Fictional characters

• Wizard (fantasy) or magician
  Magi
  Magi is a term, used since at least the 4th century BC, to denote a follower of Zoroaster, or rather, a follower of what the Hellenistic world associated Zoroaster with, which...
  
  , a person in fantasy or mythology who has studied and practices magic
  • Wizard (Oz)
    Wizard (Oz)
    The Wizard of Oz, known during his reign as The Great and Powerful Oz, is the epithet of Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs, a fictional character in the Land of Oz, created by American author L...
    
    , a character in L. Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its movie adaptations
  • Wizards (Discworld), major characters in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
  • Wizard (Middle-earth)
    Wizard (Middle-earth)
    In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Wizards of Middle-earth are a group of beings outwardly resembling Men but possessing much greater physical and mental power. They are also called the Istari by the Elves. The Sindarin word is Ithryn...
    
    , powerful entities from the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien

Comics

• Wizard (Archie Comics)
  Wizard (Archie Comics)
  The Wizard is a fictional superhero character created by Will Harr and Edd Ashe, Jr. for MLJ Comics, which later became Archie Comics. He first appeared in Top-Notch Comics #1 in December 1939, and he was the headliner of that title until its cancellation in 1944...
  
  , an Archie comic book superhero
• Wizard (DC Comics)
  Wizard (DC Comics)
  The Wizard is a fictional DC Comics Golden Age supervillain.-Fictional character biography:Born approximately 1913, William I. Zard grew up living a life of crime. As a gun man for various crime bosses, he ultimately ended up in jail. With the passage of time, he formulated a strategy to become a...
  
  , a DC comic book supervillain
• Wizard (Marvel Comics)
  Wizard (Marvel Comics)
  The Wizard , also known as the Wingless Wizard, is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe...
  
  , a Marvel comic book supervillain
• The Wizard (comic), a weekly comic from D. C. Thomson & Co.

Film and television

• The Wizard (film)
  The Wizard (film)
  The Wizard is a 1989 adventure dramedy film starring Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, and Jenny Lewis...
  
  , a 1989 American film about a skilled video game player
• The Wizard (TV series)
  The Wizard (TV series)
  The Wizard is a live-action, family friendly, action/adventure series created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Paul B. Radin...
  
  , a short-lived 1980s CBS television series
• "The Wizard" (Seinfeld episode)
  The Wizard (Seinfeld episode)
  "The Wizard" is the 171st episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 15th episode for the 9th and final season. It aired on February 26, 1998.-Plot:...
  
  
• Wizards (film)
  Wizards (film)
  Wizards is a 1977 American animated post-apocalyptic science fantasy film about the battle between two wizards, one representing the forces of magic and one representing the forces of industrial technology. It was written, produced, and directed by Ralph Bakshi...
  
  , a 1977 animated post-apocalyptic fantasy/science fiction film by Ralph Bakshi
• Mr. Wizard, the stage name of Don Herbert as the host of two popular television shows about science for children

Games

• Wizard (board game)
  Wizard (board game)
  - History :Wizard was designed by Steve Jackson, later of Steve Jackson Games, and released by Metagaming in 1978 as Microgame #6 as a magic-based pocket board game of individual combat. It was based on Metaming's earlier Melee release, with the difference being that it added magic to the game system...
  
  , a 1978 board game released by Metagaming, companion game to Melee
• Wizard (card game), a trick-taking card game
• Wizard (character class)
  Wizard (character class)
  The Wizard is a type of magical character class in certain role-playing games and computer role-playing games. Wizards are considered to be spellcasters who wield powerful spells, but are often physically weak as a trade-off. Wizards are commonly confused with similar offensive spellcasting...
  
  , magic-wielding character types in many role-playing games
  • Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)
    Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)
    The wizard is one of the standard character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A wizard uses arcane magic, and is considered less effective in melee combat than other classes.-Creative origins:...
    
    , the Dungeons & Dragons character class
• Wizard (1983 video game), a 1983 Commodore 64 game that was later re-released in 1986 as Ultimate Wizard
• Wizard (2005 video game), a game designed by Chris Crawford for the Atari 2600 and released in 2005
• Wizard (MUD)
  Wizard (MUD)
  Wizard is commonly used in MUDs, particularly LPMuds, AberMUDs and MU*, as a term for the MUD's developers and administrators. The usage originates with Richard Bartle's original MUD1 and MUD2. It is frequently abbreviated "wiz", which is sometimes used as a verb; to wiz is to become a wizard...
  
  , a developer or administrator in a MUD
• Wizards (board game)
  Wizards (board game)
  -Story:Wizards is a game of high fantasy in the "Enchanted Isles". The game is set in an original fantasy world. The players each take the role of a druid, a wizard, or a sorcerer , and they must work together against the "Evil Spirit"...
  
  , a board game produced in 1982 by Avalon Hill
• Wizards of the Coast
  Wizards of the Coast
  Wizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games...
  
   or Wizards, a Seattle-based games publisher
• Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard or Wizard, a 1994 PC role-playing game
• Wizard, a piece in Omega Chess
  Omega Chess
  Omega Chess is a commercial chess variant designed by Daniel MacDonald in Toronto. The game is played on a 10x10 board with an extra square in each of the extreme corners where the wizards are placed at the start of the game...
  
  

Bands

• Wizard (band), a German power metal/speed metal band
• Wizzard
  Wizzard
  Wizzard was a Birmingham-based band formed by Roy Wood, former member of The Move and co-founder of Electric Light Orchestra. The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits states, "Wizzard was Roy Wood just as much as Wings were Paul McCartney."-Biography:...
  
  , a 1970s British glam rock band
• Wizardzz
  Wizardzz
  Wizardzz is an electropop/noise pop band consisting of Brian Gibson on drums and Rich Porter on synthesizer. Their debut album Hidden City of Taurmond was released on March 21, 2006 under the independent label Load Records.-External links:*...
  
  , a noise pop duo featuring Brian Gibson
• The Wizzard
  The Wizzard
  The Wizzard is a popular calypso musician from Dominica. He began performed in church as a young man, then competed in the carnival calypso tent in 1988, placing second. In 1989, he won the competition with "Feed My Brother" and "Young an' Restless"; that year, he also placed second at the...
  
   or Merlin St. Hilaire, Dominican calypso singer
• WZRD
  WZRD
  WZRD is a student radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, USA, founded in 1974. The station serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by Northeastern Illinois University...
  
  , a American alternative rock duo, composed of Kid Cudi and Dot da Genius

Songs

• "The Wizard" (Black Sabbath song)
  The Wizard (Black Sabbath song)
  "The Wizard" is a song by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, taken from their 1970 album Black Sabbath. It is the second track on the record...
  
  
• "The Wizard" (Uriah Heep song)
  The Wizard (Uriah Heep song)
  "The Wizard" is a single from rock band Uriah Heep's 1972 album Demons & Wizards and was the first single to be lifted from the album. It was composed by Mark Clarke and Ken Hensley...
  
  
  • "The Wizard", a cover by Blind Guardian from The Forgotten Tales
    The Forgotten Tales
    The Forgotten Tales is a compilation album by Blind Guardian. It was published in 1996. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Marschall. "'The Forgotten Tales'" contains several cover versions of popular songs, including "Mr. Sandman", "Surfin' USA", and "Spread Your Wings" as well as alternate...
    
    
• White Wizzard
  White Wizzard
  White Wizzard are an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2007. The band has released two EP's and two albums, Over the Top released in 2010, and Flying Tigers released in 2011.-History:...
  
   a Californian heavy metal band.
• "The Wizard", a song by Paul Hardcastle
  Paul Hardcastle
  Paul Hardcastle is an English composer and musician, specialising in the synthesizer.-Discography:In the early 1980s, Hardcastle played the keyboards on several singles on the Oval record label by the dance music groups Direct Drive and First Light, before going solo.He achieved some acclaim for...
  
   and one of the theme tunes of the television show Top of the Pops
  Top of the Pops
  Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
  
  
• "The Wizard", the second track from Albert Ayler's Spiritual Unity
  Spiritual Unity (album)
  Spiritual Unity is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler . It was recorded for the ESP-Disk label and was a key free jazz recording which brought Ayler to international attention as it was so "shockingly different"...
  
  
• "The Wizard", a song by Bat for Lashes on the album Fur and Gold
  Fur and Gold
  Fur and Gold is the debut album by English solo artist Bat for Lashes, released in 2006. It was released to critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize. In 2007, the album was re-released through Parlophone with the addition of a cover of the Bruce Springsteen song "I'm on Fire"...
  
  

Publications

• Wizard (novel)
  Wizard (novel)
  Wizard is a 1980 science fiction novel by John Varley. It is the second book in his Gaea Trilogy. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1981.- Plot summary :...
  
  , a science fiction novel by John Varley
• Wizard (magazine)
  Wizard (magazine)
  Wizard or Wizard: The Magazine of Comics, Entertainment and Pop Culture was a magazine about comic books, published monthly in the United States by Wizard Entertainment from July 1991 to January 2011...
  
  , a magazine about comic books
• Wizards (anthology)
  Wizards (anthology)
  Wizards: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy is an anthology of fantasy short fiction edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. It was published in 2007 by Berkley Books and in 2008 by Ace Books ....
  
  , an anthology of fantasy short fiction edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
• Wizard (DC Thomson), a British comic that featured Wilson of the Wizard and was merged to Rover
• The Wizard, a novel by Gene Wolfe in the series The Wizard Knight
  The Wizard Knight
  The Wizard Knight is a series of epistolary novels written by fantasy and science fiction author Gene Wolfe. It chronicles the journey of Able of the High Heart, an American boy transported to a magical world and supernaturally aged to adulthood...
  
  

Sports

• Dakota Wizards
  Dakota Wizards
  The Dakota Wizards are an American basketball team in the NBA Development League, based in Bismarck, North Dakota. Home games are played at the Bismarck Civic Center.-Beginnings in IBA:...
  
  , a team in the NBA Development League
• Fort Wayne Wizards
  Fort Wayne Wizards
  The Fort Wayne TinCaps are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the San Diego Padres, that plays in the Midwest League. They won their first Midwest League Championship in 2009.-History:...
  
  , a team in the Midwest League of professional baseball
• Kansas City Wizards
  Kansas City Wizards
  Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
  
  , the former name of Sporting Kansas City, a Major League Soccer team
• Washington Wizards
  Washington Wizards
  The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
  
  , a team in the National Basketball Association

Technology

• Wizard (software)
  Wizard (software)
  A software wizard or setup assistant is a user interface type that presents a user with a sequence of dialog boxes that lead the user through a series of well-defined steps. Tasks that are complex, infrequently performed, or unfamiliar may be easier to perform using a wizard...
  
  , a computer user interface that leads a user through dialog steps
• Wizard Video
  Wizard Video
  Wizard Video was a motion picture distribution company created by B movie veteran Charles Band, who would later go on to found Full Moon Features. They were best known for their VHS releases of Zombie 2, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and I Spit on Your Grave...
  
  , a defunct home video company
• HTC Wizard
  HTC Wizard
  The HTC Wizard is an Internet-enabled Windows Mobile Pocket PC smartphone designed by High Tech Computer Corporation of Taiwan. It has a touchscreen with a left-side slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Wizard's functions include those of a camera phone and a portable media player in addition to text...
  
  , a QWERTY-keyboard pocket PC
• Sharp Wizard
  Sharp Wizard
  The Sharp Wizard is a series of electronic organizers released by Sharp Corporation. The first model was the OZ-7000 released in 1988, making it one of the first electronic organizers to hit the market....
  
  , a personal organizer released in 1988

Nicknames

• Ozzie Smith
  Ozzie Smith
  Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith is an American former baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals from 1978 to 1996...
  
  , baseball player nicknamed "The Wizard"
• Gus Williams (basketball), basketball player nicknamed "The Wizard"
• Juan Quarterone
  Juan Quarterone
  Juan Quarterone Carbone is a former Argentine football midfielder.Nickname El Brujo he played in Argentina and El Salvador. After retiring as a player he coached a number of teams in El Salvador and the El Salvador national team.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  , soccer player nicknamed "El Brujo" or "The Wizard"
• Jeff Farmer (footballer)
  Jeff Farmer (footballer)
  Jeff Farmer is a former Australian rules footballer of Aboriginal descent. He was the first indigenous player to kick 400 goals in the Australian Football League .-Melbourne career:...
  
  , nicknamed "The Wizard"
• Wizard of Menlo Park, nickame for American inventor Thomas Edison
• Wizard of New Zealand, born Ian Brackenbury Channell, orator and eccentric

Other uses

• Wizard (paranormal) or magician
• Wizard butterfly, the brush-footed butterfly Rhinopalpa polynice
  Rhinopalpa polynice
  The Wizard is a nymphalid butterfly found in India and South Asia and is the only species in the genus Rhinopalpa.-References and external links:*...
  
  
• Wizard, a GWR Iron Duke Class
  GWR Iron Duke Class
  The Great Western Railway Iron Duke Class 4-2-2 was a class of broad gauge steam locomotives for express passenger train work.-History:The prototype locomotive, Great Western, was built as a 2-2-2 locomotive in April 1846, but was soon converted to a 4-2-2 arrangement...
  
   steam locomotive
• Wizard Nebula, an open cluster located in Cepheus constellation

See also

• The Wizard of Id
  The Wizard of Id
  The Wizard of Id is a daily newspaper comic strip created by American cartoonists Brant Parker and Johnny Hart. Beginning in 1964, the strip follows the antics of a large cast of characters in a shabby medieval kingdom called "Id". From time to time, the king refers to his subjects as "Idiots"...
  
  , a daily newspaper comic created by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart
• Electric Wizard
  Electric Wizard
  Electric Wizard are a stoner metal band from Dorset, England that formed in 1993. The band have since recorded seven albums, at least three of which are now considered to be landmarks of their genre: their self-title debut, Electric Wizard, Come My Fanatics..., and Dopethrone...
  
  , a British stoner/doom metal band
• Grand Wizard
  Grand Wizard
  Grand Wizard was the title given to the leader of the Reconstruction-era Ku Klux Klan which existed from 1866 to 1871.In 1915, the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was created, initially as a fraternal organization. The highest-ranking leader of the latter organization was the Imperial Wizard. National...
  
   and Imperial Wizard, titles in the Ku Klux Klan
• Wembley Wizards - Scotland football team, winners against England at Wembley, particularly the 1929 team.
• Magician (disambiguation)
• Pinball Wizard
  Pinball Wizard
  "Pinball Wizard" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band The Who, and featured on their 1969 rock opera album Tommy. The original recording was released as a single in 1969 and reached No. 4 in the UK charts and No. 19 on the U.S...
  
  , a song from The Who's rock opera Tommy
• Sorcerer (disambiguation)
• Warlock (disambiguation)
  Warlock (disambiguation)
  The term warlock is often used for a male witch, especially in Romanticism and modern pop culture."Warlock" as a proper name may refer to:-Film:...
  
  
• Witch (disambiguation)
  Witch (disambiguation)
  A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft.Witch or variations thereof may also refer to:-Music:* Witch , a doom/stoner metal band formed in 2005* Witches , a Korean ska band...
  
  
• Wiz (disambiguation)
• Wizard Cup (disambiguation)
• Wizardry
  Wizardry
  Wizardry is a series of computer role-playing games, developed by Sir-Tech, which were highly influential in the development of modern console and computer role playing games. The original Wizardry was a significant influence to early console RPGs, such as Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy. ...
  
  , a series of "dungeon crawl" computer games from the 1980s
• Wizards of Waverly Place
  Wizards of Waverly Place
  Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...