The acronym FAE may refer to:
In the arts:
- The 'F-A-E' Sonata, jointly written by Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and Albert Dietrich
- First Among Equals (novel), a 1984 novel by Jeffrey Archer
- First Among Equals (TV series), a 1986 television series based on the novel
In science and technology:
- Failure Analysis Engineer
- Fatty acid ester
- Fire Apparatus Engineer
- Fetal alcohol effects
- Field Applications Engineer
- Follicle associated epithelium, the gut epithelium above a follicular structure such as the Peyer's patch
- Fuel-air explosive
- Fundamental attribution error, in psychology, the overemphasizing of internal causes for actions, and the downplaying of external, social causes
Other uses:
- The IATA code for Vágar Airport on the Faroe Islands
- Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana, the Ecuadorian Air Force
- The principle of primus inter pares, or "first among equals", an informal designation identifying the lead member of a group all having similar rank and seniority