Ward (name)
Ward is a first and last name.
Name bearer
family name
A.
- Aaron Ward (politician) (1790–1867), American politician
- Aaron Ward (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
- Aaron Montgomery Ward (1843-1913), American commercial entrepreneur
- Adam Ward (1988–2015), American cameraman, see Assassination of Alison Parker and Adam Ward
- Adolphus William Ward (1837-1924), British historian
- Aileen Ward (1919–2016), American literary scholar
- Aleardo Ward (1915–1971), Italian actor
- Alex Ward (* 1974), British clarinetist and composer
- Alexander Ward (* 1990), British tennis player
- Andre Ward (* 1984), American boxer
- Andrew H. Ward (1815–1904), American politician
- Anita Ward (* 1956), American singer
- Ann E. Ward (1949–2016), American jazz musician and music teacher
- Artemas Ward (1727–1800), American officer and politician
- Artemas Ward junior (1762–1847), American politician
B.
- Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth (1914–1981), British journalist and economist
- Barbara E. Ward (1919–1983), British social anthropologist and sociologist
- Bernard Evans Ward (1857–1933), British painter, art teacher
- Bill Ward (born 1948), English drummer
- Bill Ward (cartoonist) (1919–1998), American cartoonist and comic artist
- Bill Ward (actor) (born 1967), English actor
- Billy Ward (singer) (1921–2002), American musician and record producer
- Billy Ward (drummer) (* 1952), American jazz drummer and drum teacher
- Billy Ward (boxer) (1993-2013), Australian boxer
- Bryan Ward-Perkins , British ancient historian
- Burt Ward (born 1945), American actor and voice actor
C.
- Cam Ward (* 1984), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
- Carlos Ward (* 1940), American jazz musician
- Charles Ward (cricketer) (1875-1954), British cricketer
- Charles Ward (dancer) (1952–1986), American dancer
- Charles B. Ward (1879–1946), American politician
- Charles Marshall Ward (stage name Charles Manvers ; 1808–1874), British opera singer (tenor)
- Charlie Ward (born 1970), American basketball and American football player
- Chris Ward (Director) , American entrepreneur, director and producer of porn films
- Chris Ward (chess player) (* 1968), English chess player
- Chris Ward (sound engineer) (* 1970), New Zealand sound engineer
- Chris Ward (racing driver) British automobile racing driver
- Christopher Ward (journalist) (born 1942), British journalist
- Christopher Ward (politician) (born 1942), British politician
- Christopher Ward (songwriter) (born 1949), Canadian musician and songwriter
- Christopher Ward (conductor) (* 1980), British conductor
- Christopher John Ward (born 1965), American rock musician, see CJ Ramone
- Clara Ward (1924–1973), American gospel singer
- Clara Ward, Princesse de Caraman-Chimay (1873-1916), American model
- Clarissa Ward (* 1980), American television journalist
- Colin Ward (1924-2010), British social historian, anarchist and writer
D.
- Dana Ward (* 1949), American psychologist, anarchist and political scientist
- Daniel Ward (boxer) (born 1963), South African boxer
- Daniel Ward (American football player) (born 1977), Australian Australian football player
- Daniel Ward (snooker player) (* 1981), English snooker player
- Danny Ward (rugby player) ( Daniel Ward ; * 1980), English rugby league player
- Danny Ward (soccer player, 1991) ( Daniel Carl Ward ; born 1991), English soccer player
- Danny Ward (soccer player, 1993) ( Daniel Ward ; * 1993), Welsh soccer player
- Darcy Ward (* 1992), Australian speedway and long track driver
- Darren Ward (swimmer) (born 1968), Canadian swimmer
- Darren Ward (soccer player, 1974) (born 1974), Welsh soccer goalkeeper
- Darren Ward (soccer player, 1978) (born 1978), English soccer player
- Dave Ward (actor) ( Squatch ; * around 1960), Scottish-Canadian actor and speaker
- David Ward (actor) (born 1916), British actor
- David Ward (singer) (1922-1983), British opera singer (bass)
- David Ward (geographer) (* 1938), British-American urban geographer and university professor
- David Ward (composer) (born 1941), British composer
- David Ward (Entrepreneur) , British game developer and entrepreneur, co-founder of Ocean Software
- David Ward (politician) (born 1953), British politician (Liberal Democrats)
- David Ward (rugby player, 1953) ( David J. Ward ; born 1953), English rugby league player and coach
- David Ward (rugby player, 1985) ( David Patrick Ward , also Dave Ward ; * 1985), English rugby union player
- David Jenkins Ward (1871–1961), American politician
- David S. Ward (* 1945), American director and screenwriter
- Davin Ward , American film producer
- Deighton Lisle Ward (1909–1984), Barbadian lawyer and politician
- Demetrius Ward (* 1990), American basketball player
- Denzel Ward (born 1997), American football player
- Dixon Ward (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
- Douglas Ward , British travel writer
E.
- Eber Brock Ward (1811–1875), American entrepreneur
- Ed Ward (writer) (born 1948), American writer and radio host
- Ed Ward (ice hockey player) (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
- Edward Ward (1900–1971), American film composer
- Edward Matthew Ward (1816–1879) British painter
- Elijah Ward (1816–1882), American politician
- Elliott Ward (born 1985), English football player
- Evelyn Ward (1923–2012), American actress
F.
- Francis Ward (1891–1966), Irish politician and Parliamentary Secretary of State
- Frank Kingdon-Ward (actually Francis Kingdon Ward ; 1885–1958), British plant collector
- Fred Ward (born 1942), American actor
- Freda Dudley Ward (1894–1983), British high society lady and mistress
- Frederick Townsend Ward (1831–1862), American adventurer
G
- Gemma Ward (* 1987), Australian model
- Geoff Ward (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey coach
- George Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley (1907–1988), British nobleman and politician (Conservative Party)
- George Ward (rugby player) ( Mick ), Australian rugby league player
- George Ward (Canoeist) ( George H. Ward ; * 1932), Canadian canoeist
- George Courtney Ward (1917-2011), British photographer
- George Taliaferro Ward (1810–1862), American politician and officer
- Grady Ward (* 1951), American software developer and lexicographer
- Graham Ward (* 1952), British chemist and accountant
- Graham Ward (theologian) (* 1955 in Manchester), British priest and theologian
- Greg Ward (actor) (born 1961), American actor
- Greg Ward (musician) (* 1982), American jazz musician
H
- Hallett Sydney Ward (1870–1956), American politician
- Hamilton Ward senior (1829–1898), American lawyer and politician (Republican Party)
- Hamilton Ward Junior (1871-1932), American lawyer and politician (Republican Party)
- Harry Ward (medic) († 1986), Canadian medic
- Harry Ward (badminton) (* around 1945), badminton player from Gibraltar
- Harry Ward (dart player) (born 1997), English dart player
- Harry Ward Leonard (1861-1915), American inventor
- Harry Marshall Ward (1854-1906), British botanist
- Heather Ward (born 1938), English badminton player
- Helen Ward (singer) (1916–1998), American singer
- Helen Ward (illustrator) (born 1962), British author and illustrator
- Helen Ward (soccer player) (born 1986), British soccer player
- Henrietta Ward (1832–1924), English painter
- Henry Galbraith Ward (1851-1933), American lawyer
- Herbert Ward (sculptor) (1863-1919), English sculptor
- Herbert Ward (double bass player) (1921–1994), American double bass player and composer
- Herbert Dickinson Ward (1861-1932), American writer
- Hines Ward (born 1976), American football player
- Hiram Hamilton Ward (1923–2002), American lawyer
- Holcombe Ward (1878-1967), American tennis player
- Horace Ward (* 1927), American lawyer
I.
- Ian Ward (athlete) (born 1929), British pole vaulter
- Ian Ward (legal scholar) (born 1963), British legal scholar
- Ida C. Ward (1880–1949), British linguist
- Irene Ward, Baroness Ward of North Tyneside (1895–1980), British politician (Conservative Party), member of the House of Commons
J
- JR Ward , pseudonym of Jessica Bird (* 1969), American author
- James Ward (painter) (1769-1859) British painter
- James Ward (psychologist) (1843-1925), British psychologist and philosopher
- James Ward (soccer player) (1865-1941), English soccer player
- James Ward (Bishop) (1905–1973), Auxiliary Bishop in Glasgow
- James Ward (author) (born 1951), American fantasy author
- James Ward (tennis player) (born 1987), English tennis player
- James Ward-Prowse (* 1994), English football player
- James Hugh Ward (1853-1916), American politician
- Jamie Ward (* 1986), Northern Irish football player
- Jared Ward (actor) (born 1977), American actor
- Jared Ward (athlete) (born 1988), American track and field athlete
- Jason Ward (* 1979), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Jasper D. Ward (1829–1902), American politician
- Jeff Ward (* 1986), American actor
- Jem Ward (1800-1884) British boxer
- Jennifer Ward (diplomat) (* 1944), American diplomat and university professor
- Jennifer Ward (historian) (born 1938), British historian
- Jennifer Ward (journalist) (born 1957), Canadian journalist
- Jennifer Ward (writer) (born 1963), American children's author
- Jennifer Ward Clarke (1935-2015), British cellist
- Jennifer Ward-Lealand (born 1962), New Zealand actress
- Jesmyn Ward (* around 1977), American author
- Jessie Ward (wrestler) (* 1979), American wrestler
- Jessie Ward (actress) (* 1982), American actress
- Jim Ward (born 1941), American piercer and artist
- Joe Ward (born 1993), Irish boxer
- Joel Ward (ice hockey player) (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
- Joel Ward (soccer player) (born 1989), English soccer player
- John Ward (composer) (1571–1638), English composer
- John Ward (Scholar) (1679–1758), English scholar
- John Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (1781–1833), British nobleman and politician
- John Ward , British captain and pirate, see John Warde
- John Ward (politician) (1866-1934) British politician and trade unionist
- John Ward (soccer player, 1900) (1900– ??), English soccer player
- John Ward (drummer) (1927-2015), Belgian jazz drummer
- John Ward (soccer player, 1948) (born 1948), English soccer player
- John Ward (soccer player, 1951) (born 1951), English soccer player and coach
- John Ward (wrestler) , Irish wrestler
- John Aloysius Ward (1929–2007), British Archbishop of Cardiff
- John Bryan Ward-Perkins (1912–1981), British classical archaeologist
- John Clive Ward (1924-2000), British physicist
- John James Ward (1920–2011), American clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Los Angeles
- Jonathan Ward (politician) (1768–1842), American politician
- Jonathan Ward (track and field athlete) British athlete
- Jonathan Ward (actor) (born 1970), American actor
- Joseph Ward (politician) (1856–1930), New Zealand politician
- Joseph Ward (singer) (born 1932), English opera singer (tenor)
- Joshua Ward (1685–1761), English pharmacist and chemist
- Joshua John Ward (1800-1853), American politician
- Julie Ward (* 1957), British politician
K
- Keith Ward (* 1938), British philosopher and theologian
- Kevin Ward Jr. (around 1994-2014), American motor sportsman
- Kimbell Ward (born 1983), football referee from St. Kitts and Nevis
L.
- Lance Ward (* 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
- Lalla Ward (* 1951), British actress, illustrator and author
- Larry Ward (1924–1985), American actor
- Leonard Keith Ward (1879–1964), Australian geologist
- Lesley Ward (* 1970), British water diver
- Leslie Ward (pseudonym Spy ; 1851-1922), British caricaturist and painter
- Lester Frank Ward (1841-1913), American sociologist
- Lyman Ward (born 1941), Canadian actor
- Lynd Ward (1905–1985), American artist and author
M.
- M. Ward (* 1973), American rock musician
- Maitland Ward (born 1977), American actress
- Manny Ward (* 1968), American DJ and music producer
- Marcus Lawrence Ward (1812-1884), American politician
- Maria Ward ( Mary Ward ; 1585-1645), English founder of the order
- Martin Ward (* 1991), English boxer
- Mary Ward (scientist) (1827–1869), Irish scientist
- Mary Ward (actress) (born 1915), Australian actress
- Mary Augusta Ward (1851-1920), British writer
- Mary Jane Ward (1905–1981), American writer
- Mateus Ward (* 1999), American actor
- Matthias Ward (1805–1861), American politician
- Maureen Ward, Countess of Dudley (1932-2011), British actress, see Maureen Swanson
- Maxwell William Ward (born 1921), Canadian entrepreneur
- McLain Ward (* 1975), American show jumper
- Megan Ward (born 1969), American actress
- Michael Ward (actor) (actually George Yeo ; 1909–1997), British actor
- Michael Ward (surgeon) (1925-2005), British surgeon and mountaineer
- Michael Ward (musician) (* 1967), American guitarist
- Michael Ward (Nordic combined) (* 1992), American Nordic combined
- Michael J. Ward (* around 1950), American manager
- Micheal Ward (born 1995), British actor
- Micky Ward (born 1965), American boxer
- Mike Ward (politician, 1942) (born 1942), New Zealand politician
- Mike Ward (politician, 1951) (born 1951), American politician
N
- Nancy Ward (around 1738–1822 / 1824), Ghigau of the Cherokee
- Nari Ward (* 1963) is a Jamaican-American installation artist
- Nathaniel Ward (1791–1868), British physician and inventor
- Ned Ward († 1731), English satirist, author and innkeeper
- Nicholas Ward (1811-1850), English boxer
- Nick Ward (Author) (born 1955), British-Australian author and illustrator
- Nick Ward (director) (born 1962), Australian director
- Nick Ward (soccer player) (born 1985), Australian soccer player
- Nicole Ward (* 1975), Australian triathlete
P
- Pat Ward (1957–2012), American politician
- Paul Langdon Ward (1911–2005), American historian
- Penelope Dudley-Ward (1914–1982), British film actress
- Peter Ward (track and field athlete) (1913–2009), British track and field athlete
- Peter Ward (paleontologist) (* 1949), American geologist and paleontologist
- Peter Ward (soccer player, 1955) (born 1955), English soccer player
- Peter Ward (swimmer) (born 1963), Canadian swimmer
- Peter Ward (soccer player, 1964) (born 1964), English soccer player
- Peter Ward (producer) (* 1968), American film producer
R.
- Rachel Ward (born 1957), British-Australian actress
- Rachel Ward (author) (born 1964), British author
- Rebecca Ward (* 1990), American fencer
- Rich Ward ( Richard Park Ward ; * 1969), American guitarist
- Richard Ward (politician) (1689–1763), American politician (Rhode Island)
- Richard Ward (actor) (1915–1979), American actor
- Richard S. Ward (* 1951), British mathematician and physicist
- Robert Ward (composer) (1917-2013), American composer
- Robert Ward (blues musician) (1938–2008), American blues singer and guitarist
- Robert Ward (writer) , American novelist, screenwriter, and producer
- Robert Ward (Designer) , American designer and university professor
- Robert W. Ward (1929–1997), American businessman and politician
- Robin Ward (singer) (born 1941), American singer
- Robin Ward (actor) (born 1944), Canadian actor and television presenter
- Robin Ward (author) (born 1950), British author
- Rodger Ward (1921-2004), American racing driver
- Roger Ward (born 1937), Australian actor
- Ron Ward (football player, March 1932) ( Henry Ronald Ward ; born 1932), English football player
- Ron Ward (football player, October 1932) ( Ronald Ward ; 1932–1998), English football player
- Ron Ward (soccer player, 1935) ( Ronald Ward ; 1935-2010), English soccer player
- Ron Ward (ice hockey player) ( Ronald Leon Ward ; born 1944), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
S.
- Samantha Ward (* 1989), English badminton player
- Samuel Ward (clergyman) (1577-1640), English clergyman
- Samuel Ward (Governor) (1725–1776), North American politician and colonial governor
- Samuel Ward (officer) (1756–1832), North American politician and officer
- Samuel Ward (banker) (1786–1839) American banker
- Samuel A. Ward (1847–1903), American composer
- Samuel Ringgold Ward (1817–1866), American abolitionist
- Sean Ward (* 1984), Northern Irish football player
- Sela Ward (born 1956), American actress
- Seth Ward (1617–1689), English astronomer, mathematician and clergyman, Bishop of Salisbury
- Shayne Ward (born 1984), British singer
- Simon Ward (1941–2012), British actor
- Simon Barrington-Ward (1930–2020), British theologian, professor and minister, Bishop of Coventry
- Sophie Ward (born 1964), British actress
- Stephen Ward (osteopath) ( Stephen Thomas Ward ; 1912–1963), British osteopath and artist, involved in the Profumo affair
- Stephen Ward (soccer player) ( Stephen Robert Ward ; born 1985) Irish soccer player
- Susan Ward (* 1976), American model and actress
T
- TJ Ward (born 1986), American football player
- T. John Ward (* 1943), American lawyer
- Terron Ward (born 1992), American football player
- Thomas Ward (writer) (1652–1708), British writer
- Thomas Ward (diplomat) , British diplomat
- Thomas Ward (politician) (around 1759–1842), American politician
- Thomas Ward (wrestler) (1907-1986), Scottish wrestler
- Thomas Ward (mathematician) (* 1963), British mathematician
- Thomas B. Ward (1835-1892), American politician
- Thomas Ward (actor) , Australian actor
- Tom Ward (born 1971), British actor
- Tony Ward (1924-2006), Australian actor
- Troy Ward (born 1962), American ice hockey player and coach
- Tyler Ward (* 1989), American singer and songwriter
V
- Vincent Ward (* 1956), New Zealand film director
- Vincent M. Ward (* 1971), American actor
W.
- Wallace Ward (1932-2006), American chemist
- Warwick Ward (1891-1967), British actor
- William Ward (priest) (around 1560–1641), English priest and martyr
- William Ward (politician) (1837–1895), American politician (Pennsylvania)
- William Ward (sailor) (1877–1946), British sailor and politician
- William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley (1867–1932), British politician
- William A. Ward (1928–1996), American Egyptologist
- William E. Ward (born 1949), American general
- William George Ward (1812-1882), British theologian
- William Hallam Ward (1917–1996), British geotechnician
- William L. Ward (1856–1933), American politician
- William R. Ward (1944-2018), American astronomer
- William Thomas Ward (1808–1878), American officer and politician
Z
- Zack Ward (born 1970), Canadian actor
- Zhavia Ward (* 2001), American singer and songwriter
Fictional people
- Charles Dexter Ward , see The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by HP Lovecraft
First name
- Ward Beysen (1941-2005), Belgian politician
- Ward Bond (1903-1960), American actor
- Ward W. Briggs (* 1945), American classical philologist
- Ward Coucke (* 1981), Belgian beach volleyball player
- Ward Churchill (* 1947), American ethnologist
- Ward Costello (1919–2009), American actor
- Ward Cunningham (born 1949), American programmer
- Ward Goodenough (1919-2013), American anthropologist
- Ward Howell (1910–1980), American entrepreneur
- Ward Hunt (1810–1886), American lawyer and politician (Democratic Party)
- Ward Kimball (1914–2002), American director and animator
- Ward Lernout (* 1931), Belgian painter
- Ward Miller (1902–1984), American politician (Republican Party)
- Ward Moore (1903–1978), American science fiction writer
- Ward Pinkett (1906–1937), American jazz trumpeter
- Ward Plummer (1940-2020), American physicist
- Ward Silloway (1909-1965), American jazz musician
- Ward Swingle (1927-2015), American musician
- Ward Whitt (born 1942), American mathematician
See also
- Edward , is sometimes abbreviated as Ward
- Howard (name) , sometimes abbreviated as Ward