Folger is both a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Abigail Folger (1943-1969), American civil rights activistAlonzo Dillard Folger (1888-1941), Member of the United States House of Representatives from North CarolinaCharles J. Folger (1818-1884), American politicianDan Folger (1943-2006), American singer and songwriterEmily Jordan Folger (1858-1936), Shakespeare scholarHenry Clay Folger (1857-1930), founder of the Folger Shakespeare LibraryJ. A. Folger (1835-1889), founder of the Folgers Coffee CompanyJohn Clifford Folger (1893-1981), United States Ambassador to Belgium (1957-59)John Hamlin Folger (1880-1963), American lawyerJonas Folger (born 1993), German motorbike racerJoseph P. Folger (21st century), American academicMary Morrell Folger, grandmother of Benjamin Franklin, referenced in Moby DickMayhew Folger (1774-1828), American whaler and grandfather of William M. FolgerPeter Folger (1905-1980), American businesspersonPeter Folger (Nantucket settler) (1617-1690), Baptist missionary, teacher, and surveyor and grandfather of Benjamin FranklinThomas Eugene Folger, Jr. (1954-1998), American Photographer, Paramedic, Firefighter.Thomas Eugene Folger, Sr. (1926-1971), Gunner APA 150 on board USS Bergen US United States Navy. Service number 9874247.Walter Folger, Jr. (1765-1849), Member of the United States House of Representatives from MassachusettsWilliam M. Folger (1844-1928), United States Navy rear admiral and grandson of Mayhew FolgerGiven name:
Walter Folger Brown (1869-1961), American politicianWilliam Folger Nickle (1869-1957), Canadian politician