Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Woody Boyd 1982 Cheers 
Luke Boyd 2000 Waking the Dead
Peter Boyd 2000 Waking the Dead
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 peace
(peace) John Boyd Orr 1949
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
3 actors, 1 model
Stephen Boyd 1931-1977
Pattie Boyd 1944-
Billy Boyd 1968-
Cayden Boyd 1994-
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 poet
Edna St. Vincent Millay (a.k.a. Boyd) 1892-1950
William Boyd 1952-
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 bronze/silver
(bronze/silver) Carla Boyd 1996; 2000 basketball
(bronze) Micah Boyd 2008 rowing
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Edna St. Vincent Millay (a.k.a. Boyd) 1923 The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver