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.^{[citation needed]}

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
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), 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 (born 1933), Canadian politician
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
Ricky Michael Faulkner (1989-present), England Sheffield

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 (born 1918), 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 (born 1897), Canadian association football player
Sally Faulkner (born 1944), 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^{[citation needed]}
Fred Faulkner Lester (1926–1945), United States Navy sailor, Medal of Honor recipient^{[citation needed]}
George Faulkner Wetherbee (1851–1920), American painter^{[citation needed]}

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

Faulkner (surname)

Contents

People with the surname

A–J

K–Z

People with the middle name

Fictional characters with the surname

See also

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