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 (born 1936), British railway photographer
• Dan Gifford (born 1962), American-born Canadian Anglican bishop
• 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 (1940–2026), 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