title: Fassbender
text: # Fassbender
  
  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
  