# 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.

## People with the surname
### 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
* Kristen Faulkner (born 1992), American cyclist
* 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
* Trish Faulkner (born 1945), Australian-American former professional tennis player
* 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