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'''Wizard''' may refer to:
==Fictional characters==
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*[[The Wizard (Archie)]], a superhero in Archie Comics with great physical and mental abilities
*[[Wizard (DC Comics)]], a supervillain and enemy of the Justice Society of America
*[[Wizard (fantasy)]], in fantasy and mythology, a person who has studied and practices magic. Specific instances include:
**[[Wizard (Middle-earth)]], powerful entities from the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien
**[[Wizard (Oz)]], a character in L. Frank Baum’s novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its movie adaptations
**[[Wizards (Discworld)]], as featured in the ''Discworld'' novels by Terry Pratchett
*[[Wizard (Marvel Comics)]], a supervillain and enemy of the Fantastic Four, also known as "The Wingless Wizard"
==Film and television==
*[[The Wizard (film)|''The Wizard'' (film)]], a 1989 American film about a skilled video game player
*[[The Wizard (TV series)|''The Wizard'' (TV series)]], a short-lived 1980s CBS television series
*[[The Wizard (Seinfeld episode)|"The Wizard" (''Seinfeld'' episode)]], an episode of the television show ''Seinfeld''
*"Mr. Wizard", the stage name of [[Don Herbert]], who developed and starred in two children's television shows about science:
**''[[Watch Mr. Wizard]]'', first aired in 1951
**''[[Mr. Wizard's World]]'', first aired in 1983
*[[Wizards (film)|''Wizards'' (film)]], a 1977 animated post-apocalyptic fantasy/science fiction film by Ralph Bakshi
*''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'', first aired in 2007
==Games==
*[[Wizard (board game)]], a 1978 board game released by Metagaming, companion game to Melee
*[[Wizard (card game)]], a trick-taking card game
*[[Wizard (character class)]], magic-wielding character types in many role-playing games
**[[Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)|Wizard (''Dungeons & Dragons'')]], the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' character class
*[[Wizard (computer game)|''Wizard'' (computer game)]], a 1983 Commodore 64 game that was later re-released in 1986 as ''Ultimate Wizard''
*[[Wizard (video game)|''Wizard'' (video game)]], a game designed by Chris Crawford for the Atari 2600 and released in 2005
*''[[Wizardry]]'', a series of "dungeon crawl" computer games from the 1980s
*[[Wizards (board game)|''Wizards'' (board game)]], a board game produced in 1982 by Avalon Hill
*[[Wizards of the Coast]], a Seattle-based games publisher known for ''Magic: The Gathering'' and ''Dungeons & Dragons''
==Music==
*[[Electric Wizard]], Stoner doom metal band from UK
*"[[Pinball Wizard]]", a song from The Who's rock opera ''Tommy''
*[[The Wizzard]], a calypso singer from Dominica
*[[The Wizard (Black Sabbath song)|"The Wizard" (Black Sabbath song)]] a song by Black Sabbath, released in 1970
*[[The Wizard (Uriah Heep song)|"The Wizard" (Uriah Heep song)]], a song by Uriah Heep, released in 1972
*"The Wizard", one of the theme tunes of the TV show [[Top of the Pops]]
*"The Wizard", the second track from Albert Ayler's album ''[[Spiritual Unity (album)|Spiritual Unity]]''
*[[Wizzard]], a 1970s British glam rock band
**[[Wizzo Band]], formed by Roy Wood after Wizzard split in 1975
*[[Wizard (EP)|''Wizard'' (EP)]], an EP from the Argentinian band Beto Vázquez Infinity
*[[Wizard (German band)]], a German power metal/speed metal band
*Wizard (record label), an Australian record label created by [[Robie Porter]]
*[[Wizardzz]], a noise pop duo featuring Brian Gibson
==People==
*[[Ozzie Smith]], a baseball player nicknamed "The Wizard"
*[[Grand Wizard]] and Imperial Wizard, titles in the [[Ku Klux Klan]]
*[[Juan Quarterone]], a soccer player nicknamed "El Brujo" or "The Wizard"
*[[The Wizard (footballer)]] or Jeff Farmer
*The [[Wizard of New Zealand]] (formerly Ian Brackenbury Channell), an orator and eccentric
*[[Thomas Edison]], an inventor nicknamed the "Wizard of Menlo Park"
==Publications==
*''Wizard'' ([[D. C. Thomson]]), a British comic paper. It consisted of adventure stories for boys. In 1963 it was merged with ''Rover'', and ceased publication in 1978 after nearly 56 years.
*[[Wizard (magazine)|''Wizard'' (magazine)]], a monthly magazine that spawned successful spinoffs in other areas of interest
*[[Wizard (novel)|''Wizard'' (novel)]], a science fiction novel by John Varley
*Wizards, an anthology of fantasy short fiction edited by [[Jack Dann]] and [[Gardner Dozois]]
==Sports==
*[[Fort Wayne Wizards]], a team in the Midwest League of professional baseball
*[[Kansas City Wizards]], a team in Major League Soccer (Football)
*[[NAB Cup]], known as the Wizard Cup from 2002-2005
*[[Washington Wizards]], a team in the National Basketball Association
==Technology==
*[[HTC Wizard]], a QWERTY-keyboard pocket PC
*[[Sharp Wizard]], a personal organizer released in 1988
*[[Wizard Robotics]], a robotics engineering institute from New Zealand
*[[Wizard (software)]], a computer user interface that leads a user through dialog steps
*[[Wizard Video]] , A defunct home video company
==Transportation==
* ''Wizard'', a [[GWR Iron Duke Class]] steam locomotive
==See also==
*[[Magician]]
*[[Sorcerer]]
*[[Warlock]]
*[[Witch]]
*[[Wiz (disambiguation)]]
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