Challinor is the name of several people:
Dave Challinor (born 1975), English footballer and managerDavid Challinor (1920–2008), American biologistFrederick Arthur Challinor (1866–1952), English composerJack Challinor (1916–1981), English footballerJim Challinor (1934–1976), English rugby league player and coachJoan R. Challinor, American civil servantJon Challinor (born 1980), English footballerRaymond Challinor (1929–2011), English historian