Faulkner (surname)

Faulkner, Falkner or Faulknor are name variants of Falconer. It is of medieval origin taken from Old French "faulconnier", "one who practices the sport of falconry", or "keeper or trainer of hawks." Another etymology suggests the name could also have a parallel derivation meaning "maker or worker of a "faucon" (a type of crane or windlass).

People with the last name Faulkner:
*Alex Faulkner (b. 1936), Canadian ice hockey player
*Arthur Faulkner (1921-1985), New Zealand politician
*Aubrey Faulkner (1881-1930), South African cricket player
*Bayard H. Faulkner (1894-1983), American politician
*Brian Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick (1921-1977), the sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
*Cameron Faulkner (b. 1984), Australian rules football player
*Charles Faulkner, any of several people of the same name
*Colleen Faulkner, American author
*Damien Faulkner (b. 1977), Irish car driver
*Daniel Faulkner (1955-1981), a Philadelphia police officer who was murdered in the line of duty by a member of the Black Panther Party
*Dave Faulkner, any of several people of the same name
*David Faulkner, any of several people of the same name
*Dereck Faulkner (b. 1985), American football player
*Eric Faulkner (born Eric Falconer in 1953), guitarist in the 1970s band the Bay City Rollers
*George Faulkner, Irish publisher who in 1735 published a complete set of Jonathan Swift's works
*Graham Faulkner (b. 1947), British actor
*Harris Faulkner (b. 1965), American newscaster for Fox News Channel
*Henry Faulkner (1924-1981), American artist
*Hugh Faulkner (b. 1933), Canadian politician
*Jack Faulkner (b. 1926), American football coach and administrator
*James Faulkner, any of several people of the same name
*Jeff Faulkner (b. 1964), American football player
*Joan Faulkner-Blake (1921-1990), New Zealand broadcaster
*John Faulkner (b. 1954), Australian politician
*John Alfred Faulkner (1857-1931), American church historian
*Larry Faulkner, former president of The University of Texas at Austin
*Lisa Faulkner (b. 1973), British actress
*Mary Faulkner (1903-1973), pseudonym of Kathleen Lindsay
*Max Faulkner (1916-2005), British golfer
*Mike Faulkner, bass player in the band The Damn Personals
*Neil Faulkner, any of several people of the same name
*Newton Faulkner (b. 1985), British musician
*Pádraig Faulkner (b. 1918), Irish politician
*Peter Faulkner (b. 1960), Australian cricket player
*Raymond O. Faulkner (1894-1982), British Egyptologist and philologist
*Richard Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Worcester (b. 1946), British politician, brother of David Faulkner (criminologist)
*Sally Faulkner, British film and television actress
*Sanford Faulkner (1806-1874), American colonel and story teller
*Shannon Faulkner (b. 1975), first female cadet to enter The Citadel military college in South Carolina
*Steve Faulkner (b. 1954), British footballer
*Tom Faulkner, 18th century cricket player
*Walt Faulkner (1920-1956), American racing driver
*William Faulkner (1897-1962), American Nobel Prize-winning novelist, great-grandson of William Clark Falkner

People with the first or middle name Faulkner:
*Bruce Faulkner Caputo (b. 1943), American politician
*Charles Faulkner Bryan (1911-1955), American composer, musician, music educator and collector of folk music
*Fred Faulkner Lester (1926-1945), United States Navy sailor, Medal of Honor recipient
*George Faulkner Wetherbee (1851-1920), American painter

Fictional people:
*Adam Faulkner, character from the "Saw" film series

Miscellaneous:
*Louise and Charmian Faulkner disappearance, unsolved missing person case

ee also

*Falcone (disambiguation)
*Falconer
*Falkner
*Faulknor (disambiguation)
*Fawkner (disambiguation)