Baird (surname) explained
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Zoë Baird (born 1952), American lawyer
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