Byrd
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The surname Byrd may refer to:
- William Byrd (1540–1623), English composer
- William Byrd I (1652-1704), member of colonial Virginia's House of Burgesses
- William Byrd II (1674-1744), founder of Richmond, Virginia
- Mary Willing Byrd (1740-1814), second wife of Colonel William Byrd III
- William Byrd III (1752-1777), member of the House of Burgesses, and military officer
- Harry F. Byrd (1887–1966), U.S. Senator for Virginia
- Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), admiral, polar explorer, aviator
- Bill Byrd (1907-1991), baseball player
- Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (born 1914), U.S. Senator for Virginia
- Robert Byrd (born 1917), Democratic Senator for West Virginia
- Henry Roeland Byrd (1918-1980), blues musician
- Charlie Byrd (1925-1999), jazz guitarist
- Harry Byrd (1925–1985), baseball player
- Donald Byrd (born 1932), jazz trumpeter
- Joe Byrd, rock musician
- Bobby Byrd, (born 1934) funk musician
- Petri Hawkins-Byrd, bailiff "Byrd" on the Judge Judy TV series
- "Butch" Byrd (born 1941), AFL Hall of Fame
- James Byrd, Jr. (1949-1998), murder victim
- Jonathan Byrd (born circa 1970), folk singer-songwriter
- Dennis Byrd, football player
- Tracy Byrd (born 1964), boxer
- Tracy Byrd (born 1966), country singer
- Paul Byrd (born 1970), baseball player
- Chris Byrd (born 1970), heavyweight champion in boxing
- Eddie Byrd (born 1974), football player
- Marlon Byrd (born 1977), baseball player
Byrd or Byrds may also refer to:
- Byrd Amendment, an American legislative act
- Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University
- The Byrds, American rock group
