Floyd 1292340 218732003 2008-06-11T22:35:31Z 24.78.63.247 /* Fictional people */ '''Floyd''' is either variant spelling of the [[Scotland|Scottish]] name [[Flood]] or the [[Wales|Welsh]] name [[Lloyd]] which means ''[[grey]]'', and may refer to: {{TOCright}} ==Places in the United States== * [[Floyd, Arkansas]] * [[Floyd, Iowa]], community in Floyd County * [[Floyd, New Mexico]], community in Roosevelt County * [[Floyd, New York]], town in Oneida County * [[Floyd, Virginia]], town in Floyd County * [[Floyd's Bluff]], a hill near Sioux City, Iowa ==People with the surname ''Floyd''== * [[Bubba Floyd]] (1917–2000), American baseball player * [[Carlisle Floyd]] (born 1926), American opera composer * [[Charles Floyd]], a number of people with this name * [[Cliff Floyd]], a Major League Baseball player currently with the Tampa Bay Rays. * [[Eddie Floyd]], an R&B/soul singer-songwriter * [[George Rogers Clark Floyd]], American politician * [[John Floyd]], several people * [[Keith Floyd]] (born 1943), British chef * [[Pretty Boy Floyd]] (1904–1934), American bank robber * [[Robert Floyd]] (1936–2001), computer scientist * [[Sleepy Floyd]] (born 1960), American professional basketball player * [[Stanley Floyd]] (born 1961), American track and field sprinter * [[William Floyd]] (1734–1821), American signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York. ==People with the given name ''Floyd''== {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Floyd | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = }} * [[Floyd Abrams]] (born 1936), American attorney * [[Floyd Collins]] (1887 - 1925), American pioneer caver * [[Floyd Council]] (1911–1976), American blues musician * [[Floyd Cramer]], American pianist * [[Floyd Gadd]], a Canadian singer/soloist * [[Floyd Heard]] (born 1966), American track and field sprinter * [[Floyd Landis]] (born 1975), American cyclist * [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] (born 1977), American five-division boxing champion * [[Floyd Mayweather Sr.]], American welterweight boxer and trainer * [[Floyd B. Olson]] (1891–1936), Governor of Minnesota * [[Floyd Patterson]] (1935–2006), two-time heavyweight boxing champion * [[Floyd D. Rose]], inventor of Floyd Rose guitar bridge * [[Floyd Vivino]] (born 1951), American comedian known as Uncle Floyd ==Fictional people== * Floyd, robot character from the text adventure [[Planetfall]] * [[Heywood Floyd]], fictional character in the ''Space Odyssey'' series by Arthur C. Clarke * Floyd Henderson, fictional character in the TV show ''[[Smart Guy]]'' * [[Floyd Lawson]], fictional barber from ''The Andy Griffith Show'' * [[Sally Floyd]], fictional reporter in the Marvel Comics universe * Sgt. Floyd Pepper, fictional bassist for the Muppet band, [[Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem]] * Floyd, the main character of the comic book series FLOYD, by Kevin J. Johnston * Floyd, the main character of the Dragon Magazine comic Floyd by Aaron Williams. * Pink Floyd, the main character of the [[The Wall (concept)|The Wall]], an album and film by the [[Pink Floyd|band of the same name]]. * Dr. Floyd, hero of the audio show [[The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd]] * In BBQ Productions Short Film, Number 25, the main character's name is James Floyd * Floyd, Liz Lemons boyfriend in the TV show [[30 Rock]] ==Others== * [[Floyd-Warshall algorithm]], a graph shortest-path algorithm * [[Floyd Rose]], guitar manufacturing company * [[Hurricane Floyd]], a major hurricane of 1999 * [[Pink Floyd]], a successful English progressive rock band * [[Pretty Boy Floyd (band)]], an American band * [[Floyd of Rosedale]], bronze trophy awarded to the winner of each college football game between Iowa and Minnesota {{disambig}} [[Category:Masculine given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[category:British Isles surnames]] [[de:Floyd]] [[fr:Floyd]] [[nl:Floyd]] [[no:Floyd]] [[pl:Floyd]] [[pt:Floyd]] [[vo:Floyd]]