John Fairbairn

John Fairbairn may refer to:
 * Jock Fairbairn ( 1890s), Scottish football goalkeeper with Heart of Midlothian
 * John Fairbairn (writer), English political journalist, author and translator
 * John Fairbairn (Horticulturist), Curator of Chelsea Physic Garden 1784–1814
 * John Fairbairn (educator) (1794–1854), newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician
 * John Fairbairn, prisoner on St. Michael of Scarborough
 * John Fairbairn (skeleton racer) (born 1983), Canadian skeleton racer
 * John Fairbairn (naval officer) (1912–1984), South African naval officer who annexed the Prince Edward Islands for South Africa
 * Kaʻimi Fairbairn, full name John Christian Kaʻiminoeauloamekaʻikeokekumupaʻa Fairbairn (born 1994), American football player