Faye (surname)
Faye is a typical Serer surname - an ethnic group found in Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania. This Serer surname is unrelated to the similar given name in the Western world. They are also pronounced differently.
People with the surname Faye include:
- Abdala Faye (born 1971), Senegalese mixed media artist
- Abdoulaye 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
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