Faye (surname)

Faye is a surname based on a place name in Senegambia, unrelated to the similar given name in the Western world.

People with the surname Faye

• Abdala Faye (born 1971), Senegalese mixed media artist
• Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye (born 1978), Senegalese football (soccer) player
• Amdy Faye (born 1977), Senegalese football (soccer) player
• Guillaume Faye (born 1949), French journalist and writer
• Safi Faye (born 1943), Senegalese film director

As a stage name

Faye also occurs as a stage name unrelated to the above.

• Alice Faye, born Alice Jeanne Leppert (1915–1998), American actress and singer

See also

• Faye family
• Fay (surname)
• Faye (disambiguation)