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Boyd (surname)
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Boyd is a Scottish surname. It originated from a habitational name from the island of Bute
, located in the Firth of Clyde
. The surname was very common in Edinburgh in the 17th century. The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Boid (masculine), and Bhoid (feminine).
Isle of Bute
Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:...
, located in the Firth of Clyde
Firth of Clyde
The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. The Kilbrannan Sound is a large arm of the Firth of Clyde, separating the Kintyre Peninsula from the Isle of Arran.At...
. The surname was very common in Edinburgh in the 17th century. The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Boid (masculine), and Bhoid (feminine).
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- Adam BoydAdam BoydAdam Mark Boyd is an English footballer, who plays for Hartlepool United in the English Football League One. Boyd plays as a striker and started off playing in school while attending Grange Primary School, in his hometown of Hartlepool....
, English footballer - Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of MertonAlan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of MertonAlan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, CH, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician.-Background, education and military service:...
, British politician - Alan Stephenson BoydAlan Stephenson BoydAlan Stephenson Boyd is an American attorney and transportation executive who led several large corporations and also served the U.S. Government in various transportation-related positions. He was the first United States Secretary of Transportation, appointed by Lyndon Johnson. Additionally, he...
, American politician - Alex Boyd (photographer), Scottish photographer
- Alexander Boyd, 3rd Lord Boyd (d. 1508)
- Alfred BoydAlfred BoydAlfred Boyd was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is usually considered to have been the first Premier of Manitoba , but he was not recognized by that title at the time and was not the real leader of the government. He is more correctly referred to as the first Provincial Secretary of Manitoba...
, Canadian politician - Allen BoydAllen BoydFred Allen Boyd Jr. is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He currently works for a lobbying firm, the Twenty-First Century Group.-Early life, education and career:...
, American politician - Andrew Kennedy Hutchison BoydAndrew Kennedy Hutchison BoydAndrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd , miscellaneous writer, son of Rev. Dr. Boyd of Glasgow, was originally intended for the English Bar but entered the Church of Scotland, and was minister latterly at St. Andrews. He was educated at King's College School and at King's College London...
(1825–1899), Scottish writer - Anne BoydAnne BoydAnne Elizabeth Boyd AM is an Australian composer and Professor of Music at the University of Sydney.-Early life:Anne Boyd was born in Sydney to James Boyd and Annie Freda Deason Boyd ....
, Australian composer - Archibald Boyd-Carpenter, British politician
- Arnold BoydArnold BoydArnold Whitworth Boyd MC, MA, FZS, FRES, MBOU was an ornithologist and naturalist from Cheshire, England.He was a long-time contributor to The Guardian 's "Country Diary" column, taking over a slot from Thomas Coward in 1933, on the latter's death...
, British ornithologist - Arthur BoydArthur BoydArthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd, AC, OBE was one of the leading Australian painters of the late 20th Century. A member of the prominent Boyd artistic dynasty in Australia, his relatives included painters, sculptors, architects or other arts professionals. His sister Mary Boyd married John Perceval,...
(Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd), Australian painter - Arthur Merric BoydArthur Merric BoydArthur Merric Boyd was an Australian painter, and founder of the Boyd artistic dynasty.Boyd was born in Opoho, Dunedin, New Zealand, son of Captain John Theodore Thomas Boyd, formerly of County Mayo, Ireland, and his wife Lucy Charlotte, daughter of Dr Robert Martin of Heidelberg, Victoria...
, Australian painter - Augusto Samuel BoydAugusto Samuel BoydAugusto Samuel Boyd Briceño was First Vice President of Panama and in that capacity also acting President of Panama from December 18, 1939 to October 1, 1940...
, President of Panama
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- Belle BoydBelle BoydIsabella Marie Boyd Isabella Marie Boyd Isabella Marie Boyd (May 9, 1844 – June 11, 1900, best known as Belle Boyd or Cleopatra of the Secession, was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War...
, Confederate spy - Benjamin BoydBenjamin BoydBenjamin Boyd was a Scottish-born Australian pioneer and entrepreneur.Boyd was a man of "an imposing personal appearance, fluent oratory, aristocratic connexions, and a fair share of commercial acuteness". Mrs Georgiana McCrae, with whom he had dinner when he first came to Port Phillip, looked at...
, Australian pioneer - Bill Boyd (disambiguation)
- Billy Boyd (actor), Scottish actor
- Blanche McCrary BoydBlanche McCrary BoydBlanche McCrary Boyd is an American author whose novels are known for their eccentric characters. Her most recent novel is Terminal Velocity, written in 1997...
, American novelist - Bob Boyd (disambiguation)
- Brandon BoydBrandon BoydBrandon Charles Boyd is an American musician, author, and visual artist. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the American rock band Incubus.-Early Life and Incubus:...
, American musician, singer with Incubus - Brian BoydBrian BoydBrian Boyd is known primarily as an expert on the life and works of author Vladimir Nabokov and on literature and evolution...
, New Zealand English professor
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- Carla BoydCarla BoydCarla Maree Boyd is an Australian former professional basketball player in the WNBA as a forward for the Detroit Shock...
, Australian basketball player - Cayden BoydCayden BoydCayden Michael Boyd is an American teen actor. He is best known for his main character role as Max in the Robert Rodriguez's film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D.-Life:...
, American actor - Cecil BoydCecil BoydDr. Cecil Anderson Boyd MC was an Irish rugby union player, and doctor. Boyd played international rugby for Ireland and in 1896 was chosen to represent a British Isles XV in their tour of South Africa...
, Irish international rugby player - Christopher BoydChristopher BoydChris Boyd re-diverts here. For the association footballer, see Kris Boyd.Christopher Boyd, better known as his online pseudonym Paperghost, is a computer security researcher awarded a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award for computer security....
, webmaster - Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of DuncansbyColin Boyd, Baron Boyd of DuncansbyColin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby, PC, QC, was Lord Advocate for Scotland from 24 February 2000 until his resignation on 4 October 2006. On 11 April 2006, Downing Street announced that Colin Boyd would take a seat as a crossbench life peer; however he took the Labour whip after resigning as...
, Scottish lawyer
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- Danah BoydDanah Boyddanah boyd also known as Danah Michele Boyd, is an American social media researcher known for her public commentary on the use of social networking sites by youth...
, American blogger - Daniel Patrick BoydDaniel Patrick BoydDaniel Patrick Boyd is an American who in July 2009 was accused of leading a jihadist terrorist cell in North Carolina.-Biography:...
, American arrested in connection with alleged terrorism - Darius BoydDarius BoydDarius Boyd is an Australian professional rugby league footballer currently playing for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. Boyd plays at fullback, however he is also very capable as a three-quarter back, as proven by his selection for Australia and Queensland as a winger...
, Australian rugby league player - Darren BoydDarren BoydDarren Boyd is an English actor well known for his roles in Smack the Pony, Green Wing, Whites and most recently for playing the role of John Cleese in Holy Flying Circus. He is a classically trained singer, and played a jazz musician in NBC’s Watching Ellie...
, British actor - David Boyd (disambiguation)
- Douglas BoydDouglas BoydDouglas Boyd is a British oboist and conductor. He studied oboe at the Royal Academy of Music, London, as a pupil of Janet Craxton. He later was a student with Maurice Bourgue in Paris...
, British oboist and conductor - Dustin BoydDustin BoydDustin Boyd is a Canadian professional ice hockey player under contract with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League.- Playing career :...
, Canadian ice hockey player - Dutch Boyd, American poker player
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- Edwin Alonzo BoydEdwin Alonzo BoydEdwin Alonzo Boyd was a Canadian criminal and leader of the Boyd Gang. His career made him a notorious Canadian folk hero.-Early life:...
, Canadian bank robber - Edith B. Boyd, one of the Del Rubio triplets
- Elena Boyd, one of the Del Rubio triplets
- Eliza Stewart BoydEliza Stewart BoydEliza Stewart Boyd was the first woman in America ever selected to serve on a jury....
, first woman on a jury - Esna BoydEsna BoydEsna Boyd Robertson was an Australian tennis player who reached seven consecutive women's singles finals at the Australian Championships from 1922 through 1928. She won one of those finals, defeating Sylvia Lance Harper in 1927...
, Australian tennis player - Eva Boyd, American singer Little EvaLittle EvaEva Narcissus Boyd , known by the stage name of Little Eva , was an American pop singer.-Biography:...
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- George Boyd (footballer)George Boyd (footballer)George Ian Boyd is a footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a winger.Boyd started his career in the Charlton Athletic youth system, joining Stevenage Borough of the Conference National in 2001 and making his first-team debut in 2002. Boyd spent five seasons at Stevenage, scoring over...
, Scottish footballer - George Boyd (playwright), Canadian playwright
- George Milward BoydGeorge Milward BoydGeorge Milward Boyd was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Grey North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to 1902 as a Conservative member....
, Canadian politician - George Boyd-RochfortGeorge Boyd-RochfortGeorge Arthur Boyd-Rochfort VC DL was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:...
, Irish soldier - Gordon BoydGordon BoydGordon William Boyd was an English actor and television host, who hosted several television programs in Australia during the 1960s.-Early life and military service:...
(real name: Gordon Needham), British-Australian entertainer - Greg Boyd (disambiguation)
- Guy Boyd (sculptor)Guy Boyd (sculptor)Guy Martin à Beckett Boyd was an Australian sculptor.Born in Murrumbeena, Victoria, he was a member of the famous Boyd artistic dynasty, and brother of painters Arthur Boyd and David Boyd. Guy Boyd was a potter and figurative sculptor noted for his ability to capture the fluidity and sensuality of...
, Australian sculptor
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- James Boyd (disambiguation)
- James Boyd, 2nd Lord BoydJames Boyd, 2nd Lord BoydJames Boyd 2nd Lord Boyd , grandson and heir of Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd being only son of Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran, by Mary, eldest daughter of James II of Scotland, which Thomas was eldest son of the 1st Lord Boyd, but died while his father still lived, in about 1472.In 1482 on the death of...
(d. 1484) - James Boyd, 9th Lord BoydJames Boyd, 9th Lord BoydJames Boyd, 9th Lord Boyd , was a Scottish noble who adhered to the Royalist cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.-Biography:...
(a.1595-1654) - Jenna BoydJenna BoydJenna Michelle Boyd is an American teen actress.-Life and career:Jenna Boyd was born in Bedford, Texas and moved with her parents and younger brother Cayden to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career...
, American actress - Jenny BoydJenny BoydHelen Mary Boyd is a former 1960s London fashion model. She is also the younger sister of Pattie Boyd, who married Beatle George Harrison....
, British model, sister of Pattie Boyd - Jerry Boyd, boxing trainer writing as F.X. Toole
- Jim Boyd (disambiguation)
- Joe BoydJoe BoydJoe Boyd is an American record producer and former owner of the Witchseason production company. Boyd was instrumental in launching the careers of Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, and The Incredible String Band.-Career:...
, American record producer - John Boyd (disambiguation)
- John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-OrrJohn Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-OrrJohn Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr CH, DSO, MC, FRS , known as Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a Scottish teacher, doctor, biologist and politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and his work as the first Director-General of the United Nations...
, Scottish nutritionist and Nobel Peace Prize winner - John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-CarpenterJohn Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-CarpenterJohn Archibald Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter PC was a British Conservative politician.-Early life:...
, British politician - Johnny BoydJohnny BoydJohnny Boyd was an American racecar driver.Born in Fresno, California, Boyd drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series from 1954 to 1966 with 56 starts...
, American racing driver - Jonathan BoydJonathan BoydJonathan Barry Boyle was an Australian professional wrestler who is known worldwide under the name "Lord" Jonathan Boyd. Initially Boyd competed both in North American and international promotions as part of the Royal Kangaroos with his cousin Norman Frederick Charles III...
, former wrestler, The Royal KangaroosThe Royal KangaroosThe Royal Kangaroos was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of cousins “Lord” Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles III. The duo played off their Australian heritage which included using a boomerang as their weapon of choice...
, The BushwhackersThe BushwhackersThe Bushwhackers were a professional wrestling tag team that also competed as The Sheepherders during their long career. They wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation and Jim Crockett Promotions as well as a nearly 40 year run on the independent wrestling circuit... - Joseph BoydJoseph BoydJoseph Boyd was a sailor in the United States Navy, who took part in Stephen Decatur's expedition into Tripoli harbor during the First Barbary War....
, American sailor - Jason Boyd, British actor in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- James Boyd, later James Hay, 15th Earl of ErrollJames Hay, 15th Earl of ErrollJames Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll was the son of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock.He was born with the name of James Boyd but legally changed it to James Hay in 1758, when he succeeded his great-aunt as Earl of Erroll .In 1749, he married Rebecca Lockhart In 1762,...
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- L. M. BoydL. M. BoydLouis Malcolm Boyd, popularly known as L. M. Boyd was a newspaper columnist whose nationally syndicated column was a collection of miscellaneous trivial and amusing facts....
, American columnist - LaVell BoydLaVell BoydLaVell Boyd is a former professional American football player.-Early years:Boyd is a graduate of Doss High School and was the all-time leading wide receiver in Jefferson County history. He later went on to the University of Louisville, where he helped lead his team to two bowl games...
, American football player - Les BoydLes BoydLes Boyd is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s. He played representative football for the Australian national side in international matches as well as the New South Wales side in the State of Origin...
, Australian rugby league player - Linn BoydLinn BoydLinn Boyd was a prominent U.S. politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the House as a Democrat from Kentucky from 1835 to 1837 and again from 1839 to 1855, serving seven terms in the House...
, American politician - Liona BoydLiona BoydLiona Maria Carolynne Boyd, LLD, D.Mus, CM, O.Ont, is a Canadian classical guitarist, composer, songwriter and singer. Boyd was born in London, England on July 11, 1949, moved to Canada with her parents when she was eight years old and became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1975...
, Canadian musician - Louise BoydLouise BoydLouise Arner Boyd was an American explorer of Greenland and the Arctic, who wrote extensively of her explorations, and in 1955 became the first woman to fly over the North Pole privately chartering a DC-4 and crew that included aviation pioneer Thor Solberg.-Biography:Born in San Rafael,...
, American explorer
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- Malcolm BoydMalcolm BoydMalcolm Boyd is an American Episcopal Priest and author.-Biography:In the 1960s Boyd became known as “The Espresso Priest” for his religiously-themed poetry-reading sessions at the “Hungry i” nightclub in San Francisco. Boyd went on to become a prominent white clergyman in the American Civil...
, American televangelist - Mark Alexander BoydMark Alexander BoydMark Alexander Boyd was a Scottish poet and soldier of fortune. He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland. His father was from Pinkell, Carrick in Ayrshire. Boyd left Scotland for France as a young man. There he studied civil law...
(1563–1601), Scottish poet - Marion BoydMarion BoydMarion Boyd is a former Canadian politician, who represented the riding of London Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999 as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.-Background:...
, Canadian politician - Martin BoydMartin BoydMartin à Beckett Boyd was a member of Australia’s most prolific artistic dynasty of painters, sculptors, potters, writers, architects, graphic designers and musicians....
, Australian architect and writer - Merric BoydMerric BoydWilliam Merric Boyd was an Australian artist active as a ceramicist, painter, and sculptor.Merric Boyd is credited as the father of studio pottery in Australia; he is also known for his drawing, painting and sculpting...
, Australian artist - Mike Boyd (disambiguation)
- Milly Boyd, one of the Del Rubio tripletsDel Rubio tripletsThe Del Rubio Triplets were an American variety/musical act who rose to notoriety in the 1980s due mostly to their campy style of dress and their goofy interpretations of standards and songs of the era....
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- Nancy Boyd, pseudonym of American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Neal E. BoydNeal E. BoydNeal E. Boyd is an American pop opera singer. He is best known as the 2008 winner of America's Got Talent.-Early life:Neal E. Boyd, known worldwide as "The Voice of Missouri," grew up in Sikeston, Missouri...
, American opera singer and 2008 America's Got Talent winner - Neva BoydNeva BoydNeva Leona Boyd founded the Recreational Training School at the Hull House in Chicago. The school taught a one-year educational program in group games, gymnastics, dancing, dramatic arts, play theory, and social problems...
, American educator - Norma Elizabeth BoydNorma Elizabeth BoydNorma Elizabeth Boyd was one of sixteen founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first sorority founded by African-American women students, at Howard University. She was also one of the incorporators of the organization in 1913. The sorority has continued to generate social capital for nearly...
, American sorority organiser
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- Pattie BoydPattie BoydPatricia Anne "Pattie" Boyd is an English model and photographer, and the former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton...
, British model and photographer - Penleigh BoydPenleigh BoydTheodore Penleigh Boyd was an Australian artist.Penleigh Boyd was a member of the Boyd artistic dynasty: his parents Arthur Merric Boyd and Emma Minnie Boyd were well-known artists of the day, and his brothers included Merric Boyd the ceramacist and the novelist Martin Boyd...
, Australian artist - Peter Boyd (Trevor EveTrevor EveTrevor John Eve is a British film and television actor. In 1979 he gained fame as the eponymous lead in the detective series Shoestring and is also known for his role as Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd in BBC television drama Waking the Dead.-Early life:Eve was born in Sutton Coldfield,...
), fictional character in the TV series Waking the Dead
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- Richard BoydRichard BoydRichard Newell Boyd is an American philosopher who has spent most of his career at Cornell University, though he also taught briefly at Harvard University, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and the University of California, Berkeley...
, philosopher - Richard Henry BoydRichard Henry BoydRichard Henry Boyd , commonly known as the Rev. Dr. R. H. Boyd, was an African-American minister and businessman who was the founder and head of the National Baptist Publishing Board and a founder of the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.-Early life:Boyd was born into slavery at the B. A...
(R.H. Boyd, 1843–1922), African American minister and religious publisher - Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett is an Irish politician who is currently a Teachta Dála for the Dún Laoghaire constituency.Boyd Barrett is a former member of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, and chair of the Irish Anti-War Movement and is frequently cited in the Irish media...
Irish politician. - Robert Boyd (disambiguation)
- Robert Boyd, 1st Lord BoydRobert Boyd, 1st Lord BoydRobert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd Lord Boyd, was a Scottish statesman.-Biography:Robert Boyd was knighted, and was created a Peer of Parliament by James II of Scotland at some date between 1451 and 18 July 1454 . In 1460 he was one of the Regents during the minority of James III...
(d. 1482) - Robert Boyd, 4th Lord BoydRobert Boyd, 4th Lord BoydRobert Boyd, 4th Lord Boyd was a Scottish nobleman who supported various factions attempting to dominate Scottish politics during the reign of King James V and the minority of Mary, Queen of Scots.-Biography:...
(d. c.1557) (acceded Lordship 1547) - Robert Boyd, 5th Lord BoydRobert Boyd, 5th Lord BoydRobert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd was a Scottish noble and courtier.-Biography:Robert was the only son and heir of Robert, 4th Lord Boyd, was born about 1517, and first appears in the historical recoded on 5 May 1534, when he was appointed Bailie and Chamberlain of Kilmarnock in place of his father...
(c.1517-1559) (acceded Lordship 1558) - Robert Boyd, 7th Lord BoydRobert Boyd, 7th Lord Boyd-Biography:Robert Boyd was born November 1595 and educated at University of Saumur. In June 1611 he inherited the title of Lord Boyd on the death of his grandfather Thomas Boyd, 6th Lord Boyd. He died 28 August 1628, aged 33.-Family:...
(1595–1628) - Robert Boyd, 8th Lord BoydRobert Boyd, 8th Lord BoydRobert Boyd, 8th Lord Boyd , was a Scottish noble and politician.-Biography:Robert Boyd was the only son and heir by second wife of Robert Boyd, 7th Lord Boyd. He was born about 1618. He was made J.P. for Cuningham on 25 November 1634...
(c.1618-1640) - Robin BoydRobin BoydRobin Gerard Penleigh Boyd CBE was an influential Australian architect, writer, teacher and social commentator...
, Australian architect - Russell BoydRussell BoydRussell Boyd is an Australian cinematographer. He rose to prominence with his highly-praised work on Picnic at Hanging Rock , the first of several collaborations with director Peter Weir. He is also a member of the ASC....
, American cinematographer
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- Sam BoydSam BoydSamuel A. "Sam" Boyd , was a businessman.Born in Enid, Oklahoma, he arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1941 with only $80 in his pocket. He was able to work his way up through the gaming industry by first working as a dealer, then as a pit boss, and as a shift supervisor.Eventually he saved enough...
, American gambling entrepreneur - Sarah Boyd-Carpenter, now Sarah Hogg, Viscountess Hailsham, The Baroness Hogg
- Simon Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of MertonSimon Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of MertonSimon Donald Rupert Neville Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of Merton is a British peer, the son of Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton....
- Stephen BoydStephen BoydStephen Boyd was an Irish actor, from Glengormley, Northern Ireland, who appeared in around 60 films, most notably in the role of Messala in Ben-Hur.-Biography:...
, Irish actor
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- Thomas Boyd (disambiguation)
- Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of ArranThomas Boyd, 1st Earl of ArranThomas Boyd, Earl of Arran was a Scottish nobleman.Thomas was the son of Robert, 1st Lord Boyd, who was a regent during the minority of James III. His father was able have Thomas created Earl of Arran and Baron Kilmarnock in the Peerage of Scotland and arrange Thomas' marriage to Princess Mary,...
- Thomas Boyd, 6th Lord BoydThomas Boyd, 6th Lord BoydThomas Boyd, 6th Lord Boyd Scottish noble and politician.BiographyThomas Boyd, with his father, fought at the battle of Langside on 13 May 1568, for Mary, Queen of Scots. He inherited the title Lord Boyd on the death of 5th Lord Boyd in 1590...
(c.1547-1611) (acceded Lordship 1560)
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- Walter BoydWalter BoydWalter Boyd is a football striker from Jamaica who plays for Arnett Gardens F.C.Nicknamed 'Blacka Pearl' or 'The Pearl', Boyd is an extremely gifted yet controversial player whose off field antics always appeared to get him in trouble...
, Jamaican footballer - Wes BoydWes BoydWes Boyd is an American businessman. In 1987, he and his wife Joan Blades were the co-founders of Berkeley Systems, a San Francisco Bay area software company. After selling the company in 1997, Boyd and Blades went on to found the progressive political group MoveOn.org.-External links:...
, American software businessman and activist - Willard L. BoydWillard L. BoydWillard Lee Boyd is an American legal scholar, academic administrator, andPresident Emeritus of The University of Iowa and Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois...
, (born 1927), president of the University of Iowa and of the Field Museum of Natural History - William Boyd (disambiguation)
- William Boyd, 1st Earl of Kilmarnock, 10th Lord Boyd (1646–1692) created Earl Kilmarnock in 1661
- William Boyd, 2nd Earl of Kilmarnock (1676–1692)
- William Boyd, 3rd Earl of KilmarnockWilliam Boyd, 3rd Earl of KilmarnockWilliam Boyd, 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock was a Scottish nobleman.He fought for the British Government during the Jacobite rising of 1715....
(1692–1717) - William Boyd, 4th Earl of KilmarnockWilliam Boyd, 4th Earl of KilmarnockWilliam Boyd , 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, was a Scottish nobleman.William Boyd was educated at Glasgow. Like his father in the rebellion of 1715, William initially supported the Government side, but in the rebellion of 1745, owing either to a personal affront or to the influence of his wife or to his...
(1709–1746) (attainted/forfeit 1746) - Woody BoydWoody BoydHuckleberry Tiberius "Woody" Boyd is a lovable, albeit extremely naive and unsophisticated, character on the American television show Cheers, portrayed by Woody Harrelson. Woody came to Cheers at the beginning of the fourth season of Cheers in 1985....
, fictional character from Cheers