List of Famous people with last name Beard

Matthew Beard is an English film and television actor, and model, best known for his role as Blake Morrison in the film And When Did You Last See Your Father? in 2007. Matthew plays the character Max Lieberman in the BBC series Vienna Blood based on the books by Frank Tallis.

Chris Beard may refer to:

• Chris Beard (executive), Canadian businessman and former CEO at Mozilla
• Chris Beard (singer), American singer-songwriter
• Chris Beard (basketball), head coach of the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
• K. Christopher Beard, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
• Chris Beard, writer of 1960s Canadian satirical TV series Nightcap
• Chris Beard, British guitarist, former member of Blitzkrieg

Henry Nichols Beard is an American humorist, one of the founders of the magazine National Lampoon and the author of several best-selling books.

Frank Lee Beard is the drummer in the American rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellers, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.

Dame Winifred Mary Beard, is an English scholar of Ancient Roman civilisation. The New Yorker characterises her as "learned but accessible".

Stephanie Lyn Beard, better known by her stage name Sugar Lyn Beard, is a Canadian television actress, voice actress and television and radio personality. Her radio host persona uses the name "Suga BayBee", and as co-host of YTV's The Zone from 2001-2007, she was called "Sugar".

Celeste Beard Johnson, more commonly known as Celeste Beard, is a convicted American murderer who is serving a life sentence at the Crain Unit in Gatesville, Texas for the 1999 murder of her millionaire husband, Steven Beard.

Alana Monique Beard is an American former professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, she was drafted second overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2004 WNBA Draft. She signed on with the Los Angeles Sparks as a free agent in 2012. Beard was the 2017 and 2018 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. However, she was injured next season, only contributing a few points for the Sparks. Beard announced her retirement from the WNBA on January 23, 2020.

Amanda Ray Beard, also known by her married name Amanda Brown, is an American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist. She is a former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke.

Alexander Frank Beard is a British billionaire businessman, based in London and responsible for Glencore's worldwide oil operations.