'''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 {{hndis|Laird, William}}