Blackford might refer to:

People with the surname

Charles Minor Blackford Charles Minor Blackford (October 17, 1833 – March 10, 1903) was a Virginia lawyer and an author of American Civil War stories. His wartime correspondence with his wife, since published, remains a valuable resource for facts about life in the ...

(1833–1903), an American lawyer *Hosea Blackford, a fictional character in books by

Harry Turtledove Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American author who is best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery fiction. He is a student of history and completed ...

Ian Blackford Ian Blackford (born 14 May 1961) is a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons from 2017 to 2022. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ross, Skye and Lochaber since 2015. Or ...

, a Scottish politician *

Isaac Blackford Isaac Newton Blackford (November 6, 1786 – December 31, 1859) was the second Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, the court's longest serving Justice, and among the longest serving jurists in the history of the United States. He wrote a ...

(1786–1859), an American judge and politician *

Richard Blackford Richard Blackford (born 13 January 1954 in London, England) is an English composer. Biography Richard Blackford PhD studied composition with John Lambert at the Royal College of Music and conducting with Norman Del Mar. He was awarded the Mend ...

(born 1954), an English composer *

Russell Blackford Russell Blackford (born 1954) is an Australian writer, philosopher, and literary critic. Early life and education Blackford was born in Sydney, and grew up in the city of Lake Macquarie, near Newcastle, New South Wales. After graduating with ...

, an Australian writer, philosopher, and critic *

Steven Blackford Steven Allen Blackford (August 1, 1976 – September 3, 2004) was a three-time NCAA All-American and two-time Pac-10 Champion wrestler for Arizona State University. He was a 1996 graduate of WDM Dowling and was an individual 2x state champion. Ri ...

(1977–2004), an American wrestler

Places

;Australia *

Blackford, South Australia Blackford is a locality within the Kingston District Council in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. The locality boundaries include the Mount Scott Conservation Park __NOTOC__ Mount Scott Conservation Park is a protected area in t ...

;United Kingdom *

Blackford, Cumbria Blackford is a village in Cumbria, England, close to Gretna, Scotland. Etymology Blackford means what it says, a black ford or river-crossing. However, unlike other places of the name, it is a mix of Old English and Old Norse: the first elemen ...

, England *

Blackford, Somerset Blackford is a village and former civil parish in the county of Somerset, England, beside the A303 road, south west of Wincanton in the South Somerset district. There are two other places called Blackford in Somerset: one is a village near Wedmo ...

, England *

Blackford, Edinburgh Blackford is an area in the south of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is located near Morningside, and The Grange. Blackford Hill dominates the view to the south. The majority of the Blackford is now housing, mostly dating from the ...

, Scotland **

Blackford Hill Blackford Hill is a hill in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is in the area of Blackford, between Morningside, and the Braid Hills. Together with the Hermitage of Braid, it comprises the Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Loca ...

** Blackford Pond *

Blackford, Perth and Kinross Blackford (Scottish Gaelic: ''Srath Gaoithe'') is located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately from the town of Auchterarder. The village is located just off the A9 between Perth and Stirling which has been bypassed since 1978. It is ho ...

, Scotland ;United States *

Blackford, Kentucky Blackford is an unincorporated community in Webster County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It bor ...

Blackford County, Indiana Blackford County is located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. The county is named for Judge Isaac Blackford, who was the first speaker of the Indiana General Assembly and a long-time chief justice of the Indiana Supreme ...

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Blackford Oakes Blackford "Blackie" or "Black" Oakes is a fictional character, a Central Intelligence Agency officer, spy and the protagonist of a series of novels written by William F. Buckley, Jr. Early life Oakes was born in 1925. He served in World War II a ...

, the fictional protagonist in a series of books by William F. Buckley, Jr.

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