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 (other), several people * Andy Baird (born 1979), Scottish footballer * Archie Baird (1919–2009), Scottish footballer * Bill Baird (other), 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 (other), 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 (other), several people * Des Ba ...
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Scottish People
The Scots ( sco, Scots Fowk; gd, Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland. Historically, they emerged in the early Middle Ages from an amalgamation of two Celtic-speaking peoples, the Picts and Gaels, who founded the Kingdom of Scotland (or ''Alba'') in the 9th century. In the following two centuries, the Celtic-speaking Cumbrians of Strathclyde and the Germanic-speaking Angles of north Northumbria became part of Scotland. In the High Middle Ages, during the 12th-century Davidian Revolution, small numbers of Norman nobles migrated to the Lowlands. In the 13th century, the Norse-Gaels of the Western Isles became part of Scotland, followed by the Norse of the Northern Isles in the 15th century. In modern usage, "Scottish people" or "Scots" refers to anyone whose linguistic, cultural, family ancestral or genetic origins are from Scotland. The Latin word ''Scoti'' originally referred to the Gaels, but came to describe all inhabitants of Scotland. Cons ...
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Diora Baird
Diora Lynn Baird (born April 6, 1983)Baird at Maxim.com
Retrieved on 2011-07-26. is an American actress and former model for '''' who has appeared in films such as '''' (2005), '''' (2006), '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning'' (2006), ''

Harry Baird (other)
Henry or Harry Baird may refer to: *Harry Baird (actor) (1931–2005), actor who appeared in the science fiction series ''UFO'' *Harry Baird (footballer) (1913–1973), Northern Irish footballer *Henry Martyn Baird (1832–1906), American historian and educationalist *Henry S. Baird (1800–1875), American politician *Douglas Baird (Indian Army officer) General Sir Harry Beauchamp Douglas Baird (4 April 1877 – 2 July 1963) was a British officer in the British Indian Army. Early life and education Baird was born in Kensington, London, the son of Scottish Colonel Andrew Wilson Baird and Mar ...

Hal Baird
Hal Baird is a retired college baseball coach. From 1980 to 1984, Baird coached at East Carolina University. In 1985, he became the head coach at Auburn University where he remained until 2000. While at Auburn, he became the school's most successful head coach in history, winning a total of 634 games and he led his team to the 1994 College World Series and the 1997 College World Series. He is a member of the '' East Carolina University athletic Hall of Fame'', the Auburn University Hall of Fame, the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Hal Baird was a standout in baseball for 15 years as a player, assistant coach and head coach at East Carolina (ECU). A 1971 ECU graduate, Baird helped the Pirates to a Southern Conference title and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1970. In the league championship game against George Washington, Baird struck out a Southern Conference record 20 batters. His 105 strikeouts in 1971 ranks among the t ...
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George Baird (other)
George Baird may refer to: * George Baird (architect) (born 1939), Canadian architect * George Baird (athlete) (1907–2004), American athlete and 1928 Summer Olympics gold medal winner * George Alexander Baird (1861–1893), British racehorse owner, breeder and amateur jockey * George Frederick Baird (1851–1899), Canadian politician and lawyer * George Baird (minister) (1761–1840), Church of Scotland minister and principal of the University of Edinburgh * Sir George Henry Baird (1871–1924), Royal Navy officer * George M. Baird (1839–?), New York politician * George N. Baird, American computer scientist * George Thomas Baird (1847–1917), Canadian politician * George W. Baird George William Baird (December 13, 1839 – November 26, 1906) was a US Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Indian Wars. Early life Baird was born on December 13, 1839, in Milford, Connecticut. He graduate ... (1839–1906), US Army officer and Medal of H ...
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Frank Baird
Frank Atwood Baird (April 10, 1912 – March 20, 2007) was an American basketball player. An early professional in the National Basketball League, he was also an All-American college player at Butler University. Baird played both baseball and basketball at Butler. He then played several years for the Indianapolis Kautskys, averaging 5.1 points per game for his career. Following his playing career, Baird coached basketball at Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis. He also officiated college football from 1940 through 1974, including some Tangerine Bowl and Grantland Rice Bowl games. He has been named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, the Indiana Football Hall of Fame The Indiana Football Hall of Fame is a sports museum and hall of fame in Richmond, Indiana. It honors persons associated with high school, college and professional American football in Indiana. It also works to establish scholarships and endowments ..., the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame and the Butler ...
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Francis Baird
Francis Baird (1802–1864) was an engineer of Scottish ancestry in Saint Petersburg, who took over his father's business manufacturing machinery, ships, and metalwork for some of the city's major structures. Life He was born on 28 February 1802, one of Charles Baird's three sons, and the only one to live beyond his thirties. He joined his father's company in St. Petersburg at the age of 17 and also went to the University of Edinburgh. In 1823 he was elected to the Institution of Civil Engineers, one of its earliest members. He married Dorothea Halliday in 1828 and they had ten children. Some of the time he worked with his cousin William Handyside, who had a leading role in several engineering projects, and it is not entirely clear how much he helped Handyside with the specialist castings for the Alexander Column and Saint Isaac's Cathedral. The cathedral work continued under Francis Baird's supervision when Handyside left Russia after Charles Baird died in 1843. At t ...
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Edward Baird (other)
Edward Baird may refer to: *Edward Baird (artist) (1904–1949), Scottish artist * Edward Baird (rugby) (1885–1917), Australian rugby league footballer *Edward Kellogg Baird (1876–1951), American attorney and the president of the Century Opera Company See also *Ed Baird Phillip Edward "Ed" Baird (born May 17, 1958) is an American sailor. He was a coach of the 1995 America's Cup-winning Team New Zealand and a helmsman for the 2007 America's Cup-winning Alinghi syndicate. Growing up in Florida, Baird raced in t ...

Edith Baird
Edith Elina Helen (Winter-Wood) Baird (22 February 1859 – 1 February 1924) was a chess composer who in her day was the most prolific composer of chess problems in the world. She published under her married name as Mrs. W. J. Baird and was sometimes referred to in the press as the "Queen of Chess". Early years and family Edith Elina Helen Winter-Wood was born in Boulogne in France, the daughter of Thomas Winter-Wood, a writer, and Eliza Ann (Sole) Winter-Wood. She learned to play chess early in life as her father, her mother, and her older brothers Edward and Carslake were all either amateur or tournament-level chess players. In 1880 she married William James Baird, Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets for the Royal Navy. They settled in Brighton, where their only child, Lilian Edith, was born. Lilian also went on to become a chess composer. Chess composition In the mid 1880s, Baird started composing chess problems and within a few years had gained a reputation in ...
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Edgar Baird
Edgar Albert Baird, Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, ONL (May 28, 1911 – May 1, 2005) was a businessman born in Campbellton in the Dominion of Newfoundland. Baird was the founder of the Newfoundland chapter of the Junior Forest Rangers, and worked in the forestry and aviation industry where he was Chief Woods Ranger for Newfoundland, responsible for forest fire protection initiatives for Newfoundland and Labrador. As superintendent of the Newfoundland Forestry Unit, Baird led a battalion of 960 foresters to Scotland in 1940, the largest single battalion ever to leave the province. In 1941 he signed up with the Royal Air Force and rose to the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Following the war, Baird led a group of local residents who were lobbying to form a new town site in what would become Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Gander. He was later appointed the first chairman of the Gander Local Improvement District and built the first private dwelling in Gander in 1951. Both a Ga ...
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Duncan Baird
Duncan Baird (born 1979) is the Budget Director for Governor Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas. He was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2008, a position which he held until he was term limited in 2015. As a legislator, Baird served as the House chairman of the Joint Budget Committee, the first Republican in that position since Reconstruction, and at the age of thirty-four was the highest ranking House member based on seniority. He was previously employed as a securities trader for Arvest Bank in Lowell in Benton County in Northwest Arkansas. Early years and education Baird graduated in 1998 from Siloam Springs High School in Siloam Springs in Benton County and holds bachelor's degrees in finance and accounting from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville at Fayetteville. He is a Southern Baptist and attends Cross Church in Benton County. His wife is Courtney Baird. Early career After graduation, Baird pursued a career in finance and investments in Northwest Arka ...
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Dugald Baird
Sir Dugald Baird FRCOG (16 November 1899 – 7 November 1986) was a British medical doctor and a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology. Baird was most notable and influential in calling for the liberalising of abortion. In his delivery of the Sandoz lecture in November 1961, titled the ''Fifth Freedom'', he advocated for freedom from the tyranny of fertility. Career Baird was born in Greenock on 16 November 1899 to David Baird, head of the science department at Greenock Academy, and his wife May. He studied science and medicine at the University of Glasgow, graduating with an MB ChB in 1922 and went on to receive an MD with honours. His early experiences attending births in the Glasgow slums and in the city's Royal Maternity Hospital shaped his interest in the social and economic influences on the health of women, their babies, and across generations. He was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1935. He moved to Aberdeen in 1936 as ...
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