Rumford

Rumford may refer to:

People

 * William Byron Rumford (1908–1986), California politician
 * Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753–1814), American-British-German inventor, scientist, soldier, and official
 * Kennerley Rumford (1870–1957), English baritone singer

Places

 * Rumford (crater), a location on the far side of the Moon
 * Rumford, Falkirk, a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland
 * Rumford, Cornwall, a hamlet near Wadebridge in Cornwall


 * United States
 * Rumford, Maine, a New England town
 * Rumford (CDP), Maine, the main village in the town
 * Rumford, New Hampshire, former name of Concord, New Hampshire
 * Rumford, Rhode Island
 * Rumford, South Dakota
 * The Rumford River in Massachusetts

Other

 * Rumford Fair Housing Act, California law repealed by California Proposition 14 (1964)
 * Rumford fireplace, an improved household fireplace
 * Rumford furnace, a kiln for making quicklime
 * Rumford Medal, science award made annually by the Royal Society
 * Rumford Prize, science award made annually by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
 * Rumford's Soup, a cheap, nutritious food invented by Count Rumford