Heywood is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Heywood "Woody" Allen (born 1935), United States comedian, movie director, and jazz clarinetist Heywood Banks, United States comedian Heywood Broun (1888–1939), United States journalist Heywood Hale Broun (1918–2001), United States journalist Heywood L. Edwards (1905–1941), United States naval officer Heywood Gould (born 1942), United States screenwriter Heywood Sumner (1853–1940), an English painter and antiquary
Fictional characters
Heywood R. Floyd, character in works by Arthur C. Clarke Heywood Jablome, pseudonym used by pranksters