Bayard is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Bayard Clarke Bayard Clarke (March 17, 1815 – June 20, 1884) was a United States representative from New York. Biography Born in New York City on March 17, 1815, Clarke was a member of one of the city's oldest and most prominent families. He graduated f ...

(1815–1884), United States Representative from New York *

Bayard Elfvin Bayard Elfvin (born February 1, 1981) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who is an assistant coach with the Northwestern University women' soccer team. Elfvin played professionally in the USL First Division and the second Major Indoor Soc ...

(born 1981), American assistant Northwestern University soccer coach and retired goalkeeper * Bayard H. Faulkner (1894–1983), American politician from New Jersey, mayor of Montclair, New Jersey *

Bayard Johnson Bayard Richard Johnson''Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013'' (September 9, 1952 – February 10, 2016) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He is best known as the co-writer of ''Damned River'' in 1989, ''The Second Jungle Book: Mo ...

(1952–2016), American film director *

Bayard Rustin Bayard Rustin (; March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an African American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights. Rustin worked with A. Philip Randolph on the March on Washington Movement, in 19 ...

(1912–1987), American civil rights activist, mentor of Martin Luther King, Jr. *

Herbert Bayard Swope Herbert Bayard Swope Sr. (; January 5, 1882 – June 20, 1958) was an American editor, journalist and intimate of the Algonquin Round Table. Swope spent most of his career at the ''New York World.'' He was the first and three-time recipient of t ...

(1882–1958), American editor and journalist *

Bayard Taylor Bayard Taylor (January 11, 1825December 19, 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. As a poet, he was very popular, with a crowd of more than 4,000 attending a poetry reading once, which was a record ...

(1825–1878), American author from Pennsylvania *

Bayard Veiller Bayard Veiller (January 2, 1869 – January 16, 1943) was an American playwright, screenwriter, producer and film director. He wrote for 32 films between 1915 and 1941. Biography He was born on January 2, 1869, in Brooklyn, New York to Phi ...

(1869–1943), American screenwriter, producer and film director

Fictional characters include

*Bayard Hamar, the bloodhound in Tim Burton's 2010 film ''

Alice In Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...

'' *Bayard Sartoris, the name of two generations of men in William Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County series of novels, first appearing in ''

Sartoris ''Sartoris'' is a novel, first published in 1929, by the American author William Faulkner. It portrays the decay of the Mississippi aristocracy following the social upheaval of the American Civil War. The 1929 edition is an abridged version of ...

'' *Bayard Delavel, the engineer and Nadine Pelham's love and husband in

Elinor Glyn Elinor Glyn ( Sutherland; 17 October 1864 – 23 September 1943) was a British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction, which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern stand ...

's novel The Great Moment and the movie ''The Great Moment'' *Bayard, the name of the hunter who is opposed to

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vario ...

building a city in his forest in the film ''

Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery ''Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery'' (also released as ''Scooby-Doo! The WWE Mystery'') is a 2014 direct-to-DVD animated comedy mystery film, and the twenty-second film in the direct-to-video series of ''Scooby-Doo'' films. It is a co-production ...

'' *King Bayard of Mercia, a minor character played by

Clive Russell Clive Russell (born 7 December 1945) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline in ''Ripper Street'', Angus O'Connor in ''Happiness'' and Brynden Tully in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. He also ap ...

in the BBC fantasy adventure ''

Merlin Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...

'', appearing in the fourth episode of the first series '' The Poisoned Chalice'', however does have mentions in later episodes {{given name Masculine given names English masculine given names