alan Pilkington (born c. 1964), British engineer and professor
 * Alastair Pilkington (1920–1995), British industrialist
 * Anthony Pilkington (born 1988), English footballer who has represented Ireland
 * Brian Pilkington (footballer), English footballer
 * Brian Pilkington (illustrator) (born 1950), English-Icelandic illustrator and artist
 * Charles Pilkington (cricketer, born 1837), English cricketer and clergyman
 * Charles Pilkington (cricketer, born 1876), English cricketer
 * Charlie Pilkington, Irish-American professional boxer
 * Dianne Pilkington (born 1975), English theatre actress and singer
 * Danny Pilkington, English footballer
 * Declan Pilkington (born 1969), Irish sportsman
 * Doris Pilkington Garimara (born Nugi Garimara, 1937–2014, also known as Doris Pilkington), Australian author
 * Elliot Pilkington (1890–1945), English footballer
 * Esther Pilkington, British performance artist
 * Florian Pilkington-Miksa (1950–2021), drummer in the original line-up of the British rock group Curved Air
 * Francis Pilkington (c. 1565–1638), English composer, lutenist and singer
 * Frederick Thomas Pilkington (1832–1898), British architect
 * George Pilkington (disambiguation), several people
 * Harry Pilkington (1905–1983), British businessman and academic administrator
 * Jackie Pilkington, Irish-American professional boxer
 * James Pilkington (bishop) (1520–1576), Bishop of Durham
 * Joel Pilkington (born 1984), English footballer
 * Johnny Pilkington (born 1970), Irish sportsman
 * Karl Pilkington (born 1972), English radio producer and personality
 * Kevin Pilkington (born 1974), English footballer
 * Konnor Pilkington (born 1997), American baseball player
 * Laetitia Pilkington (c. 1709–1750), British poet
 * Leonard Pilkington (1527–1599), English academic and clergyman
 * Liam Pilkington (1894–1977), Irish activist
 * Lorraine Pilkington (born 1975), Irish actress
 * Luke Pilkington, Australian football (soccer) player
 * Mark Pilkington (golfer) (born 1978), Welsh professional golfer
 * Mark Pilkington (writer) (born 1973), English writer
 * Matthew Pilkington (1701–1774), Irish author of a standard text on painters which become known as Pilkington's Dictionary
 * Mary Pilkington (née Mary Hopkins) (1766–1839), English novelist and poet
 * Pat Pilkington (1928–2013), co-founder of Bristol Cancer Help Centre
 * Peter Pilkington, Baron Pilkington of Oxenford (1933–2011), British politician
 * Rachel Pilkington (born 1974), Irish actress
 * Richard Pilkington (disambiguation), several people
 * Robert Pilkington (1870–1942), Irish politician
 * Roger Pilkington (disambiguation), several people
 * William Pilkington (architect) (1758–1848), English architect