Fairclough

Fairclough is a surname. A variant form is Faircloth. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adam Fairclough, British historian of the United States
• Anna Fairclough (born 1957), member of the Alaska House of Representatives
• Arthur Fairclough (manager) (born 1873), Soccer manager
• Arthur Bradfield Fairclough (1896–1968), Canadian First World War flying ace
• Ben Fairclough (born 1989), English soccer player
• Chris Fairclough (born 1964), soccer player
• David Fairclough (born 1957), Liverpool footballer in the 1970s
• Dennis Fairclough, Computing & Networking professor
• Ellen Fairclough (1905–2004), first female member of the Canadian Cabinet
• Eric Fairclough, Canadian politician
• Leonard Fairclough (1853–1927), English stonemason
  • founder of Leonard Fairclough & Son, a construction firm
• Les Fairclough (1902–1951), English professional rugby league player
• Lora Fairclough (born 1970), English professional golfer
• Mick Fairclough (born 1952), Irish professional soccer player
• Norman Fairclough (born 1941), linguist
• Paul Fairclough (born 1950), soccer manager
• Percy Fairclough (1858–1947), English amateur footballer
• Peter Fairclough (cricketer) (1887–1952), English cricketer
• Peter Fairclough (footballer) (1893–1953), English footballer
• Richard Fairclough (divine) (1621–1682), nonconformist divine
• Samuel Fairclough (1594–1677), English nonconformist divine
• Wilfred Fairclough (1907–1996), English artist, engraver and printmaker.

Fictional characters

• Len Fairclough, character in the soap opera Coronation Street
• Rita Fairclough, character in the soap opera Coronation Street
• Stanley Fairclough, character in the soap opera Coronation Street

See also

• Fairclough Homes, UK housebuilder part of Centex Corporation