Fassbender is a surname of German origin. It is a variant of the word Fassbinder, which means "cooper".

Notable people with the name include:

• Hedwig Fassbender (born 1954), German mezzo-soprano and academic
• Heike Fassbender, German mathematician
• 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), Irish actor living in England
• Peter Fassbender (born 1946), Canadian politician
• Susan Fassbender (1959–1991), English singer, songwriter, and musician

See also[edit]

• Rainer Werner Fassbinder, (1945–1982), German film director
• Brigitte Fassbaender (born 1939), German opera singer and stage director
• Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender (1897–1978), German opera singer, father of Brigitte