William or Bill Laird is the name of: Bill Laird (ice hockey) (1891–1953), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper William Laird (shipbuilder) (1780–1841), Scottish shipbuilder and entrepreneur who founded the Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead, England William Laird (Canadian politician) (1835–1911), politician on Prince Edward Island, Canada William Laird III (1916–1974), United States Senator from West Virginia William Laird IV (born 1952), former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and West Virginia Senate William Laird (footballer), Scottish footballer for Sunderland