James Baird may refer to:

• Sir James Baird, 2nd Baronet (c. 1658–1715), British baronet
• James Baird (British Army officer) (1915–2007)
• James Baird (civil engineer) (1872–1953), builder of the Lincoln Memorial and quarterback of the Michigan Wolverines football team
• James Baird (footballer) (born 1983), Scottish goalkeeper/soccer player
• James Baird (industrialist) (1802–1876), Scottish industrialist and MP for Falkirk Burghs
• James Baird (merchant) (1828–1915), Newfoundland merchant and activist
• James Baird (trade unionist) (1878–1948), Northern Irish politician and activist
• James Bryson Baird (1859–1939), Canadian politician
• Jim Baird (American football), American college football player of the 1890s
• Jim Baird (Australian footballer) (1920–2003), Australian rules footballer
• Jim Baird (politician) (born 1945), U.S. representative from Indiana

• James Baird State Park in New York