Fairbairn is a surname of Scottish origin which means "a handsome child." Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Fairbairn (disambiguation), several people *

Bill Fairbairn William John "Bulldog" Fairbairn (born January 7, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Fairbairn played most of his career with the New York Rangers, later played ...

(born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player *

Bruce Fairbairn Bruce Earl Fairbairn (December 30, 1949 – May 17, 1999) was a Canadian record producer. He was active as a producer from 1976 to 1999, and is considered one of the best of his era. His most successful productions are ''Slippery When Wet'' an ...

(1949–1999), Canadian musician, songwriter and producer *

Carolyn Fairbairn Dame Carolyn Julie Fairbairn DBE (born 13 December 1960) is a British businesswoman, former director-general of the Confederation of British Industry and a former non-executive director of the Competition and Markets Authority, Lloyds Banking G ...

, British business and television executive * Charles Fairbairn, Canadian politician, member for

Victoria South Victoria South was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. It was created by the Brit ...

(1890–1896) *

David Fairbairn (politician) Sir David Eric Fairbairn, (3 March 1917 – 1 June 1994) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1975. He held ministerial office as Minister for Air (1962–19 ...

(1917–1994), Australian politician and cabinet minister *

David Fairbairn (artist) David Fairbairn (born 1949), is an Australian painter and printmaker who was the winner of the Dobell Prize for Drawing in 1999. He has been selected as a Dobell Prize Finalist fifteen times, won the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize in 2002 an ...

(born 1949), Australian painter and printmaker *

Douglas Fairbairn Douglas Behl Fairbairn (December 20, 1926 – October 2, 1997) was an American author who mainly wrote about South Florida. He wrote novels and a memoir. Early life Born Douglas Behl in Elmira, New York, to Jean Melissa "Missy" (née Fairba ...

, co-developer of the Xerox NoteTaker, one of the first portable computers * George Fairbairn (disambiguation), several people *

Ian Fairbairn Stephen Ian Fairbairn (14 April 18965 December 1968) was a British financier and rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and later rose to the position of chairman of the M&G fund management company. Personal life Fairbairn was the son ...

(1896–1968), British financier and rower *

Ian 'Walter' Fairbairn Ian "Walter" Fairbairn (born 28 August 1953) is an English folk musician, who was raised in the North East of England. He developed his musical talent whilst still at school, inspired by his contemporaries Dave Richardson (The Boys of the Lough) ...

, English folk musician *

Irene Fairbairn Irene Florence Fairbairn (30 March 1899 – 14 March 1974) served as the Chief Commissioner of Guides Australia. She was a 1947 recipient of the Silver Fish Award, the highest adult award in Girlguiding, awarded for outstanding service to Girlguid ...

(1899–1974), Australian Girl Guides’ leader * Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford, British athlete who competed in 1908 Olympics. (800m & 1500m) *

James Fairbairn James Valentine Fairbairn (28 July 1897 – 13 August 1940) was an Australian aviator and politician. A World War I fighter pilot, he represented the United Australia Party (UAP) in federal parliament and served as Minister for Air and Civil A ...

(1897–1940), Australian politician, Minister for Air and Civil Aviation, killed in the Canberra air disaster, 1940 *

John Fairbairn (disambiguation) 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 Physi ...

, several people *

Joyce Fairbairn Joyce Fairbairn (November 6, 1939 – March 29, 2022) was a Canadian senator and was the first woman to serve as the leader of the Government in the Senate. Early life and education Born in Lethbridge, Alberta on November 6, 1939, Fairbairn w ...

(1939–2022), Canadian senator and cabinet minister *

Kaʻimi Fairbairn John Christian Kaiminoeauloamekaikeokekumupaa "Kaimi" Fairbairn (born January 29, 1994) is an American football placekicker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). Playing college football at UCLA, he was a consensus fir ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Nicholas Fairbairn Sir Nicholas Hardwick Fairbairn, (24 December 1933 – 19 February 1995) was a Scottish politician. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Kinross and Western Perthshire from October 1974 to 1983, and then for Perth and Kinros ...

(1933–1995), British politician *

Patrick Fairbairn Patrick Fairbairn (28 January 1805 – 6 August 1874) was a Scottish Free Church minister and theologian. He was Moderator of the General Assembly 1864/65. Early life and career He was born in Halyburton, Greenlaw, Berwickshire, on 28 Ja ...

(1805–1874), Scottish theologian *

Peter Fairbairn Sir Peter Fairbairn (1799–1861) was a Scottish engineer, inventor, and mayor of Leeds, West Yorkshire. Early life Peter Fairbairn was the youngest brother of Sir William Fairbairn, born at Kelso in Roxburghshire in September 1799. He had ...

(1799–1861), Scottish engineer *

Rhea Fairbairn Rhea Fairbairn of Canada (born 15 Jan 1890; died 24 Apr 1953) was an amateur tennis player. Fairbairn, who was a member of the tennis team at the University of Toronto, reached the finals of the Canadian Championships Canadian Championships refe ...

(1890–1953), Canadian amateur tennis player *

Richard Robert Fairbairn Richard Robert James Fairbairn (27 May 1867 – 14 October 1941) was a British tramways and bus manager, Justice of the Peace and Liberal Party politician. Personal life and career Richard Robert Fairbairn was the son of a London labour leader ...

(1867–1941), British politician *

Robert Fairbairn Sir Robert Duncan Fairbairn (25 September 1910 – 26 March 1988) was a Scottish banker and amateur sportsman, who was the chairman of Clydesdale Bank from 1975–1985. In sport, he played two first-class cricket matches (one of which was fo ...

(1910–1988), Scottish banker and cricketer *

Robert Edis Fairbairn Robert Edis Fairbairn (17 June 1879 - 30 May 1953) was a Canadian minister, writer, and pacifist. Fairbairn became a committed pacifist after "firsthand exposure to the reactions of young men in bayonet drill", and within a decade of the First ...

(1879–1953), Canadian pacifist *

Ronald Fairbairn William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn () FRSE (11 August 1889 – 31 December 1964) was a Scottish psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and a central figure in the development of the Object Relations Theory of psychoanalysis. He usually used, and was known as ...

(William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, 1889–1964), British psychoanalyst, father of Nicholas Fairbairn *

Steve Fairbairn Stephen Fairbairn (25 August 1862 – 16 May 1938) was a rower and an influential rowing coach at Jesus College Boat Club, Cambridge University, Thames Rowing Club and London Rowing Club in the early decades of the 20th century, and founded the ...

(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 Sir Thomas Fairbairn, 2nd Baronet (18 January 1823 - 12 August 1891) was an English industrialist and art collector. Fairbairn was born in the Polygon in Ardwick, near the centre of Manchester. He was the third of eight surviving children of Si ...

(1823–1891), English industrialist and art collector *

Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn (politician) Thomas McCullouch Fairbairn (April 19, 1840 – May 13, 1874) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Peterborough West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1871 to 1874. Fairbairn was born in Bowmanville in 1840, ...

(1840–1874), Canadian politician * Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn (1840-1874), Canadian lawyer and politician *

William Fairbairn Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick (19 February 1789 – 18 August 1874) was a Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research structural components and structural systems ...

(Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick, 1789–1874), Scottish engineer *

William E. Fairbairn Lieutenant-Colonel William Ewart Fairbairn (; 28 February 1885 – 20 June 1960) was a British Royal Marine and police officer. He developed hand-to-hand combat methods for the Shanghai Police during the interwar period, as well as for the all ...

(1885–1960), British soldier, police officer, and WWII commando trainer

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