Festing is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Andrew Festing Andrew Thomas Festing MBE PPRP (born 30 November 1941) is a British portrait painter, and fellow and former president of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. Life Andrew Festing was born on 30 November 1941, the third son of four boys of F ...

(born 1941), English portrait painter *

Edward Robert Festing Major-General Edward Robert Festing (10 August 1839 – 16 May 1912), English army officer, chemist, and first Director of the Science Museum in London.

(1839–1912), English major-general, chemist, and first Director of the Science Museum in London * Sir Francis Festing (1902–1976), British field marshal * Sir Francis Worgan Festing (1833–1886), British Royal Marines major-general *

John Festing John Wogan Festing (13 August 1837 in Stourton, England – 28 December 1902) was an English clergyman who was Bishop of St Albans from 1890 to 1902.

(1837–1902), English clergyman who became Bishop of St Albans *

Matthew Festing Fra' Robert Matthew Festing GCStJ OBE TD DL (30 November 1949 – 12 November 2021) was an English Roman Catholic official who was the Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 2008 until his resignation on 28 J ...

(1949–2021), English Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta * Michael Festing, British research scientist *

Michael Christian Festing Michael Christian Festing (29 November 1705 – 24 July 1752) was an English violinist and composer. His reputation lies mostly on his work as a violin virtuoso. Biography Michael Christian Festing was born in London to parents John and Elizabet ...

(1705–1752), English violinist and composer * Sally Festing (born 1938), British biographer and poet *

Simon Festing Simon Festing is operations director of the CIBSE. Education Festing graduated in 1987 as a Bachelor of Medicine from the London Hospital Medical College. He worked as a medical doctor for three years before leaving medicine in 1990 to study En ...

, British activist and executive director of the Research Defence Society

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