Stanford (surname)

Stanford is a surname, and may refer to:

A

• Aaron Stanford (born 1976), American film actor
• Al Bourke (born 1928), Australian boxer
• Ala Stanford, American pediatric surgeon
• Alan Stanford (born 1949), Irish actor and director
• Alfred Stanford (1900–1985), American naval officer and author
• Allen Stanford, American businessman and fraudster
• Andy Stanford-Clark, British information technologist
• Angela Stanford (born 1977), American golfer
• Ann Stanford (1916–1987), American poet
• Anthony Stanford (1830–1883), American politician from Arkansas
• Arthur Stanford (1878–1917), American stage actor and singer

C

• Caroline Stanford, British historian and author
• Charles Stanford (minister) (1823–1886), Baptist minister
• Charles Stanford (politician) (1819–1885), New York politician
• Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924), Irish composer of classical and church music
• Charles Thomas-Stanford (1858–1932), British politician
• Clark Stanford, American dentist
• Cliff Stanford, British internet entrepreneur
• Craig Stanford, American anthropologist and evolution theorist

D

• Dallen Stanford (born 1979), American rugby union sevens player
• Dennis Stanford (1943–2019), American archaeologist
• Derek Stanford (writer) (1918–2008), British writer
• Derek Stanford (politician) (born 1970), American politician
• Dickie Stanford (born 1956) is a British motor racing mechanic and manager
• Douglas Stanford, American theoretical physicist

E

• Eddie Stanford (born 1985), English footballer
• Eddie Stanford (cricketer) (born 1971), English cricketer
• Edward Stanford (1827–1904), founder of map and book publisher Stanford's
• Eric Stanford (1932–2020), English sculptor
• Erica Stanford (born 1978), New Zealand politician
• Ernest Stanford (1894–1966), British politician

F

• Fatima Cody Stanford, American obesity medicine physician
• Frank Stanford (1948–1978), American poet
• Frederic Stanford (1883–1964), Anglican bishop in Canada

G

• George Stanford, American singer and songwriter
• Glenn Stanford (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey executive
• Graham Stanford (born 1948), Australian cricketer

H

• Harry Stanford (1899–1975), English footballer
• Henry Stanford (American football), American football coach
• Henry King Stanford (1916–2009), American college president
• Hugh de Stanford (fl.1399–1422), English politician

J

• Jack Stanford (1900–1968), English actor, singer, dancer and mime
• James Stanford, American contemporary artist, photographer and book publisher
• James J. Stanford (died 2012), United States Air Force air traffic controller
• Jane Stanford (1828–1905), American philanthropist
• Jason Stanford (baseball) (born 1977), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Jason Stanford (actor) (born 1953), American actor
• Jason Stanford (consultant) (born 1970), communications director for Austin mayor Steve Adler
• Jason Gray-Stanford (born 1970), Canadian film and television actor
• Jeremy Stanford, Australian actor and director
• Jim Stanford, Canadian economist and author
• John Stanford I (1537–1603), English politician
• John Stanford II (died 1603), English politician, son of the above
• John Stanford (general) (1938–1998), U.S. Army officer and Seattle school district superintendent
• John Frederick Stanford (1815–1880), English barrister, literary scholar and politician
• Joshua Stanford (born 1994), Canadian football player
• Julian Stanford (born 1990), American footballer
• J. K. Stanford (1892–1971), British writer and ornithologist

K

• Karin Stanford, Professor of Pan-African Studies, California State University
• Ken Stanford (born 1937), Irish sports shooter
• Kyle Stanford (born 1970), American philosopher

L

• Leland Stanford (1824–1893), American businessman, politician, founder of Stanford University
• Leonard Stanford (1896–1967), British Anglican priest
• Leland Stanford, Jr. (1868–1884), son of Leland and Jane Stanford

M

• Martin Stanford (born 1958), British TV presenter
• Max Stanford (born 1941), American civil rights activist
• Miles J. Stanford (1914–1999), American Christian author

N

• Nigel Stanford, New Zealand musician
• Non Stanford (born 1989), British triathlete

P

• Paul Stanford, American marijuana activist
• Peter Stanford (born 1961), English writer and journalist
• Peter Stanford (Royal Navy officer) (1929–1991), British admiral
• Peter Thomas Stanford (1858–1909), African-American religious minister and writer
• Phil Stanford, American journalist and author

R

• Rawghlie Clement Stanford (1879–1963), 9th governor of Arizona
• Richard Stanford (Kent cricketer) (1754–1792), English cricketer
• Richard Stanford (Sussex cricketer), English cricketer
• Richard Stanford (American politician) (1767–1816), U.S. Representative from North Carolina
• Richard Stanford (MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Stafford 1382–1402 and relative of Hugh de Stanford
• Richard Stanford (rugby union) (born 1986), Australian rugby union footballer
• Richard Stanford (British Army officer), British general
• R. J. Stanford (born 1988), American football player
• Ross Stanford (1917–2006), South Australian cricketer

S

• Sally Stanford (1903–1982), madam, restaurateur, and mayor of Sausalito, California
• Scott Stanford (born 1966), American news/sports anchor and commentator
• Sheila Barth Stanford (born 1974), Norwegian chess player and coach

T

• Thomas Stanford (film editor) (1924–2017), American film and television editor
• Thomas C. Stanford (1865–1946), legislator
• Thomas Welton Stanford (1832–1918), Australian businessman, spiritualist and philanthropist
• Tom Stanford (born 1860), English footballer
• Trevor Herbert Stanford, stage name Russ Conway (1925–2000), English pianist

V

• Vere Benett-Stanford (1840–1894), English politician

W

• Walter Stanford (1850–1933), South African civil servant and politician
• Wesley Matthias Stanford (born 1846), American bishop of the United Evangelical Church
• William Stanford (sculptor), Australian sculptor
• William Stanford (judge), (1509 – 1558) English politician and judge
• William Bedell Stanford (1911–1984), Irish classical scholar, senator, Chancellor of the University of Dublin

See also

• Staniforth