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 (1933–2024), 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