List of people with surname Wood
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Wood is a common anglophone
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. Notable people with the surname Wood include:
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. Notable people with the surname Wood include:
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- Albert Beaumont WoodAlbert Beaumont WoodAlbert Beaumont Wood OBE DSc was a British physicist, known for his pioneering work in the field of underwater acoustics and sonar....
, physicist - Abram Wood, General in the British Virginia Colony in nowadays U.S., sent probably the first exploration party of Europeans into the West VirginiaWest VirginiaWest Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
area in 1671 (see History of West VirginiaHistory of West VirginiaWest Virginia is one of two American states formed during the American Civil War , along with Nevada, and is the only state to form by seceding from a Confederate state...
). - Alexander WoodAlexander Wood (physician)Alexander Wood , was a Scottish physician. He invented the first true hypodermic syringe.The son of Dr James Wood and his wife Mary, Alexander was born on 10 December 1817 in Cupar, Fife, and educated at Edinburgh Academy and Edinburgh University .In 1853 invented the first hypodermic needle that...
, physician and inventor of the hypodermic needleHypodermic needleA hypodermic needle is a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject substances into the body or extract fluids from it... - Alexander WoodAlexander Wood (merchant)Alexander Wood was a merchant and magistrate in Upper Canada who was the center of a sex scandal in 1810.-Early life and career:...
, city magistrate in YorkYork, Upper CanadaYork was the name of Old Toronto between 1793 and 1834. It was the second capital of Upper Canada.- History :The town was established in 1793 by Governor John Graves Simcoe, with a new 'Fort York' on the site of the last French 'Fort Toronto'...
, Upper CanadaUpper CanadaThe Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution... - Admiral Sir Andrew Wood, admiral and laird of Clan MacDonaldClan DonaldClan Donald is one of the largest Scottish clans. There are numerous branches to the clan. Several of these have chiefs recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms; these are: Clan Macdonald of Sleat, Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, Clan MacDonald of Keppoch, and Clan...
- Andrew WoodAndrew Wood (disambiguation)Andrew Wood may refer to:* Andrew Wood of Largo , Scottish admiral* Andrew Wood , Scottish prelate, Bishop of the Isles, 1678–1680, Bishop of Caithness, 1680–1688/9...
, several people - Anthony WoodAnthony WoodAnthony Wood or Anthony à Wood was an English antiquary.-Early life:Anthony Wood was the fourth son of Thomas Wood , BCL of Oxford, where Anthony was born...
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- Barbara WoodBarbara WoodBarbara Wood is an American writer of historical -romance novels.-Biography:Barbara Wood was born January 30, 1947 in Lancashire, England...
, American writer - Barry Wood (cricketer), cricketer
- Barry Wood (football)Barry Wood (football)William Barry Wood, Jr. , was an American football player and medical educator. Wood played quarterback for Harvard during the 1929-1931 seasons and was one of the most prominent football players of his time...
, American football quarterback and microbiologist - Barry Wood (interior designer)Barry Wood (interior designer)Barry Wood is a model, American television host, and Architect. He was one of the designers featured in the fourth season of TLC series Trading Spaces and is now one of the design experts seen in HGTV's series Hidden Potential...
, American designer - Barry Wood (singer)Barry Wood (singer)Barry Wood was an American singer and television producer. He is best known for being Frank Sinatra's immediate predecessor as the lead male vocalist on the long running NBC radio program Your Hit Parade....
, American singer - Beatrice WoodBeatrice WoodBeatrice Wood was an American artist and studio potter, who late in life was dubbed the "Mama of Dada," and served as a partial inspiration for the character of Rose DeWitt Bukater in James Cameron's 1997 film, Titanic...
, artist - Benjamin WoodBenjamin WoodBenjamin Wood was a nineteenth-century American politician from the state of New York during the American Civil War.He was the brother of US congressional representative and New York City Mayor Fernando Wood...
, American politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
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- Carl WoodCarl WoodEdwin Carlyle "Carl" Wood, AC, CBE, FRCS, FRANZCOG was a prominent Australian gynaecologist, best known for his pioneering work developing and commercialising the technique of in-vitro fertilisation...
, pioneer of the in vitro fertilization technique, worked at the Monash University in Victoria, Australia - Charles Wood, 1st Viscount HalifaxCharles Wood, 1st Viscount HalifaxCharles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax GCB PC , known as Sir Charles Wood, 3rd Bt between 1846 and 1866, was a British Whig politician and Member of Parliament. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846 to 1852....
- Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount HalifaxCharles Wood, 2nd Viscount HalifaxCharles Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax was a British ecumenist who served as president of the English Church Union from 1868 to 1919, and from 1927 to 1934.-Early life and education:...
- Charles WoodCharles Wood (composer)Charles Wood was an Irish composer and teacher.Born in Armagh, Ireland, he was the fifth child and third son of Charles Wood Sr. and Jemima Wood. His father was a tenor in the choir of the nearby St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh , and later worked as the Diocesan Registrar of the church...
, Irish composer - Charles Wood, British scientist
- Charles WoodCharles Wood (singer and actor)Charles Wood was an American singer and actor. After moving to New York City from Redwood City, California, where he grew up, he appeared in five Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s.-Early years:...
, BroadwayBroadway theatreBroadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
singer and actor - Charles Erskine Scott WoodCharles Erskine Scott WoodCharles Erskine Scott Wood was an author, civil libertarian, soldier, and attorney. He is best known as the author of the 1927 satirical bestseller, Heavenly Discourse.-Early life:...
, American author, activist, and attorney - Chris WoodChris Wood (jazz musician)Christopher Barry Wood is an American bass player, best known for playing with the avant-garde jazz-funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood .-Biography:...
, a jazz musician with the trio Medeski Martin & WoodMedeski Martin & WoodMedeski Martin & Wood is an American jazz trio formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboards and piano, Billy Martin on drums and percussion, and Chris Wood on double bass and bass guitar.... - Chris WoodChris Wood (rock musician)Christopher Gordon Blandford 'Chris' Wood was a founding member of the English rock band Traffic, along with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Dave Mason....
, woodwind player with the rock band TrafficTraffic (band)Traffic were an English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands. The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason... - Chris WoodChris Wood (folk musician)Chris Wood is an English folk musician and composer who plays fiddle, viola and guitar, and sings. He is an ardent enthusiast for traditional English dance music , including Morris and other rituals and ceremonies, but his repertoire also includes much French folk music and traditional Québécois...
, a folk musician - Christopher WoodChristopher Wood (English painter)John Christopher Wood , often called Kit Wood, was an English painter born in Knowsley, near Liverpool.-Biography:-Early life:Christopher Wood was born in Knowsley to Doctor Lucius and Clare Wood...
, an English painter - Christopher WoodChristopher Wood (Scottish painter)Christopher Wood is a contemporary Scottish abstract landscape painter. Educated at George Watson's College and James Gillespie's High School, he received a Bachelor of Arts at Edinburgh College of Art, specialising in drawing and painting.He now lives and works in the coastal town of Dunbar, East...
, a Scottish painter - Christopher WoodChristopher Wood (writer)Christopher Wood is an English screenwriter and novelist best known under the pseudonym 'Timothy Lea' for the Confessions series of novels and films. Under his own name, he adapted two James Bond novels for the screen: The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker .Wood has written many novels...
, a screenwriter - Clare WoodClare WoodClare Jacqueline Wood is a former British number 1 tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1984 and retired in 1998...
- Corinne WoodCorinne WoodCorinne J. Wood served as the 44th Lieutenant Governor of the US state of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. Graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Illinois and Loyola University School of Law, Wood was named general counsel to the Illinois Commissioner of Banks and Trusts.-Background:Born as...
, former Lieutenant Governor of IllinoisLieutenant Governor of IllinoisThe Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is the second highest executive of the State of Illinois. In Illinois, the lieutenant governor and governor run on a joint ticket, and are directly elected by popular vote. Candidates for lieutenant governor run separately in the primary from candidates for...
and first female Lieutenant Governor of Illinois - Craig Wood (golfer)Craig Wood (golfer)Craig Ralph Wood was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams ....
- Cynthia WoodCynthia WoodCynthia Lynn Wood is an American model and actress. She is the daughter of Harold and Erma Wood. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in February 1973, and the 1974 Playmate of the Year. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar.- Filmography :* Apocalypse Now ......
, (b. 1950) American model and actress, Playboy Playmate of the Year 1974
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- Darren WoodDarren WoodDarren Wood is an English former footballer, who played as a full back in the Football League between 1981 and 1990 for Middlesbrough, Chelsea and Sheffield Wednesday....
, English footballer - DaShaun WoodDaShaun WoodDaShaun Wood is an American basketball player. , he's under contract with Bundesliga club Alba Berlin. A point guard, Wood was named Horizon League Player of the Year in 2007 and Bundesliga MVP in 2011.- College career :...
, American basketball player - David Wood, several people
- Denis WoodDenis WoodDenis Wood is an artist, author, cartographer and a former professor of Design at North Carolina State University. Born in 1945, Wood grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, receiving a BA in English from then Western Reserve University . He received an MA and a PhD in geography from Clark University, in...
, author and a professor of Design at North Carolina State University - Doc WoodDoc WoodCharles Spencer "Doc" Wood was a Major League Baseball shortstop. Wood played in 3 games for the Philadelphia Athletics in .-External links:*...
, Major League Baseball player - Dominic WoodDominic WoodDominic Simon "Dom" Wood is an English entertainer, magician and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom, with the other being Richard McCourt....
, actor in the UK - Donald Peter John WoodDonald WoodDonald Paul Wood, B.Sc. is a former Canadian politician and a businessman and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Liberal Party in a 1977 by-election, after the resignation of Tory Angus MacLean on October 20, 1976...
(1923–2002), British historian - Doug WoodDoug Wood (athlete)Douglas Kenneth Wood is a retired male pole vaulter from Canada, who represented his native country in the men's pole vault event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He failed to reach the final, reaching 5.20 metres in the qualification group.-References:* *...
, Canadian pole vaulte
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- Easton WoodEaston WoodEaston Wood is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League ....
(b. 1989), Australian footballer - Edmund Burke WoodEdmund Burke WoodEdmund Burke Wood was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Brant South, and served as the first provincial treasurer of Ontario from 1867 to 1871 under Premier John Sandfield Macdonald...
, Canadian politician and judge - Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1924–1978), American film director
- Elijah WoodElijah WoodElijah Jordan Wood is an American actor. He made his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II , then landed a succession of larger roles that made him a critically acclaimed child actor by age 9. He is best known for his high-profile role as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's...
, (b. 1981), American actor - Eric WoodEric Wood-Buffalo Bills:Wood was selected with the 28th pick of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. Counted on to start at right guard, Wood joined a completely retooled offensive line that was expected to feature two rookie starters—him, and second round pick Andy Levitre at left guard—and no players...
, (b. 1986), American footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player - Evan Rachel WoodEvan Rachel WoodEvan Rachel Wood is an American actress and singer. She began her acting career in the late 1990s, appearing in several television series, including American Gothic and Once and Again...
, American actress
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- Fernando WoodFernando WoodFernando Wood was an American politician of the Democratic Party and mayor of New York City; he also served as a United States Representative and as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in both the 45th and 46th Congress .A successful shipping merchant who became Grand Sachem of the...
, mayor of New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... - Frank Porter WoodFrank Porter WoodFrank Porter Wood, son of Canadian immigrants - an Irish father and a Scottish mother , was born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada on 29 June 1882 and died on 20 March 1955 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He married Emma Matilda Junkin in 1906 and had three daughters: Mary Dorothy Porter Wood,...
, Canadian Art Collector of TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... - Frank Wood (Iowa politician)Frank Wood (Iowa politician)Frank B. Wood was the Iowa State Senator from the 42nd District. The activities director and assistant principal at North Scott High School in Eldridge, Wood served in the Iowa Senate 2005 – 2009....
- Frank Wood (actor)Frank Wood (actor)Frank Wood is an American actor who has appeared in various television, film, and theatre roles. His most frequent role was performing as Greg in the HBO series Flight Of The Conchords.-Early life:...
, American actor
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- Garfield WoodGarfield WoodGarfield ‘Gar’ Arthur Wood was an American inventor, entrepreneur, motorboat builder and racer who held the world water speed record on several occasions. He was the first man to travel over 100 miles per hour on water....
, (1880–1971) American inventor, entrepreneur, motorboat builder and racer - Garth WoodGarth WoodGarth Wood is an Australian professional boxer and former professional rugby league player. Wood won the 2009/2010 Contender Boxing Series...
, Australian boxer and former rugby league footballer - George Henry Wood
- George Wood (baseball)
- Gordon Wood, several people
- Grant WoodGrant WoodGrant DeVolson Wood was an American painter, born four miles east of Anamosa, Iowa. He is best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest, particularly the painting American Gothic, an iconic image of the 20th century.- Life and career :His family moved to Cedar Rapids after his...
, American painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, best known for his painting depicting the rural American MidwestMidwestern United StatesThe Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
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- Harry Blanshard WoodHarry Blanshard WoodHarry Blanshard Wood, VC, MM was an English 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....
(1882–1924), British soldier and Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
recipient - Sir Henry WoodHenry Wood (conductor)Sir Henry Joseph Wood, CH was an English conductor best known for his association with London's annual series of promenade concerts, known as the Proms. He conducted them for nearly half a century, introducing hundreds of new works to British audiences...
, orchestral conductor - Mrs Henry Wood, British novelist (wrote under her married name)
- Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, (1838–1919) British Field Marshal and Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
recipient - Hugh WoodHugh WoodHugh Wood is a British composer.- Biography :While Wood was brought up in a musical family, it was only after graduating in History from Oxford that he decided to dedicate his energies to composition; and he moved to London in 1954 to study with William Lloyd Webber, Anthony Milner, Iain Hamilton,...
, composer
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- James Wood (composer)James Wood (composer)James Wood is a British composer, percussionist and conductor -Life:James Wood studied organ in Cambridge. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Music...
, composer, percussionist and conductor - Jason Wood, several people
- Jeff Wood, several people
- Smoky Joe Wood (1889–1985), baseball pitcher for Boston Red Sox and outfielder for Cleveland Indians, 1908–1922; see Ritter & Honig: The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time.
- Joe WoodJoe Wood (1943 infielder)Joseph Perry Wood [J.P. or Little Joe] was a second baseman/third baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Detroit Tigers during the season. A native of Houston, Texas, Wood batted and threw right-handed...
(1919–1985), baseball infielder, 1943 season - Joe WoodJoe Wood (1944 pitcher)Joe Frank Wood was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 6' 0", 190 lb., Wood batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Shohola, Pennsylvania...
(1916–2002), baseball pitcher for Boston Red Sox, 1944 season; son of Smoky Joe - John William Wood Sr.John William Wood Sr.John William Wood, Sr. was one of the founders of Benson, North Carolina. He rode to Benson early each morning on a mule and wagon from his home place near Peacocks Crossroads, North Carolina ....
, (1855–1928) former North Carolina State Representative, founder of Benson, North CarolinaBenson, North CarolinaBenson is a town located in Johnston County, North Carolina. The town lies at the intersection of Interstates 95 and 40. Each year Benson celebrates Mule Days the 4th Saturday of September, a festival that attracts over 60,000 people each year...
. - John WoodJohn Wood (Australian actor)John Wood is a Gold Logie Award-winning Australian actor, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Network's long running police drama Blue Heelers.-TV career:...
, (b. 1946) an Australian actor, star of the long-running police drama Blue HeelersBlue HeelersBlue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :... - John Wood (cricketer)John Wood (cricketer)John Wood was an English cricketer who played for Kent. His career began in the 1760s before first-class statistics began to be recorded and his known first-class career spans the 1772 to 1783 seasons....
- John WoodJohn Wood (English actor)John Wood, CBE was an English actor.-Biography:Wood was born in Derbyshire and studied law at Jesus College, Oxford where he was president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society. Changing to drama, Wood became known as a stage actor, appearing in numerous West End productions as well as on...
, (b. 1930) an English actor, known for Shakespearean roles and his association with Tom StoppardTom StoppardSir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE, FRSL is a British playwright, knighted in 1997. He has written prolifically for TV, radio, film and stage, finding prominence with plays such as Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Professional Foul, The Real Thing, and Rosencrantz and... - John WoodJohn Wood (governor)John Wood was the 12th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1860 to 1861. Wood was a founder and the first settler of Quincy, Illinois....
, (1798–1880) governor of IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
(1860–1861) - John Wood, (d. 1979) an American federal judgeFederal judgeFederal judges are judges appointed by a federal level of government as opposed to the state / provincial / local level.-Brazil:In Brazil, federal judges of first instance are chosen exclusively by public contest...
, whose assassination was the first murder of a sitting federal judge in the 20th century - John Wood, the ElderJohn Wood, the ElderJohn Wood, the Elder, , was an English architect. Born in Twerton England, a village near Bath, now a suburb, he went to school in Bath. He came back to Bath after working in Yorkshire, and it is believed, in London, in his early 20s...
, (1704–1754) an English architect, best known for Queen SquareQueen Square (Bath)Queen Square is a square of Georgian houses in the city of Bath, England.Queen Square was the first speculative development by the architect John Wood, the Elder. Wood lived in a house on the square. Numbers 21-27 make up the north side...
and The CircusThe Circus (Bath)The Circus is an example of Georgian architecture in the city of Bath, Somerset, England, begun in 1754 and completed in 1768. The name comes from the Latin 'circus', which means a ring, oval or circle. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
in Bath - John Wood, the YoungerJohn Wood, the YoungerJohn Wood, the Younger was an English architect, working principally in the city of Bath, Somerset. He began his work as an assistant for his father, the architect John Wood, the Elder...
, (1728–1782) an English architect (son of John Wood), best known for the Royal CrescentRoyal CrescentThe Royal Crescent is a residential road of 30 houses laid out in a crescent in the city of Bath, England. Designed by the architect John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774, it is among the greatest examples of Georgian architecture to be found in the United Kingdom and is a grade I...
in Bath - John Augustus WoodJohn Augustus WoodColonel John Augustus Wood VC was a Scottish 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....
, (1818–1878) British soldier and Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
recipient - John G. Wood, a veteran of the British far rightFar rightFar-right, extreme right, hard right, radical right, and ultra-right are terms used to discuss the qualitative or quantitative position a group or person occupies within right-wing politics. Far-right politics may involve anti-immigration and anti-integration stances towards groups that are...
and member of the British Peoples PartyBritish Peoples Party (2005)The British People's Party, also known as "BPP - Putting Britons First" is the third incarnation of a name used by other neo-Nazi political parties in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 18 September 2005 by Kevin Watmough, Eddy Morrison and John G. Wood as a splinter group from the Nationalist... - John Medley WoodJohn Medley WoodJohn Medley Wood 1 December 1827 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England - 26 August 1915 Durban, was a South African botanist who contributed greatly to the knowledge of Natal ferns, is generally credited with the establishment of sugarcane mosaic virus immune Uba sugar cane in Natal and for his...
- John Stephens WoodJohn Stephens WoodJohn Stephens Wood was an American politician from the state of Georgia, USA. He served in the United States House of Representatives, 1931–1935 and 1945–1953....
, (1885–1968) a chairman of the HouseUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Un-American Activities Committee - John Taylor WoodJohn Taylor WoodJohn Taylor Wood was an officer in the United States Navy who became a "leading Confederate naval hero" as a captain in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, (1830–1904) an officer in the U.S. Navy who became a captain in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... - John Travers WoodJohn Travers WoodJohn Travers Wood was a politician from the U.S. state of Idaho, serving a single term in the House of Representatives as a Republican.-Biography:...
, an American RepresentativeUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from IdahoIdahoIdaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
during the mid-20th century
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- Keith WoodKeith WoodKeith Gerard Mallinson Wood and educated at St Munchin's College, Limerick is a former international rugby union footballer who played hooker for Ireland, the Lions, Garryowen, Harlequins and Munster....
, (b. 1972) former international rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
star who played hooker for, and captained IrelandIreland national rugby union teamThe Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
, the British and Irish LionsBritish and Irish LionsThe British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
, HarlequinsHarlequin F.C.The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...
and MunsterMunster RugbyMunster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish... - Keith Porteous WoodKeith Porteous WoodKeith Porteous Wood is the Executive Director, formerly General Secretary, of the National Secular Society in the United Kingdom, a position he has held since 1996....
, Executive Director of the National Secular Society (UK) - Kerry Wood, American baseball player
- Kimba WoodKimba WoodKimba Maureen Wood is a United States federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.-Early life and education:...
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- Leonard WoodLeonard WoodLeonard Wood was a physician who served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Military Governor of Cuba and Governor General of the Philippines. Early in his military career, he received the Medal of Honor. Wood also holds officer service #2 in the Regular Army...
, U.S. Army Chief of Staff and Governor General of the Philippines - Leon WoodLeon WoodOsie Leon Wood III , is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st round of the 1984 NBA Draft. A 6'3" shooting guard from Saint Monica Catholic High School and California State University-Fullerton, Wood played in six NBA seasons for...
(b. 1962), American basketball player and basketball game official - Leon J. WoodLeon J. WoodLeon James Wood was an American theologian.He is the author of one of the few books on the Ruach HaKodesh as portrayed in the Tanakh as opposed to the B'rit Chadashah , in which work he writes, "The evidence that spiritual renewal, or regeneration, was true of such Old Testament people lies...
, American theologian
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- Marla WoodMarla WoodMarla Wood worked as an administrative assistant and bookkeeper for Microsoft, and was one of the company's first 12 employees. She organized the non-exempt employees at Microsoft and filed an overtime pay dispute, which was later settled...
, one of MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
's earliest employees - Martin WoodMartin WoodMartin Wood is a Canadian television director who has been directing since the mid 1990s. Specializing in science fiction, where he is best known for his work as a director and producer on Stargate SG-1 , as well as its spin-off series Stargate Atlantis .-Career:Martin Wood began his television...
, Canadian television directorTelevision directorA television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the... - Matthew Wood, several people
- Mike Wood (baseball)Mike Wood (baseball)Michael Burton Wood is a former professional baseball pitcher. He has played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, and one in Nippon Professional Baseball....
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- Natalie WoodNatalie WoodNatalie Wood, born Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko was an American film and television actress. After first working in films as a child, Wood became a successful Hollywood star as a young adult, receiving three Academy Award nominations before she was 25 years old.Wood began acting in movies at the...
, (1938–1981) American actress - Nick WoodNick WoodNick Wood is an English rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby...
, English rugby union player - Norman Bentley Wood, Sr., (1889–1950) U.S. General
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- Oliver Wood, fictional character from Harry PotterHarry PotterHarry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
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- Paul WoodPaul WoodPaul Wood is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Warrington Wolves of Super League.Wood played for Warrington in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos....
, British rugby player - Peggy WoodPeggy WoodPeggy Wood was an American actress of stage, film and television.-Early career:She was born Mary Margaret Wood in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Eugene Wood, a journalist, and Mary Gardner, a telegraph operator. She was a direct descendant of Daniel Boone...
, (1892–1978) American actress - Peter Wood, several people
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- Robert WoodRobert Wood (timber merchant)Robert Wood , was a Canadian timber merchant who claimed to be the son of Prince Edward Augustus.-External links:*...
(1792–1847), Canadian timber merchant who claimed to be the son of Prince Edward AugustusPrince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and StrathearnThe Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth son of King George III and the father of Queen Victoria... - Robert Wood (mathematician)Robert Wood (mathematician)-Life:Born at Pepperharrow, near Godalming in Surrey, in 1621 or 1622, was the son of Robert Wood , rector of Pepperharrow. He was educated at Eton College, and matriculated from New Inn Hall on 3 July 1640. Obtaining one of the Eton postmasterships at Merton College in 1642, he graduated B. A....
- Robert Coldwell WoodRobert Coldwell WoodRobert Coldwell Wood was an American political scientist, administrator, and professor of political science at MIT. He led the U.S...
, American administratorIndependent agencies of the United States governmentIndependent agencies of the United States federal government are those agencies that exist outside of the federal executive departments... - Robert Williams Wood (1868–1955), American physicist
- Ronnie Wood (b. 1947), musician
- Roy WoodRoy Wood (baseball)Roy Winton Wood [Woody] was a backup outfielder/first baseman in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a right fielder from through for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Cleveland Naps and Cleveland Indians . Listed at 6' 0", 175 lb., Wood batted and threw right-handed...
(1892–1974), baseball player - Roy WoodRoy WoodRoy Adrian Wood is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the bands The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, and Wizzard. As a songwriter, he contributed a number of hits to the repertoire of these bands.-Career:Wood...
(b. 1946), musician
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- Samuel Wood, several people
- Sandra Wood ScarrSandra Scarr- Biography :Born in Maryland, her family followed her father, who was stationed at the United States Army's largest chemical weapon facility through much of her childhood. Scarr earned her Ph.D...
, American psychologistPsychologistPsychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college... - Sidney WoodSidney WoodSidney Wood was an American tennis player.Wood was born in Black Rock, Connecticut. He won the Arizona State Men’s Tournament on his 14th birthday, which qualified him for the French Championship and led to him earning a spot at Wimbledon He attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania,...
- Silas WoodSilas WoodSilas Wood was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in West Hills, near Huntington, New York, Wood pursued classical studies....
(1769–1847), US Congressman from New York - Smoky Joe Wood, (1889–1985) American baseball player
- Stan WoodStan WoodStanley "Stan" Wood was an English footballer who played as an outside left. During his professional career he represented West Bromwich Albion and Halifax Town.- Career :...
, (1905–1967) English footballer - Stephen Wood, American politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
- Steve WoodSteve Wood (entrepreneur)Steve Wood is an American technology-industry programmer, manager, and investor best known as an early Microsoft employee.Wood graduated with a BS from Case Western Reserve University and an MSEE from Stanford....
, entrepreneurEntrepreneurAn entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
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- Wallace Wood, (1927–1981) American writer-illustrator
- Wilbur WoodWilbur WoodWilbur Forrester Wood, Jr. is a former knuckleball pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and most notably the Chicago White Sox, where he got 163 of his 164 wins...
- Wilfred WoodWilfred WoodWilfred Wood VC was an English 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....
, (1897–1982) British soldier and Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
recipient - William Wood, several people
- Willie WoodWillie Wood (bowler)William "Willie" Wood MBE is a Scottish professional bowls player, who has mainly competed in the outdoor or lawn form of the game. His list of achievements include two Commonwealth Games gold medals and two World Bowls Championship runner-up medals...
, (b. 1938) Scottish professional bowls player