A wizard is a person with magical, or at least exceptional, abilities. Wizard may also refer to: Literature · Wizard , in fantasy and mythology, a person who has studied and practices magic. Specific instances include: · Wizard , powerful entities from the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien · Wizard , a character in L. Frank Baum?s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its movie adaptations · Wizards , as featured in the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett · A male user of magic in the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling · Wizard, a type of person featured in The Sword of Truth series of novels by Terry Goodkind · A male user of magic in The Dresden Files novel series by Jim Butcher · Wizard , a science fiction novel by John Varley Film and television