John Baird may refer to:

Sports John Baird (American football) (born ), All-American football player John Baird (Australian footballer) (born 1980), Australian rules footballer John Baird (cyclist), former racing cyclist from New Zealand John Baird (footballer, born 1870) (1870–1905), Scottish footballer John Baird (footballer, born 1985), Scottish footballer playing for Forfar Athletic John Campbell Baird (1856–1902), Scottish footballer

Politics and government John Baird, Lord Newbyth (1620–1698), Scottish advocate, judge, politician and diplomat John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven (1874–1941), eighth Governor-General of Australia John Baird (Canadian politician) (born 1969), Canadian politician and former cabinet minister John Baird (Michigan politician) (1859–1934), Michigan State Representative and Senator

British MPs Sir John Baird, 2nd Baronet (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)

Others John Baird I (1798–1859), Glasgow architect John Logie Baird (1888–1946), Scottish engineer, invented the first working television system John Wallace Baird (1869–1919), Canadian psychologist John Washington Baird (1852–1923), American chess master

See also Jon S. Baird, Scottish film and television director