Braidwood is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Braidwood (born 1984), Canadian football player Chuck Braidwood (1903–1945), American football player Ernie Braidwood (1895–1968), English footballer James Braidwood (1800–1861), Scottish firefighter Linda Braidwood (1909–2003), American archaeologist Phil Braidwood (born 1949), Manx politician Robert John Braidwood (1907–2003), American archaeologist and anthropologist Thomas Braidwood (1715–1806), founder of a school for the deaf in Scotland Thomas Braidwood Wilson (1792–1843), Australian surgeon and explorer Tom Braidwood (born 1948), Canadian actor