Laidlaw (surname)

Laidlaw is a Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alex Laidlaw (1877–1933), Scottish sportsman
• Anna Robena Laidlaw (1819–1901), British pianist
• Bill Laidlaw (1914–1941), Scottish professional golfer
• Sir Christophor Laidlaw (1922–2010), British businessman
• Chris Laidlaw (born 1943), New Zealand rugby union player, public servant, diplomat, radio host and politician
• Clyde Laidlaw (born 1933), Australian rules footballer
• Daniel Laidlaw (1875–1950), Scottish piper, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Diana Laidlaw (born 1951), South Australian politician
• Don Laidlaw (1923–2009), South Australian politician, father of Diana
• Ethan Laidlaw (1899–1963), American actor
• Frank Fortescue Laidlaw (1876–1963), British biologist
• Frank Laidlaw (born 1940), Scottish rugby union player
• George Laidlaw (1828–1889), British-Canadian businessman
• Greig Laidlaw (born 1985), Scottish rugby union player
• Harriet Burton Laidlaw (1873–1949), American social reformer and suffragist
• Irvine Laidlaw, Baron Laidlaw (born 1942), Scottish businessman
• James Laidlaw (1822–1905), multiple people
• Joe Laidlaw (1950–2021), English footballer
• John Coleman Laidlaw (1921–2015), Canadian endocrinologist
• John Laidlaw (born 1936), English footballer
• Lorna Laidlaw (born 1963), English actress and television presenter
• Kevin Laidlaw (born 1934), New Zealand rugby union player
• Marc Laidlaw (born 1960), American writer
• Matthew Laidlaw (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
• Patrick Laidlaw (1881–1940), Scottish virologist
• Paul Laidlaw (born 1967), Scottish auctioneer and television personality
• Sir Robert Laidlaw (MP) (1856–1915), British philanthropist, entrepreneur and politician
• Robert Laidlaw (1885–1971), New Zealand businessman
• Ross Laidlaw (author), Scottish writer, active since 1979
• Ross Laidlaw (born 1992), Scottish football goalkeeper
• Roy Laidlaw (born 1953), Scottish rugby union player
• Stuart Laidlaw (1877–1960), Canadian lacrosse player
• Thomas Laidlaw (politician) (1813–1876), Scottish-born Australian politician
• Thomas Kennedy Laidlaw (1864–1943), Irish racehorse owner
• Tom Laidlaw (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player
• William Laidlaw (poet) (1780–1845), Scottish poet
• William G. Laidlaw (1840–1908), U.S. Representative from New York