Heyward Explained

Heyward should not be confused with Hayward (disambiguation).

Heyward is a surname and given name.

Surname

Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrew Heyward, former President of CBS News
• Andy Heyward (born 1949), American television producer
• Cameron Heyward (born 1989), American football player
• Connor Heyward (born 1999), American football player
• Craig Heyward (1966–2006), American football player
• Darrius Heyward-Bey (born 1987), American football player
• Dick Heyward (1914–2005), deputy executive director of UNICEF
• Dorothy Heyward (1890–1961), American playwright
• DuBose Heyward (1885–1940), American author
• Duncan Clinch Heyward (1864–1943), American politician, Governor of South Carolina
• Elisabeth Heyward (1919–2007), Nuremberg Trials interpreter
• Jason Heyward (born 1989), American baseball player
• Jonathon Heyward, American conductor
• Louis M. Heyward (1920–2002), American film and television screenwriter
• Nick Heyward (born 1961), British musician
• Susan Heyward (born 1982), American actress
• Thomas Heyward Jr. (1746–1809), representative of South Carolina, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence

Given name

Notable people with the given name include:

• Heyward Donigan, American business executive
• Heyward Dotson (1948–2020), American basketball player, attorney, and civil servant
• Heyward Hutson (born 1936), American politician and military officer
• Heyward Shepherd (1825–1859), a black man killed during John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
• Heyward Isham (Henry Heyward Isham, 1926–2009), American diplomat, Foreign Service Officer and editor

See also

• Hayward (surname)