Fairbairn
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Fairbairn has several meanings:
- Sir William Fairbairn was a Scottish engineer.
- See also William Fairbairn & Sons locomotive manufacturer.
- William E. Fairbairn was a British soldier, police officer, and WW II commando trainer.
- See also Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife sometimes referred to simply as a Fairbairn is a well known knife of his design.
- For the Canadian senator and cabinet minister, see Joyce Fairbairn.
- For the fictional descendants, in The Lord of the Rings, of Elanor Gardner, see Fairbairn.
- For the member of the BBC Executive Board, see Carolyn Fairbairn.
- For the Tory member of Parliament for Perth, Scotland, see Sir Nicholas Fairbairn.
- For works of John Fairbairn, an authority on the game Shogi, see Shogi books in English
- For the air force base in Australia and its namesake Minister for Air James V. Fairbairn, see Defence Establishment Fairbairn.
- For David Fairbairn, a contender for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia, see John Gorton.
- For the Canadian musician, see Bruce Fairbairn.
- For the British psychoanalyst, see Ronald Fairbairn.
Fairbairn - Famous ancestor and namesake of the Clan Armstrong (see Clan Armstrong)