Baylor (surname)

Baylor is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• George Baylor (1752–1784), American brevet brigadier general during the American Revolutionary War
• Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793–1874), American politician, judge, namesake and founder of Baylor University, nephew of George
• Walker Keith Baylor (c. 1794–1845), American politician and judge, nephew of George and younger brother of Robert
• John Walker Baylor Jr. (c. 1813–1836), Texian pioneer, Army surgeon, and survivor of the Battle of the Alamo, nephew of Robert and Walker
• Henry Weidner Baylor (1818–1853), American physician, soldier, and Texas Ranger, namesake of Baylor County, Texas
• John R. Baylor (1822–1894), US Indian agent, publisher, editor, and Confederate politician and colonel during the American Civil War
• William S. Baylor (1831–1862), American lawyer and Confederate colonel in the American Civil War
• George W. Baylor (1832–1916), Texas lawman and Confederate colonel in the American Civil War
• Frances Courtenay Baylor (1848–1920), American author
• Adelaide Steele Baylor (1860–1935), American educator and school administrator
• Hal Baylor, stage name of Hal Fieberling (1918–1998), American actor
• Gracia Baylor (born 1929), Australian politician
• Elgin Baylor (1934–2021), American basketball player
• Don Baylor (1949–2017), American baseball player, coach and manager
• Helen Baylor, stage name of Helen LaRue Lowe (born 1954), American singer-songwriter
• John Baylor (American football) (born 1954), American football player
• Tim Baylor (born 1954), American football player
• B. J. Baylor (born 1998), American football player

See also

• Bob Bailor (born 1951), American former Major League Baseball player