Gifford is an

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surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford FRSE (; 29 February 1820 Edinburgh – 20 January 1887) was a Scottish advocate and judge. He was the founder of the Gifford Lectures. Life Gifford was born in Edinburgh on 29 February 1820 to Katherine Ann (née W ...

(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 Baron Gifford, of St Leonard's in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 January 1824 for the lawyer Sir Robert Gifford, who later served as Master of the Rolls. His grandson, the third Baron ...

, a title in the peerage of Great Britain and the various holders thereof **

Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, PC (24 February 1779 – 4 September 1826), was a British lawyer, judge and politician. Gifford was born in Exeter, and entered the Middle Temple in 1800. He was Call ...

(1779–1826), lawyer, judge, and politician **

Edric Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford Major Edric Frederick Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford, VC (5 July 1849 – 5 June 1911) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Co ...

(1849–1911), recipient of the Victoria Cross **

Anthony Maurice Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford Anthony Maurice Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford, KC (born 1 May 1940), is a British hereditary peer and senior barrister. He inherited the title of Baron Gifford on the death of his father, the 5th Baron, in April 1961.Barry Gifford Barry Gifford (born October 18, 1946) is an American author, poet, and screenwriter known for his distinctive mix of American landscapes and prose influenced by film noir and Beat Generation writers. Gifford is best known for his series of nove ...

(born 1946), American writer * Bertha Gifford (1871–1951), American serial killer *

Charles Gifford (Canadian politician) Charles Gifford (February 24, 1821 – 20 April 1896) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Northumberland West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1872 to 1874. He was born in Exmouth, Devon, England ...

(1821–1896), member of the Ontario provincial legislature *

Charles Gifford (astronomer) Algernon Charles Gifford MA (Cantab.) (18 April 1861 – 27 February 1948) was an astronomer, explorer and teacher. Gifford was born off the Cape of Good Hope aboard the ''Zealandia'' and upon arrival in New Zealand his family settled in Oam ...

(1861–1948), New Zealand explorer and astronomer *

Charles K. Gifford Charles K. Gifford is an American banker and businessman. He is the chairman emeritus of Bank of America, having served on its board of directors from 2004 to 2016. Early life and education Gifford was born on November 8, 1942, in Providence ...

, bank executive at BankBoston and Bank of America, and corporate director of CBS *

Charles L. Gifford Charles Laceille Gifford (March 15, 1871 – August 23, 1947) was a United States representative from Massachusetts He was born in Cotuit on March 15, 1871. Through his father he was a descendant of Robert Pike, George Phillips, Richard Salt ...

(1871–1947), United States Congressman from Massachusetts *

Chris Gifford (field hockey) Christopher Gifford (born March 20, 1966 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former field hockey striker from Canada, who currently is working in management for a neutraceutical company. Married in August 1998 to his wife Sandra, he now has thre ...

(born 1966), field hockey striker from Canada *

Chris Gifford (writer) Chris Gifford is an American writer and executive producer at Nickelodeon. He co-created the Peabody Award-winning children's series ''Dora the Explorer'' and its spin-offs ''Go, Diego, Go!'', and '' Dora and Friends: Into the City!'', and was the ...

, writer and executive producer at Nickelodeon * Colin Gifford (b. 1936), British railway photographer *

Denis Gifford Denis Gifford (26 December 1927 – 18 May 2000)Holland, Steve, Obituaries: Denis Gifford', ''The Guardian'', 26 May 2000. was a British writer, broadcaster, journalist, comic artist and historian of film, comics, television and radio. In h ...

(1927–2000), British writer and comics illustrator *

Dino Gifford Dino Gifford (6 January 1917 – 5 November 2013) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Viareggio, Livorno, Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label= Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and '' comu ...

(1917–2013), Italian footballer *

Duncan Gifford Duncan George Gifford (born 26 November 1972) is an Australian-born award-winning concert pianist and teacher. He has been a professor of piano at the Conservatory of Palma in Majorca since 2006. Musica Viva describes him as a "major artist of ...

(b. 1972), Australian pianist and piano teacher based in Spain *

Edward Winslow Gifford Edward Winslow Gifford (August 14, 1887 – May 16, 1959) devoted his life to studying California Indian ethnography as a professor of anthropology and director of the Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Born in Oakla ...

(1887–1959), American anthropologist at University of California Berkeley *

Edwin Gifford Edwin Hamilton Gifford, DD (18 December 1820 – 4 May 1905) was an eminent Anglican priest, schoolmaster, and author of the second half of the 19th century. Edwin Gifford was educated at Shrewsbury and St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordain ...

(1820–1905), Anglican priest and author *

Frances Gifford Mary Frances Gifford (December 7, 1920 – January 22, 1994) was an American actress who played leads and supporting roles in many 1930s and 1940s movies. Early years Gifford was born and raised in Long Beach, California, and at the age of 16, ...

(1920–1994), American actress *

Frank Gifford Francis Newton Gifford (August 16, 1930 – August 9, 2015) was an American football player, actor, and television sports commentator. After a 12-year playing career as a halfback and flanker for the New York Giants of the National Foo ...

(1930–2015), American athlete and sports commentator, husband of Kathie Lee Gifford *

Gabriel Gifford Gabriel Gifford OSB (also known as Dom Gabriel of St Mary or french: Gabriel de Sainte-Marie) (1554 – 11 April 1629) was an English Roman Catholic Benedictine monk who became Archbishop of Reims. Life Born William Gifford in Hampshire to ...

(1554–1629), Catholic Archbishop of Reims; also known as William Gifford *

George Gifford (disambiguation) George Gifford may refer to: *George Gifford (Puritan) (c. 1548–1600), Puritan preacher * George Gifford (by 1502-43 or later), Member of Parliament (MP) for Midhurst * George Gifford (died 1557) (by 1496–1557), MP for Buckingham * George Giffor ...

, several people *

Gilbert Gifford Gilbert Gifford (c. November 1560–November 1590) was a double agent who worked for Sir Francis Walsingham and played a role in the uncovering of the Babington Plot. Shortly before his death in Paris, he was ordained as a Catholic priest in Rhei ...

(1560–1590), double agent during years of Elizabeth I and Mary *

Grace Gifford Grace Evelyn Gifford Plunkett (4 March 1888 – 13 December 1955) was an Irish artist and cartoonist who was active in the Republican movement, who married her fiancé Joseph Plunkett in Kilmainham Gaol only a few hours before he was executed f ...

(1888–1955), Irish artist and cartoonist and briefly wife of Joseph Plunkett *

Harry Gifford (songwriter) Gifford Folkard (1877 – 8 January 1960), known professionally as Harry Gifford, was an English songwriter. He worked from the 1900s but is best known for his work in the 1930s co-writing songs with Fred E. Cliffe for entertainer George Formby. ...

(1877–1960), English songwriter *

Harry Gifford Henry "Harry" Gifford (1884 – 1952) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Ulverston H ...

(1884–1952), English rugby league footballer *

Hugh de Giffard The first Hugh de Giffard (or Jiffard) was an influential feudal baron in Scotland, and one of the hostages for the release of King William the Lion in 1174. It is said that this family came to Britain with William the Conqueror in the person of ...

(12th century), Scottish baron *

Josh Gifford Josh Gifford (3 August 1941 – 9 February 2012) was a jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. He was a four-time Champion Jockey, riding 642 winners in his career. He retired from training in 2002, aged 60, and his son Nick Gifford took ...

(1941–2012), English jockey *

Kathie Lee Gifford Kathryn Lee Gifford (née Epstein; born August 16, 1953) is an American television presenter, singer, songwriter, actress and author. From 1985 to 2000, she and Regis Philbin hosted the talk show ''Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee''. Gifford is a ...

, American television host and singer; wife of Frank Gifford *

Luke Gifford Luke Gifford (born August 28, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska. Early years file:Luke Gifford (cropped).jpg, left, 200px, Gifford with ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Maurice Gifford Hon. Maurice Raymond Gifford CMG (5 May 1859 – 1 July 1910) was a British military officer. Biography Born at Ampney Park, Gloucester, he was the son of Robert Francis Gifford, 2nd Baron Gifford, and the brother of Edric Gifford, 3rd Baron G ...

(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 Nellie Gifford (9 November 1880 – 23 June 1971) was an Irish republican activist and nationalist. Early life Born Helen Ruth Gifford on 9 November 1880 in Phibsborough, Dublin to Frederick Gifford (1835/6–1917), a solicitor, and Isabella ...

(1880–1971), Irish republican activist *

Norman Gifford Norman Gifford (born 30 March 1940) is a retired English cricketer, who played primarily as a left-arm spinner. Gifford played county cricket for Worcestershire, and Warwickshire County Cricket Clubs, and represented England in fifteen Test ...

(b. 1940), English cricketer *

Oscar S. Gifford Oscar Sherman Gifford (October 20, 1842 – January 16, 1913) was an American lawyer of Canton, South Dakota. He served six years in the United States House of Representatives, first as the non-voting delegate from the Dakota Territory, then as ...

(1842–1913), United States Congressman from South Dakota *

Peter Gifford Peter Gifford (born 5 April 1955), sometimes known as "Giffo," is an Australian musician. From 1980 until 1987, he played bass guitar, Chapman Stick and sang backing vocals for Australian rock band Midnight Oil. Midnight Oil Gifford is credi ...

(b. 1955), Australian guitarist for Midnight Oil *

Richard Gifford Richard Gifford (1725–1807), was an English poet and Church of England clergyman. Life and career He was born at Bishop's Castle, Shropshire. He was educated at Oxford University where he gained his degree in theology in 1748. Ordained in holy ...

(1725–1807), British poet *

Rob Gifford Rob Gifford is a British radio correspondent and journalist. He has degrees in Chinese Studies from Durham University and in Regional Studies (East Asia) from Harvard University. He began to learn Mandarin Chinese in 1987 whilst in China. Giff ...

, (fl. 1994–present), British-born radio correspondent and author *

Robert Swain Gifford Robert Swain Gifford (December 23, 1840 – January 15, 1905) was an American landscape painter. He was influenced by the Barbizon school. Early life and education Gifford was born on Nonamesset Island, in the Elizabeth Islands, When he was ...

(1840–1905), United States landscape painter * Robin Gifford (born 1974), Zimbabwean cricketer *

Sally Gifford Sally Gifford Piper (born September 30, 1981), usually credited as Sally Gifford, is a Canadian or American actress. She hosted CBC Television's national children's show, The-X. In 2013 she gained widespread attention for appearing in a viral v ...

(born 1981), Canadian actress *

Sanford Robinson Gifford Sanford Robinson Gifford (July 10, 1823 – August 29, 1880) was an American landscape painter and a leading member of the second generation of Hudson River School artists. A highly-regarded practitioner of Luminism, his work was noted for its ...

(1823–1880), American landscape painter * Sidney Gifford (1889–1974), Irish writer and revolutionary *

Thomas Gifford (politician) Thomas Gifford (June 1, 1854 – February 19, 1935) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. Born in 1854 in Lockerbie, Scotland, the son of William Gifford and Margaret Stewart, he was educated there and apprenticed as a jeweller. He ...

(1854–1935), Canadian politician *

Thomas Gifford Thomas Eugene Gifford (May 16, 1937 – October 31, 2000) was a best-selling American author of thriller novels. He was a graduate of Harvard University. He gained international fame with the crime novel '' The Glendower Legacy'' and later w ...

(1937–2000), American novelist *

Walter Sherman Gifford Walter Sherman Gifford (January 10, 1885 – May 7, 1966) was best known as the president of the AT&T Corporation from 1925 to 1948, after which he served as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1953. Biography Walter ...

(1885–1966), American businessman and president of AT&T Corporation * Will Gifford (born 1985), English cricketer *

William Gifford William Gifford (April 1756 – 31 December 1826) was an English critic, editor and poet, famous as a satirist and controversialist. Life Gifford was born in Ashburton, Devon, to Edward Gifford and Elizabeth Cain. His father, a glazier and ...

(1756–1826), English critic, poet and satirist * Zerbanoo Gifford, British writer and human rights campaigner

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