Fairbairn

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 (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player *Bruce Fairbairn (1949–1999), Canadian musician, songwriter and producer *Carolyn Fairbairn, British business and television executive *Charles Fairbairn, Canadian politician, member for Victoria South (1890–1896) *David Fairbairn (politician) (1917–1994), Australian politician and cabinet minister *David Fairbairn (artist) (born 1949), Australian painter and printmaker *Douglas Fairbairn, co-developer of the Xerox NoteTaker, one of the first portable computers *George Fairbairn (disambiguation), several people *Ian Fairbairn (rower) (1896–1968), British financier and rower *Ian 'Walter' Fairbairn, English folk musician *Irene Fairbairn (1899–1974), Australian Girl Guides’ leader *Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford, British athlete who competed in 1908 Olympics. (800m & 1500m) *James Fairbairn (1897–1940), Australian politician, Minister for Air and Civil Aviation, killed in the Canberra air disaster, 1940 *John Fairbairn (disambiguation), several people *Joyce Fairbairn (1939–2022), Canadian senator and cabinet minister *Kaʻimi Fairbairn (born 1994), American football player *Nicholas Fairbairn (1933–1995), British politician *Patrick Fairbairn (1805–1874), Scottish theologian *Peter Fairbairn (1799–1861), Scottish engineer *Rhea Fairbairn (1890–1953), Canadian amateur tennis player *Richard Robert Fairbairn (1867–1941), British politician *Robert Fairbairn (1910–1988), Scottish banker and cricketer *Robert Edis Fairbairn (1879–1953), Canadian pacifist *Ronald Fairbairn (William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, 1889–1964), British psychoanalyst, father of Nicholas Fairbairn *Steve Fairbairn (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 (1823–1891), English industrialist and art collector *Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn (politician) (1840–1874), Canadian politician * Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn (1840-1874), Canadian lawyer and politician *William Fairbairn (Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick, 1789–1874), Scottish engineer *William E. Fairbairn (1885–1960), British soldier, police officer, and WWII commando trainer Provided by Wikipedia