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William Byrd William Byrd (; 4 July 1623) was an English Renaissance composer. Considered among the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he had a profound influence on composers both from his native country and on the Continental Europe, Continent. He i ...

(c. 1540 – 1623), an English composer of the Renaissance *

Richard E. Byrd Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer, and pioneering aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader cr ...

(1888–1957), an American naval officer and explorer Byrd or Byrds may also refer to:

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Byrd (surname) Byrd is a surname of English and Irish origin, a variant of the surname Bird. Notable people with the surname * A. Dean Byrd (1948–2012), American psychologist * Adam M. Byrd (1859–1912), American politician * Adrianne Byrd (1970–2020), A ...

, including a list of people with the name *

Byrd Baylor Byrd Baylor (March 28, 1924 – June 16, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, and author of picture books for children. Four of her books have achieved Caldecott Honor status. Background Byrd Baylor was born in March 1924 in San Antonio, Te ...

(1924–2021), American children's writer * Byrd Billings (died 2009), American murder victim *

Byrd Brown Byrd Rowlett Brown (July 26, 1929 – May 3, 2001) was an American activist, lawyer, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for improving life for Pittsburgh's African Americans and the poor through his long terms as p ...

(1929–2001), American lawyer and Civil Rights activist * Byrd D. Crudup (1897–1960), American football and basketball coach *

Byrd Spilman Dewey Byrd "Birdie" Spilman Dewey (née Julia Bird Spilman; February 16, 1856 – April 1, 1942) was an American author, land investor, and co-developer of the Town of Boynton. She lived in Florida from 1881 until her death in 1942. Her best known w ...

(1856–1942), American author and land investor *

Byrd Dickens Jason Edward Wayne Dickens (born August 11, 1971), better known as Byrd Dickens, is a Canadian former actor, cameraman, and convicted sex offender, who was known for his role as Scott Smith, an abusive boyfriend, on ''Degrassi High'' from the lat ...

(born 1971), Canadian former actor * Byrd Douglas (1894–1965), American college baseball and football coach and judge * Byrd Gibbens (born 1936), American historian and professor * Byrd Hill (1800–1872), American slave trader *

Byrd Leavell Byrd Leavell is a literary agent at United Talent Agency. Previously he was known as a named partner at the Waxman Leavell Literary Agency. Career Leavell graduated from the University of Virginia and the Radcliffe Publishing Program. In 2012, h ...

, American literary agent * Byrd Lockhart (1782–1839), American surveyor, Alamo defender, courier, and Texian officer * Byrd Lynn (1889–1940), American baseball player * Byrd Mock (1876–1966), American writer, journalist, poet, publisher, and golfer *

Byrd Prillerman Byrd Prillerman (October 19, 1859April 25, 1929) was an American educator and school administrator. Prillerman was the fourth principal of the West Virginia Collegiate Institute (present-day West Virginia State University) from 1909 un ...

(1859–1929), American educator and school administrator *

Byrd Whigham Robert Byrd Whigham (June 13, 1933 – October 22, 2017) was an American minor league baseball player and college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Troy State University—now known as Troy University Troy University is ...

(1933–2017), American minor league baseball player and college football coach * Byrd White, American accountant and West Virginia government official

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* Byrd, Alabama, United States *

Marie Byrd Land Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th centu ...

, Antarctica **

Mount Byrd Sarnoff Mountains () is a range of mountains, long and wide separating the west-flowing Boyd Glacier and Arthur Glacier in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Location The Sarnoff Mountains are in the Ford Ranges. They run in a n ...

Byrd Station The Byrd Station is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by U.S. Navy Seabees during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica. It was a year-round base until 1972, and then se ...

, a former U.S. research station *

Byrd (lunar crater) Byrd is an irregular Lunar craters, lunar impact crater that is located near the north pole of the Moon. The north rim of Byrd is nearly connected to the crater Peary (crater), Peary, a formation that is adjacent to the pole. The smaller crate ...

, on the Moon *

Byrd (Martian crater) Byrd commonly refers to: * William Byrd (c. 1540 – 1623), an English composer of the Renaissance * Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), an American naval officer and explorer Byrd or Byrds may also refer to: Other people *Byrd (surname), including ...

, on Mars

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The Byrds The Byrds () were an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) being the so ...

, an American rock band *

Byrd Amendment The Byrd Amendment is also known as the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (CDSOA). It passed as title X of . Substance The act is American legislation closely associated with its chief sponsor, Democratic Senator Robert Byrd ...

, the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000, an American legislative act *

Byrd Amendment (1971) The Byrd Amendment—named for its author, Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. of Virginia—was a 1971 amendment to the U.S. Federal Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. It prohibited the US government from banning the importation of any s ...

, to the U.S. Federal Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act *Byrd Brand, knives from Spyderco *Byrd Rule, governing reconciliation in the U.S. Congress *

Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC) is a polar, alpine, and climate research center at Ohio State University founded in 1960. History and research The Byrd Polar Research Center (BPRC) at Ohio State University was established in ...

Ohio State University The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one ...

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Byrd Stadium SECU Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. It is the home of Maryland Terrapins football and Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse, men's l ...

, now SECU Stadium, at the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

, U.S.

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