Woods (surname)

Woods is a common surname of English, Scottish and Irish origin.

People with this surname include:

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

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
 * 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

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

 * 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
 * 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