FLOYD

'Floyd' is a variant spelling of the Welsh name Lloyd, which means ''grey'', and may refer to:

Contents

Places

People with the surname ''Floyd''

People with the given name ''Floyd''

Fictional people

Others

Places

★ 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

People with the surname ''Floyd''

★ Pretty Boy Floyd (1904–1934), American bank robber

★ 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 Chicago Cubs.

★ Eddie Floyd, an R&B/Soul singer-songwriter

★ Sir John Floyd, 1st Baronet (1748–1818), British cavalry officer and professional soldier, fought in India

★ John Floyd (Virginia politician) (1783–1837), Governor of Virginia

★ John B. Floyd (1806–1863), Governor of Virginia, US Secretary of War, Confederate general

★ Keith Floyd (born 1943), British chef

★ Robert Floyd (1936–2001), computer scientist

★ Sleepy Floyd (born 1960), American professional basketball player

★ William Floyd (1734–1821), American signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York.

People with the given name ''Floyd''

★ Floyd Council (1911–1976), American blues musician

★ Floyd Landis (born 1975), American cyclist

★ Floyd Mayweather Jr. (born 1977), American four-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 Abrams (born 1936), American attorney.

★ 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 #4 Best selling Album in U.S History, The Wall by the 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

Others

★ Floyd-Warshall algorithm, a graph shortest-path algorithm

★ Floyd Rose, guitar manufacturing company

★ Floyd's Bluff, a hill near Sioux City, Iowa

★ Hurricane Floyd, a major hurricane of 1999

★ Pink Floyd, a successful English progressive rock band

★ Pretty Boy Floyd (American), an American band

★ Floyd Gadd, a Canadian singer/soloist

★ Floyd of Rosedale, bronze trophy awarded to the winner of each college football game between Iowa and Minnesota.