John Fairbairn
John Fairbairn may refer to:
- Jock Fairbairn, Scottish football goalkeeper with Heart of Midlothian
- John Fairbairn (educator), newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician
- John Fairbairn, prisoner on St. Michael of Scarborough
- John Fairbairn (skeleton racer), Canadian skeleton racer
- John Fairbairn (naval officer), South African naval officer who annexed the Prince Edward Islands for South Africa
- Kaʻimi Fairbairn, full name John Christian Kaʻiminoeauloamekaʻikeokekumupaʻa Fairbairn, American football player