Ward may refer to:

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* Ward Armstrong (born 1956), American trial lawyer * Ward Bennett (1917–2003), American designer, artist and sculptor * Ward Beysen (1941–2005), Belgian politician and Freemason * Ward R. Bliss (1855-1905), Pennsylvania State Representative *

Ward Boston Ward Boston, Jr. (June 21, 1923 – June 12, 2008, in Coronado, California) was an attorney and a retired United States Navy captain. He served in World War II as a Navy fighter pilot and worked as a special agent for the FBI. He gained notabil ...

(1923–2008), American attorney * Ward Bowlby (1834–1917), Canadian lawyer and politician *

Ward Nicholas Boylston Ward Nicholas Boylston (1747–1828; born Ward Hallowell), a descendant of the physician Zabdiel Boylston, was an American merchant, a philanthropist, and benefactor of Harvard University. Biography Boylston was born in Boston, Province of ...

(1747–1828), American merchant and philanthropist * Ward Brackett (1914–2006), American artist * Ward Brehm, American entrepreneur * Ward W. Briggs (born 1945), American classicist and historian of classical studies * Ward Burton (born 1961), American stock car racing driver * Ward Chamberlin (1921–2017), former president of WETA-TV * Ward Cheney (1813–1876), manufacturer of silk fabrics * Ward Chipman (1754–1824), American lawyer and judge * Ward Chipman Jr. (1787–1851), American lawyer and judge *

Ward Christensen Ward Leon Christensen (October 23, 1945 – October 11, 2024) was an American computer scientist who was the inventor of the XMODEM file transfer protocol and a co-founder of the CBBS bulletin board, the first bulletin board system (BBS) ever br ...

(born 1945), American entrepreneur *

Ward Churchill Ward LeRoy Churchill (born October 2, 1947) is an American activist, author, and former academic. He was a professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado Boulder from 1990 until 2007.

(born 1947), American author and political activist * Ward Connerly (born 1939), American political activist and businessman * Ward Cornell (1924–2000), Canadian broadcaster * Ward Costello (1919–2009), American actor and composer * Ward Crutchfield (1928–2016), American politician and member of the Tennessee Senate for the Democratic party *

Ward Cuff Ward Lloyd Cuff (August 12, 1913 – December 24, 2002) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, Chicago Cardinals, and Green Bay Packers. He ...

(1914–2002), American football player *

Ward Cunningham Howard G. Cunningham (born May 26, 1949) is an American computer programmer who developed the first wiki Excerpt from 2014 book '' The Innovators''. and was a co-author of the '' Manifesto for Agile Software Development''. Called a pioneer, and ...

(born 1949), American computer programmer * Ward Darley (1903–1979), American educator and physician * Ward Edmonds (1908–1930), American pole vaulter * Ward Edwards (1927–2005), American psychologist * Ward Edwards (politician) (born 1930), American politician and member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the Democratic party * Ward Elcock (born 1947), Canadian civil servant * Ward Elliott (1937–2022), American political scientist and professor * Ward V. Evans (c. 1880–1957), chemist and professor at Northwestern University * Ward Farnsworth (born 1967), dean of the University of Texas School of Law * Ward Forrest (born 1954), American soccer player * Hoot Gibson (basketball) (1921–1958; born Ward B. Gibson Jr.), American professional basketball player *

Ward Goodenough Ward Hunt Goodenough II (May 30, 1919 – June 9, 2013) was an American anthropologist, who has made contributions to kinship studies, linguistic anthropology, cross-cultural studies, and cognitive anthropology. Biography and major works G ...

(1919–2013), American anthropologist * Ward J. M. Hagemeijer, American author *

Ward Hawkins Ward Hawkins (29 December 1912 – 22 December 1990) was an American author, who wrote from the 1940s through the 1980s. His later works seem to have been science fiction, but earlier he wrote serial stories for the ''Saturday Evening Post'' i ...

(1912–1990), American author * Ward Haylett (1895–1990), coach of track and field at Kansas State University * Ward Hermans (1897–1992), Belgian Flemish nationalist politician and writer * Ward Hunt (1810–1886), American jurist and politician * Ward M. Hussey (1920–2009), American lawyer * Ward Jones, South African scholar * Ward Just (1935–2019), American writer *

Ward Keeler Ward Keeler is an American anthropologist who conducted fieldwork in Java in Indonesia during the New Order area. He worked in predominantly Surakarta cultural areas, and studied wayang ( , ) is a traditional form of puppet theatre pl ...

, American anthropologist *

Ward Kimball Ward Walrath Kimball (March 4, 1914 – July 8, 2002) was an American animator employed by Walt Disney Animation Studios. He was part of Walt Disney's main team of animators, known collectively as Disney's Nine Old Men. His films have been honor ...

(1914–2002), American animator for the Walt Disney Studios * Ward Lambert (1888–1958), American basketball and baseball coach *

Ward Hill Lamon Ward Hill Lamon (January 6, 1828 – May 7, 1893) was a personal friend and self-appointed bodyguard of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Lamon was famously absent the night Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, having be ...

(1828–1893), American personal friend and self-appointed bodyguard of Abraham Lincoln * Ward Lernout (born 1931), Flemish painter * Ward Maule (1833–1913), Indian-born English clergyman and cricketer * Ward McAllister (1827–1895), American attorney * Ward McAllister (actor) (1891–1981), American film actor * Ward McIntyre (1930–2007), American television and radio personality * Ward McLanahan (1883–1974), American track and field athlete * Ward Meese (1897–1968), American football player * Ward Melville (1887–1977), American philanthropist and businessman * Ward Miller (1902–1984), American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the Republican party * Ward Miller (baseball) (1884–1958), American professional baseball player *

Ward Moore Joseph Ward Moore (August 10, 1903 – January 29, 1978) was an American science fiction writer. According to ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'', "he contributed only infrequently to the field, uteach of his books became something of a clas ...

(1903–1978), working name of American writer Joseph Ward Moore * Ward Morehouse (1895–1966), American theater critic * Ward Morehouse (activist) (1929–2012), Indian anti-corporate activist * Ward Morehouse III (1945–2019), American author and playwright *

Ward O'Neill Ward O’Neill (born 1951) is an Australian illustrator, caricaturist and cartoonist, who has contributed to a variety of newspapers, including '' The London Daily Mail'', ''The Australian'', ''Sydney Morning Herald'', '' National Times'', the ' ...

(born 1951), Australian illustrator and caricaturist * Ward B. Pafford (1911–2011), fourth president of the

University of West Georgia The University of West Georgia is a public university in Carrollton, Georgia, United States. The university offers a satellite campus in Newnan, Georgia, Newnan, Georgia, select classes at its Douglasville Center, and off-campus Museum Studies c ...

* H. Ward Page (1876–1949), American football coach * Ward Perry (born 1970), Canadian voice actor * William Ward Pigman (1910–1977), American biologist and suspected Soviet spy, also known as Ward Pigman * Ward Pinkett (1906–1937), American jazz trumpeter * Ward C. Pitfield Jr. (1925–2021), Canadian financier * Ward Plummer (1940–2020), American physicist * Ward Prentice (1886–1969), Australian rugby player * Ward Preston (1966–1997), American production designer and art director *

Ward Ritchie Harry "Ward" Ritchie (Los Angeles, California June 15, 1905Laguna Beach, California January 24, 1996) was an American printer, book designer, book collector and writer of around 100 books. He was part of the "Golden Age" of fine printing that took ...

(1905–1996), American printer and writer * Ward Russell (born 1978), American cinematographer *

Ward Stamer Ward Stamer is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of Kamloops-North Thompson as a member of the Conservative ...

, Canadian politician * Ward Sutherland, Canadian Politician * Ward Sutton, American illustrator *

Ward Swingle Ward Lamar Swingle (September 21, 1927 – January 19, 2015) was an American vocalist and jazz musician who founded The Swingle Singers in France in 1962. Life and career Born in Mobile, Alabama, Swingle studied music, particularly jazz, from a ...

(1927–2015), American vocalist and jazz musician * Ward Sylvester, American producer *

Ward Thomas (television executive) Gwyn Edward "Ward" Thomas, Order of the British Empire, CBE, Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), DFC, Croix de Guerre, CdeG (1 August 1923 – 4 February 2019) was a British television executive, who was at the forefront of independent ...

(1923–2019), British television executive * Ward van der Harst (born 1988), Dutch EDM producer and DJ, half of W&W * Ward Walsh (born 1947), American football player * Ward Weaver III (born 1963), American convicted murderer and rapist * Ward Wettlaufer (1935–2016), American amateur golfer * Ward Whitt (born 1942), American professor of operations research and management sciences * Ward Williams (1923–2005), American professional basketball player * Ward Wilson, British nuclear policy analyst *

Ward Wood Ward Wood (August 8, 1924 – November 3, 2001) was an American actor and television writer. Wood was probably best known for his recurring role as police Lt. Art Malcolm in the TV series '' Mannix'' from 1968 to 1975. Life and career Wood wa ...

(1924–2001), American actor and television writer

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* Wardell

Ward Bond Wardell Edwin Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960) was an American character actor who appeared in more than 200 films and starred in the NBC television series ''Wagon Train'' from 1957 to 1960. Among his best-remembered roles are Bert th ...

(1903–1960), American actor * Ward Brennan, pseudonym of Australian writer Leonard Frank Meares (1921–1993) * Ward Ruyslinck, pseudonym of Belgian writer Raymond De Belser (1929–2014) * nickname of Edward Sels (born 1941), Belgian professional road bicycle racer * Ward Taylor Pendleton Johnston (born 1982), American animator known as

Pendleton Ward Pendleton Ward is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and voice actor who has worked for Cartoon Network Studios, Frederator Studios, and Netflix Animation. He created the series ''Adventure Time'', the Internet series ''Brave ...

Fictional characters

* Ward Cameron, a main character in the Netflix series ''

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'', played by Charles Esten *

Ward Cleaver Ward Cleaver Jr. is a fictional character in the American television sitcom '' Leave It to Beaver''. Ward and his wife, June, are often invoked as archetypal suburban parents of the 1950s baby boomers. At the start of the show, the couple are t ...

, in the television sitcom ''Leave It to Beaver'' * Ward Meachum, from Marvel Comics' ''Iron Fist'' *

Ward Zabac ''Final Fantasy VIII'', a 1999 role-playing video game by Squaresoft, features "SeeD", an elite group of mercenaries, as well as soldiers, rebels, and political leaders of various nations and cities. Thirteen weeks after its release, it had ea ...

, in the video game ''Final Fantasy VIII''

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