Bird is an English surname, probably deriving from the vertebrates of the same name. Another common variant of this surname is "

Byrd Byrd commonly refers to: * William Byrd (c. 1540 – 1623), an English composer of the Renaissance * Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), an American naval officer and explorer Byrd or Byrds may also refer to: Other people * Byrd (surname), includin ...

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* Aaron Bird (born 1983), Australian cricketer *

Alan Bird Alan Charles Bird (28 September 1906 – 21 July 1962) was an Australian politician. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, he was educated at state primary schools in Melbourne and at Melbourne High School before becoming an engineer. As an officia ...

(1906–1962), Australian politician *

Alan C. Bird Alan Charles Bird (born 4 July 1938, in Bromley, Kent, UK) is an English ophthalmologist, famous for his work on degenerative and hereditary diseases of the retina. Bird was educated from 1949 to 1956 at Bromley Grammar School and from 1956 to 19 ...

(born 1938), British ophthalmologist *

Albert Bird Albert Bird (17 August 1867 – 16 June 1927) was an English cricketer: a right-arm off-break bowler and lower-order right-handed batsman who played for Worcestershire for the first ten years of their existence as a first-class county. Born i ...

(1867–1927), British cricketer *

Alfred Bird Alfred Bird (1811 – 15 December 1878) was an English food manufacturer and chemist. He was born in Nympsfield, Gloucestershire, England in 1811Baptised 25 August 1811 in Nympsfield, Gloucester, England. Parents John and Mary. International Ge ...

(1811–1878), British food manufacturer and chemist * Alfred Frederick Bird (1849–1922), British, chemist, food manufacturer, and politician * Alice Bird, British actress * Andrew Bird (born 1973), American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist * Antonia Bird (1951–2013), British director *

Anthony Bird Anthony Peter Bird (1931 – 2016) was a British Anglican priest, physician, and academic. From 1974 to 1979, he was Principal of Queen's College, Birmingham, an ecumenical theological college. Early life and education Bird was born in 1931 ...

(1931–2016), British Anglican priest, physician, and principal *

Arthur H. Bird Arthur Homer Bird (23 July 1856 – 22 December 1923) was an American composer, for many years resident in Germany. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he studied organ and composition in Berlin and spent a year at Weimar with Franz Liszt. He c ...

(1856–1923), American composer *

Augustus A. Bird Augustus Allen Bird (April 1, 1802February 25, 1870) was an American pioneer and politician. He was the 2nd Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, represented the Madison area for two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and was one of the commissioners r ...

(1802–1870), American politician * Barbara Bird, American organizational behavior academic * Bill Bird (1888–1963), American journalist * Billie Bird (1908–2002), American actress and comedian * Bob Bird, newspaper editor *

Bob Bird (politician) Bob Bird (born August 1, 1951, Evanston, Illinois) is an American anti-abortion activist, retired high school teacher, home-school tutor and the chairman of the Alaskan Independence Party (AIP). He was the AIP's candidate for the United States Sen ...

(born 1951), political activist and teacher * Bobby Bird, musician * Brad Bird (born 1957), American director and writer * Bud Bird (born 1932), Canadian politician *

Calvin Bird James Calvin Bird (February 11, 1938 – June 19, 2013) was an American football halfback who played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and spent an off-season in the American Football League (AFL) with the New York Jets as a wide rec ...

(1938–2013), American football player * Carmel Bird (born 1940), Australian writer *

Charlie Bird Charles Bird (born 9 September 1949)In his semi-autobiography ''This Is Charlie Bird'', he states he has two birth certificates, one saying he was born 4 September 1949, the other 9 September 1949. He chooses to celebrate his birthday on 9 Sept ...

(born 1949), Irish journalist * Christopher Bird (1928–1996), American journalist *

Claire B. Bird Claire Brayton Bird (October 27, 1868August 15, 1954) was an American lawyer from Wausau who served four years as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate from the 25th District ( Langlade and Marathon Counties). Early life and educati ...

(1868–1954), American politician * Corey Bird (born 1995), American baseball player * Cuthbert Hilton Golding-Bird (1848–1939), British surgeon, son of Golding Bird * David Bird (journalist) (died 2014), American journalist * David Bird (bridge writer) (born 1946), British writer on Bridge *

Derrick Bird The Cumbria shootings was a shooting spree which occurred on 2 June 2010 when a lone gunman, taxi driver Derrick Bird, killed twelve people and injured eleven others in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. Along with the 1987 Hungerford massacre a ...

(1957–2010), English spree killer * Dickie Bird (born 1933), English cricket umpire * Dillard E. Bird (1906–1990), American industrial and consulting engineer *

Don Bird Donald William Carlton Bird (5 January 1908 – 1987) was an English professional footballer who played at outside left. Born in Newton Abbot, he made over 100 appearances in the Football League. Career Although born in Devon, Bird came to prom ...

(1908–1987), English football player * Doreen Bird (1928–2004), British dance instructor and dance school founder *

Doug Bird James Douglas Bird (born March 5, 1950) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher from to . Bird was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the third round of the 1969 amateur draft's secondary phase. During his career, Bird was used in a var ...

(born 1950), American baseball pitcher * Edward Bird (1772–1819), English painter * Edward Wheler Bird, founder of the British-Israelite Movement *

Eugene K. Bird Lieutenant Colonel Eugene K. Bird (11 March 1926 – 28 October 2005) was US Commandant of the Spandau Allied Prison from 1964 to 1972 where, together with six others, Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess was incarcerated. In March 1971, Bird's superi ...

(1926–2005), American military officer * Florence Bird (1908–1998), Canadian journalist and politician * Forrest Bird (1921–2015), American physician and inventor *

Frederic Mayer Bird Frederic Mayer Bird (1838–1908) was an American clergyman, educator, and hymnologist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1857 and the Union Theological Seminary in 1860, and from 1860 to 186 ...

(1838–1908), American educator and clergyman *

George Bird (baseball) George Raymond Bird (June 23, 1850 – November 9, 1940) was a Major League Baseball center fielder in the 19th century. He played for the Rockford Forest Citys of the National Association in 1871. He was a native of Stillman Valley, Illinois ...

(1850–1940), American baseball outfielder * Gillian Bird, Australian diplomat * Golding Bird (1814–1854), British doctor *

Greg Bird (baseball) Gregory Paul Bird (born November 9, 1992) is an American professional baseball first baseman who is currently a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Since Bird’s 2015 debut season, his care ...

(born 1992), American baseball infielder * Greg Bird (rugby league) (born 1984), Australian rugby league player *

Harlan P. Bird Harlan Page Bird (August 2, 1838November 24, 1912) was an American businessman and Republican politician. He served 8 years in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing northeast Wisconsin. Biography Harlan Page Bird was born on August 2, 1838, ...

(1838–1912), American politician *

Harley Bird Harley Fiona Riley (born 13 December 2001), better known by her stage name of Harley Bird, is an English actress. She was the third as well as the longest running voice of ''Peppa Pig'', taking on the role in 2007 and leaving in 2020. She was r ...

(born 2001), British voice actress *

Helen Louisa Bostwick Bird Helen L. Bostwick (, Barron; after first marriage, Bostwick; after second marriage, Bird; January 5, 1826 – December 20, 1907) was an American author and poet. ''Buds, Blossoms, and Berries'', stories for children, was published in 1863. Some o ...

(1826–1907), American author, poet * Henry Edward Bird (1830–1908), English chess player and writer *

Ian Bird (field hockey) Robert Ian Bird (born March 18, 1970 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former field hockey defender from Canada who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1988 and 2000. Bird is an alumnus of Handsworth Secondary School Handsworth Secondary Sc ...

(born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player *

Ian Bird (software developer) Ian Bird is a game programmer and game designer. Along with other game credits, Bird wrote the computer games '' Millennium 2.2'' and ''Deuteros''. Games *'' Theatre Europe'' (1985) *'' Millennium 2.2'' (1989) *'' Deuteros: The Next Millennium'' ...

, game designer * Ira W. Bird (1819–1899), American politician *

Isabella Bird Isabella Lucy Bird, married name Bishop (15 October 1831 – 7 October 1904), was a nineteenth-century British explorer, writer, photographer, and naturalist. With Fanny Jane Butler she founded the John Bishop Memorial Hospital in Srinagar ...

(1831–1904), English writer and historian

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* Jackie Bird (born 1962), Scottish broadcaster *

Jake Bird Jake Bird (December 14, 1901 – July 15, 1949) was an American serial killer who was tried and executed for the axe murders of Bertha Kludt and her daughter Beverly June Kludt in Tacoma, Washington in 1947, and has since been linked to 11 other ...

(1901–1949), American serial killer and burglar * Jake Bird (baseball) (born 1995), American baseball pitcher * John Bird (actor) (1936–2022), British actor and comedian *

John Bird (artist) John Bird (1768-1829) was a Welsh landscape artist. He was born in Cardiff, where some of his works may be seen in the National Museum of Wales. Several of his drawings were published in 'Principal Seats of the Nobility' in 1787. He died in Whit ...

(1766–1829), Welsh landscape artist * John Bird (astronomer) (1709–1776), British astronomer and instrument designer * John Bird (bishop) (died 1558), British Bishop of Chester *

John Bird (New York) John Bird (November 22, 1768 – February 2, 1806) was an American slave owner, politician, and a United States representative from New York. Biography Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, Bird was the son of Dr. Seth and Hanna Sheldon Bird and p ...

(1768–1806), American politician * John Bird (footballer) (born 1948), British football player and manager * John Bird (entrepreneur), founder of ''Big Issue'' * John Taylor Bird (1829–1911), American politician * Kai Bird (born 1951), American author * Larry Bird (Canadian football) (born 1945), Canadian football player * Larry Bird (born 1956), American basketball player * Lester Bird (1938–2021), American athlete and politician *

Lloyd C. Bird Lloyd Campbell Bird (August 1, 1894 – April 20, 1978) was a pharmacist, businessman and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician who served as a Virginia Senate, Virginia State Senator for 28 years and helped found Virginia Commo ...

(1894–1978), American politician * Martina Topley-Bird (born 1975), British singer *

Michael J. Bird Michael J. Bird (31 October 1928, in London – 11 May 2001, in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire) was an English writer. In addition to several novels, he is best remembered for his television drama series for the BBC, usually set in the Mediterra ...

(1928–2001), British writer *

Morice Bird Morice Carlos Bird (25 March 1888, in St Michael's Hamlet, Liverpool, Lancashire – 9 December 1933, in Broadstone, Dorset) was an English cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1910 to 1914, all of them in South Africa. Bird's fame as a crick ...

(1888–1933), British cricketer * Nancy Bird Walton (1915–2009), Australian aviator * Norman Bird (1920–2005), British actor *

Peter Bird (rower) Peter Bird (19 February 1947 – 1996) was a British ocean rower who, in 1983, became the first person ever to row non-stop and solo across the Pacific from east to west when he completed his journey from America to Australia. Atlantic Bird fir ...

(1947–1996), British ocean rower * Richard Bird (actor) (1894–1986), British actor *

Richard Ely Bird Richard Ely Bird (November 4, 1878 – January 10, 1955) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th District of Kansas from 1921 to 1923. Bird was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 4, 1878. He moved wi ...

(1878–1955), American politician * Richard Bird (computer scientist) (1943–2022), professor at Oxford * Robert Bird (Welsh politician) (1839–1909), Welsh politician * Sir Robert Bird, 2nd Baronet (1876–1960), British politician *

Robert Byron Bird Robert Byron Bird (February 5, 1924 – November 13, 2020) was an American chemical engineer and professor emeritus in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was known for his research in transport pheno ...

(1924–2020), American educator and chemical engineer * Robert Montgomery Bird (1806–1854), American playwright, novelist, photographer, and physician *

Ronnie Bird (footballer) Ronald Philip Bird (27 December 1941 – 20 March 2005) was an English professional footballer who scored 66 goals from 269 appearances in the Football League in the 1960s and early 1970s. He played more than 100 league matches for each of Bradf ...

(1941–2005), English football player * Rosa Bird, born Josephine Sarah Jacombs (1866–1927), Australian-English soprano * Rose Bird (1936–1999), Chief Justice of California * Ruth Bird (1899–1987), English historian and schoolteacher * Sam Bird (born 1987), British racing driver *

Sharon Bird Sharon Leah Bird (''née'' Reed, born 15 November 1962) is a former Australian politician. Sharon Bird served as an Australian Labor Party (ALP) member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Cunningham in New S ...

(born 1962), Australian politician * Simon Bird (born 1984), British actor *

Sue Bird Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association ( WNBA) Bird was drafted by the Storm first over ...

(born 1980), American basketball player * Sue Bird (engineer), British acoustical engineer * Tony Bird (singer-songwriter), South African singer and songwriter *

Tony Bird (footballer born 1974) Anthony Bird (born 1 September 1974) is a Welsh former professional footballer. A striker, he made over 200 appearances in the Football League, scoring 34 goals and represented Wales at under-21 level. He began his career at his home town club ...

, Welsh football player * Vere Bird (1910–1999), prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda *

Víctor Bird Víctor Bird (born March 16, 1982) is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team, Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan. In the same ...

(born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player * Walter James Bird (1863–1953), organ builder based in Birmingham, England * Will R. Bird (1891–1984), Canadian writer * Wallis Bird (born 1982), Irish musician

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