Spaulding is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Charles Clinton Spaulding (1874–1952) prominent African-American business owner in Durham, North Carolina
Douglas Spaulding (born 1933), American Shakespeare scholar
Elbridge G. Spaulding (1809–1897), American politician—Buffalo, New York
Hiland J. Spaulding (1841-1927), Wisconsin state legislator
Joseph Spaulding, American farmer and legislator
Kenneth Spaulding, American lawyer and legislator
Myron Spaulding (1905–2000), American yacht designer, sailboat racer and concert violinist
Norman Spaulding, law professor
Oliver L. Spaulding (1833–1922), U.S. Representative from Michigan
Philip F. Spaulding (1912–2005), American naval architect
Robert Spaulding, English scholar
Rolland H. Spaulding (1873–1942), Governor of New Hampshire
William H. Spaulding, former college football coach
William J. Spaulding, Sr. (1923–1997), American singer and songwriter
