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 (1884–1973), Inspector-General of the Straits Settlements Police (Singapore)
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Jeff Fairburn (born 1966), British businessman
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Paul Fairburn, British radio broadcaster
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Rex Fairburn (1904–1957), New Zealand poet
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William Armstrong Fairburn (1876–1947), author, naval architect, marine engineer, and industrialist
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William E. Fairbairn
Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lieutenant Colonel William Ewart Fairbairn (; 28 February 1885 – 20 June 1960) was a British soldier and police officer. He developed hand-to-hand combat methods for the Shanghai Police during the interwar ...
, (1885-1960) British Royal Marine and police officer.
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