Fairfax is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Alan Fairfax, Australian cricketerDaphne Fairfax, a British comedianEdward Fairfax, translatorHenry Fairfax (Royal Navy officer), British Admiral and Naval Commander K.C.B., F.R.G.S.,James Fairfax (1933–2017), Australian businessman and philanthropistJohn Fairfax (disambiguation), name of several notable peopleRobert Fairfax (disambiguation), name of several notable peopleRuth Fairfax, first president of the Queensland Country Women's AssociationRussell Fairfax, Australian rugby league footballerThomas Fairfax (Gilling), a 15th/16th-century owner of Gilling Castle in North Yorkshire, England and an ancestor of both Prince William and Kate MiddletonThomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, a Roundhead during the English Civil WarWilliam Fairfax, 18th-century colonial official and plantation owner in VirginiaWilliam George Fairfax, a vice-admiral in the Royal NavyLord Fairfax of Cameron (multiple individuals), a title in the Peerage of ScotlandViscount Fairfax of Emley (multiple individuals), a title in the Peerage of IrelandGiven name:
Fairfax M. Cone (1903–1977), American businessmanFairfax Downey (1893–1990), American writer and military historianFairfax Fenwick (1852–1920), New Zealand cricketerSir Fairfax Moresby (1786–1877), Royal Navy officerFictional characters:
Gavin Fairfax, a character played by John D. Collins on the British sitcom series 'Allo 'Allo!Colonel Fairfax, a character in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera The Yeomen of the Guard.Mrs. Fairfax, a character in Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre