Faye (surname)

Faye is a typical Serer surname.

People with the surname Faye include:

• Abdala Faye (born 1971), Senegalese mixed media artist
• Abdoulaye Faye (born 1978), Senegalese footballer
• Alice Faye, stage name of American actress and singer Alice Jeanne Leppert (1915–1998)
• Amdy Faye (born 1977), Senegalese footballer
• Andreas Faye (1802–1869), Norwegian priest, folklorist, and historian
• Bassirou Diomaye Faye (born 1980), Senegal's 5th President
• Fary Faye (born 1974), Senegalese retired footballer
• Fatou Lamin Faye (born 1954), Gambian politician
• Frances Faye (1912–1991), American singer and pianist
• Gaël Faye (born 1982), Rwandan-French singer and writer
• Gaynor Faye (born 1971), English actress and writer
• Guillaume Faye (1949–2019), French journalist and writer
• Hervé Faye (1814–1902) French astronomer
• H. P. Faye (1859–1928), Norwegian-born businessman in the Kingdom of Hawaii
• Ibrahima Faye (born 1979), Senegalese footballer
• Jean-Pierre Faye (born 1925), French philosopher and writer of fiction and prose poetry
• Jørgen Breder Faye (1823–1908), Norwegian banker and politician
• Julia Faye (1892–1966), American actress
• Lassana Faye (born 1998), Dutch footballer
• Mouhammad Faye (born 1985), Senegalese basketball player
• Pape Omar Faye (born 1987), Senegalese footballer
• Randall Faye (1892–1948), American screenwriter, film producer and director
• Safi Faye (1943–2023), Senegalese film director
• Sheikh Omar Faye (born 1960), Gambian diplomat, former government minister and former athlete