Editing Fairbanks, Alaska (section)

== Notable people ==
*[[John Luther Adams]] (born 1953), [[composer]] whose music is inspired by nature, especially the landscapes of Alaska, where he lived from 1978 to 2014
*[[Lincoln Brewster]] (born 1971), [[contemporary Christian music]]ian, [[Contemporary worship music|worship]] [[pastor]]
*[[Susan Butcher]] (1954–2006), [[dog musher]], noteworthy as the second woman to win the [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race]] in 1986, the second four-time winner in 1990, and the first to win four out of five sequential years. She is commemorated in Alaska by the ''Susan Butcher Day''
*[[Jon Button]], [[bass player]] born in Fairbanks, Alaska, and based in Los Angeles, California
*[[John Drury Clark]] (1907–1988), born and raised in Fairbanks; noted American [[rocket fuel]] developer, science fiction writer, and chemist
*[[Daryn Colledge]] (born 1982), [[offensive guard]] for the [[Arizona Cardinals]]; played for the [[Green Bay Packers]] and helped the team gain their victory in [[Super Bowl XLV]]
*[[Mike Dunlap]] (born 1957), NBA and college basketball head coach, was born in Fairbanks
*[[Denali (drag queen)|Denali Foxx]] (born 1992), a.k.a. Cordero Zuckerman, [[drag queen]], [[figure skater]] and contestant who made it to the Top 8 on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)|thirteenth season]] of RuPaul's Drag Race
*[[Jessica Gavora]] (born 1963), writer on culture and politics; chief speechwriter for [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] [[John Ashcroft]] and a senior policy advisor at the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]]
*[[Vivica Genaux]] (born 1969), [[Mezzo-soprano|coloratura mezzo-soprano]]
*[[Alex Hall (skier)|Alex Hall]] (born 1998), [[Freestyle skiing|freestyle skier]] who won an Olympic gold medal at the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] in Beijing, China, for [[Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle|men's slopestyle]]. He is also a multiple medalist at the [[X Games]].
*[[Margaret Keenan Harrais]] (1872–1964), Fairbanks' first woman superintendent of schools
*[[James C. Hayes]] (born 1946), mayor of Fairbanks (1992–2001), the first African-American mayor in the state of Alaska
*[[Ruthy Hebard]] (born 1998), a first-round selection of the [[Chicago Sky]] in the [[2020 WNBA draft]], was raised from infancy in Fairbanks, attending [[West Valley High School (Alaska)|West Valley High School]]
*[[Rick Holmstrom]] (born 1965), [[electric blues]] and [[rhythm and blues]] guitarist, singer-songwriter
*[[Kevin Johansen]] (born 1964), musician, singer-songwriter
*[[Lance Mackey]] (1970–2022), four-time winner of the [[Yukon Quest]] and [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race|Iditarod]] sled dog races, lived in the Fairbanks area
*[[Kelly Moneymaker]] (born 1970), singer, songwriter, producer
*[[Daishen Nix]] (born 2002), professional basketball player for the [[Houston Rockets]] of the National Basketball Association, born in Fairbanks. 
*[[Kirsten Powers]] (born 1967), political columnist and analyst <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.icba.org/about/our-team/biographies/kirsten-powers |title=Kirsten Powers biography | publisher= ICBA | access-date=January 25, 2023 }}</ref>
*[[John Shoffner]] (born 1955), racing driver and pilot
*[[Will Turpin]] (born 1971), bass player, most notably for [[Collective Soul]]
*[[Paul Varelans]] (1969–2021), [[Mixed martial arts|MMA]] and [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] pioneer, fought out of Fairbanks. The city was cited as the inspiration behind his nickname, "The Polar Bear"
*[[Mike Wenstrup]], chair of the [[Alaska Democratic Party]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Party Leadership |url=https://alaskademocrats.org/leadership/ |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=Alaska Democrats |language=en-US}}</ref>