Cloyd is the anglicized form of the Welsh Clwyd, referring to the River Clwyd in northeast Wales. It may also refer to:

Places

Clwyd Clwyd () is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east corner of the country; it is named after the River Clwyd, which runs through the area. To the north lies the Irish Sea, with the English ceremonial counties of Cheshire to th ...

, the former Welsh county named for the river * Flintshire, the English name of the same area which was known as Clwyd in Welsh

Name

Cloyd Boyer Cloyd Victor Boyer Jr. (September 1, 1927 – September 20, 2021) was an American right-handed pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball who played between 1949 and 1955 for the St. Louis Cardinals (1949–52) and Kansas City Athletic ...

(born 1927), former right-handed pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball *

Cloyd Head Cloyd is the anglicized form of the Welsh Clwyd, referring to the River Clwyd in northeast Wales. It may also refer to: Places * Clwyd, the former Welsh county named for the river * Flintshire, the English name of the same area which was known a ...

(1886–1969), Chicago playwright and theatrical director born in Oak Park, Illinois *

Cloyd H. Marvin Cloyd Heck Marvin (August 22, 1889 – April 27, 1969) was the longest serving president of the George Washington University, from 1927 to 1959, and previously the then-youngest American university president from 1922–1927 at the University o ...

(1889–1969), longest serving president of George Washington University, and the then-youngest American university president * Cloyd A. Porter (born 1935), former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly *

Cloyd (surname) Cloyd is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * David Cloyd (born 1974), American singer-songwriter * Paul Cloyd (1920–2005), American basketball player * Timothy Cloyd, American educator and university administrator *Tyler Cloyd ...

, a surname carried by some families from the Clwyd area

Other uses

* 15499 Cloyd, an asteroid *

Battle of Cloyd's Mountain The Battle of Cloyd's Mountain was a Union victory in western Virginia on May 9, 1864, that allowed the Union forces to destroy a large bridge on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. The railroad was used to carry Confederate troops and suppli ...

, May 1864, in the American Civil War {{disambiguation