Fairburn (surname)

The surname Fairburn may refer to:
 * Charles Fairburn (1887–1945), Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London Midland & Scottish Railway
 * Harold Fairburn (1884–1973), Inspector-General of the Straits Settlements Police (Singapore)
 * Jeff Fairburn (born 1966), British businessman
 * Paul Fairburn, British radio broadcaster
 * Rex Fairburn (1904–1957), New Zealand poet
 * William Armstrong Fairburn (1876–1947), author, naval architect, marine engineer, and industrialist
 * William E. Fairbairn, (1885-1960) British Royal Marine and police officer.