Woodward is a common English surname meaning "ward of the wood" or "guardian of the wood". ^*

When used in isolation, the name Woodward usually refers to one of the following people:

• Bob Woodward (1943–), American journalist and author (of "Woodward and Bernstein" fame)
• Robert Burns Woodward (1917–1979), Nobel Prize-winning organic chemist

• Woodward, Iowa
• Woodward, Oklahoma

Other individuals with the last name Woodward include:

• Alan Woodward (1946–), former British Soccer Player
• Alfred Woodward (1913–), American jurist
• Augustus B. Woodward (1774–1827), first Chief Justice of the Michigan Territory
• C. Vann Woodward (1908–1999), American historian
• Chris Woodward (1976–), American Major League Baseball player
• Clive Woodward (1956–), British rugby coach
• Dani Woodward (1981–, or 1984–), American adult-film actress
• Edward Woodward (1930–), British actor
• Emma Woodward (1993–), British former child actress
• Eric Woodward (1899–1967), Governor of New South Wales (Australia)
• Gerard Woodward (1961–), British novelist and poet
• Harry M. Woodward, American geologist
• Henry Woodward (1874–?), American medical student and inventor
• Henry Woodward (1832–1921), British geologist
• James Woodward (1840–1923), former mayor of Atlanta (U.S.)
• Joanne Woodward (1930–), American actress
• John Woodward (1665–1728), English naturalist and geologist
• Keren Woodward (1961–), British singer and songwriter; former member of Bananarama
• Llewellyn Woodward (1890–1971), British historian
• Louise Woodward (1978–), British au pair implicated in a baby-shaking death in the 1990s
• Lucy Woodward (1977–), singer/songwriter
• Peter Woodward (1956–), British actor (son of Edward Woodward)
• Roger Woodward (1944–), Australian pianist
• Roger Woodward (1953–), American known for surviving an accidental plunge over Niagara Falls as a child
• Samuel Woodward (1790–1838), British geologist and antiquarian
• Sandy (John) Woodward (1932–), British Admiral
• Shaun Woodward (1958–), British politician
• Vivian "Viv" Woodward (1879–1954), British amateur football (soccer) player
• William Woodward, Sr. (1876–1953), American banker and horse breeder
• William "Woody" Woodward (1942–), American Major League Baseball player