# Wizard

Wizard, the wizard, or wizards may refer to:
* Wizard (fantasy), a fictional practitioner of magic
* Wizard (supernatural), a practitioner of magic

## Art, entertainment and media
### Fictional characters

* Wizard (Archie Comics), a comic book superhero
* Wizard (character class), magic-wielding character types in many role-playing games
* Wizard (DC Comics), a comic book villain
* Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons), the Dungeons & Dragons character class
* Wizard (Marvel Comics), a comic book villain
* Wizard (Middle-earth), powerful beings in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien
* "The Wizard", the villain of the serial Batman and Robin
* Wizard of Oz (character), in L. Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its movie adaptations
* Wizards (Discworld), major characters in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series

### Film

* The Wizard (1927 film), a 1927 American silent horror film
* The Wizard (1989 film), a 1989 American film about a skilled video gamer
* Wizards (film), a 1977 animated post-apocalyptic fantasy/science fiction film by Ralph Bakshi

### Gaming

* Wizard (1983 video game), a 1983 Commodore 64 game that was later re-released in 1986 as Ultimate Wizard
* Wizard (2005 video game), a game designed by Chris Crawford for the Atari 2600 and released in 2005
* Wizard (board game), a 1978 board game released by Metagaming
* Wizard (card game), a 1984 Canadian trick-taking card game designed by Ken Fisher
* Wizard (MUD), a developer or administrator in a MUD
* Wizards (board game), a board game produced in 1982 by Avalon Hill
* Wizards of the Coast or Wizards, a Seattle-based games publisher

### Literature

* Wizard (novel), a 1980 science fiction novel by John Varley
* The Wizard (novel), an 1896 Adventure novel by Henry Rider Haggard
* The Wizard, a novel by Gene Wolfe in the series The Wizard Knight
* Wizards (Ace anthology), 2008, edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
* Wizards (Asimov anthology), 1983, edited by Isaac Asimov
* A Wizard of Earthsea, a 1968 fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin

### Music
#### Groups

* Wizard (German band), a German power metal/speed metal band
* Wizard (American band), a short-lived American psychedelic/hard rock band
* WZRD (band), alternative rock duo formerly known as Wizard

#### Albums

* Wizard (EP), an EP by Beto Vázquez Infinity
* The Wizard (album), the second album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown
* WZRD (album), the eponymous debut album by American alternative rock duo WZRD
* The Wizrd, the seventh studio album by American rapper Future
* Oṣó (Yoruba: The Wizard), the sixth studio album by Nigerian singer Brymo
* The Wizard, working title of T. Rex (album) by Marc Bolan's band T.Rex which contained a reworking of his below solo single

#### Songs

* "The Wizard" (Black Sabbath song), 1970
* "The Wizard" (Paul Hardcastle song), 1986
* "The Wizard" (Uriah Heep song), 1972
* "Wizard" (Martin Garrix and Jay Hardway song), 2013
* "The Wizard", a song by Bat for Lashes from Fur and Gold
* "The Wizard", a song by Albert Ayler from Spiritual Unity
* "The Wizard", a single by Marc Bolan
* "The Wizard", a song by Paul Espinoza of Golden Bough
* "The Wizard", a song by Al Di Meola from Land of the Midnight Sun
* "The Wizard", a song by Madness from Wonderful

#### Other uses in music

* Wizard, an Australian record label created by Robie Porter

### Television

* "Wizard" (Adventure Time episode)
* the wizard (Barry)
* Wizards, the working title of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place
* The Wizard (TV series), a short-lived 1980s CBS television series
* "The Wizard" (Seinfeld), the 171st episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld
* "The Wizard", an episode of She-Ra: Princess of Power
* Wizards: Tales of Arcadia, a 2020 TV series

### Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

* Wizard (magazine), a magazine about comic books
* The Wizard (DC Thomson), a British comic that featured Wilson of the Wizard and was merged to Rover

## People

* The Wizard (nickname), a list of people nicknamed "the Wizard" or "Wizard"
* Mr. Wizard, the creator and host of Watch Mr. Wizard and Mr. Wizard's World
* Wizard of New Zealand, also known as The Wizard, New Zealand educator, comedian and politician Ian Brackenbury Channell (born 1932)
* The Wizard, a ring name of King Curtis Iaukea (1937–2010), professional wrestler and manager, while managing Kamala and Sika in WWF
* The Wizard, a ring name of Kevin Sullivan (wrestler) (1949–2024), professional wrestler and manager, while managing Kevin Nash as "Oz" in WCW

## Science and technology

* HTC Wizard, a QWERTY-keyboard pocket PC
* Sharp Wizard, a personal organizer released in 1988
* Wizard (software), a computer user interface that leads a user through dialog steps
* Wizard butterfly, the brush-footed or Bardic wizard butterfly Rhinopalpa polynice
* Wizard Nebula, an open cluster located in Cepheus constellation

## Sports

* Wizard (horse) (1806–1813), Thoroughbred racehorse
* Canterbury cricket team, known as the Wizards
* Dakota Wizards, a team in the NBA Development League
* Fort Wayne Wizards, a team in the Midwest League of professional baseball
* Kansas City Wizards, the former name of Sporting Kansas City, a Major League Soccer team
* Washington Wizards, a National Basketball Association (NBA) team
* Yomiuri Open, a golf tournament in Japan known as the Wizard between 1970 and 1978

## Transport

* Wizard, a GWR Iron Duke Class steam locomotive
* FV Wizard, a crab fishing boat in the TV show Deadliest Catch
* Hillman Wizard, an American six-cylinder car
* Isuzu Wizard, a Japanese mid-size SUV
* Laron Wizard, an American homebuilt aircraft design

## Other uses

* HMS Wizard, a list of ships bearing the name
* Wizard Video, a defunct home video company