Byrd is a surname of English origin; notable people with this surname include:
Bill Byrd (1907–1991), baseball playerBobby Byrd, (born 1934) funk musicianButch Byrd (born 1941), AFL Hall of FameCathal Byrd (born 1986), Irish weightlifterCharles Willing Byrd (1770–1828), first sitting justice on the United States District Court of OhioCharlie Byrd (1925–1999), jazz guitaristChris Byrd (born 1970), heavyweight champion in boxingCurley Byrd (1889–1970), American university administrator, educator, athlete, coach, and politicianDarryl Byrd (born 1960), American football playerDavid Edward Byrd, (born 1941), an American graphic designer and painterDennis Byrd, (1966–2016), American football playerDonald Byrd (1932–2013), jazz trumpeterHarry Byrd (baseball) (1925–1985)Harry F. Byrd (1887–1966), U.S. senator for VirginiaHarry F. Byrd, Jr. (1914–2013), U.S. senator for Virginia from 1965 until 1983Henry Roeland Byrd (1918–1980), blues musicianJames Byrd, Jr. (1949–1998), murder victimJairus Byrd (born 1986), American football playerJerry Byrd (1920–2005) Lap steel guitaristJoseph Byrd, rock musicianJonathan Byrd (musician) (born circa 1970), folk singer-songwriterLeo Byrd (born 1937), American basketball playerMarlon Byrd (born 1977), baseball playerMary E. Byrd (1849–1934), American educatorMary Willing Byrd (1740–1814), second wife of Colonel William Byrd IIIPaul Byrd (born 1970), baseball playerPetri Hawkins-Byrd, bailiff "Byrd" on the Judge Judy TV seriesRichard E. Byrd (1888–1957), admiral, polar explorer, aviatorRobert C. Byrd (1917–2010), Democratic senator for West VirginiaSammy Byrd (1910–1981), baseball player for the New York Yankees and PGA Tour golferSteve Byrd, English rock musicianTracy Byrd (boxer) (born 1964)Tracy Byrd (born 1966), country singerWilliam Byrd (1540–1623), English composerWilliam Byrd I (1652–1704), member of colonial Virginia's House of BurgessesWilliam Byrd II (1674–1744), founder of Richmond, VirginiaWilliam Byrd III (1728–1777), member of the House of Burgesses, and military officerWinifred Byrd (1884–1970), American concert pianist