Stairs is the surname of:
A. Edison Stairs (1924-2010), Canadian politician
Denis Stairs (engineer) (1889–1980), Canadian engineer and businessman
Denis Stairs (political scientist) (born 1939), professor of political science
Ernest W. Stairs (1873–1941), Canadian politician
Jess M. Stairs (born 1942), Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1977-2008)
John Fitzwilliam Stairs (1848–1904), Canadian businessman and politician
Matt Stairs (born 1968), Major League Baseball player
William Grant Stairs (1863–1892), explorer of Africa, leader of the Stairs Expedition
William J. Stairs (b. 1956), Canadian political consultant
William Machin Stairs (1789–1865), Canadian merchant, banker, statesman
