List of Famous people born in Fairfield, United States of America

Meg Ryan is an American actress and producer. Ryan began her acting career in 1981 in minor roles before joining the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982. Subsequently, she began to appear in supporting roles in films during the mid 1980s like box office hit Top Gun, achieving recognition in independent films such as Promised Land (1987) before her performance in the Rob Reiner-directed romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989) brought her widespread attention and her first Golden Globe nomination.

Linda Kozlowski is an American former actress. She was a nominee in 1987 for a Golden Globe Award. She married Australian actor Paul Hogan, after acting together on Crocodile Dundee (1986).

Justin Jacob Long is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director known for roles in such films as Jeepers Creepers (2001), Dodgeball (2004), Accepted (2006), Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), He's Just Not That Into You (2009), Drag Me to Hell (2009), Alpha and Omega (2010), Tusk (2014), Comet (2014), and The Lookalike (2014). He also appeared in the films Galaxy Quest (1999), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019). He played Warren P. Cheswick on the NBC TV series Ed, Kevin Murphy in Netflix's adult animated sitcom F is for Family (2015–present), and appeared with John Hodgman in TV commercials for Apple's "Get a Mac". He hosted the Disney+ original series Shop Class.

Gold Selleck Silliman (1732–1790) was a Connecticut militia General during the American War for Independence.

Aaron Burr Sr. was a notable Presbyterian minister and college educator in colonial America. He was a founder of the College of New Jersey and the father of Aaron Burr (1756–1836), the third Vice President of the United States.

Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. was an American paleontologist, geologist and eugenics advocate. He was the president of the American Museum of Natural History for 25 years.