Baird (surname)

Baird is a common surname of primarily Scottish origins. An old legend says that the family obtained their lands in Scotland when one Baird rescued King William the Lion while he was being attacked by a wild boar. While the validity of that legend is unknown, the Baird family did obtain lands in Aberdeenshire. Today, many Bairds have migrated elsewhere and the family name can be found primarily in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand.

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
• Conner Baird (born 2006), American High School student
• Charles Baird (disambiguation), several people
• Chris Baird (born 1982), Northern Irish footballer, currently playing as a defender for Fulham F.C.
• 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 (born 1875), 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
• Henry Martyn Baird (1832–1906), American historian of the Huguenots
• Hugh Baird (1930–2006), Scottish footballer
• Isabelle Turcotte Baird (born 1970), Canadian triathlon athlete
• James Baird (disambiguation), several people
• Jennifer Baird, British archaeologist and professor
• 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 (diabetologist) (1929–2014), Scottish diabetes clinician and academic researcher
• Joyce Baird (1929–2015), British trade unionist
• Julia Baird (born 1947), half-sister of John Lennon
• Julia Baird (journalist), 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

• 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 (musician), professional drummer for the band Journey
• Mike Baird (born 1968), Australian politician, son of Bruce Baird
• 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, 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, Academy Award nominated English film editor, producer, and director
• Susan Baird, 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 1951), British politician and barrister
• William Baird (disambiguation), multiple people
• Zoë Baird (born 1952), American lawyer

See also

• François-Auguste Biard (1800–1882), French painter