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Cities and towns in the United States:- Fairfax, CaliforniaFairfax, CaliforniaFairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. Fairfax is located west-northwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 115 feet...
- Fairfax, IowaFairfax, IowaFairfax is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2123 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Fairfax is located at . It is located along U.S...
- Fairfax, MinnesotaFairfax, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,295 people, 534 households, and 335 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,006.6 people per square mile . There were 589 housing units at an average density of 457.8 per square mile...
- Fairfax, MissouriFairfax, MissouriFairfax is a city in Clark Township, Atchison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 638 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Fairfax is located at ....
- Fairfax, OhioFairfax, OhioFairfax is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fairfax is located at ....
, a village in Hamilton County - Fairfax, ClevelandFairfax, ClevelandFairfax is a neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. Roughly bounded between Euclid Avenue to the north, Woodland Avenue to the south, E.71st Street to the west and E.105th Street to the east, the predominantly poverty stricken neighborhood is overlapped by the city's cultural and...
, Ohio, a neighborhood - Fairfax, OklahomaFairfax, OklahomaFairfax is a town in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,380 at the 2010 census, down 11.3 percent from 1,555 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- Fairfax, South CarolinaFairfax, South CarolinaFairfax is a town in Allendale County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,206 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fairfax is located at ....
- Fairfax, South DakotaFairfax, South DakotaFairfax is a town in Gregory County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 115 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Fairfax is located at ....
- Fairfax, VermontFairfax, VermontFairfax is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,765 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.5 square miles , of which, 40.2 square miles of it is land and 0.3 square miles of it ...
- Fairfax, VirginiaFairfax, VirginiaThe City of Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City is nevertheless the county seat....
- Fairfax Station, VirginiaFairfax Station, VirginiaFairfax Station is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, ZIP code 22039. The population as of the 2010 Census was 12,030. As a suburb of Washington, DC, it is a bedroom community for many who work in the federal government.-Averages:...
- Fairfax, West VirginiaFairfax, West VirginiaFairfax is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, USA....
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- Fairfax County, VirginiaFairfax County, VirginiaFairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...
, surrounding the city of Fairfax, Virginia - Fairfax AvenueFairfax AvenueFairfax Avenue is a street on north central Los Angeles, California. It runs from La Cienega Boulevard with Culver City at its southern end to Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood on its northern end.Fairfax Avenue forms the western boundary of Hancock Park as well as Park La Brea, an 160 acre ,...
, a major thoroughfare in Los Angeles, California - The Fairfax District, Los Angeles, California, centered on Fairfax Avenue
- Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park, West Virginia
- Fairfax UniversityFairfax UniversityFairfax University was an unaccredited distance-learning institution established in Louisiana in 1986 and discontinued in 2004. Prior to losing its state of Louisiana license in 2001, it held graduation ceremonies in the US. Its president was the British academic Alan M. Jones, PhD. John Bear was...
, an infamous unaccredited distance-learning institution - University of FairfaxUniversity of FairfaxUniversity of Fairfax is an unaccredited non-profit institution of higher education headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. The University of Fairfax is also the DBA name of the Potomac Education Foundation....
, an institution of higher education not actually located in Fairfax
People
Given name- Fairfax MoresbyFairfax MoresbyAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Fairfax Moresby GCB , born in Calcutta, India, to English parents was a British naval officer.-Early life:Moresby was the eldest son of Fairfax Moresby, Lieut...
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- Alan FairfaxAlan FairfaxAlan Geoffrey Fairfax was an Australian cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1929 to 1931....
, Australian cricketer - Daphne Fairfax
- Edward FairfaxEdward FairfaxEdward Fairfax was a translator, the natural son of Sir Thomas Fairfax the elder, of Denton in Yorkshire, and thus a half-brother of Sir Thomas Fairfax.Fairfax lived at New Hall, Fewston...
, translator - Henry Fairfax (Royal Navy officer), British Admiral and Naval Commander K.C.B., F.R.G.S.,
- Lord Fairfax of CameronLord Fairfax of Cameronthumb|Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of CameronLord Fairfax of Cameron is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. Despite holding a Scottish peerage, the Lords Fairfax of Cameron are members of an ancient Yorkshire family, of which the Fairfax Baronets of The Holmes are members of another branch...
(multiple individuals), a title in the Peerage of Scotland - Russell FairfaxRussell FairfaxRussell Lance Fairfax was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach of the 1970s and 80s....
, Australian rugby league footballer - Thomas Fairfax (Gilling)Thomas Fairfax (Gilling)Sir Thomas Fairfax was an owner of Gilling Castle, near Gilling East, North Yorkshire, England. He is the last known ancestor of both the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.-Sir Thomas Fairfax :...
, a 15th-16th century owner of Gilling Castle in North Yorkshire, England and an ancestor of both Prince William and Kate Middleton - William FairfaxWilliam FairfaxWilliam Fairfax was a political appointee of the English Crown and a politician: he was Collector of Customs in Barbados, and Chief Justice and governor of the Bahamas; he served as Customs agent in Marblehead, Massachusetts before being reassigned to the Virginia colony. There he was elected to...
, 18th century colonial official and plantation owner in Virginia - William George FairfaxWilliam George FairfaxSir William George Fairfax was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy and the progenitor of the Fairfax Baronets. His most notable service was as Admiral Adam Duncan's flag captain on board HMS Venerable during the Battle of Camperdown on 11 October 1797.-Life:Born in 1739 the son of Captain John...
, a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy
- Gavin Fairfax, a character played by John D. CollinsLt. Fairfax and Lt. CarstairsRAF Flight Lieutenants Fairfax and Carstairs are fictional characters in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!, which ran from 1982 to 1992. They were portrayed by the actors John D. Collins and Nicholas Frankau, respectively....
on the British sitcom series Allo 'Allo!
Other
- Division of FairfaxDivision of FairfaxThe Division of Fairfax is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Ruth Fairfax, founder of the Country Women's Association. It is located in the Sunshine Coast region north of Brisbane and includes the towns of Coolum, Maroochydore,...
, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland - Hellespont FairfaxHellespont FairfaxThe TI Class of ships are the four largest double-hulled supertankers in the world and are, as of 2010, the largest ocean going ships, since the previous largest one, the single hulled supertanker Seawise Giant, was scrapped in 2010...
, the largest double-hulled supertanker - Fairfax MediaFairfax MediaFairfax Media Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The group's operations include newspapers, magazines, radios and digital media operating in Australia and New Zealand. Fairfax Media was founded by the Fairfax family as John Fairfax and Sons, later to become John...
, an Australian-based media company focusing on newspapers - Fairfax Financial, a Canadian based financial services holding company
- General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant, Kansas City, Kansas
- Fairfax HouseFairfax HouseFairfax House is a historic house in the Sydney suburb of Bellevue Hill. It is listed on the Australian Register of the National Estate.The two-storey Gothic house is on the south side of Ginahgulla Road. It was built in 1858 by John Fairfax, of the Fairfax family of newspaper proprietors...
(University of York UK)