Laidley or Laidlay may refer to the following people:
Given name Laidley Burge (1897–1990), Australian rugby league player
Surname Dean Laidley (born 1967), Australian rules footballer and coach James Laidley (1823–1877), Australian politician
James Laidley (administrator) (1786–1835), Australian administrator
John Laidley (1791–1863), American lawyer and politician John Watson Laidlay (1808–1885), Scottish merchant, numismatist and orientalist Johnny Laidlay (1860–1940), Scottish golfer William Laidley (1828–1897), Australian politician