Pilkington (surname)
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, 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
- Florian Pilkington-Miksa (born 1950), 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), Scottish 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
- 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
- William Pilkington (architect) (1758–1848), English architect