Fairbank is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred John Fairbank (1895–1982), British calligrapher Calvin Fairbank (1816–1898), American abolitionist Christopher Fairbank (born 1953), British actor Herbert S. Fairbank, American engineer Janet Fairbank (1903–1947), American opera singer Janet Ayer Fairbank (1878–1951), American author John K. Fairbank (1907–1991), American historian N. K. Fairbank (1829–1903), American businessman Richard Fairbank (born 1950), American businessman Samuel B. Fairbank (1822–1898), American evangelist Valerie Baker Fairbank (born 1949), American judge William M. Fairbank (1917–1989), American physicist Winthrop H. Fairbank (1857–1922), American politician
See also Fairbanks (surname) Fairbanks family