Famous People with Name Boyd

Boyd Kestner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Boyd Kestner: an American actor, who starred in The Outsiders television series and later came to prominence in his role as Alex Barth in the television drama Knots Landing.

Boyd Wheeler Bartlett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Boyd Wheeler Bartlett: was an American military officer, professor, school administrator, and physicist.After Bartlett returned from Europe, he began a teaching career in physics at Bowdoin College as Professor of Physics. When World War II started, he was called up as a Colonel and assigned to the United States Military Academy. The head of the Physics Department there, Gerald Counts, was reassigned to Europe, and Bartlett stepped in as acting head of the Department. When Counts returned after the war, Bartlett served as deputy head of the Department, later, through a number of reorganizations and departmental name changes, he became head of the Department of Electricity, predecessor to the Department of Electrical Engineering. He retained this position until his retirement and promotion to Brigadier General in 1958.[3] [6]

Boyd Devereaux            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Boyd Devereaux: is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).Boyd spent his junior hockey career playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League. Devereaux was drafted 6th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Devereaux has played 604 career NHL games, scoring 61 goals and 107 assists for 168 points.

Robert Dean Boyd            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Dean Boyd: is a former NFL cornerback who played for the Baltimore Colts in a nine-year career from 1960 to 1968. A quarterback in college at the University of Oklahoma under Bud Wilkinson, Boyd was a two-time Pro Bowler and led the NFL with 9 interceptions in 1965.

Julian Charles Boyd            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Julian Charles Boyd: was an American linguist, reputed for his expertise on modality in English, as well as for his pedagogical excellence at the University of California, Berkeley, where he spent most of his academic career.Boyd was born in Orlando and raised in Bogalusa on the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Beginning his undergraduate education at Georgetown University, he transferred after two years to Williams College, where he graduated with a B.A. in English in 1952.

Neal E. Boyd            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Neal E. Boyd: was born in Chicago, moved to Jamaica at the age of 5 and four years later would spend the rest of his youth growing up in Miami. From moving around he developed a rich musical palate for Motown Classics, R&B, reggae, hip-hop and salsa.

John (Richard) Boyd            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John (Richard) Boyd: was a United States Air Force fighter pilot and military strategist of the late 20th century, whose theories have been highly influential in the military and in business.

William "Bill" Walter Boyd            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William "Bill" Walter Boyd: was a professional poker player. Boyd was a five-card stud player; he won all four of his World Series of Poker bracelets in five-card stud. Boyd and Doyle Brunson are the only players in the history of the WSOP to have won bracelets in four consecutive years.