Pickard is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

, an

Anglicised Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

version of Picard, originally meaning a person from

Picardy Picardy (; Picard and french: Picardie, , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France. Hi ...

, a historical region and cultural area of France. Notable people with the surname include: *

Al Pickard Allan Wilfrid Pickard (January 2, 1895April 7, 1975) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator, who served as president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) from 1947 to 1950. When Canada opted out of the 1947 Ice Hockey World Champ ...

(1895–1975), Canadian ice hockey administrator and president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association * Bob Pickard (born 1952), American football player * Calvin Pickard (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player *

Charles Pickard Group Captain Percy Charles "Pick" Pickard, (16 May 1915 – 18 February 1944) was an officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He served as a pilot and commander, and was the first officer of the RAF to be awarded the DSO thr ...

(1915–1944), Royal Air Force *

Chet Pickard Chet Pickard (born November 29, 1989) is a Canadian-German former professional ice hockey goaltender. He most notably played in the American Hockey League and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He holds a German passport. Playing career Pickard p ...

(born 1989), American hockey player * Cyril Stanley Pickard (1917–1992), British diplomat *

Greenleaf Whittier Pickard Greenleaf Whittier Pickard (February 14, 1877, Portland, Maine – January 8, 1956, Newton, Massachusetts) was a United States radio pioneer. Pickard was a researcher in the early days of wireless. While not the earliest discoverer of the rectifyi ...

(1877–1956), American radio pioneer *

Hannah Maynard Pickard Hannah Maynard Pickard (, Thompson; pen name, A Lady; November 25, 1812 – March 11, 1844) was a 19th-century American school teacher, preceptress, and author. She wrote extensively for the ''Sabbath School Messenger'', and some for the ''Guide ...

(1812–1844), American school teacher, preceptress, author *

James Pickard James Pickard was an English inventor. He modified the Newcomen engine in a manner that it could deliver a rotary motion. His solution, which he patented in 1780, involved the combined use of a crank and a flywheel. James Watt's company Boulto ...

, English inventor *

Jan Pickard Jan Albertus Jacobus Pickard (25 December 1927 – 30 May 1998) was a South African rugby union international who played as a lock. Born in Paarl and a product of Stellenbosch University, Pickard made his provincial debut for Western Province in ...

(1927–1998), South African rugby player * Jerry Pickard (1940–2021), Canadian politician *

John Pickard (American actor) John M. Pickard (June 25, 1913 – August 4, 1993) was an American actor who appeared primarily in television westerns. Early life Pickard was born in Lascassas in Rutherford County, near Murfreesboro in Middle Tennessee. He graduated fro ...

(1913–1993), American actor *

John Pickard (composer) John Pickard (born 11 September 1963) is a British classical composer. Biography Pickard was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England. He studied music and composition at the University of Wales, with Welsh composer William Mathias, and later in t ...

(born 1963), British composer * John Pickard (British actor) (born 1977), British actor *

John Pickard (politician) John Pickard (April 27, 1824 – December 17, 1883) was a New Brunswick businessman and political figure. He represented York in the House of Commons of Canada as an Independent Liberal from 1868 to 1883. He was born in Douglas, New Brun ...

(1824–1883), Canadian politician *

Judy Pickard Judith Ngaire Maud Pickard (; 19 June 1921 – 10 March 2016) was a New Zealand abstract painter, librarian and advocate for women's rights. Early life and family Pickard was born in the New Zealand city of Hastings on 19 June 1921. She was ...

(1921–2016), New Zealand abstract painter, librarian and advocate for women's rights *

Louise Pickard Louise Pickard (12 December 1865–6 June 1928) was an English painter of still life, landscapes and portraits. Biography Pickard was born in Kingston upon Hull and studied at the Slade School of Art in London between 1898 and 1900 and then stu ...

(1865–1928), British artist * Neil Pickard (1929–2007), Australian politician *Group Captain

Percy Charles Pickard Group Captain Percy Charles "Pick" Pickard, (16 May 1915 – 18 February 1944) was an officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He served as a pilot and commander, and was the first officer of the RAF to be awarded the DSO thr ...

(1915–1944), Royal Air Force officer *Flight Lieutenant

Stanley Gilbert Pickard Flight Lieutenant Stanley Gilbert Pickard DFM (25 December 1913 – 1995)''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007'' was a Royal Air Force pilot active in World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal The Disti ...

(active 1940s), Royal Air Force officer *

Thomas J. Pickard Thomas Joseph Pickard (born January 6, 1950) is a former acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 71 days in the summer of 2001 following the resignation of Director Louis Freeh. Early life and education Born in Woodside, Quee ...

(born 1950), director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation *

Tom Pickard Tom Pickard (born 1946, Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is a poet, and documentary film maker who was an important initiator of the movement known as the British Poetry Revival. Biography Pickard grew up in the working-class suburbs of Cowgate, Newc ...

(born 1946), British poet *

Tony Pickard Tony Pickard (born 13 September 1934) is a British former tennis player turned coach. He is best known as the longtime coach of former world No. 1 Stefan Edberg. Pickard captained the Great Britain Davis Cup team led by Tim Henman, and was Gre ...

(born 1934), English tennis coach * William Leonard Pickard (born 1945), American convicted for manufacturing LSD

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