Fairbank is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred John Fairbank (1895-1982), British calligrapher, type-designerCalvin Fairbank (1816-1898), American abolitionistChristopher Fairbank (born 1953), British actorHerbert S. Fairbank, American engineerJanet Fairbank (1903-1947), American operatic singerJanet Ayer Fairbank (1878-1951), American authorJennifer Fairbank (born 1979), American Miss HawaiiJohn K. Fairbank (1907-1991), American East Asian scholarN. K. Fairbank (1829-1903), American businessmanRichard Fairbank, American founder and CEO of Capital OneSamuel B. Fairbank (1822–1898), American evangelist and naturalist in IndiaValerie Baker Fairbank (born 1949), American judge