John Baird may refer to:

Sports

John Baird (American football) John Baird (born c. 1877) was an American football player. He played at the Fullback (gridiron football), fullback and quarterback positions for Princeton University from 1895 to 1898 and was selected as a member of the 1896 College Football All- ...

(born ), All-American football player * John Baird (Australian footballer) (born 1980), Australian rules footballer *

John Baird (cyclist) John Baird is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand. He won the silver medal in the men's road race at the 1954 British Empire Games in Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland re ...

, former racing cyclist from New Zealand *

John Baird (footballer, born 1870) John Baird (25 February 1870 – 1905) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Leicester Fosse Leicester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Leicester in the Eas ...

(1870–1905), Scottish footballer *

John Baird (footballer, born 1985) John David Baird (born 22 August 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Football West State League Division 1 side Mandurah City. Baird has also previously played for Clyde, St Mirren, Stenhousemuir, Mo ...

, Scottish footballer playing for Forfar Athletic *

John Campbell Baird John Campbell Baird (27 July 1856 – 4 March 1902) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Vale of Leven and Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great B ...

(1856–1902), Scottish footballer

Politics and government

John Baird, Lord Newbyth Sir John Baird of Newbyth (by East Linton), Lord Newbyth (1620–1698), was a Scottish advocate, judge, politician and diplomat. He served as Commissioner for Aberdeenshire in the Parliament of Scotland. Baird was the son of James Baird of Byth ...

(1620–1698), Scottish advocate, judge, politician and diplomat *

John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven John Lawrence Baird of Urie, 1st Viscount Stonehaven, 1st Baron Stonehaven, 2nd Baronet, 3rd of Ury, (27 April 1874 – 20 August 1941) was a British politician who served as the eighth Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1925 to 193 ...

(1874–1941), eighth Governor-General of Australia * John Baird (Canadian politician) (born 1969), Canadian politician and former cabinet minister *

John Baird (Michigan politician) John Baird (February 11, 1859 – November 9, 1934), was a Republican politician from the State of Michigan from the 1890s through the 1920s, serving as Township Supervisor, State Representative, State Senator, Delegate to Michigan's 1907–1908 C ...

(1859–1934), Michigan State Representative and Senator

British MPs

Sir John Baird, 2nd Baronet Sir John Baird, 2nd Baronet, of Newbyth (13 October 1686 – 30 September 1745) of Newbyth, Haddington, was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1722. Life Baird was the eldest son of Sir William Baird who was th ...

(1686–1745), Scottish Member of Parliament for Edinburghshire *John Baird (North West Lanarkshire MP) (1852–1900), Member of Parliament, 1885–1886 *John Baird (Wolverhampton MP) (1906–1965), British Labour Party Member of Parliament, 1945–1964 *John George Alexander Baird (1854–1917), Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central

Military officers

*John Baird (educator) (1795–1858), Irish-born British Army instructor *John Baird (RAF officer) (1937–2020), British physician and Royal Air Force medical officer *John Baird (revolutionary) (1790–1820), Scottish commander in the "Radical War" of 1820 *John Baird (Royal Navy officer) (1832–1908), Victorian British Admiral

Divines

*John Baird (Irish divine) (died 1804) *John Baird (Scottish divine) (1799–1861)

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