Fairclough

Fairclough is a surname. A variant form is Faircloth. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Adam Fairclough, British historian of the United States
 * Anna Fairclough (born 1957), member of the Alaska House of Representatives
 * Arthur Fairclough (manager) (born 1873), Soccer manager
 * Arthur Bradfield Fairclough (1896–1968), Canadian First World War flying ace
 * Ben Fairclough (born 1989), English soccer player
 * Chris Fairclough (born 1964), soccer player
 * David Fairclough (born 1957), Liverpool footballer in the 1970s
 * Dennis Fairclough, Computing & Networking professor
 * Ellen Fairclough (1905–2004), first female member of the Canadian Cabinet
 * Eric Fairclough, Canadian politician
 * Leonard Fairclough (1853–1927), English stonemason
 * founder of Leonard Fairclough & Son, a construction firm
 * Les Fairclough (1902–1951), English professional rugby league player
 * Lora Fairclough (born 1970), English professional golfer
 * Mick Fairclough (born 1952), Irish professional soccer player
 * Norman Fairclough (born 1941), linguist
 * Paul Fairclough (born 1950), soccer manager
 * Percy Fairclough (1858–1947), English amateur footballer
 * Peter Fairclough (cricketer) (1887–1952), English cricketer
 * Peter Fairclough (footballer) (1893–1953), English footballer
 * Richard Fairclough (divine) (1621–1682), nonconformist divine
 * Samuel Fairclough (1594–1677), English nonconformist divine
 * Wilfred Fairclough (1907–1996), English artist, engraver and printmaker.

Fictional characters

 * Len Fairclough, character in the soap opera Coronation Street
 * Rita Fairclough, character in the soap opera Coronation Street
 * Stanley Fairclough, character in the soap opera Coronation Street