Émile Fairon (1875–1945) was a Belgian archivist and historian.
After studying at the Athénée royal de Verviers he matriculated at the University of Liège, where he went on to obtain a doctorate in classical philology.
[1] In 1902 he qualified as an archivist, and in 1903 obtained a position at the State Archives in Liège.
He became head of the depot in 1924, in succession to Léon Lahaye.
[1] During the 1930s he oversaw the transfer of the archives from the Provincial Palace to a purpose-built repository on the site of the defunct Liège-Jonfosse railway station.