Wizard (disambiguation) facts for kids

Wizard(s) may mean:

Fictional characters

• Wizard or magician, a person in fantasy or mythology who has studied and practices magic
  • Wizard (Oz), a character in L. Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its movie adaptations
  • Wizards (Discworld), major characters in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
  • Wizard (Middle-earth), powerful entities from the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien

Comics

• Wizard (Archie Comics), an Archie comic book superhero
• Wizard (DC Comics), a DC comic book supervillain
• Wizard (Marvel Comics), a Marvel comic book supervillain
• The Wizard (comic), a weekly comic from D. C. Thomson & Co.

Film and television

• The Wizard (film), a 1989 American film about a skilled video game player
• The Wizard (TV series), a short-lived 1980s CBS television series
• "The Wizard" (Seinfeld episode)
• Wizards (film), a 1977 animated post-apocalyptic fantasy/science fiction film by Ralph Bakshi
• Mr. Wizard, the stage name of Don Herbert as the host of two popular television shows about science for children

Games

• Wizard (card game), a trick-taking card game
• Wizard (character class), magic-wielding character types in many role-playing games
• Wizards of the Coast or Wizards, a Seattle-based games publisher

Sports

• Dakota Wizards, a team in the NBA Development League
• Washington Wizards, a team in the National Basketball Association

Technology

• Wizard (software), a computer user interface that leads a user through dialog steps

Nicknames

• Ozzie Smith, baseball player nicknamed "The Wizard"
• Gus Williams (basketball), basketball player nicknamed "The Wizard"
• Juan Quarterone, soccer player nicknamed "El Brujo" or "The Wizard"
• Jeff Farmer (footballer), nicknamed "The Wizard"
• Wizard of Menlo Park, nickame for American inventor Thomas Edison
• Wizard of New Zealand, born Ian Brackenbury Channell, orator and eccentric

Other uses

• Wizard butterfly, the brush-footed butterfly Rhinopalpa polynice
• Wizard, a GWR Iron Duke Class steam locomotive
• Wizard Nebula, an open cluster located in the constellation Cepheus

Related pages

• The Wizard of Id, a daily newspaper comic created by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart
• Grand Wizard and Imperial Wizard, titles in the Ku Klux Klan
• Pinball Wizard, a song from The Who's rock opera Tommy

See also

In Spanish: Wizard para niños