Conkling, a surname, may refer to:
- Alfred Conkling (1789-1874), a lawyer and United States Representative from New York
- Frederick A. Conkling (1816-1891), a U.S. Representative from New York
- Grace Conkling (1878 – 1958), American author
- Hilda Conkling (1910-1986), an American poet
- Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888), a U.S. Representative and Senator from New York
- Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (1887 – 1933), an American silent film actor
- Roscoe Conkling McCulloch (1880-1958), a U.S. Representative and Senator from Ohio
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson (1876-1954), a U.S. Representative and Senator from Missouri