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Wizard may refer to:

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Wizard (fantasy), in fantasy and mythology, a person who has studied and practices magic. Specific instances include:
- Wizard (Middle-earth), powerful entities from the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Wizard (Oz), a character in L. Frank Baum?s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its movie adaptations
- Wizards (Discworld), as featured in the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett
In comics
- The Wizard (Archie), a superhero in Archie Comics with great physical and mental abilities
- Wizard (DC Comics), a supervillain and enemy of the Justice Society of America
- Wizard (Marvel Comics), a supervillain and enemy of the Fantastic Four, also known as "The Wingless Wizard"

"Mr. Wizard", the stage name of Don Herbert, who developed and starred in two children's television shows about science:
- Watch Mr. Wizard, first aired in 1951
- Mr. Wizard's World, first aired in 1983
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), an episode of the television show Seinfeld
Wizards (film), a 1977 animated post-apocalyptic fantasy/science fiction film by Ralph Bakshi
Wizards of Waverly Place, first aired in 2007

Wizard (board game), a 1978 board game released by Metagaming, companion game to Melee
Wizard (card game), a trick-taking card game
Wizard (character class), magic-wielding character types in many role-playing games
- Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons), the Dungeons & Dragons character class
Wizard (computer game), a 1983 Commodore 64 game that was later re-released in 1986 as Ultimate Wizard
Wizard (video game), a game designed by Chris Crawford for the Atari 2600 and released in 2005
Wizardry, a series of "dungeon crawl" computer games from the 1980s
Wizards (board game), a board game produced in 1982 by Avalon Hill
Wizards of the Coast, a Seattle-based games publisher known for Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons

Electric Wizard, Stoner doom metal band from UK
"Pinball Wizard", a song from The Who's rock opera Tommy
The Wizzard, a calypso singer from Dominica
"The Wizard" (Black Sabbath song) a song by Black Sabbath, released in 1970
"The Wizard" (Uriah Heep song), a song by Uriah Heep, released in 1972
"The Wizard", one of the theme tunes of the TV show Top of the Pops
"The Wizard", the second track from Albert Ayler's album Spiritual Unity
Wizzard, a 1970s British glam rock band
- Wizzo Band, formed by Roy Wood after Wizzard split in 1975
Wizard (EP), an EP from the Argentinian band Beto Vázquez Infinity
Wizard (German band), a German power metal/speed metal band
Wizard (record label), an Australian record label created by Robie Porter
Wizardzz, a noise pop duo featuring Brian Gibson

Ozzie Smith, a baseball player nicknamed "The Wizard"
Juan Quarterone, a soccer player nicknamed "El Brujo" or "The Wizard"
Jeff Farmer (footballer), nicknamed "The Wizard"
The Wizard of New Zealand, formerly Ian Brackenbury Channell, an orator and eccentric
Thomas Edison, an inventor nicknamed the "Wizard of Menlo Park"

Wizard (D. C. Thomson), a British comic paper. It consisted of adventure stories for boys. In 1963 it was merged with Rover, and ceased publication in 1978 after nearly 56 years.
Wizard (magazine), a monthly magazine about comic books
Wizard (novel), a science fiction novel by John Varley
Wizards, an anthology of fantasy short fiction edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois

Wizard (software), a computer user interface that leads a user through dialog steps
Wizard Robotics, a robotics engineering institute from New Zealand
Wizard Video, a defunct home video company
HTC Wizard, a QWERTY-keyboard pocket PC
Sharp Wizard, a personal organizer released in 1988