Boyd may refer to:

Places

Canada

* Boyd Conservation Area, a conservation area located northwest of Toronto, Ontario * Boyd Lake (disambiguation)

United States

* Boyd County (disambiguation) * Boyd, Indiana * Boyd, Iowa * Boyd, Kansas * Boyd, Kentucky * Boyd, Minnesota * Boyd, Missouri * Boyd Cave, Oregon *

Boyd, Texas Boyd is a town in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,416 in 2020. It is 30 miles (48 km) northwest of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. History Originally named Greasy Bend in reference to the local hog-fattening indus ...

* Boyd, Wisconsin

Elsewhere

* Boyd Escarpment, in Antarctica * Boyd Island, Antarctica * Boyd River (disambiguation), several rivers in Australia * River Boyd, in the UK

People

* Boyd (given name), a list of people with the given name * Boyd (surname), the surname, and a list of people with the surname * Boyd baronets, two baronetcies *

Boyd Family The Boyd family is an Australian family whose members over several generations contributed to the arts in the fields of painting, sculpture, pottery, Ceramic art, ceramics, literature, architecture, poetry and music. The Boyd family is consi ...

, an Australian family * Boyd Gang, a criminal gang * Clan Boyd, a Scottish clan

Brands and enterprises

*Boyd, an archaic Bordeaux wine producing estate since divided into: **

Château Boyd-Cantenac Château Boyd-Cantenac is a winery in the Margaux Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of fourteen ''Troisièmes Crus'' (Third Growths) in the historic ...

** Château Cantenac-Brown * Boyd, an American manufacturer of environmental seals and

energy management Energy management includes planning and operation of energy production and energy consumption units as well as energy distribution and storage. Energy management is performed via Energy Management Systems (EMS), which are designed with hardware ...

products *

Boyd Gaming Boyd Gaming Corporation is an American gaming and hospitality company based in Paradise, Nevada. The company continues to be run by founder Sam Boyd's family under the management of Sam's granddaughter, Marianne Boyd-Johnson, who currently serv ...

Corporation, a casino operator

Education

Boyd High School (disambiguation) Boyd High School may refer to: * Boyd High School, Boyd, located in Boyd, Texas, USA * McKinney Boyd High School, located in McKinney, Texas, USA {{School disambiguation ...

Boyd Independent School District Boyd Independent School District is a public school district based in Boyd, Texas ( USA). In addition to Boyd, the district also serves a portion of the Briar community. Finances As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of ...

, Boyd, Texas

Fictional characters

* Boyd, a Fighter in the game ''Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'' * Drew Boyd, from the television series ''Queer as Folk'' *Jonah Boyd, the eponymous character in David Leavitt's novel '' The Body of Jonah Boyd'' * Mr. Boyd, character in

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series created by Sheryl Leach targeted at children ages two to five. The flagship production of the ''Barney'' franchise, it originally aired on PBS under the PBS Kids brand from Ap ...

Woody Boyd Woodrow Huckleberry Tiberius Boyd is a fictional character on the American television show ''Cheers'', portrayed by Woody Harrelson. Woody, simple-minded but good-hearted, debuts in the season premiere of the fourth season, "Birth, Death, Love ...

, from the television series ''Cheers'' *Boyd Cooper, in the game ''

Psychonauts ''Psychonauts'' is a 2005 platformer, platform game developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Majesco Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Xbox (console), Xbox and PlayStation 2. Set in a Retrofuturism, retro-futuristic version of t ...

'' * Boyd Crowder, from the television series, '' Justified'' *Boyd Fowler, from the television series, ''

Dexter Dexter may refer to: People * Dexter (given name) * Dexter (surname) * Dexter (singer), Brazilian rapper Marcos Fernandes de Omena (born 1973) * Famous Dex, also known as Dexter, American rapper Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. (born 1993) Places United ...

'' * Boyd Hoyland, from the television series ''Neighbours'' * Boyd Langton, from the television series ''Dollhouse'' *B.O.Y.D., from the television series ''

DuckTales DuckTales refers to: Film and television * ''DuckTales'' (1987 TV series), original TV series ** '' DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' * ''DuckTales'' (2017 TV series), reboot TV series Video games * ''DuckTales'' (video game) ...

Other uses

OODA Loop The OODA loop (observe, orient, decide, act) is a decision-making model developed by United States Air Force Colonel John Boyd. He applied the concept to the combat operations process, often at the operational level during military campaigns ...

, a theory of decision making also known as the Boyd Cycle