Tizard

Last updated March 07, 2019

Tizard (also Tizzard) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Tizard

Barbara Tizard (1926–2015), British psychologist and academic
Bob Tizard (1924-2016), politician
Catherine Tizard (born 1931), mayor and Governor-General
Henry Tizard (1885–1959), chemist and inventor
- Tizard Committee
- Tizard Mission
Judith Tizard (born 1956), politician
Peter Tizard (1916–1993), paediatrician
Richard Henry Tizard (1917–2005), engineer
Thomas Henry Tizard (1839–1924), oceanographer
- Tizard Bank, part of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea
The Tizard Bank, 10°15′N114°30′E, in Chinese known as 郑和群礁 and Zhenghe Qunjiao, is a partially sunken atoll and one of the significant maritime features of the north-western part of the Spratly Islands. It is claimed by the China, Taiwan and Vietnam, and various parts of it are occupied by these nations.

Barbara Patricia Tizard, was a British psychologist and academic, specialising in developmental psychology. She was Director of the Thomas Coram Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University of London from 1980 to 1990, and Professor of Education from 1982 to 1990.

Robert James Tizard was a Labour politician from New Zealand. He served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of Health and Minister of Defence.

Dame Catherine Anne Tizard is a New Zealand politician who served as Mayor of Auckland City from 1983 to 1990, and the 16th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1990 to 1996. She was the first woman to hold either office.

Tizzard

Colin Tizzard (born 1956), British racehorse trainer
James Tizzard (born 1982), English cricketer
Ken Tizzard (born 1969), Canadian rock bassist

Colin Tizzard is a British racehorse trainer specializing in National Hunt racing. He has held a full training licence since 1998. In 2010 Tizzard trained Cue Card to victory in the Cheltenham Festival Champion Bumper. In 2014 Tizzard trained Cue Card to victory in the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. In the 2015 King George VI Chase he trained Cue Card to victory. At the 2016 Cheltenham Festival Thistlecrack won the World Hurdle to give Tizzard his first success in that race. At the 2018 Cheltenham Festival, Tizzard trained the winner in the Cheltenham Gold Cup “Native River”, as well as the winner of the Albert Bartlett Novice's Hurdle "Kilbriken Storm".

James George Tizzard is a former English county cricketer. Tizzard was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast.

Ken Tizzard is a Canadian rock bassist.

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