# Gifford (surname)

Gifford is an English surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford (1820–1887), Scottish advocate; benefactor of the Gifford Lectures endowment
* Alden I. Gifford (1910–1995), American international businessman; diplomat to several countries in Latin America
* Baron Gifford, a title in the peerage of Great Britain and the various holders thereof
** Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford (1779–1826), lawyer, judge, and politician
** Edric Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford (1849–1911), recipient of the Victoria Cross
** Anthony Maurice Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford (b. 1940), counsel in Guildford Four and Birmingham Six appeals
* Barry Gifford (born 1946), American writer
* Bertha Gifford (1871–1951), American serial killer
* Charles Gifford (Canadian politician) (1821–1896), member of the Ontario provincial legislature
* Charles Gifford (astronomer) (1861–1948), New Zealand explorer and astronomer
* Charles K. Gifford, bank executive at BankBoston and Bank of America, and corporate director of CBS
* Charles L. Gifford (1871–1947), United States Congressman from Massachusetts
* Chris Gifford (field hockey) (born 1966), field hockey striker from Canada
* Chris Gifford (writer), writer and executive producer at Nickelodeon
* Colin Gifford (b. 1936), British railway photographer
* Denis Gifford (1927–2000), British writer and comics illustrator
* Dino Gifford (1917–2013), Italian footballer
* Duncan Gifford (b. 1972), Australian pianist and piano teacher based in Spain
* Edward Winslow Gifford (1887–1959), American anthropologist at University of California Berkeley
* Edwin Gifford (1820–1905), Anglican priest and author
* Frances Gifford (1920–1994), American actress
* Frank Gifford (1930–2015), American athlete and sports commentator, husband of Kathie Lee Gifford
* Gabriel Gifford (1554–1629), Catholic Archbishop of Reims; also known as William Gifford
* George Gifford (disambiguation), several people
* Gilbert Gifford (1560–1590), double agent during years of Elizabeth I and Mary
* Grace Gifford (1888–1955), Irish artist and cartoonist and briefly wife of Joseph Plunkett
* Harry Gifford (songwriter) (1877–1960), English songwriter
* Harry Gifford (rugby league) (1884–1952), English rugby league footballer
* Hugh de Giffard (12th century), Scottish baron
* Irene Gifford, American politician
* James Gifford (disambiguation), several people
* Josh Gifford (1941–2012), English jockey
* Kathie Lee Gifford, American television host and singer; wife of Frank Gifford
* Luke Gifford (born 1995), American football player
* Maurice Gifford (1859–1910), son of 2nd Baron Gifford, British Army officer
* Muriel Gifford (1884–1917), Irish nationalist
* Nell Gifford (1973–2019), founding director of Giffords Circus
* Nellie Gifford (1880–1971), Irish republican activist
* Norman Gifford (b. 1940), English cricketer
* Oscar S. Gifford (1842–1913), United States Congressman from South Dakota
* Peter Gifford (b. 1955), Australian guitarist for Midnight Oil
* Richard Gifford (1725–1807), British poet
* Rob Gifford, (fl. 1994–present), British-born radio correspondent and author
* Robert Swain Gifford (1840–1905), United States landscape painter
* Robin Gifford (born 1974), Zimbabwean cricketer
* Sally Gifford, Canadian actress
* Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823–1880), American landscape painter
* Sidney Gifford (1889–1974), Irish writer and revolutionary
* Thomas Gifford (politician) (1854–1935), Canadian politician
* Thomas Gifford (1937–2000), American novelist
* Walter Sherman Gifford (1885–1966), American businessman and president of AT&T Corporation
* Will Gifford (born 1985), English cricketer
* William Gifford (1756–1826), English critic, poet and satirist
* Zerbanoo Gifford, British writer and human rights campaigner