Starling is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Starling (born 1951), English footballer
Avril Starling (born 1953), English cricketer
Bubba Starling (born 1992), American baseball player
Ernest Starling (1866-1927), English physiologist
Geoff Starling (born 1952), Australian rugby league player
Hannah Starling (born 1995), British diver
John Henry Starling (1883–1966), Australian public servant
Josh Starling (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player
Paul Starling (born 1948), Australian karateka
Ronnie Starling (1909–1991), English footballer
Simon Starling (born 1967), English artist
Fictional characters:
Clarice Starling, protagonist of the films The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal
Juliet, Cordelia, and Rosalind Starling, from Suda 51's hack-and-slash Zombie game Lollipop Chainsaw
