Fairbanks is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arthur Fairbanks (1864–1944), American art historian and administratorAvard Fairbanks (1897–1987), American sculptorCharles Rufus Fairbanks (1790–1841), Canadian lawyer, judge, entrepreneur and politicianCharles W. Fairbanks (1852–1918), American politicianCharles H. Fairbanks (1913–1984), American archaeologist and anthropologistChuck Fairbanks (1933–2013), American football coachCornelia Cole Fairbanks (1852–1913), American women's suffragistDana Fairbanks, fictional character in American TV drama The L WordDouglas Fairbanks (1883–1939), American actor, screenwriter, director, and producerDouglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1909–2000), American actor naval officerEdward Fairbanks (1850–1924), Canadian merchant and politicianErastus Fairbanks (1792–1864), American manufacturer and politicianFranklin Fairbanks (1828–1895), American businessman and politicianGene Fairbanks (born 1982) Australian professional rugby union footballerGeorge Rainsford Fairbanks (1820-1906), American lawyer, politician and fruit growerHorace Fairbanks (1820–1888), American politician, Governor of VermontJason Fairbanks (1780–1801),American murdererJerry Fairbanks (1904–1995), American film and TV producer and directorJohn B. Fairbanks (1855–1940), American Latter-day Saint artistJonathan Fairbanks (1594–1668), English colonist in New EnglandJonathan Leo Fairbanks (born 1933), American artistJoseph Fairbanks (1718–1796), Canadian merchant and politicianE. LeBron Fairbanks (born 1942), American retired minister in the Church of the NazareneLloyd Fairbanks (born 1953), former Canadian football playerLucile Fairbanks (1917–1999), American actresMadeline and Marion Fairbanks (1900–1989 and 1900–1973), American twins, stage and film actressesMason Fairbanks, fictional character in American TV comedy series The SimpsonsMichelle Fairbanks, American actressNola Fairbanks (born 1924), American actressOrtho R. Fairbanks, American artistRalph Jacobus Fairbanks (1857–1943), American prospector, entrepreneur and pioneerRichard M. Fairbanks (1941–2013), American lawyer, diplomat and businessmanThaddeus Fairbanks (1796–1886), American inventorWilliam Fairbanks (1894–1945), American actor