Fairbairn

Fairbairn is a surname of Scottish origin which means "a handsome child."^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrew Fairbairn (disambiguation), several people
• Bill Fairbairn (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bruce Fairbairn (1949–1999), Canadian musician, songwriter and producer
• Carolyn Fairbairn, British business and television executive
• Charles Fairbairn, Canadian politician, member for Victoria South (1890–1896)
• David Fairbairn (politician) (1917–1994), Australian politician and cabinet minister
• David Fairbairn (artist) (born 1949), Australian painter and printmaker
• Douglas Fairbairn, co-developer of the Xerox NoteTaker, one of the first portable computers
• George Fairbairn (disambiguation), several people
• Ian Fairbairn (rower) (1896–1968), British financier and rower
• Ian 'Walter' Fairbairn, English folk musician
• Irene Fairbairn (1899–1974), Australian Girl Guides’ leader
• Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford, British athlete who competed in 1908 Olympics. (800m & 1500m)
• James Fairbairn (1897–1940), Australian politician, Minister for Air and Civil Aviation, killed in the Canberra air disaster, 1940
• John Fairbairn (disambiguation), several people
• Joyce Fairbairn (1939–2022), Canadian senator and cabinet minister
• Kaʻimi Fairbairn (born 1994), American football player
• Nicholas Fairbairn (1933–1995), British politician
• Patrick Fairbairn (1805–1874), Scottish theologian
• Peter Fairbairn (1799–1861), Scottish engineer
• Rhea Fairbairn (1890–1953), Canadian amateur tennis player
• Richard Robert Fairbairn (1867–1941), British politician
• Robert Fairbairn (1910–1988), Scottish banker and cricketer
• Robert Edis Fairbairn (1879–1953), Canadian pacifist
• Ronald Fairbairn (William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, 1889–1964), British psychoanalyst, father of Nicholas Fairbairn
• Steve Fairbairn (1862–1938), Australian-born rowing coach active in Cambridge and London
• Sydney Fairbairn MC (1892–1943), English cricketer and British Army officer
• Thomas Fairbairn, 2nd Baronet (1823–1891), English industrialist and art collector
• Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn (politician) (1840–1874), Canadian politician
• Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn (1840-1874), Canadian lawyer and politician
• William Fairbairn (Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick, 1789–1874), Scottish engineer
• William E. Fairbairn (1885–1960), British soldier, police officer, and WWII commando trainer