Spaulding is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Charles Clinton Spaulding (1874–1952) prominent African-American business owner in Durham, North CarolinaDouglas Spaulding (born 1933), American Shakespeare scholarElbridge G. Spaulding (1809–1897), American politician—Buffalo, New YorkHiland J. Spaulding (1841-1927), Wisconsin state legislatorJoseph Spaulding, American farmer and legislatorKenneth Spaulding, American lawyer and legislatorMyron Spaulding (1905–2000), American yacht designer, sailboat racer and concert violinistNorman Spaulding, law professorOliver L. Spaulding (1833–1922), U.S. Representative from MichiganPhilip F. Spaulding (1912–2005), American naval architectRobert Spaulding, English scholarRolland H. Spaulding (1873–1942), Governor of New HampshireWilliam H. Spaulding, former college football coachWilliam J. Spaulding, Sr. (1923–1997), American singer and songwriter