William Baird

Bil, Bill, Billy or William Baird may refer to:

Politicians

• William Baird (MP) (1796–1864), Scottish industrialist and Tory MP for Falkirk Burghs
• William L. Baird (1843–1916), American mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
• William Alexander Baird (1867–1940), Canadian member of Legislative Assembly of Ontario, a/k/a W. A. Baird

Sportsmen

• William Baird (footballer) (1874–1943), Scottish centre half for Dundee
• Billy Baird (footballer) (1876–after 1897), Scottish forward in Football League for Stoke
• Billy Baird (1884–1968), Canadian pioneering professional ice hockey player
• Bill Baird (American football) (born 1939), American defensive back for New York Jets
• Bill Baird (racing driver) (born 1949), American champion of ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde stock car series

Writers

• William Baird (physician) (1803–1872), Scottish author of The Natural History of the British Entomostraca (1850)
• William Teel Baird (1819–1897), Canadian military historian in New Brunswick
• William Raimond Baird (1848–1917), American publisher of Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities
• William M. Baird (1862–1931), American Presbyterian missionary, diarist and man of letters
• Bill Baird (activist) (born 1932), American reproductive rights pioneer, founder of Pro Choice League
• Bill Baird (musician), American experimental technologist and writer for San Antonio Current since 2000

Others

• Bil Baird (1904–1987), American TV and film puppeteer

See also

• Baird baronets