# Heard (surname)

Heard is an English surname for someone who once worked as a herdsman. Notable people with the surname include:

## People with the surname

* Albert Heard (1833–1890), American merchant, diplomat and author
* Alexander Heard (1917–2009), American chancellor
* Alexander S. Heard, American editor and author
* Amber Heard (born 1986), American actress
* Andreao Heard, American record producer and songwriter also known as "Fanatic"
* Andrew Heard (1958–1993), British artist
* Ann Heard (1770–1797), English actress
* Anneliese Heard (born 1981), Welsh triathlete
* Augustine Heard (1785–1868), American businessman
* Augustine Heard II (1827–1905), American diplomat
* Ben Heard, Australian environmental consultant and nuclear power advocate
* Betsy Heard (1759–c. 1812), Euro–African slave trader and merchant
* Bob Heard (born 1949), Australian rules footballer
* Bruce Heard (born 1957), French–American game designer
* Charlie Heard (1872–1945), American baseball player
* Clarrie Heard (1906–1990), New Zealand swimmer
* Dallas Heard (born 1985), American politician
* Daphne Heard (1904–1983), English actress and acting teacher
* Denatay Heard (born 1984), American football player
* Dwight B. Heard (1869–1929), American farmer, landowner and businessman
* Edith Heard (born 1965), British geneticist and academic
* Elizabeth Heard (born 1775), English actress
* Fats Heard (1923–1987), American musician
* Floyd Heard (born 1966), American track and field sprinter
* Fred W. Heard (born 1940), American educator and pastor
* Gabre Heard, Ethiopian army general
* Gar Heard (born 1948), American basketball player and coach
* Gerald Heard (1889–1971), British writer and philosopher
* Grant Heard (born 1978), American football coach
* Harry Heard (1920–1978), Australian rules footballer
* Hartley Heard (born 1947), English cricketer and educator
* Herman Heard (born 1961), American football player
* Isaac Heard (1730–1822), British officer of arms, sailor, and merchant
* Isaac V. D. Heard (1834-1913), American lawyer and politician
* Jay Heard (1920–1999), American baseball player
* J. C. Heard (1917–1988), American musician
* Jerrod Heard, American football player
* Jerry Heard (born 1947), American golfer
* John Heard (disambiguation), multiple people
* Josephine D. Heard (1861–1924), American poet and educator
* Josh Heard (born 1994), Welsh footballer
* Lance Heard (born 2004), American football player
* Larry Heard (born 1960), American record producer and musician
* Lou Heard (1909–1987), Canadian politician
* Maie Bartlett Heard (1868–1951), American collector and philanthropist
* Mark Heard (1951–1992), American singer, songwriter and record producer
* Michelle Clark-Heard (born 1968), basketball coach
* Mitchell Heard (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
* Nadine Agyemang-Heard (born 2002), Italian rower
* Nathan Heard (1936–2004), American author
* Oscar E. Heard (1856–1940), American jurist
* Pat Heard (born 1960), English footballer
* Paul F. Heard (1913–1964), American producer, director, and scriptwriter
* Peter Heard, English football administrator and surveyor
* Raymond Heard (born 1935), South African–Canadian journalist, editor, media executive and political strategist
* Robert Heard (1930–2014), American journalist and author
* Rod Heard II, American football player
* Ronnie Heard (born 1976), American football player
* Sarah Heard (born 1983), Australian rower
* Sarah Harper Heard (1853–1919), American librarian, educator, and activist
* Shane Heard (born 1958), Australian rules footballer
* Stephen Heard (1740–1815), American politician
* Steve Heard (born 1962), English middle-distance runner
* Thomas Pinckney "Skipper" Heard (1898–1980), American athletic director
* Tom Heard (born 1993), English rugby player
* Tracy Maxwell Heard (born 1963), American politician
* Wendy Heard, American author
* Will Heard (born 1991), English singer and songwriter
* William Heard (disambiguation), multiple people

## Fictional characters with the surname

* Beluga Heard, character in the manga series Black Cat