Fassbender, also spelled Faßbender, is a German surname. It is a variant of the word Fassbinder, which means "cooper". Notable people with the name include:
People named Fassbender Hedwig Fassbender (born 1954), German mezzo-soprano and academic Heike Fassbender (born 1963), German mathematician Heinrich Fassbender (1899–1971), German politician Joseph Fassbender (1903–1974), German painter and draughtsman Jürgen Fassbender (born 1948), German tennis player Max Fassbender (1868–1934), German cinematographer Michael Fassbender (born 1977), German-Irish actor Peter Fassbender (born 1946), Canadian politician Susan Fassbender (1959–1991), English singer, songwriter, and musician
People named Faßbender Heribert Faßbender (born 1941), German sports journalist Morgan Faßbender (born 1998), German footballer Zdenka Faßbender (1879–1954), Czech-born German operatic dramatic soprano
See also Myrtle Fahsbender (1907–2001), American lighting expert Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945–1982), German film director, dramatist and actor Brigitte Fassbaender (born 1939), German opera singer and stage director Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender (1897–1978), German opera singer, father of Brigitte Erwin Fassbind (born 1957), Swiss bobsledder