Pilkington is an English surname, and may refer to: Alan Pilkington (born c. 1964), British engineer and Professor Alastair Pilkington (1920–1995), British industrialist Anthony Pilkington (born 1988), English footballer who has represented Ireland Brian Pilkington (footballer), English footballer Brian Pilkington (illustrator) (born 1950), English-Icelandic illustrator and artist Charles Pilkington (cricketer, born 1837), English cricketer and clergyman Charles Pilkington (cricketer, born 1876), English cricketer Charlie Pilkington, Irish-American professional boxer Dianne Pilkington (born 1975), English theatre actress and singer Danny Pilkington, English footballer Declan Pilkington (born 1969), an Irish sportsman Doris Pilkington Garimara (born Nugi Garimara in 1937, and also known as Doris Pilkington), Australian author Elliot Pilkington, (1890–1945), English footballer Esther Pilkington, British performance artist Florian Pilkington-Miksa (1950–2021), drummer in the original line-up of the British rock group Curved Air Francis Pilkington (c. 1565–1638), English composer, lutenist and singer Frederick Thomas Pilkington (1832–1898), British architect George Pilkington (born 1981), English footballer George Pilkington Mills (1867–1945), English racing cyclist Harry Pilkington (1905–1983), British businessman and academic administrator Jackie Pilkington, Irish-American professional boxer James Pilkington (bishop) (1520–1576), Bishop of Durham Joel Pilkington (born 1984), English footballer Johnny Pilkington (born 1970), Irish sportsman Karl Pilkington (born 1972), English radio producer and personality Kevin Pilkington (born 1974), English footballer Konnor Pilkington (born 1997), American baseball player Laetitia Pilkington (c. 1709–1750), British poet Leonard Pilkington (1527–1599), English academic and clergyman Liam Pilkington (1894–1977), Irish activist Lorraine Pilkington (born 1975), Irish actress Luke Pilkington, Australian football (soccer) player Mark Pilkington (golfer) (born 1978), Welsh professional golfer Mark Pilkington (writer) (born 1973), English writer Matthew Pilkington (1701–1774), Irish author of a standard text on painters which become known as Pilkington's Dictionary Mary Pilkington (née Mary Hopkins) (1766–1839), English novelist and poet Peter Pilkington, Baron Pilkington of Oxenford (1933–2011), British politician Rachel Pilkington (born 1974), Irish actress Richard Pilkington (politician, born 1908) (1908–1976), British Conservative politician Richard Pilkington (bowls), a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand Robert Pilkington (1870–1942), Irish politician Roger Pilkington (disambiguation), several people William Pilkington (architect) (1758–1848), English architect English-language surnames Irish families