Boothroyd
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Boothroyd may refer to a number of things:
People
- Aidy Boothroyd (born 1971), English former footballer and the manager of the England national under-21 football team
- Allen Boothroyd (1943–2020), industrial designer
- Basil Boothroyd (1910–1988), English humourist
- Benjamin Boothroyd (1768–1836), English clergyman and Hebrew scholar
- Betty Boothroyd (1929–2023), British politician who was the first female Speaker of the House of Commons
- Clement G. Boothroyd (died 1952), English World War I flying ace
- Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925–2001), English firearms expert and author of several works on the subject
- Giles Boothroyd (born 1969), English rugby league footballer
- Richard Boothroyd (born 1944), English cricketer
Fictional characters
- Q (James Bond), the quartermaster in the James Bond books and movies, is named Boothroyd, though he is more often referred to by his job title, "Q".
Places
- Boothroyd, West Yorkshire, a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, England.
- Boothroyd, British Columbia
- Boothroyd First Nation, a First Nations band government in British Columbia, Canada.
- The Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory, located near Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, USA.