# Alford (surname)

Alford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alan F. Alford (born 1961), British writer on mythology
* Andrew Alford (1904–1992), American inventor of antennas for radio navigation systems
* Anthony Alford (born 1994), American baseball player
* Billy Alford (born 1981), American football player
* Brian Alford (born 1975), American football player
* Bruce Alford Jr. (born 1945), American football kicker
* Bruce Alford Sr. (1922–2010), American football end
* Bryce Alford (born 1995), American basketball player
* Carl Alford (born 1972), English professional footballer
* Chalmers Alford (1955–2008), American jazz guitarist
* Charles Alford (1816–1898), Anglican bishop
* Dale Alford (1916–2000), American politician from Arkansas
* Darnell Alford (born 1977), American football player
* Dave Alford, American drummer
* Dean Alford (born 1953), American businessman and politician from Georgia
* DeAundre Alford (born 1997), American football player
* Dominic Alford (born 1988), American football player
* Edna Alford (born 1947), Canadian author
* Edward Alford (MP for Colchester) (c.1566–c.1632), English landowner and politician
* Edward Alford (Royalist), English landowner and politician
* Frank Alford (1901–1983), English footballer
* Gene Alford (1905–1972), American football player
* Harry L. Alford (c.1879–1939), American arranger and composer
* Henry Alford (disambiguation), several people, including:
   * Henry Alford (theologian) (1810–1871), English churchman and scholar
      * Alford's Law, his rule for Biblical interpretation
   * Henry Alford, tried for murder 1963, hence Alford plea, American legal term
   * Henry Alford (police officer) (1816–1892), South Australian mounted policeman, hotelier
   * Henry Alford (writer) (born 1962), American humorist and journalist
* Henry King Alford (1852–1930), mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland
* Jabe B. Alford (1850–1927), American politician
* Jay Alford (born 1983), American football player
* Jeffrey Alford, American-born Canadian food writer
* Jim Alford (1913–2004), Welsh track athlete
* John Alford (disambiguation), multiple people with the name, including:
   * John Alford (actor) (born 1971), Scottish-born English actor
   * John Alford (cricketer) (born 1941), English cricketer
   * John Alford (died 1691) (1645–1691), MP for Midhurst and Bramber
   * John Alford (lutenist) (fl. 16th c.), English lutenist and translator of a treatise on the lute
   * John Alford (MP for Hedon) (died 1600), Member of Parliament (MP) for Hedon
   * John Alford (Parliamentarian) (c. 1590–1649), MP for New Shoreham in the Long Parliament
   * John Alford (priest) (1919–1995), Church of England priest
   * John Alford (professor) (1686–1761), established chair at Harvard
   * John M. Alford (1915–1988), U.S. Navy admiral
   * John R. Alford, American political scientist
* Julius Caesar Alford (1799–1863), American politician
* Kenneth J. Alford (1881–1945), English composer of many marches
* Leon P. Alford (1877–1942), American mechanical engineer
* Lynwood Alford (born 1963), American football player
* M. A. Alford (born 1991), American artist
* Maria Alford (1817–1888), English artist and art patron
* Mario Alford (born 1992), American football player
* Michael Alford (historian) (1587–1652), Jesuit missionary born in London, author of Fides Regia Britannica, 1663
* Michael Alford (athletic director) (born 1969), College athletic director
* Mike Alford (born 1943), American football player
* Mimi Alford, alleged mistress of John F. Kennedy
* Mitchell Cary Alford (1855–1914), Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
* Noel Alford (1932–2022), Australian rules footballer
* Paul Alford, Canadian football player of the early 1950s
* Phillip Alford (born 1948), American actor
* Robert Alford (politician) (born 1950), Canadian politician
* Robert Alford (born 1988), American football player
* Roger Alford (died 1580), English landowner and politician
* Sam Alford (born 1986), English rugby union player
* Sidney Alford, English explosives expert
* Stephen Alford (born 1970), British historian
* Steve Alford (born 1942), American politician
* Steve Alford (born 1964), American basketball player and head coach
* Ted Alford (born 1971), Canadian football player
* Tony Alford (born 1968), American football player and coach
* T. Alford-Smith (1864-1936), British geographer
* William P. Alford (born 1948), Professor at Harvard Law School
* William VanMeter Alford Jr., American Rear Admiral
* W. R. (Red) Alford (1937–2003), American mathematician
* Xavion Alford, American football defensive back for the Arizona State Sun Devils
* Zack Alford, American drummer