Sanborn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Sanborn, politician from the U.S. state of MichiganAlvan F. Sanborn, journalist and authorArthur Loomis Sanborn, United States federal judgeAroline Sanborn, diaristAshton Sanborn (1882–1970), American archaeologist.Chase Sanborn, trumpet playerDaniel Alfred Sanborn, surveyorDavid Sanborn, American alto saxophonistDavid C. SanbornEdwin David Sanborn, New Hampshire educatorFranklin Benjamin Sanborn, Massachusetts journalist, author, and reformerGarrison Sanborn, American football playerHenry 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 sculptorJohn B. Sanborn, lawyer, politician, and soldierJohn B. Sanborn, Jr., lawyer, politician, and United States federal judgeJohn C. Sanborn, United States RepresentativeJohn Sewell Sanborn, Canadian educator, lawyer, judge and political figureKate Sanborn, author, teacher and lecturerKenneth Sanborn, politician and judgeKerri Sanborn, bridge playerNick Sanborn, automobile racerPitts Sanborn, music criticRyne Sanborn, actorWalter Sanborn, United States judgeWinfred J. Sanborn