Radford (surname)
Radford is an English toponymic surname deriving from one of several places in England named "Radford", chief among these being Radford, Coventry and Radford, Nottingham.[1][2]: 633 The most closely related surname to Radford is "Radforth", while a common variant is "Redford".[2]: 640
Notable people sharing this surname include:
- Born in 19th Century
- Arthur W. Radford (1896–1973), Admiral in United States Navy
- Basil Radford (1897–1952), English actor
- Dollie Radford (1858–1920), English poet and author
- Edmund Ashworth Radford (1881–1944), English Conservative political figure
- Ernest Radford (1857–1919), English poet
- George Heynes Radford (1845–1917), British Liberal political figure
- Henry Radford (1896–1972), English athlete in cricket
- Lewis Radford (1869–1937), English Anglican bishop and author
- Paul Radford (1861–1945), United States athlete in baseball
- Wally Radford (1886–1943), English athlete in football
- William Radford (1808–1890), Admiral in United States Navy
- William Radford (politician) (1814–1870), United States political figure
- Born in 20th Century
- Albert Ernest Radford (1918–2006), United States academic and botanist
- Andy Radford (1944–2006), British Anglican bishop, Bishop of Taunton
- Barbara Radford, British figure skater
- Benjamin Radford (born 1970), United States science writer and journalist
- Bob Radford (1943–2004), Australian cricket administrator
- Brendan Radford (fl. 1990s-present), Australian musician
- Brian Radford (fl. 1950s), Welsh athlete in rugby
- Charlie Radford (1900–1924), British athlete in football
- Elaine Radford (born 1958), United States author
- Eric Radford (born 1985), Canadian athlete in figure skating
- Glen Radford (born 1962), Zambian-born South African athlete in cricket
- Howard Radford (born 1930), Welsh athlete in football
- Jim Radford (1928–2020), British D-Day veteran, peace campaigner and folk-singer
- John Radford (footballer) (born 1947), English athlete in football
- John Radford (broadcaster) (fl. 1980s), Canadian director of radio and television stations
- Kristine Kunce (born 1970), Australian athlete in tennis, also known as Kristine Radford
- Lee Radford (born 1979), English athlete in rugby
- Luis Radford (fl. 2000s), Canadian educator
- Mark Radford (basketball) (born 1959), American former National Basketball Association player
- Mark Radford (footballer) (born 1968), English former footballer
- Michael Radford (born 1946), English film director and screenwriter
- Natalie Radford (born 1966), Canadian actress
- Neal Radford (born 1957), North Rhodesia (now Zambia)-n born English athlete in cricket
- Peter Radford (born 1939), English athlete in track
- Phil Radford (born 1970s), United States environmental activist, director of Greenpeace
- Ralegh Radford (1900–1999), English archaeologist
- Richard A. Radford (1939–2006), British-born American economist, notable for his article on POW camp economics
- Robert Radford (1874–1933), English-born United States musician
- Robert Radford (footballer) (1900-?), English athlete in football
- Ron Radford (born 1949), Australian art museum curator
- Ronald Radford (fl. 1990s-present), United States musician (flamenco guitar)
- Ronnie Radford (born 1943), English athlete in football
- Rosemary Radford Ruether (born 1936), United States academic and theologian
- Sheri Radford (fl. 1990s-present), Canadian author
- Steve Radford (born 1957), British Liberal political figure
- Toby Radford (born 1971), Welsh athlete in cricket
- Wayne Radford (basketball) (1956–2021), United States athlete in basketball
- Wayne Radford (cricketer) (born 1958), Zambian-born South African athlete in cricket
References[]
- ^ Reaney & Wilson (2005). Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ a b Bardsley CWE. A dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames. Рипол Классик. ISBN 9785871144015 https://books.google.com/books?id=GkAHAwAAQBAJ – via Google Books. Missing or empty
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