Sanborn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Sanborn, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
Alvan F. Sanborn, journalist and author
Arthur Loomis Sanborn, United States federal judge
Aroline Sanborn, diarist
Ashton Sanborn (1882–1970), American archaeologist.
Chase Sanborn, trumpet player
Daniel Alfred Sanborn, surveyor
David Sanborn, American alto saxophonist
David C. Sanborn
Edwin David Sanborn, New Hampshire educator
Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Massachusetts journalist, author, and reformer
Garrison Sanborn, American football player
Henry B. Sanborn (1845–1912); American rancher known as the "Father of Amarillo, Texas."
Herbert Charles Sanborn (1873-1967), American philosopher, political candidate.
Jim Sanborn, American sculptor
John B. Sanborn, lawyer, politician, and soldier
John B. Sanborn, Jr., lawyer, politician, and United States federal judge
John C. Sanborn, United States Representative
John Sewell Sanborn, Canadian educator, lawyer, judge and political figure
Kate Sanborn, author, teacher and lecturer
Kenneth Sanborn, politician and judge
Kerri Sanborn, bridge player
Nick Sanborn, automobile racer
Pitts Sanborn, music critic
Ryne Sanborn, actor
Walter Sanborn, United States judge
Winfred J. Sanborn
