# Woods (surname)

Woods is a common surname of English, Scottish and Irish origin.
People with this surname include:
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* Fictional characters
* See also
* References

## A

* Aaron Woods (born 1991), Australian rugby league footballer
* Al Woods (American football) (born 1987), American football player
* Alan Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Albert Woods (1816–1904), English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London
* Albert Woods (footballer), English footballer
* Albert H. Woods (1870–1951), born Aladore Herman, American theatrical producer
* Alice Woods (1849–1941), British educationist
* Andrew Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Aubrey Woods (1928–2013), English actor
* Ayiesha Woods (born 1979), contemporary Christian musician

## B

* Bambi Woods (born 1955), American pornographic actress
* Barbara Alyn Woods (born c. 1965), American actress
* Belita Woods (1948–2012), lead singer of R&B groups, Brainstorm and Parliament-Funkadelic
* Ben Woods (born 1982), rugby union footballer
* Bill Woods (disambiguation), also Billy Woods, several people
* Bobby Wayne Woods (1965–2009), American rapist, kidnapper and murderer
* Brian Woods (disambiguation), several people

## C

* Calum Woods (born 1987), English (soccer) footballer
* Cary Woods, American film producer
* Charles Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Chevy Woods (born 1981), American rapper and songwriter
* Chris Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Christie Lee Woods (born 1977), American model and actress
* Christine Woods (born 1983), American actress in the HBO series Hello Ladies
* Clare Woods (artist) (born 1972), British artist
* Clinton Woods (born 1972), British professional boxer
* Clinton Edgar Woods (1863–1930), electrical, mechanical engineer and automotive engineer

## D

* D. Woods (born 1985), American singer
* Danny Woods (1942–2018), American singer, member of Chairmen of the Board
* Darren Woods (born 1964/1965), American businessman
* Darren Keith Woods (born 1958), American opera director and operatic tenor
* Dean Woods (1966–2022), Australian racing cyclist
* D. J. Woods (born 1989), American gridiron player
* Don Woods (American football) (born 1951), American football player
* Don Woods (meteorologist) (1928–2012), American meteorologist and cartoonist
* Don Woods (programmer) (born 1954), computer games programmer
* Donald Woods (1933–2001), South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist
* Donald Woods (actor) (1906–1998), Canadian-American film and television actor
* Donald Devereux Woods (1912–1964), British microbiologist

## E

* E. J. Woods (1839–1916), architect in South Australia
* Earl Woods (1932–2006), US Army officer, father of Tiger Woods
* Ed Woods (born 2002), American football player
* Edward Woods (1903–1989), American actor
* Edward Woods (engineer) (1814–1903), British civil engineer
* Eliza Woods (1872–1961), American composer

## F

* Frederick S. Woods (1864–1950), American mathematician
* Fronza Woods, American filmmaker

## G

* George Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Georgie Woods (1927–2005), American radio personality
* Grant Woods (1954–2021), Attorney General of Arizona 1991–1999
* Granville Woods (1856–1910), African-American inventor of tram and railway equipment
* Gurdon Woods (1915–2007), American sculptor, academic administrator

## H

* Harriett Woods (1927–2007), American politician and activist
* Harry Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Henry Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Homer B. Woods (1869–1941), justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

## I

* Ickey Woods (born 1966), American football player
* Ilene Woods (1929–2010), American actress and singer, voice of Disney's Cinderella

## J

* Jake Woods (born 1981), American baseball pitcher
* Jamal Woods (born 1999), American football player
* James Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Jelani Woods (born 1998), American football player
* Jerome Woods (born 1973), American football player
* Jessie E. Woods (1909–2001), one of the first American woman pilots
* Jim Woods (1916–1988), American sportscaster
* Jim Woods (baseball) (born 1939), American baseball player
* Jimmy Woods (1934–2018), American jazz musician
* John Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Jon Woods (born 1977), American politician, record producer and musician
* Joseph Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Josh Woods (American football) (born 1996), American football player
* Josie Alma Woods (1889–1983), American politician
* JT Woods (born 2000), American football player
* Julian Woods (disambiguation), several people

## K

* K. Woods, West Indian cricket umpire
* Kate Woods, Australian film and television director
* Kate Woods (field hockey) (born 1981), South African hockey player
* Kristine Woods, American sculptor and textile artist

## L

* Lawrence Woods (born 1998), American football player
* Lebbeus Woods (1940–2012), American architect and artist known unconventional designs
* Leonard Woods (theologian) (1774–1854), American theologian, supporter of orthodox Calvinism
* Leonard Woods (college president) (1807–1878), fourth president of Bowdoin College
* Lilia Woods (born 1969), Bulgarian-American physicist
* Loren Woods (born 1978), American-Lebanese professional basketball player
* Louis E. Woods (1895–1971), aviator with American Marine Corps

## M

* Margaret Louisa Woods (née Bradley; 1855–1945), English writer, married Henry George Woods
* Marilyn Warren Woods (1914–1998), American activist and community leader
* Marjorie Curry Woods, American historian
* Mark Kenneth Woods, Canadian comedy writer, actor, producer, director and TV host.
* Martin Woods (born 1986), Scottish (soccer) footballer.
* Mary Lee Woods (1924–2017), English mathematician and computer scientist
* Megan Woods (born 1973), New Zealand politician
* Mehitable E. Woods (1813–1891), hero of the American Civil War
* Michael Woods (disambiguation), also Mike Woods, several people
* Mimi Woods, American voice actress known primarily for voice-overs in Japanese anime
* Mitch Woods (born 1951), American boogie-woogie, jump blues and jazz pianist and singer

## N

* Nan Woods (born Susan Nan Woods, 1966), American actress in the ABC television series China Beach
* Ngaire Woods (born 1962/1963), New Zealand-born founding dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at University of Oxford
* Nic Woods Nicholas Woods (born 1995), New Zealand field hockey player

## O

* Oscar "Buddy" Woods (born c.1900-1903–1955), American Texas blues guitarist, singer and songwriter

## P

* Pat Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Paul Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Pauline Nakamarra Woods (born 1949), Australian indigenous painter
* Pete Woods, American comic book artist
* Peter Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Phil Woods (1931–2015), jazz saxophonist
* Pinky Woods (Philip Wells Woods) (1931–2015), American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer

## Q

* Qyntel Woods (born 1981), American professional basketball player

## R

* Randy Woods Randolph Woods (born 1970), American professional basketball player
* Rashaun Woods (born 1980), American pro football player
* Ray Woods (1895–1965), American college basketball standout for Illinois in the 1910s
* Ray Woods (footballer) (born 1965), footballer with Tranmere Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Coventry City and Shrewsbury Town
* Renn Woods (previously Ren Woods, born 1958), American film, television and stage actress, vocalist and songwriter
* Robin Woods (1914–1997), English bishop
* Robert Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Rose Mary Woods (1917–2005), Richard Nixon's secretary from 1951 through the end of his political career
* Roy Woods (born 1996), Canadian singer, rapper and songwriter

## S

* Samuel Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Seamus Woods, 1920s Irish Republican Army leader
* Sean Woods (born 1970), American basketball player and coach
* Shelly Woods (Rochelle "Shelly" Woods) (born 1986), British wheelchair racer, competed in two Paralympic Games
* Simeon Woods Richardson (born 2000), American baseball player
* Simon Woods (born 1980), English actor in the British-American TV series Rome and the BBC1 series Cranford
* Skip Woods (born 1970), American screenwriter, producer and film director
* Sparky Woods (born 1953), American football coach
* Stacey Grenrock-Woods (born 1968), American writer, actress, and correspondent on The Daily Show
* Stanley Woods (1903–1993), Irish motorcycle racer in the 1920s and 1930s
* Steve Woods (Stephen John Woods) (born 1976), English footballer with Chesterfield, Plymouth Argyle, Stoke City and Torquay United
* Stevie Woods (musician) (1951–2014), American R&B singer
* Stuart Woods (1938–2022), American novelist
* Sydney Woods (1853 – after 1895), merchant and politician in Newfoundland
* Sydney S. Woods Sidney Sterling Woods (1917–1989), American fighter ace of World War II
* Symere Woods (born 1994), American rapper known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert

## T

* Taryn Woods (born 1975), Australian water polo player
* Terry Woods (born 1947), Irish folk musician
* Thomas Woods (disambiguation), several people
* Tiger Woods (born 1975), American golfer
* Tim Woods (George Burrell Woodin) (1934–2002), American professional wrestler
* Tom Woods (disambiguation), also Tommy Woods, several people
* Tony Woods (Australian rules footballer)
* Tony Woods (comedian), American comedian
* Tyler Woods (born 1982), American singer-songwriter
* Tyrone Woods (Walter Tyrone Woods) (born 1969), professional baseball player with Nippon
* Tyrone S. Woods (Tyrone Snowden Woods) (1971–2012), American CIA security officer killed in 2012 Benghazi attack

## V

* Vincent Woods (born 1960), Irish poet, playwright and RTÉ Radio 1 arts show host

## W

* Wendy Woods (1941–2013), South African educator and anti-apartheid activist
* William Woods (disambiguation) several people

## X

* Xavier Woods (born 1986), ring name of American professional wrestler Austin Watson
* Xavier Woods (American football) (born 1995), American football player

## Z

* Zach Woods (born 1984), American actor

## Fictional characters

* Alexx Woods, on CSI: Miami
* Babs Woods, on the British soap opera Family Affairs
* Darren Woods, a character in the 1985 American science fantasy movie Explorers
* Dawn Woods (also Hope), on the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale
* Elle Woods, in the novel, film and Broadway adaptation Legally Blonde
* Nancy Woods, in Archie Comics
* Penny Gordon Woods, in the American sitcom Good Times
* Frank Woods, main supporting character in Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
* T.J. Woods, on the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale
* Tanya Woods, on the British soap opera Family Affairs
* Terry Woods (Emmerdale), on the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale
* Whispy Woods, in Nintendo's Kirby series of video games
* Willona Woods, in the American sitcom Good Times