Faribault is a French surname that may refer to: Persons Alexander Faribault, American trading post owner and territorial legislator E.R. Faribault, Geological Survey of Canada George-Barthélemy Faribault (1789–1866), Canadian archaeologist Jean-Baptiste Faribault (1775–1860), American fur trader Joseph-Édouard Faribault (1773–1859), notary and political figure in Lower Canada. Marcel Faribault, (1908–1972), Canadian notary, businessman and administrator Places Canada Faribault River, a tributary of the Chibougamau River in Quebec United States Faribault County, Minnesota Faribault County Courthouse Faribault, Minnesota, a city in Rice County Minnesota Minnesota Correctional Facility – Faribault Faribault Woolen Mills Alexander Faribault House Other uses USS Faribault (AK-179) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during the final months of World War II.