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
 * Jack Spencer Alford (born 1986), English author
 * 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 (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
 * Zack Alford, American drummer