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 (1864–1931), Argentine sportsman
 * 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 (born 1981), 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