John Laird may refer to:
- John Laird (philosopher) (1887–1946), Scottish philosopher
- John Laird (American politician) (born 1950), former California State Assembly member
- John Laird (shipbuilder) (1805–1874), British shipbuilder and key figure in development of Birkenhead
- John Laird, Baron Laird (born 1944), British Member of the House of Lords and Ulster Unionist Politician
- John E. Laird (born 1954), computer scientist
- John Houston Laird (1874–1959), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada
- John Keith McBroom Laird (1907–1985), Canadian author, barrister, and solicitor
- Jack Laird (1923–1991), American television writer and actor
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or laird:
“Well, on the official record you’re my son. But on this post you’re just another trooper. You heard me tell the recruits what I need from them. Twice that I will expect from you.... You’ve chosen my way of life. I hope you have the guts enough to endure it. But put outa your mind any romantic ideas that it’s a way to glory. It’s a life of suffering and of hardship and uncompromising devotion to your oath and your duty.”
—James Kevin McGuinness, and John Ford. Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke (John Wayne)
“An amoeba is a formless thing which takes many shapes. It moves by thrusting out an arm, and flowing into the arm. It multiplies by pulling itself in two, without permanently diminishing the original. So with words. A meaning may develop on the periphery of the body of meanings associated with a word, and shortly this tentacle-meaning has grown to such proportions that it dwarfs all other meanings.”
—Charlton Laird (b. 1901)