Falconer (surname)

Falconer (surname)

People known to bear the name Falconer include:

British

*Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton (b. 1951), British lawyer and politician
*Colin Falconer, any of several people of the same name
*Douglas Falconer, any of several people of the same name
*Earl Falconer (b. 1959), British bass player, member of UB40
*Hugh Falconer (1808-1865), Scottish palaeontologist, geologist and botanist
*Jenni Falconer (b. 1976), British television presenter
*John Falconer, British poker player
*Pablo Falconer, British reggae producer
*Thomas Falconer (1805-1882), English lawyer and traveller
*William Falconer (1732-1769), Scottish poet
*Willie Falconer (b. 1966), Scottish footballer

Irish

*Claire Falconer, actress and painter
*Edmund Falconer (1814-1879), writer and actor

cottish

*Lord Falconer of Halkerton, a title of the Scottish peerage united to the title of Earl of Kintore
*Earl of Kintore, a title of the Scottish peerage united to the title of Lord Falconer of Halkerton. Notable family members are:
**Sir David Falconer (1640-1685), Scottish judge
**Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore (1852-1930), brother of Ion Keith Falconer, British politician and colonial governor
**Ion Keith Falconer (1856-1887), brother of Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore, missionary and Arabic scholar
*Joyce Falconer (b. 1969), Scottish actress
*Kyle Falconer (b. 1987), Scottish singer
*Falconer, a sept of Clan Keith

North American

*Elizabeth Falconer (b. 1956), American koto player
*Etta Zuber Falconer (1933–2002), American educator and mathematician
*Ian Falconer (b. 1959), American illustrator and children's book author
*Jacob Falconer (1869-1928), American representative
*John Mackie Falconer (1820-1903), American artist
*Robert Falconer (1867-1943), Canadian academic

Australian

*Delia Falconer (b. 1966), Australian novelist
*Peter Falconer (b. 1943), Australian politician

People with the first or middle name Falconer

*Falconer Madan (1851-1935), British librarian of the Bodleian Library of Oxford University
*James Falconer Wilson (1828–1895), American congressman

Fictional characters

*Quellcrist Falconer, a character of Richard Morgan's "Takeshi Kovacs" series

ee also

*Falcone (disambiguation)
*Falkner
*Faulkner (surname)
*Faulknor (disambiguation)
*Fawkner (disambiguation)

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