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.^{[citation needed]}

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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
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), 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

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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

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