# List of people with surname Wood

Wood is a common anglophone surname. Notable people with the surname Wood include:
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* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
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* M
* N
* O
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* See also

## A

* Adam Wood (born 1955), British diplomat
* Adrian H. Wood, American educator and writer
* Aimee Lou Wood, English actress
* Alan Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Alan Muir Wood (1921–2009), British civil engineer
** Alan Thorpe Richard Wood (born 1954), British public servant
** Alan Wood Jr. (1834–1902), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
** Alan Wood (Australian politician) (1927–2005), Victorian state politician
** Alan Wood (engineer) (born 1947), British engineer and executive
** Alan Wood (footballer, born 1941), Welsh football player
** Alan Wood (footballer, born 1954), English football player
** Alan Wood (military officer) (1922–2013), American naval officer
* Albert Beaumont Wood (1890–1964), British physicist
* Alex Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Alex Wood (American football) (born 1955), college football coach
** Alex Wood (baseball) (born 1991), baseball pitcher
** Alex Wood (bishop) (1871–1937), Anglican bishop in India
** Alex Wood (ice hockey) (1909–1979), ice hockey goaltender
** Alex Wood (politician) (born 1950), former Labour leader of Edinburgh City Council in Scotland
* Alexander Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Alexander Wood, Lord Wood (1788–1864), Scottish judge
** Alexander Wood (footballer) (1906–?), Scottish footballer
** Alexander Wood (physician) (1817–1884), physician and inventor of the hypodermic needle
** Alexander Wood (physicist) (1879–1950), university lecturer in the field of acoustics and experimental physics
** Alexander Wood (merchant) (1772–1844), city magistrate forced to leave Upper Canada in 1810 following allegations of scandal
** Alexander Wood (rugby union) (1848–1905), Scottish rugby union player
** Alexander Wood (soccer) (1907–1987), member of the American Soccer Hall of Fame
** Alexander Wood (surgeon) (1725–1807), Edinburgh surgeon
* Alice Robinson Boise Wood (1846–1919), American classiest classicist and poet
* Allan Singleton-Wood (born 1933), British musician and publisher who performed under the stage name Allan Wood
* Allan Wood (1943–2022), Australian swimmer
* Allen W. Wood (born 1942), American philosopher
* Alson Wood (1828–1904), American politician
* Andrew Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Andrew Trew Wood (1826–1903), Canadian businessman and parliamentarian
** Andrew Wood of Largo (died 1515), Scottish admiral
** Andrew Wood (bishop) (died 1695), Scottish prelate
** Andy Wood (comedian) (born 1977), American comedian and producer
** Andrew Wood (diplomat) (born 1940), British diplomat
** Andy Wood (historian) (born 1967), British social historian
** Andrew Wood (singer) (1966–1990), lead singer of Mother Love Bone and Malfunkshun
** Andrew Wood (surgeon) (1810–1881), Scottish surgeon
* Anne Wood (born 1937), English children's television producer, co-creator of Teletubbies
* Anne Brancato Wood (1903–1972), American politician
* Anson S. Wood (1834–1904), American lawyer and politician
* Anthony Wood (disambiguation), several people
** Anthony Wood (antiquary) (1632–1695), English antiquary
** Anthony Wood (artist) (1925–2022), British heraldic artist
** Anthony Wood (businessman) (born 1965/66), British-born American billionaire businessman
** Anthony Wood (historian) (1923–1987), British school teacher and historian
* Ardeth Wood, Murder of Ardeth Wood (1975–2003), graduate student at the University of Waterloo
* Arthur Wood (disambiguation), several people
* Arthur Henry Wood (1875–1953), English composer and conductor

## B

* Barbara Wood (born 1947), American writer
* Barbara Wood (cricketer) (1917–1998), English cricketer
* Barbara Wood (politician), American politician
* Barnabas Wood (1819–1875), American dentist and namesake of Wood's metal
* Barry Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Barry Wood (bishop) (1942–2017), South African Roman Catholic bishop
** Barry Wood (cricketer) (born 1942), English former cricketer
** Barry Wood (singer) (1909–1970), American singer and television producer
** Barry Wood (American football) (1910–1971), American football player and medical educator
** Barry Wood (interior designer), model, American television host, and interior decorator
** Barry Wood (rugby league) (born 1950), Australian rugby league footballer
* Basil Wood, (1900–1977), English footballer
* Beatrice Wood (1893–1998), American artist
* Benjamin Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Benjamin D. Wood (1894–1986), American educator, researcher, and director
** Benjamin T. Wood, American architect
** Benjamin Wood (American politician) (1820–1900), U.S. Representative from New York and publishing entrepreneur
** Benjamin Wood (MP) (1787–1845), British Whig politician
** Benjamin Wood (cricketer) (born 1971), English cricketer
** Ben Wood (born 1980), British visual artist
* Bernard Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Bernard Wood (cricketer) (1886–1974), New Zealand cricketer, golfer and businessman
** Bernard Wood (geologist), British geologist
** Bernie Wood (1939–2013), New Zealand rugby league administrator and sports historian
* Beth Wood (born 1954), North Carolina public official and accountant
* Bill Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Bill Wood (American football) (1894–1966), American football player and coach
** Bill Wood (Australian footballer) (1921–1989), Australian rules footballer
** Bill Wood (footballer, born 1927), English footballer
** Bill Wood (politician) (1935–2024), Australian politician
** Bill Wood (baseball) (born 1941), baseball scout
* Brandon Wood (born 1985), American baseball player
* Brandon Wood (basketball) (born 1989), American basketball player
* Brenton Wood (1941–2025), American singer and songwriter

## C

* Carl Wood (1929–2011), in vitro fertilization pioneer at Monash University
* Carroll D. Wood (1858–1941), associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
* Casey Albert Wood (1856–1942), American ophthalmologist and zoologist
* Cathy Wood, of Gwendolyn Graham and Cathy Wood, American serial killers
* Charles Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Charles Carroll Wood (1876–1899), Canadian military officer
** Charles Chatworthy Wood Taylor (1792–1856), English artist and engineer, designer of the coat of arms of Chile
** Charles Erskine Scott Wood, American author, activist, and attorney
** Charles H. Wood (c. 1837–1917), British chemist
** Charles Osgood Wood III Charles Osgood (1933–2024), radio and television commentator, writer, and musician
** Charles Thorold Wood (1777–1852), English ornithologist
** Charles Winter Wood (1869–1953), football coach for Tuskegee University Golden Tigers
** Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax (1800–1885), English politician
** Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax (1839–1934), English politician
** Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1912–1980), British politician and peer
** Charles Wood (actor) (1916–1978), American singer and actor in Broadway musicals
** Charles Wood (businessman) (1914–2004), American businessman
** Charles Wood (composer) (1866–1926), Irish composer and teacher
** Charles Wood (footballer, born 1851), FA Cup winner for the Royal Engineers A.F.C.
** Charlie Wood (footballer) (born 2002), English footballer
** Charles Wood (ironmaster) (1702–1774), British chemist
** Charles Wood (jockey) (1855–1945), British jockey
** Charlie Wood (musician), American singer, songwriter and keyboardist
** Charles Wood (playwright) (1932–2020), British playwright and screenwrite
** Charles Wood (singer and actor) (1916–1978), on Broadway
** Charlie Wood, cofounder of the Northern Cree singers
* Chris Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Chris Wood (actor) (born 1988), American actor
** Chris Wood (cricketer) (born 1990), English Cricketer
** Chris Wood (CIA), Counterterrorism officer of the CIA who hunted Osama Bin Laden
** Chris Wood (diplomat) (born 1959), British diplomat
** Chris Wood (folk musician), English folk singer and musician
** Chris Wood (footballer, born 1955), English footballer who played for Huddersfield Town
** Chris Wood (footballer, born 1987), English footballer who formerly played for Mansfield town, now Worksop Town
** Chris Wood (footballer, born 1991), Nottingham Forest and New Zealand international footballer
** Chris Wood (golfer) (born 1987), British golfer
** Chris Wood (jazz musician) (born 1969), bassist with the trio Medeski Martin & Wood
** Chris Wood (rock musician) (1944–1983), saxophonist, flautist with the rock band Traffic
* Christopher Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Christopher Wood (art historian) (born 1961), professor at New York University
** Christopher Wood (biologist), professor of biology at McMaster University
** Christopher Wood (composer), Welsh composer
** Christopher Wood (cricketer, born 1934) (1934–2006), English cricketer
** Christopher Wood (financial analyst), managing director of the broking firm CLSA
** Christopher Wood (painter) "Kit Wood" (1901–1930), English painter
** Christopher Wood (socialite) (1900–1976), partner of Gerald Heard
** Christopher Wood (writer) (1935–2015), English screenwriter and novelist
** Christopher Wood, who killed his wife, children, and himself in 2009, followed by that of William Parente
** Christopher Wood, American R&B singer better known by his stage name Brent Faiyaz
* Clare Wood (born 1968), British pro tennis player
* Connor Wood (basketball) (born 1993), Canadian basketball player
* Corinne Wood (1954–2021), American politician, first female lieutenant governor of Illinois
* Craig Wood (disambiguation), several people
** Craig Wood (film editor), film editor
** Craig Wood (golfer) (1901–1968), professional golfer
** Craig Wood (guitarist) (born 1978), guitarist for Avril Lavigne
* Cynthia Wood, (born 1950), American model and actress

## D

* Daniel P. Wood (1819–1891), N.Y. senator and general
* Darren Wood (born 1964), English football player
* DaShaun Wood (born 1985), American basketball player
* David Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** David Duffield Wood (1838–1910), American composer, educator, and musician
** David Leonard Wood (born 1957), American serial killer
** David Muir Wood (born 1949), author
** David Wood (actor) (born 1944), English actor and playwright
** David Wood (basketball) (born 1964), American professional basketball player
** David Wood (British Army officer) (1923–2009), British Army officer
** David Wood (cricketer) (born 1965), English cricketer
** David Wood (Christian apologist) (born 1976), American YouTuber and evangelical apologist
** David Wood (environmental campaigner) (1963–2006), Executive Director of the GrassRoots Recycling Network
** David Wood (journalist), American journalist
** David Wood (judge) (born 1948), British judge
** David Wood (mathematician) (born 1971), Australian mathematician
** David Wood (New Zealand musician), musician with Straitjacket Fits
** David Wood (philosopher) (born 1946), professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt University
** David Wood (politician) (born 1961), member of the Missouri House of Representatives
* Denis Wood, author and professor of Design at North Carolina State University
* Dennis Wood (1934–2001), Welsh geologist
* Doc Wood (1900–1974), American baseball player
* Dominic Wood (born 1978), British actor
* Donald Wood (1933–2015), Canadian politician, businessman and farmer
* Donald Wood-Smith (born 1931), Australian-born Professor of Clinical Surgery
* Doug Wood (athlete) (born 1966), Canadian pole vaulter
* Dougie Wood (born 1940), Scottish athlete and football coach
* Douglas Wood (disambiguation), several people
** Douglas Wood (actor) (1880–1966), American actor of stage and screen
** Douglas Wood (engineer) (1941–2019), engineer taken hostage in Iraq in 2005
** Douglas Wood (naturalist) (f. 1990–2000s), US author and musician.
** Doug Wood (pole vaulter) (born 1966), Canadian athlete in pole-vault
** Douglas Wood (writer), US actor, writer, producer of television shows and animated movies
** Dougie Wood (born 1940), Scottish athlete and coach in football

## E

* Easton Wood (born 1989), Australian footballer
* Edmund Burke Wood (1820–1882), Canadian politician and judge
* Ed Wood Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1924–1978), American film director
* Elijah Wood (born 1981), American actor
* Elisabeth Jean Wood, American political scientist
* Elizabeth Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Elizabeth Boleyn, Lady Boleyn (fl. 1530s), née Elizabeth Wood, witness against her niece, Anne Boleyn
** Elizabeth Wood (director), American film director
** Elizabeth Wood (executive) (1899–1993), executive director, Chicago Housing Authority
** Elizabeth A. Wood (1912–2006), American crystallographer
** Elizabeth Wyn Wood (1903–1966), Canadian sculptor
* Ellen Wood (author) (1814–1887), wrote under the name Mrs Henry Wood, English novelist
* Enoch Wood (1759–1840), English potter
* Eric Wood, (born 1986), American football player
* Evan Rachel Wood (born 1987), American actress
* Evelyn Wood (British Army officer) British Army officer, Colonial wars 1855–1905
* Evelyn Wood (teacher) American educator known for speed reading

## F

* Fernando Wood (1812–1881), mayor of New York City
* Francis C. Wood (1869–1951), American cancer researcher with Crocker Institute
* Francis Marion Wood (1878–1943), American educator and school administrator
* Frank Wood (disambiguation), several people
** Frank Bradshaw Wood (1915–1997), American astronomer
** Frank C. Wood (1872–1912), American lawyer and politician from New York
** Frank E. Wood (1891–1972), American football coach and mathematics professor
** Frank Porter Wood (1882–1955), Canadian art collector
** Frank W. Wood (1862–1953), Royal Navy officer and watercolorist
** Frank Wood (actor) (born 1960), American actor
** Frank Wood (Iowa politician) (born 1951)
* Freeman Wood (1896–1956), American actor

## G

* G. Wood (1919–2000), American actor
* Gaby Wood (born 1971), English journalist and literary critic
* Garfield Wood, (1880–1971) American inventor, entrepreneur, motorboat builder and racer
* Garth Wood (born 1978), Australian boxer and rugby league footballer
* George Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Pseudonym of Fritz Kolbe (1900–1971), German spy for the US during World War II
** George Wood, founder of Wawa Food Markets
** George Wood (actor) (born 1981), English actor, singer, and composer
** George Wood (baseball) (1858–1924), Canadian baseball player and manager
** George Wood (British Army officer) (1898–1982), during World War II
** George Wood (Canadian politician) (1888–1966), member of Parliament, Brant, Ontario
** George Wood (cricketer, born 1893) (1893–1971), English cricketer
** George Wood (died 1558), MP for Flintshire
** George Wood (footballer) (born 1952), Scottish footballer
** George Wood (gymnast) (born 1999), British acrobatic gymnast
** George Wood (judge) (1743–1824), English lawyer and politician
** George Wood (New Zealand politician) (born 1946), New Zealand politician
** George Wood (Radio Sweden) (born 1949), American journalist
** George Wood (New Zealand politician) (born 1946), former mayor of North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand
** George Wood (Somerset cricketer) (1865–1948), first-class cricketer who played three matches in 1893 and 1894
** George Wood (Yorkshire cricketer) (1862–1948), first-class cricketer who played two matches for Yorkshire
** George Adam Wood (1767–1831), British Army officer of the Napoleonic Era
** George Arnold Wood (1865–1928), Australian historian
** George Bacon Wood (1797–1879), American physician and writer
** George Herbert Wood (1867–1949), Canadian businessman who co-founded Wood Gundy and Company
** George Henry Wood (railway director) (born 1836), director of the Isle of Man Railway
** George Henry Wood (statistician) (1874–1945), English labour statistician
** George Ingersoll Wood (1814–1899), American clergyman
** George O. Wood (1941–2022), current General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God
** George Tyler Wood (1795–1858), governor of Texas
** George W. Wood (1808–1871), US politician
** George Warren Wood (1814–1901), Presbyterian minister and missionary
** George William Wood (1781–1843), English businessman and MP
** Wee Georgie Wood (1894–1979), English actor
* Gerald Wood (born 1926), Barbadian cricketer
* Gloria Wood (1923–1995), American singer and cartoon voice actress
* Gordon Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Gordon Wood (American football coach) (1914–2003), high school football coach in Texas
** Gordon Wood (rugby union) (1931–1982), rugby union footballer
** Gordon Eric Wood, Australian jailed then acquitted of the murder of Caroline Byrne
** Gordon S. Wood (born 1933), American historian
* Graeme Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Graeme Wood (businessman) (born 1947), Australian entrepreneur and environmentalist
** Graeme Wood (cricketer) (born 1956), Australian former cricketer
** Graeme Wood (journalist) (born 1979), American journalist and academic
* Graham Wood (disambiguation), several people
** Graham Charles Wood (1934—2016), British corrosion scientist
** Graham Wood (field hockey) (born 1936), Australian former field hockey player
** Graham Wood (musician) (1971–2017), Australian jazz pianist
* Grant Wood (1891–1942), American painter

## H

* Harold Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Harold D'Arcy Wood, minister, Uniting Church of Australia
** Harold Kenneth Wood (1906–1972), US federal judge
** Harold Wood (minister) (1896–1989), minister, Uniting Church of Australia
** Harold Wood (weightlifter) (1889–1954), British Olympic weightlifter
* Harry Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Harry Blanshard Wood (1882–1924), British soldier and Victoria Cross recipient
** Harry E. Wood (1926–2009), United States federal judge
** Harry Edwin Wood (1881–1946), English astronomer in South Africa
** Harry Harvey Wood (1903–1977), co-founder of the Edinburgh International Festival
** Harry O. Wood (1879–1958), American seismologist who updated the Mercalli Intensity Scale
** Harry Wood (athlete) (1902–1975), British long-distance runner
** Harry Wood (aviator) (1894–1959), World War I flying ace
** Harry Wood (baseball) (1885–1955), baseball player
** Henry Wood (cricketer, born 1853) (1853–1919), Henry "Harry" Wood, English cricketer
** Harry Wood (footballer, born 1868) (1868–1951), England international footballer
** Harry Wood (footballer, born 2002), English footballer for Hull City and Scunthorpe United
** Harry Wood (Manitoba politician),
* Hart Wood (1880–1957), American architect
* Henry Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Henry Alexander Wise Wood (1866–1939), American inventor
** Henry Clay Wood (1832–1918), American Civil War general
** Henry Conwell Wood (1840–1926), member of the Queensland Legislative Council
** Harry Harvey Wood (Henry Harvey Wood 1903–1977), founder of the Edinburgh Festival
** Henry Moses Wood (1788–1867), architect based in Nottingham
** Henry Walter Wood (1825–1869), English architect
** Henry Wise Wood (1860–1941), Alberta politician
** Henry Wood (cricketer, born 1853) (1853–1919), English cricketer
** Henry Wood (minstrel) (19th-century), minstrel show manager in New York City
** Henry Wood (scholar) (1849–1925), American Professor of German Studies
** Henry Wood (Somerset cricketer) (1872–1950),
** Sir Evelyn Wood (British Army officer) Henry Evelyn Wood (1838–1919), British field marshal and Victoria Cross recipient
** Sir Henry Wood (1869–1944), orchestral conductor
** Sir Henry Wood, 1st Baronet (1597–1671), Member of Parliament of England for Hythe 1661–1671
* Horatio C. Wood Jr. (1841–1920), American physician and biologist
* Hugh Wood (1932–2021), composer
* Hugh Wood (cricketer) (1855–1941), English cricketer
* Hugh Wood (priest) (1859–1941), Royal Navy chaplain
* Hugh Wood (landowner) (1736–1814), British landowner

## I

* Ida Wood (1838–1932), American recluse
* Issy Wood (born 1993), American artist
* Ivor Wood (1932–2004), Anglo-French animator, director and producer of children's television series

## J

* Jack Wood (English cricketer) (born 1994), English cricketer
* James Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** James Athol Wood (1756–1829), British rear-admiral
** James Edward Wood (1947–2004), American murderer
** James Frederick Wood (1813–1883), Archbishop of Philadelphia
** James Julius Wood (1800–1877), Scottish minister
** James N. Wood (1941–2010), American director of the Art Institute of Chicago
** James Roland Wood (born 1941), Australian Royal Commissioner and jurist
** James Rushmore Wood (1816–1882), American physician
** James Sebastian Lamin Wood, Sebastian Wood (born 1961), British Ambassador to China
** James W. Wood (1924–1990), US Air Force colonel and senior test pilot on the Dyna-Soar program
** James Wood (baseball) (born 2002), American baseball player
** James Wood (Canadian admiral) (born 1934), Canadian admiral
** James Wood (composer), (born 1953), British composer, percussionist, and conductor
** James Wood (critic) (born 1965), British literary critic and novelist
** James Wood (encyclopaedist) (1820–1901), British editor of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
** James Wood (engineer), American engineer
** James Wood (governor) (1741–1813), Governor of Virginia and officer in the American Revolutionary War
** James Wood (musician) (born 1953), British composer and percussionist
** James Wood (New York politician) (1820–1892), New York politician and Union Army general
** James Wood (New Zealand cricketer) (1854–1937), New Zealand cricketer
** James Wood (Irish politician) (1865–1936), Member of Parliament for East Down, 1902–1906
** James Wood (footballer) (1893–?), professional footballer, who played for South Shields, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool
** James Wood (screenwriter), British screenwriter
** James Wood (South African cricketer) (born 1985), South African cricketer, played for Durham UCCE
** James Wood (Lancashire cricketer) (1933–1977), English cricketer for Lancashire 1954–56
** James Wood (mathematician) (1760–1839), Dean of Ely 1820–1839
** James Wood (minister) (1672–1759), English Presbyterian minister
** James Wood Bush (c. 1844–1906), Hawaiian-American Civil War combatant
** Sir James Wood, 2nd Baronet (died 1738), Scottish officer of the Dutch States Army and later the British Army
** James Wood, Lord Irwin (born 1977), British courtesy peer
* Jamie Wood (born 1978), footballer
* Jason Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Jason Wood (baseball) (born 1969), former Major League Baseball player
** Jason Wood (comedian) (1972–2010), British comedian
** Jason Wood (musician), lead singer of metalcore band It Dies Today
** Jason Wood (politician) (born 1968), Australian politician
** Jason Wood (writer), British writer
* Jeff Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Jeff Wood (footballer) (born 1954), English former football goalkeeper
** Jeff Wood (racing driver) (born 1957), former race car driver
** Jeff Wood (singer) (born 1968), country music artist
* Jefferson Wood (born 1973), American Illustrator
* Jeffery Lee Wood (born 1973), prisoner on Texas death row
* Jeffery Wood (born 1986), American actor
* Jeffrey Wood (born 1969), Canadian politician
* Jim Wood (American football) (born 1936), American gridiron football player and coach
* Jim Wood (Arkansas politician) (fl. late 20th century), State Auditor of Arkansas
* Jim Wood (biathlete) (1952–2020), British Olympic biathlete
* Jim Wood (California politician) (born 1960), member of the California State Assembly
* Jim Wood (fiddler) (born 1964), American fiddler
* Jim Wood (Sussex cricketer) (1914–1989), English cricketer, played for Sussex 1936–55
* Jimmy Wood (1842–1927), American baseball player and manager
* Joe Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Smoky Joe Wood (1889–1985), American baseball player
** Joe T. Wood (1922–2019), American politician
** Joe Wood (infielder) (1919–1985), American baseball player
** Joe Wood (1944 pitcher) (1916–2002), American baseball player
** Joe Wood (footballer) (1904–1972), Australian footballer for North Melbourne
** Joe Wood (musician) (fl. c. 1980), with T.S.O.L.'s second complement of musicians
* John Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** J. A. Wood (1837–1910), American architect
** John Augustus Wood (1818–1878), British soldier and Victoria Cross recipient
** John B. Wood (1827–1884), American journalist
** John C. Wood (born 1949), British professor of mathematics
** John C. Wood, birth name of actor John Fortune
** John Cunningham Wood (born 1952), Australian professor of economics
** John F. Wood Jr. (1936–2023), member of the Maryland House of Delegates
** John Fisher Wood (1852–1899), Canadian Member of Parliament from Ontario
** John George Corry Wood (1869–1943), English-born political figure in British Columbia
** John George Wood (1827–1889), British natural history writer
** John Graeme Wood (1933–2007), veteran of the British far right and member of the British Peoples Party
** John H. Wood Jr. (1916–1979), U.S. federal judge
** John Henry Wood (1841–1914), English entomologist
** John J. Wood (1784–1874), U.S. Representative from New York
** John L. Wood (born 1964), American chemist
** John M. Wood (general), United States Air Force major general
** John M. Wood (politician) (1813–1864), U.S. Representative from Maine
** John Medley Wood (1827–1915), South African botanist known for sugarcane work
** John Muir Wood (1805–1892), Scottish musician, piano manufacturer, and photographer
** John Nicholas Wood, British neurobiologist
** John Page Wood (1796–1866), English cleric and baronet
** John Philip Wood (died 1838), Scottish antiquary and biographer
** John Shirley Wood (1888–1966), United States Army general
** John Stephens Wood (1885–1968), chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee
** John Taylor Wood (1830–1904), U.S. Navy, Confederate Navy
** John Thomas Archer Wood (c. 1872–1954), English footballer
** John Travers Wood (1878–1954), U.S. Representative from Idaho
** John Turtle Wood (1821–1890), British architect, engineer, and archaeologist
** John Warrington Wood (1839–1886), British sculptor
** John William Wood Sr. (1855–1928), North Carolina State Representative, founder of Benson, North Carolina
** John Wood (activist) (born 1964), education activist, marketing director at Microsoft
** John Wood (actor, born 1909) (1909–1965), Australian actor
** John Wood (actor, born 1946), Australian actor
** John Wood (artist) (1922–2012), American artist
** John Wood (American football) (born 1951), American football player
** John Wood (Australian cricketer) (1865–1928), Australian cricketer
** John Wood (Australian politician) (1829–1914), Victorian and Tasmanian Legislative Assemblies
** John Wood (baseball) (1872–1929), baseball player
** John Wood (Bradford manufacturer) (1793–1871), English industrialist and factory reformer
** John Wood (canoeist) (1950–2013), Canadian Olympic flatwater canoer
** John Wood (civil servant, born 1790) (1790–1856), British civil servant
** John Wood (civil servant, born 1870) (1870–1933), English cricketer and civil servant in the Indian Civil Service
** John Wood (congressman) (1816–1898), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
** John Wood (cormorant keeper), servant of James VI and I
** John Wood (cricketer, born 1970), English cricketer
** John Wood (design theorist) (born 1945), British professor of design
** John Wood (died 1458), English MP for Worcester and Worcestershire
** John Wood (diplomat) (born 1944), New Zealand diplomat
** John Wood (English actor) (1930–2011), known for Shakespearean roles and his association with Tom Stoppard
** John Wood (explorer) (1812–1871), Scottish explorer of central Asia
** John Wood (Florida politician) (born 1952), member of the Florida House of Representatives
** John Wood (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1916), English footballer
** John Wood (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1959), English footballer
** John Wood (footballer, born 1948), English footballer
** John Wood (governor) (1798–1880), governor of Illinois 1860–1861
** John Wood (Isle of Man governor) (1722–1777), Governor of the Isle of Man, 1761–1777
** John Wood (Kent cricketer, born 1745) (1745–1816), English cricketer
** John Wood (mathematician) (c.1775–1822), American professor of mathematics
** John Wood (millowner) (1758–?), created the Howard Town Mills complex in Glossop, England
** John Wood (MP for Bossiney) (died 1623), English MP for Bossiney
** John Wood (MP for Ipswich), English MP for Ipswich in 1420
** John Wood (MP for Preston) (1789–1856), British MP for Preston
** John Wood (New Zealand cricketer) (1839–1909), New Zealand cricketer
** John Wood (photographer), Civil War photographer for Union Army
** John Wood (poet) (1947–2022), American poet and historian of photography
** John Wood (professor of law) (1932–2014), British law professor
** John Wood (racing driver, born 1952), CART driver
** John Wood (record producer), English record producer
** John Wood (rugby league) (born 1956), Great Britain and Leigh
** John Wood (Scottish courtier) (died 1570), secretary to Regent Moray
** John Wood (Scottish footballer) (1894–1971), Scottish forward
** John Wood (speaker) (died 1484), English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons
** John Wood (surgeon) (1825–1891), British surgeon at King's College Hospital
** John Wood (Surrey cricketer, born 1744) (1744–1793), English cricketer
** John Wood I of Keele, English MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
** John Wood II of Keele, English MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
** John Wood, the Elder (1704–1754), English architect, known for Queen Square and The Circus in Bath
** John Wood, the Younger (1728–1782), English architect (son of John Wood), known for the Royal Crescent in Bath
** Jon Wood (born 1981), NASCAR driver
** Mrs. John Wood (1831–1915), British actor
** Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet (1857–1951), British Member of Parliament
* Julia A. Wood (1840–1927), American writer, composer
* Julia Amanda Sargent Wood Minnie Mary Lee (1825–1903), American author
* Julius Wood (born 2001), American football player
* Juston Wood (born 1979), American football player

## K

* Keith Wood, (born 1972), rugby union player for Ireland, Harlequin F.C. and Munster Rugby
* Keith Porteous Wood (born 1947), Executive Director of the National Secular Society (UK)
* Kerry Wood (born 1977), American baseball player
* Kimba Wood (born 1944), American Federal judge

## L

* Leonard Wood (1860–1927), US Army Chief of Staff and Governor General of the Philippines
* Leon Wood (born 1962), American basketball player and basketball game official
* Leon J. Wood (1918–1977), American theologian
* Lynn Faulds Wood (1948–2020), Scottish television presenter and journalist
* Levison James Wood (1982–present), British author, explorer and television presenter

## M

* Malcolm Wood, British-Chinese entrepreneur and restaurateur
* Mark Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Mark Wood (bishop) (1919–2014), Bishop of Matabeleland and Bishop of Ludlow
** Mark Wood (businessman) (born 1953), British businessman
** Mark Wood (cricketer) (born 1990), English cricketer
** Mark Wood (explorer) (born 1967), British Arctic and Antarctic explorer
** Mark Wood (footballer) (born 1972), English professional footballer
** Mark Wood (Medal of Honor) (1839–1866), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
** Mark Wood (violinist), electric violinist and former string master of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
** Sir Mark Wood, 1st Baronet (1750–1829), British Member of Parliament for Newark, Milborne Port and Gatton
* Marshall Wood , English sculptor
* Marshall Wood, vocalist for Michigan heavy metal band Battlecross
* Martin Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Martin Wood (director), Canadian television director
** Martin Wood (engineer) (1927–2021), co-founder of Oxford Instruments
** Martin Wood (rugby league) (born 1970), English former Rugby League footballer
** Martin B. Wood (1807–1881), American farmer, banker, telegraph installer and shareholder
* Mary Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Mary Antonia Wood (born 1959), American painter and sculptor
** Mary C. F. Hall-Wood (died 1899), poet, editor, and author
** Mary Christina Wood (born 1962), professor of law and author
** Mary Elizabeth Wood (1861–1931), American librarian and missionary
** Mary Evelyn Wood (1900–1978), politician and nurse in the Cayman Islands
** Mary Inez Wood (1866–1945), American writer
** Mary Knight Wood (1857–1944), American pianist, music educator, and composer
** Mary Myfanwy Wood (1882–1967), British missionary in China
** Mary Ramsey Wood (died 1908), American pioneer
** Mary Wood-Allen (1841–1908), American doctor, social reformer, lecturer, and writer
** Mary Wood, Viscountess Halifax (1807–1884), English noblewoman
** Mary Wood (baseball), AAGPBL player
* Matthew Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Matthew Wood, killed in the January 2013 Vauxhall helicopter crash
** Matthew W. Wood (1879–1969), farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island
** Matthew Wood (cricketer, born 1977), English cricketer with Glamorgan CCC
** Matthew Wood (cricketer, born 1980), English cricketer with Nottinghamshire, previously played for Somerset
** Matthew Wood (cricketer, born 1985), English cricketer
** Matthew Wood (ice hockey) (born 2005), Canadian ice hockey player
** Matthew Wood (musician) (born 1979), drummer with British Sea Power
** Matthew Wood (rugby league) (born 1969), Australian rugby league footballer
** Matthew Wood (sound editor) (born 1972), American sound editor and voice actor
** Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Baronet (1768–1843), MP and Lord Mayor of London
** Sir Matthew Wood, 4th Baronet (1857–1908), English cricketer
** Merlyn Wood (stage name of William Wood), member of Brockhampton (band)
* Michael Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Michael M. Wood (21st century), American diplomat and ambassador
** Michael Wood (academic) (active since 1971), former chair of the Princeton University English Department
** Michael Wood (cryptographer), American author The Jesus Secret 2010
** Michael Wood (doctor) (1918–1987), British doctor in East Africa
** Michael Wood (historian) (born 1948), British historian and television presenter
** Michael Wood (lawyer) (born 1947), British lawyer and former chief advisor to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
** Michael Wood (New Zealand politician) (born 1980), New Zealand member of parliament
** Michael Wood (rugby union) (born 1999), Australian rugby union player
** Michael Wood (special effects artist), American special effects artist
** Mick Wood (footballer, born 1952), English association footballer
** Mick Wood (footballer, born 1962), English association footballer
** Mike Wood (American football) (1954–2009), American football player
** Mike Wood (baseball) (born 1980), American baseball player
** Mike Wood (Conservative politician) (born 1976), MP for Dudley South since May 2015
** Mike Wood (curler) (born 1968), Canadian curler
** Mike Wood (fencer) (born 1971), South African épée fencer
** Mike Wood (Labour politician) (born 1946), British MP for Batley and Spen from 1997 to 2015
* Miles Wood (born 1995), American ice hockey player
* Mimie Wood (1888–1979), New Zealand administrator, born as Susan Selina Wood
* Moses Wood (born 1999), American basketball player

## N

* Naomi Wood (born 1983), British writer
* Natalie Wood (1938–1981), American actress
* Nick Wood (rugby union) (born 1983), English rugby union player
* Norman Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Norman Barton Wood (1857–1933), American author, minister, and lecturer
** Norman Wood (badminton), English badminton player
** Norman Wood (footballer, born 1889) (1889–1916), English footballer
** Norman Wood (footballer, born 1932), English footballer for Sunderland
** Norman Wood (golfer) (1947–2023), Scottish golfer
** Norman Wood (politician) (1891–1988), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

## O

* Otto Wood (1894–1930), American criminal

## P

* Paul Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Paul Hamilton Wood (1907–1962), Australian cardiologist
** Paul Wood (footballer) (born 1964), English former footballer
** Paul Wood (journalist), correspondent for the BBC
** Paul Wood (rugby league) (born 1981), English rugby league footballer
** Peter Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax (born 1944), British peer
* Peggy Wood (1892–1978), American actress
* Pete Wood (1867–1923), Canadian-American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Peter Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Peter H. Wood (born 1943), American historian and author
** Peter Hill-Wood (1936–2018), English businessman
** Peter K. Wood (born 1984), American entertainer and magician
** Peter Van Wood (1927–2010), Dutch guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor, and astrologer
** Peter W. Wood, American anthropologist; president of the National Association of Scholars
** Peter Wood, Australian businessman and founding partner G. Wood, Son & Co.
** Peter Wood (businessman), founder of insurance companies Direct Line and Esure
** Peter Wood (cricketer) (1951–2022), English cricketer
** Peter Wood (director) (1925–2016), English theatre director
** Peter Wood (footballer, born 1939), Australian rules football player for Footscray
** Peter Wood (footballer, born 1946), Australian rules football player for Fitzroy
** Peter Wood (politician) (1935–2010), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

## Q

* Qualeasha Wood (born 1996), American textile artist

## R

* Ralph Wood (1715–1772) and his son and grandson of same name, English potters
* Ray Wood (1931–2002), English footballer, goalkeeper for Manchester United
* Rex Wood (1909–1970), South Australian artist in Portugal
* Robert Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Robert B. Wood (1836–1878), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
** Robert Coldwell Wood (1923–2005), American political scientist and academic
** Robert E. Wood (1879–1969), American soldier and businessman
** Robert E. Wood (painter, born 1971) (born 1971), Canadian landscape artist
** Robert J. Wood (1905–1986), US Army general
** Robert James Wood (1886–1954), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
** Robert S. Wood (born 1936), American military leader and Mormon leader
** Robert Stanford Wood (1886–1963), civil servant and educational administrator
** Robert W. Wood (1868–1955), American physicist and writer
** Robert Watson Wood (1923–2018), American clergyman, LGBT rights activist, and author
** Robert William Wood (1889–1979), American landscape artist
** Robert Wood (American politician) (1885– 1964), Wisconsin State Assemblyman
** Robert Wood (antiquarian) (1717–1771), English civil servant and politician
** Robert Wood (artist), accused and acquitted of the Camden Town murder
** Robert Wood (Australian politician) (born 1949), senator for New South Wales
** Robert Wood (Australian rugby player) (born 1948), rugby union player for Australia
** Robert Wood (mayor), English politician, mayor of Norwich
** Robert Wood (mathematician) (1622–1685), English mathematician
** Robert Wood (psychologist) (born 1941), British psychologist and writer
** Robert Wood (roboticist), Harvard University professor and innovator in robotics
** Robert Wood (rugby, born 1872) (1872–1928), rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s
** Robert Wood (sailor) (1926–2004), American Olympic sailor
** Robert Wood (timber merchant) (1792–1847), claimed to be the son of Prince Edward Augustus of the UK
** Robert Wood (television executive) (1925–1986), American television executive
** Robert Wood (timber merchant) (1792–1847), Canadian who claimed to be son of Prince Edward Augustus
* Robin Wood (comics) (1944–2021), Paraguayan comic book writer and author
* Roger Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Roger Leigh-Wood (1906–1987), English Olympic athlete
** Roger Wood (governor) (died 1654), governor of Bermuda, 1629–1637
** Roger Wood (journalist) (1925–2012), Belgian-born British editor
* Ron Wood (Australian footballer) (1923–1978), Australian rules footballer with Geelong
* Ronnie Wood (born 1947), musician, member of The Rolling Stones
* Ronnie Wood (ice hockey) (born 1960), Scottish professional ice hockey player
* Roy Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Roy Wood (born 1946), musician with The Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard
** Roy Wood Jr. (1978), American comedian and actor
** Roy Wood Sr. (1915–1995), American radio pioneer, civil rights journalist, commentator, college professor
** Roy Wood (baseball) (1892–1974), baseball player
* Royden Wood (born 1930), English footballer

## S

* S. A. M. Wood (1823–1891), Confederate Civil War General
* Samuel Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Samuel H. Wood, US scientist who cloned himself
** Samuel Newitt Wood (1825–1891), American populist politician from Kansas
** Samuel Peploe Wood (1827–1873), English artist
** Sam Wood (1884–1949), American film director
** Sam Wood (artist), game artist
** Sam Wood (archaeologist), archaeologist and TV presenter
** Sam Wood (cricketer) (born 1993), English cricketer
** Sam Wood (footballer) (born 1986), English footballer
** Sam Wood (rugby league, born 1994), English rugby league player
** Sam Wood (rugby league, born 1997), English rugby league player
** Samuel Wood (Lower Canada politician) (1787–1848), farmer and political figure in Lower Canada
** Samuel Wood (Ontario politician) (1830–1913), Canadian politician
** Samuel Wood (philanthropist) (fl. 1831), a founder of the New York Institute for the Blind
* Sandra Scarr Sandra Wood Scarr (1936–2021), American psychologist
* Sara Anne Wood (born 1981), American girl (Disappearance of Sara Anne Wood) who disappeared in 1993
* Scott Wood (born 1990), American basketball player
* Scott Wood (American football) (born 1968), American football player
* Sebastian Wood (born 1961), British Ambassador to China
* Sidney Wood (1911–2009)), American tennis player
* Sidney Wood (phonetician) (born 1934), British-born retired Swedish phonetician and Research Fellow
* Silas Wood (1769–1847), US Congressman from New York State
* Smoky Joe Wood, (1889–1985) American baseball player
* Spencer S. Wood (1861–1940), US Navy rear admiral
* Stan Wood, (1905–1967) English football player
* Steve Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Steven Wood (1961–1995), Australian canoeist
** Stephen Mosher Wood, Kansas politician
** Stephen W. Wood, Republican assemblyman from North Carolina
** Stephen Wood (ice hockey) (born 1981), American ice hockey coach and player
** Steve Wood (bishop) (born 1963), American first bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Carolinas
** Steve Wood (footballer, born February 1963), English football player for Reading
** Steve Wood (footballer, born June 1963), English football player
** Steve Wood (tennis) (born 1962), Australian tennis player
** Steven Wood, founder of Northern Cree Singers
* Sue Wood (Suzanne Wood, born 1948), New Zealand politician
* Susan Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Susan Buxton Wood (1918–2006), British writer, philanthropist
** Susan F. Wood, American public health professor
** Susan Selina Wood (1888–1979), birth name of the New Zealand administrator known as Mimie Wood,
** Susan Wood (New Zealand writer) (1836–1880)
** Susan Wood (pharmacologist) (1952–1998), British pharmacologist and medical regulator
** Susan Wood (poet) (born 1946), professor at Rice University
** Susan Wood (science fiction) (1948–1980), Canadian professor, critic, and science fiction fan
** Susan Wood (television presenter), former news presenter from New Zealand

## T

* Theresa Wood, American politician in Vermont
* Thomas Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** E. Thomas Wood (born 1963), American journalist and author
** Leslie Wood (footballer) (Thomas Leslie Wooborn, 1932–2005), English footballer
** Thomas Harold Wood (1889–1965), Canadian politician
** Thomas J. Wood (1823–1906), Union General during the American Civil War
** Thomas Jefferson Wood (1844–1908), US Representative from Indiana
** Thomas McKinnon Wood (1855–1927), British Liberal politician
** Thomas Mills Wood (born 1963), American film and television character actor
** Thomas Peploe Wood (1817–1845), English artist
** Thomas Waterman Wood (1823–1903), American painter
** Thomas Wood (1708–1799), British MP for Middlesex
** Thomas Wood (1777–1860), British MP for Breconshire
** Thomas Wood (1815–98) (1815–1898), Canadian politician
** Thomas Wood (bishop of Bedford) (1885–1961), Anglican suffragan bishop
** Thomas Wood (bishop of Lichfield and Coventry) (1607–1692), Anglican diocesan bishop
** Thomas Wood (British Army officer) (1804–1872), British MP for Middlesex
** Thomas Wood (composer) (1892–1950), English composer and author
** Thomas Wood (Derbyshire cricketer) (born 1994), English cricketer
** Thomas Wood (died 1502) (died 1502), English judge and politician
** Thomas Wood (mayor) (1792–1861), mayor of Columbus, Ohio
** Thomas Wood (priest) (c. 1499 – c. 1588), Roman Catholic chaplain to Queen Mary of England
** Thomas Wood (reverend) (1711–1778), minister in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
** Thomas Wood (Somerset cricketer) (1861–1933), English cricketer
* Tom Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Tom Wood (author), British author of thriller novels
** Tom Wood (ice hockey) (1927–2015), Canadian ice hockey player
** Tom Wood (photographer) (born 1951)
** Tom Wood (rugby union) (born 1986), English rugby union player
** Tom Wood (visual effects), visual effects supervisor
* Ty Wood (born 1995), Canadian actor

## U

* Ursula Wood (artist), (1868–1925) English artist

## V

* Victor Wood (1946–2021), Filipino singer
* Victoria Wood (1953–2016), British comedian
* Virgil Wood (1931–2024), American civil rights activist and former Baptist minister
* Virginia Hargraves Wood (c. 1872–1941), American painter and illustrator
* Virginia Hargraves Wood (1906–?), American painter and WPA muralist

## W

* W. A. R. Wood (William Alfred Rae Wood) (1878–1970), British diplomat in Siam
* Wallace Wood, (1927–1981), American writer-illustrator
* Walter Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Walter A. Wood (1815–1892), New York politician
** Walter Bertram Wood (1898–1917), World War I flying ace
** Walter Childs Wood (1864–1953), American surgeon and politician
** Walter Quarry Wood (1888–1958), Scottish surgeon
** Walter W. Wood (1894–1980), American football player and a football, basketball, and baseball coach
** Walter Wood (athlete) (1914–1972), American Olympic athlete
** Walter Wood (freestyle skier) (born 1992), American freestyle skier
** Walter Wood (producer) (1921–2010), American film producer
** Walter Wood (Scouting) (1876–1981), Canadian active in the Boy Scouts
* Warren L. Wood (1910–1980), American politician
* Wilbur Wood (born 1941), American pro baseball player
* Wilfred Wood, (1897–1982) British soldier and Victoria Cross recipient
* Wilfred Wood (bishop) (born 1936), first Black bishop in the Church of England
* Wilfrid Wood (1888–1976), English artist
* William Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Will Wood, American alternative singer-songwriter and lead singer of The Tapeworms
** William Alan Wood (1916–2010), British civil servant
** William B. Wood (actor) (1779–1861), theatre manager and actor
** William B. Wood (builder), American builder/contractor in Kentucky
** William Braucher Wood (born 1950), US diplomat
** William Bruce Wood (1848–1928), Canadian manufacturer and political figure
** William D. Wood (1822–1867), American Union brevet brigadier general
** William H. Wood, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, 1889–90
** William H. Wood (American football) (1900–1988), American athlete and football coach
** William Halsey Wood (1855–1897), American architect
** William Henry O'Malley Wood (1856–1941), Australian banker, public servant and surveyor
** William Henry Wood, British trade unionist, active in the 1860s
** William Holmes Wood (1900–1988), college football coach
** William J. Wood (1877–1954), Canadian painter and etcher
** William Madison Wood (1858–1926), mill owner from Massachusetts
** William McKenzie Wood, Canadian ambassador to Israel
** William Maxwell Wood (1809–1880), first Surgeon General of the US Navy
** William P. Wood (1820–1903), first Director of the United States Secret Service
** William R. Wood (Indiana politician) (1861–1933), US Representative from Indiana
** William Ransom Wood (1907–2001), president of the University of Alaska, 1960–1973
** William Robertson Wood (1874–1947), Presbyterian minister and politician in Manitoba, Canada
** William Thomas Wood (1854–1943), New Zealand politician
** William Valentine Wood (1883–1959), President of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, 1941–1947
** William W. Wood (1818–1882), head of the Bureau of Steam Engineering, 1873–1877
** William Wightman Wood (fl. 1804–1833), American journalist, businessman and poet
** William Willis Wood (mayor) (1844–1905), English Wesleyan Methodist preacher, mill owner, and mayor of Bradford, Yorkshire
** William Wood (15th century MP), MP for Winchester, 1413
** William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley (1801–1881), British statesman
** William Wood (athlete) (1881–1940), Canadian track and field athlete
** William Wood (Australian politician) (1869–1953), Australian politician
** William Wood (banker) (1808–1894), Scottish-American banker
** William Wood (botanist) (1745–1808), English Unitarian clergyman, botanist and activist
** William Wood (cricketer) (1849–1924), Australian cricketer
** William Wood (diver) (1946–2000), English competition diver
** William Wood (footballer, born 1900) (1900–?), English football player for Aberdare Athletic and Stoke
** William Wood (footballer, born 1904) (1904–1961), English footballer, goalkeeper for Rochdale
** William Wood (footballer, born April 1910) (1910–?), English football defender
** William Wood (footballer, born June 1910) (1910–1958), English footballer
** William Wood (footballer, born 1996), English football defender
** William Wood (historian) (1864–1947), Canadian historian
** William Wood (ironmaster) (1671–1730), British ironmaster and coin mintmaster
** William Wood (MP for Berkshire), Member of Parliament (MP) for Berkshire, 1395
** William Wood (MP for Pontefract) (1816–1872), British MP for Pontefract
** William Wood (naturalist) (1822–1885), American physician and naturalist
** William Wood (New Zealand politician) (1827–1884), New Zealand politician from Invercargill & Mataura
** William Wood (rower) (1899–1969), Canadian rower and Olympic silver medalist
** William Wood (Scottish surgeon) (1782–1858),
** William Wood (screenwriter), American screenwriter
** William Wood (Texas politician), member of the Twentieth Texas Legislature
** William Wood (trade unionist) (1873–1956), British trade union leader
** William Wood (ventriloquist) (c. 1861–1908), American illusionist and ventriloquist
** William Wood (wrestler) (1888–1971), British wrestler
** William Wood (zoologist) (1774–1857), English entomologist
** William Wood-Sims (1858–1925), English cricketer
* Willie Wood (disambiguation), multiple people
** Willie Wood (American football) (1936–2020), American football player
** Willie Wood (bowler) (born 1938), Scottish professional bowls player
** Willie Wood (footballer) (1878–1947), scored for Bury F.C. in the 1900 and 1903 FA Cup finals
** Willie Wood (golfer) (born 1960), American golfer
* Willis A. Wood (1921–2021), American microbiologist, inventor, and entrepreneur
* Wilson Wood (actor) (1915–2014), American character actor
* Wilson Wood (footballer) (1943–2017), Scottish footballer

## Z

* Zach Wood (born 1993), American football player