Faber may refer to:

• The Latin word meaning "smith", "forger" or "maker", as in "Homo faber", whence:
  • Homo faber (novel), a 1957 work by Max Frisch
  • A character in Ray Bradbury's science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451, who creates a listening device
• Faber and Faber (also known as "Faber and Gwyer"), a publishing house in the United Kingdom
• Eberhard Faber, a German art supply manufacturer best known (in the United States) by their brand of pencil
• Mount Faber, the second highest peak in Singapore
• Faber (band), a Canadian rock band

Faber is also a surname and may refer to:
Homo Faber, from Latin, can be translated as man who controls his environment through his abilities and tools, or tool-worker and man - maker of things. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Max Frisch (May 15, 1911 – April 4, 1991), was a Swiss architect, playwright and novelist, one of the most representative writers of the German literature after World War II. In his creative works Frisch paid particular attention to issues relating to problems of personal identity, morality and political commitment. ... Fahrenheit 451 book cover Fahrenheit 451 (1953) is a dystopian fiction novel by Ray Bradbury. ... Faber and Faber is a celebrated publishing house in the UK, notable in particular for publishing the poetry of T. S. Eliot. ... Eberhard Faber was founded in 1922 in Neumarkt, near Nuremberg, Germany, as a pencil factory. ... Grutness. ... A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ...

the following are listed in order of birth year

• Felix Faber (15th century)
• Jacobus Faber (c.1455–c.1536), a pioneer of the Protestant movement in France
• Heinrich Faber (before 1500–1552), a German music theorist, composer, and Kantor
• Peter Faber (1506–1546), a beatified French Jesuit theologian
• George Stanley Faber (1773–1854), an Anglican theologian
• Frederick William Faber (1814–1863), a British hymn writer and theologian
• François Faber (1887–1915), a Luxembourgian cyclist
• Red Faber (1888–1976), an American pitcher in Major League Baseball
• David Faber (20th century) (this is a disambiguation page)
• Sandra M. Faber (born 1944), a professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz
• Michel Faber (born 1960), a Dutch novelist
• Katelyn Faber (born 1985), accuser of professional basketball player Kobe Bryant of rape

Nicknames: Felix Faber was a Dominican theologian and provincial of his order in Germany. ... Jacobus Faber, Fabri or Fabry (surnamed Stapulensis) [Jacques Lefevre détaples] (c. ... Heinrich Faber (before 1500 - 26 February 1552) was a German music theorist, composer, and Kantor. ... Peter Faber (French Pierre Lefevre, or Pierre Favre, Latin Petrus Faber) (April 13, 1506 - August 1, 1546) was a French Jesuit theologian and a cofounder of the Society of Jesus. ... George Stanley Faber (October 25, 1773 - January 27, 1854) (often written G. S. Faber) was an Anglican theologian who wrote many books on theological subjects. ... Frederick William Faber (June 28, 1814 - September 26, 1863), British hymn writer and theologian, was born at Calverley, Yorkshire, of which place his grandfather, Thomas Faber, was vicar. ... François Faber (1887-1915) was a Luxembourgian cyclist. ... Urban Clarence Red Faber (September 6, 1888 - September 25, 1976) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1914 until 1933, playing his entire career for the Chicago White Sox. ... David Faber (born July 7, 1961) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Sandra M. Faber is a professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz and works at the Lick Observatory. ... Michel Faber (1960- ) is a writer of fiction. ... Katelyn Kristine Faber (born 1985 in Colorado) accused Kobe Bryant of rape in July 2003. ...

• Fabrizio de André, (1940–1999), for his friends Faber, acclaimed italian songwriter, musician and poet.