The surname Fairburn may refer to:
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Charles Fairburn (1887–1945), Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London Midland & Scottish Railway
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Harold Fairburn
Harold Fairburn CMG, KPM (1884-1973) was the Inspector-General of the Straits Settlements Police in Singapore, from 1925 to 1935.
Career
He joined the Straits Settlements Police as a cadet in 1904 and spent a twenty-month training period in Chi ...
(1884–1973), Inspector-General of the Straits Settlements Police (Singapore)
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Jeff Fairburn
Jeffrey Fairburn (born 22 May 1966) is a British businessman, currently chief executive of Berkeley DeVeer, a Yorkshire-based house-builder.
Fairburn was previously CEO of Persimmon plc, a British housebuilding company and constituent of the FT ...
(born 1966), British businessman
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Paul Fairburn
Paul Fairburn is a British online marketing consultant. He started out working in commercial radio and managed a number of different stations, before moving into digital operations for Chrysalis Radio (later Global Radio).
Career
Paul Fairburn s ...
, British radio broadcaster
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Rex Fairburn
Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn (2 February 1904 – 25 March 1957), commonly known by his initials A. R. D. Fairburn and otherwise as Rex, was a New Zealand poet who was born and died in Auckland.
Fairburn was born in Auckland in 1904. His grandfa ...
(1904–1957), New Zealand poet
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William Armstrong Fairburn
William Armstrong Fairburn (12 October 1876 – 1 October 1947) was a noted American author, naval architect, marine engineer, industrial executive, and chemist.
Biography
He was the son of Thomas W. Fairburn and Elizabeth Jemima Frosdick,Cen ...
(1876–1947), author, naval architect, marine engineer, and industrialist
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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 Royal Marine and police officer.
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