# Baird (surname)

Baird is a common surname of primarily Scottish origins.

## A–L

* Absalom Baird (1824–1905), American general for the Union Army in the Civil War
* Allard Baird (born 1961), American baseball executive
* Andrew Baird (disambiguation), several people
* Andy Baird (born 1979), Scottish footballer
* Archie Baird (1919–2009), Scottish footballer
* Bill Baird (disambiguation), several people
* Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (born 2001), American singer-songwriter
* Boydson H. Baird (1912–2010), American college basketball coach
* Brian Baird (born 1956), American politician
* Briny Baird (born 1972), American professional golfer
* Bruce Baird (born 1942), Australian politician, father of Mike and Julia Baird
* Charles Baird (disambiguation), several people
* Chris Baird (born 1982), Former Northern Irish professional footballer
* Craig Baird (born 1972), New Zealand-born race car driver
* Dan Baird (born 1953), American musician and member of The Georgia Satellites
* David Baird (disambiguation), several people
* Des Baird (1888–1947), Australian rules footballer
* Diora Baird (born 1983), American actress and model
* Donna Baird, American epidemiologist and evolutionary-population biologist
* Dorothea Baird (1875–1933), English stage and film actress
* Doug Baird (disambiguation), several people
* Sir Dugald Baird (1899–1986), British doctor specializing in obstetrics and fertility
* Duncan Baird (born 1979), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
* Edgar Baird (1911–2005), Canadian businessman and park ranger, recipient of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador
* Edith Baird (1859–1924), British chess composer
* Edward Baird (disambiguation), several people
* Finneas Baird O'Connell (born 1997), American musician and actor
* Francis Baird (1802–1864), engineer and owner of Baird Works
* Frank Baird (1912–2007), American basketball player
* George Baird (disambiguation), several people
* Hal Baird, American college baseball coach
* Harry Baird (disambiguation), several people
* Helen Cowie (doctor) (1875–1956), born Helen Baird, New Zealand doctor
* Henry Biard (1892–1966) (also spelt "Henri"), British pilot
* Henry Martyn Baird (1832–1906), American historian of the Huguenots
* Hugh Baird (disambiguation), several people
* Isabelle Turcotte Baird (born 1970), Canadian triathlon athlete
* James Baird (disambiguation), several people
* Jeanne Baird (1927–2020), American actress
* Jennifer Baird, British archaeologist and professor
* Jeremy Baird, American drag queen known as Robbie Turner
* Jesse Baird (1997–2024), Australian television presenter and Australia rules football goal umpire
* John Baird (disambiguation), several people
* John Logie Baird (1888–1946), Inventor of the television
* Joseph E. Baird (1865–1942), American politician from Ohio
* Joyce Baird (1929–2015), British trade unionist
* Joyce Baird (diabetologist) (1929–2014), Scottish diabetes clinician and academic researcher
* Julia Baird (teacher) (born 1947), half-sister of John Lennon
* Julia Baird (journalist) (born 1967), Australian journalist, daughter of Bruce Baird
* Julianne Baird (born 1952), American soprano
* Kingsley Baird (born 1957), New Zealand sculptor
* LaRoy Baird (1881–1950), American politician
* Leah Baird (1883–1971), silent screen actress and screenwriter
* Leanne Baird, Miss Canada International 1998

## M–Z

* Mamie Baird (1925–2012), Scottish journalist and author
* Margarite Frances Baird (1890–1970), artist (aka Peggy Cowley, Peggy Baird, Peggy Johns)
* Matthew Baird (1817–1877), railroad and locomotive businessman
* Michael Baird (footballer) (born 1983), Australian football player
* Mike Baird (born 1968), Australian politician, son of Bruce Baird
* Mike Baird (musician) (born 1951), professional drummer for the band Journey
* Mira Margaret Baird (1802–1878), American farmer and slave owner
* Pamela Baird (born 1945), American actress
* Patrick Douglas Baird (1912–1984), Scottish glaciologist
* Rick Baird (born 1974), member of the 2002 U.S. Olympic Bobsled team
* Robert Baird (disambiguation), several people
* Roger Baird (born 1960), Scottish rugby player
* Sam Baird (born 1988), professional snooker player from England
* Sammy Baird (1930–2010), Scottish footballer
* Scott Baird (born 1951), American curler and oldest athlete to ever participate in the Winter Olympics
* Sharon Baird (born 1943), an American actress
* Shiona Baird (born 1946), English politician and former member of the Scottish Parliament
* Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823–1887), American ornithologist and ichthyologist
* Stuart Baird (born 1947), Academy Award nominated English film editor, producer, and director
* Susan Baird (1940–2009), Labour Party Councillor for the Braidfauld ward of Glasgow, Scotland
* Tadeusz Baird (1928–1981), Polish composer
* Theodore Baird (1901–1996), American professor
* Thomas D. Baird (1819–1873) American educator
* Travis Baird (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
* Vera Baird (born 1950), British politician and barrister
* William Baird (disambiguation), multiple people
* Zebulon Baird, American politician
* Zoë Baird (born 1952), American lawyer