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English family of artists. The Wyatt family is the pre-eminent example in England of an artistic dynasty. From the middle of the 18th century to the end of the 19th it produced over twenty architects and half a dozen painters, sculptors and carvers (see fig.). The family originated in Staffordshire, where earlier generations had been farmers at Weeford, near Lichfield, for several centuries. Benjamin Wyatt (1709-72), the father of (1) Samuel Wyatt and (2) James Wyatt (the best-known member of the family), branched out from farming to timber selling and building in the mid-18th century and brought up his sons to help with the business, the eldest, William Wyatt (1734-80), being trained as a surveyor and Joseph Wyatt (1739-85) as a mason. The rapid economic development of the Midlands in the 18th century and the improvement of communications with the building of canals enabled the family to extend its influence beyond Staffordshire and to become established in London and even further afield. It is possible to write a comprehensive history of English architecture from 1772, the date of James Wyatt's success at the Pantheon in Oxford Street, London, to the death of (8) Thomas Henry Wyatt in 1880 drawing only on Wyatt examples, for the family was equally prominent in the parallel fields of Neo-classicism and the Gothic Revival.
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For other uses, see Wyatt (disambiguation).
Wyatt is a popular patronymic surname and given name derived from a Middle English diminutive of an Old English personal name wīg "war" + heard "hard, brave", and of the names Guy and William.
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People
Surname
- Wyatt Family, a prominent English (later also American) family
- Henry Wyatt, a prominent Tudor nobleman and political figure
- Thomas Wyatt (poet), his son, a Tudor poet
- Thomas Wyatt the younger, Henry's grandson, leader of Wyatt’s rebellion
- George Wyatt (writer), Henry's great-grandson, writer and historian
- Sir Francis Wyatt, Colonial Governor of Virginia, grandson of Thomas Wyatt the younger
- Arthur Wyatt, figure from the Enron scandal
- Arthur Wyatt (comics), British comics writer
- Bob Wyatt, English cricketer
- Caleb Wyatt, American motorcycle stunt performer
- Caroline Wyatt, British journalist
- Chris Wyatt, one of several people including:
- Chris Wyatt (media executive), English-American corporate executive, primarily in film and television
- Chris Wyatt (rugby player), Welsh rugby union footballer
- Chris Wyatt (producer), American film producer, writer and second unit director
- Chris Wyatt (born 1969), American television producer and internet executive, founded website Godtube
- David K. Wyatt, American historian
- Derek Wyatt, British politician
- Ed Wyatt, Australian broadcaster
- George Wyatt, probable pseudonym of Charles Spain Verral
- George Harry Wyatt, lance-corporal in British Army, awarded the Victoria Cross
- Greg Wyatt, American sculptor
- Hattie Wyatt, the American politician Hattie Caraway
- Jack Wyatt (1917-2008), American television host and Episcopalian priest
- James Wyatt (1746–1813), English architect
- James Wyatt (game designer)
- Jane Wyatt, American actress
- Jeffry Wyatt, original surname for British architect Jeffry Wyatville
- Jennifer Wyatt, Canadian golfer
- Jonathan Wyatt, New Zealand long-distance runner
- Justin Wyatt, American football player
- Keke Wyatt, American singer
- Kimberly Wyatt, American singer
- Lewis Wyatt, British architect
- Matthew Digby Wyatt, British architect
- Petronella Wyatt, British journalist
- Reg Wyatt (English footballer), English footballer
- R. E. S. Wyatt (Bob), English cricketer
- Richard Wyatt, British sculptor
- Robert Wyatt, British musician
- Robert E. Wyatt, chemistry professor
- Ron Wyatt, American self-styled archaeologist
- Samuel Wyatt, British architect
- Sharon Wyatt, American actress
- Stephen Wyatt, British writer
- Tessa Wyatt, British actress
- Thomas Wyatt, one of several people including:
- Thomas Henry Wyatt (1807–1880), British architect
- Victoria Wyatt, ethnographer and art historian
- Walter Wyatt, American lawyer
- Will Wyatt, British television producer
- Wilma Winifred Wyatt, American actress Dixie Lee
- Wilson W. Wyatt (1905–1996), Louisville mayor and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
- Woodrow Wyatt, British politician, journalist, and diarist
- Zoe E. Wyatt, British, interntational taxation specialist and advisor, created www.interntionaltaxnews.co.uk
Given name
- Wyatt Cenac, correspondent on television satire The Daily Show
- Wyatt Earp, teamster, officer of the law and “cowboy”
- Wyatt Roy, Australian politician
- Wyatt Stewart, career fundraiser and businessman
Fictional characters
- Wyatt Gwyon, one of the characters of The Recognitions, a novel by William Gaddis
- Wyatt Cain, the titular character of the Syfy TV miniseries, Tin Man
- Wyatt Halliwell, the son of Piper and Leo from Charmed
- Wyatt Williams, one of the main characters on 6teen
- Andrea Wyatt, from The West Wing TV series
- Ben Wyatt, the soul mate of Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation
- Eunice Gardner Wyatt, from Search for Tomorrow
- Leo Wyatt, from Charmed
- Thomas Wyatt, one of the main character from the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 campaign
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