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 include:

Abdala Faye (born 1971), Senegalese mixed media artist
Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye (born 1978), Senegalese footballer
Amdy Faye (born 1977), Senegalese footballer
Fary Faye (born 1974), Senegalese retired footballer
Frances Faye (1912-1991), American singer and pianist
Gaynor Faye (born 1971), English actress and writer
Guillaume Faye (born 1949), French journalist and writer
Hervé Faye (1814–1902) French astronomer
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
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 (born 1943), Senegalese film director
Sheikh Omar Faye (born 1960), Gambian diplomat, former government minister and former athlete

See also