Folger

For other uses, see Folger (disambiguation).

Folger is an English and German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Abiah Folger (1667–1752), mother of Benjamin Franklin
• Abigail Folger (1943–1969), American civil rights activist
• Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888–1941), American politician
• Charles J. Folger (1818–1884), American politician
• Dan Folger (1943–2006), American singer and songwriter
• Emily Jordan Folger (1858–1936), Shakespeare scholar
• Henry Clay Folger (1857–1930), founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library
• J. A. Folger (1835–1889), founder of the Folgers Coffee Company
• John Clifford Folger (1893–1981), United States Ambassador to Belgium (1957-59)
• John Hamlin Folger (1880–1963), American politician and lawyer, United States Secretary of the Treasury
• Jonas Folger (born 1993), German motorbike racer
• Joseph P. Folger (21st century), American professor of communication
• Mary Morrell Folger, grandmother of Benjamin Franklin, referenced in Moby Dick
• Mayhew Folger (1774–1828), American whaler and grandfather of William M. Folger
• Peter Folger (1905–1980), American businessperson
• Peter Folger (Nantucket settler) (1617–1690), Baptist missionary, teacher, and surveyor, grandfather of Benjamin Franklin
• Walter Folger Jr. (1765–1849), American politician
• William M. Folger (1844–1928), United States Navy rear admiral and grandson of Mayhew Folger

See also

• Folger Shakespeare Library, an independent research library in Washington, D.C. established by Henry Clay Folger
• Folgers, an American coffee brand