Fairclough is a surname. A variant form is Faircloth. Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Fairclough (historian), 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 Peter Fairclough (musician) (b. 1956), English jazz drummer, instructor at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 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