Bradford (name)

Bradford is a name of Old English origin. It particularly refers to those from the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire. Notable people and characters with the name include:

Given name

• Bradford Anderson (born 1979), American actor
• Bradford Angier (1910–1997), American wilderness survivalist and author
• William Bradford Bishop (born 1936), known as Bradford Bishop, American former U.S. Foreign Service officer accused of killing his family
• Bradford Cox, American musician
• Bradford Delson, known as Brad Delson, guitarist with the rock band Linkin Park
• Bradford Dillman (1930–2018), American actor
• Bradford Gowen, American pianist
• Bradford Shellhammer, American entrepreneur and designer
• George Bradford Caird (1917–1984), British theologian and biblical scholar

Surname

• Alexander Blackburn Bradford (1799–1873), Tennessee State Senator
• Chasen Bradford, American baseball player
• George W. Bradford (1796–1883), New York Senator
• James Bradford (disambiguation) or Jim Bradford, several people
• Jay Bradford (born 1940), insurance businessman and politician in Arkansas
• John Bradford (disambiguation), several people
• Mary Lythgoe Bradford (1930–2022), American writer
• Siôn Bradford (1706–1785), Welsh poet
• Stacey Bradford, American financial journalist, author, and commentator
• Stella Stevens Bradford (1871–1959), American medical doctor, pioneer in physical therapy
• Steven Bradford (born 1960), California State Senator
• Sue Bradford (born 1952), New Zealand activist, academic, and former politician
• William Bradford (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters

• the title character of Brick Bradford, a science fiction comic strip
• Bradford Meade, in the television series Ugly Betty
• Bradford Buzzard, in the television series DuckTales

See also

• Bradford baronets