Fairbairn
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Fairbairn is a surname, and may refer to:
- Andrew Fairbairn (disambiguation)
- Bill FairbairnBill FairbairnWilliam John "Magnet" Fairbairn was a right wing in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues...
(William John Fairbairn, 1947-), Canadian ice hockey player. - Bruce FairbairnBruce FairbairnBruce Earl Fairbairn was a Canadian musician and international record producer from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was active as a producer from 1976 to 1999 and is considered one of the best of his era...
(1949-1999), Canadian musician, songwriter and producer. - Carolyn FairbairnCarolyn FairbairnCarolyn Fairbairn is director of corporate development and strategy at ITV and is the BBC's former Director of Strategy & Distribution.Before her job at the BBC, Fairbairn had a varied career. She worked for seven years as a management consultant for McKinsey and Company. She also held a job with...
, Former member of the BBC Executive Board. Director of corporate development and strategy at ITV. - Charles Fairbairn, Canadian politician, member for Victoria SouthVictoria SouthVictoria South was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, which divided the County of Victoria divided into two ridings, the South and North...
(1890-1896)
- David FairbairnDavid FairbairnSir David Eric Fairbairn KBE DFC was an Australian politician and cabinet minister.-Early life:Fairbairn was born in Claygate, Surrey, England...
(1917-1994), Australian politician and cabinet minister. Nephew of James Fairbairn. - Douglas Fairbairn, Co-developer of the Xerox NoteTakerXerox NoteTakerThe Xerox NoteTaker was an early portable computer. It was developed at Xerox PARC in Palo Alto, California, in 1976. Although it did not enter production, and only around ten prototypes were built, it strongly influenced the design of the later Osborne 1 and Compaq Portable computers.The NoteTaker...
, one of the first portable computers. - Douglas Fairbairn, Author of the novel ShootShoot (film)Shoot is a Canadian film directed by Harvey Hart. The screenplay was written by Richard Berg and based on the novel of the same name by Douglas Fairbairn....
. - Esmée Fairbairn - see Esmée Fairbairn Charitable TrustEsmee Fairbairn Charitable TrustThe Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is a registered charity founded in England in 1961. It is one of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in England, making grants to organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK, both now and in the future.The...
- George Fairbairn (disambiguation)
- Ian FairbairnIan FairbairnIan Fairbairn was a British financier and rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.Fairbairn was the son of Stephen Fairbairn and his wife Eleanor née Sharwood. He was educated at Eton, and then attended Royal Military College Sandhurst, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the...
(1896-1968), British financier and rower - Ivo Fairbairn-CrawfordIvo Fairbairn-CrawfordIvo Fairbairn-Crawford was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, and was educated at Felsted....
, British athlete who competed in 1908 Olympics. (800m & 1500m) - James FairbairnJames FairbairnJames Valentine Fairbairn was a pastoralist, aviator, Australian politician and cabinet minister who was killed in the Canberra air disaster....
(1897-1940), Australian Politician. Minister for Air and Civil Aviation. Killed in the Canberra air disaster, 1940. - James Fairbairn, Author of Fairbairn's Book of Crests of Families of Great Britain and Ireland, (2 Vols.) T.C. & E.C. Jack, London, 1905.
- Jean Fairbairn, fictional reporter in Lillian Stewart CarlLillian Stewart CarlLillian Stewart Carl is an American author of mystery, fantasy and science-fiction novels.Carl resides in North Texas. She has been a friend of Lois McMaster Bujold since childhood; both authors credit Carl with getting Bujold started writing. This is described in the introduction to Bujold's...
's Jean Fairbairn/Alasdair Cameron series of novels. - John FairbairnJohn FairbairnJohn T Fairbairn, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, lives in London where he works as a political journalist, author and translator. His hobby is board games, particularly Go and Shogi. As a specialist in Oriental Languages, he has translated and written many books about these games...
, Author and translator. Authority on the games of Go and Shogi. - John Fairbairn (educator)John Fairbairn (educator)John Fairbairn was a newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician. According to the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, “The embryo of the State education system we know today, trial by jury, the principle of the mutual life assurance company – all these were fruits of his...
, Educator, newspaper proprietor and politician in the Cape Colony; founder of Old Mutual plc - Joyce FairbairnJoyce FairbairnJoyce Fairbairn, PC is a Canadian Senator and was the first woman to serve as Leader of the Government in the Senate....
(1939-), Canadian senator and cabinet minister. - Nicholas FairbairnNicholas FairbairnSir Nicholas Hardwick Fairbairn, QC was a British politician.He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Kinross and Western Perthshire, elected in 1974 and 1979, and Perth and Kinross, elected 1983, 1987, and 1992. He was Solicitor General for Scotland from 1979 to 1982...
(1933-1995), British Politician. - Patrick FairbairnPatrick FairbairnPatrick Fairbairn was a Scottish minister and theologian. He was born in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, and began studying at the University of Edinburgh at the age of 13. He graduated in 1826 and commenced work as a tutor in Orkney. Fairbairn was granted the living of North Ronaldshay in 1830 and...
(1805-1874), Scottish theologian - Rhea FairbairnRhea FairbairnRhea Fairbairn of Canada was an amateur tennis player.Fairbairn, who was on the tennis team at the University of Toronto, reached the singles final at 1915 Ohio state tournament, falling to Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Lois Moyes .At the Cincinnati Masters, Fairbairn won the doubles title...
(1890-1953), Canadian amateur tennis player. - Robert A. Fairbairn, part owner of American thoroughbred racehorse High QuestHigh QuestHigh Quest was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1934 Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series of races....
. - Ronald FairbairnRonald FairbairnWilliam Ronald Dodds Fairbairn was a Scottish psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and a central figure in the development of the object relations theory of psychoanalysis.-Life:He was born in Edinburgh in 1889...
(William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, 1889-1964), British psychoanalyst, father of Nicholas Fairbairn. - Steve FairbairnSteve FairbairnSteve Fairbairn was a rower and an influential rowing coach, notably at Jesus College Boat Club, Cambridge University, Thames Rowing Club and London Rowing Club in the early decades of the 20th century.-Early life:...
(1862-1938), Australian born rowing coach active in Cambridge and London. - Sydney FairbairnSydney FairbairnSydney George Fairbairn MC was an English cricketer and British Army officer. The son of victorian rower Steve Fairbairn and Eleanor Sharwood, he was born in Cape Colony, South Africa....
MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(1892–1943), English cricketer and British Army officer. - Thomas Fairbairn, 2nd Baronet (1823-1891), English industrialist and art collector
- Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn (politician)Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn (politician)Thomas McCullouch Fairbairn was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Peterborough West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1871 to 1874....
(1840-1874), Canadian politician. - Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn, Invented (in 1922) an artificial green for miniature golfMiniature golfMiniature golf, or minigolf, is a miniature version of the sport of golf. While the international sports organization World Minigolf Sport Federation prefers to use the name "minigolf", the general public in different countries has also many other names for the game: miniature golf, mini-golf,...
which led to the "American minigolf boom of the early 20th century". - William FairbairnWilliam FairbairnSir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet was a Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder.-Early career:...
(Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick, 1789-1874), Scottish engineer. - William E. FairbairnWilliam E. FairbairnWilliam Ewart Fairbairn was a British soldier, police officer and exponent of hand-to-hand combat method, the close combat, for the Shanghai Police between the world wars, and allied special forces in World War II. He developed his own fighting system known as Defendu, as well as other weapons...
(1885-1960), British soldier, police officer, and WW II commando trainer. - William John Fairbairn (1947-) - see Bill FairbairnBill FairbairnWilliam John "Magnet" Fairbairn was a right wing in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues...
. - William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn (1889-1964) - see Ronald FairbairnRonald FairbairnWilliam Ronald Dodds Fairbairn was a Scottish psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and a central figure in the development of the object relations theory of psychoanalysis.-Life:He was born in Edinburgh in 1889...
. - Fairbairn - Mythical heroic progenitor of the Clan ArmstrongClan ArmstrongClan Armstrong is an armigerous clan whose origins lie in Cumberland, south of the frontier between Scotland and England which was officially established in 1237....
who, dressed in full armour, lifted the king of Scotland onto his own horse with one arm.
See also
- Fairbairn (disambiguation)
- Fairburn (disambiguation)
- Fairchild (disambiguation)Fairchild (disambiguation)-Organizations:* Fairchild Aerial Surveys, operated in cooperation with a subsidiary of Fairey Aviation Company* Fairchild Aircraft, an aircraft manufacturer, also variously known as Fairchild-Hiller, Fairchild-Republic and Fairchild-Dornier* Fairchild Aircraft Ltd...