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origin, meaning "sandy ford". Notable people with the name include: *

Sanford Barsky Sanford H. Barsky is an American professor of pathology and a writer of more than 150 peer reviewed articles. Barsky obtained his medical degree through University of Pittsburgh and completed pathology training at Harvard Medical School. He comple ...

, American professor of pathology * Sanford Bates (1884–1972), American politician and administrator *

Sanford Berman Sanford Berman (born October 6, 1933) is a librarian (specifically, a cataloger). He is known for radicalism, promoting alternative viewpoints in librarianship, and acting as a proactive information conduit to other librarians around the world. ...

(born 1933), American librarian * Sanford I. Berman (1924–2015), American philanthropist and author *

Sanford Dennis Biggar Sanford Dennis Biggar (November 5,1861–March 5, 1920) was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1905 to 1906. Early life Biggar was born on November 5, 1861, in Saltfleet Township Saltfleet Township is a geographic township in Hamilton, Ontario ...

(), Canadian politician *

Sanford Diller Sanford Ned Diller (June 4, 1928 – February 2, 2018) was an American billionaire and the founder of Prometheus Real Estate Group.Sanford Biggers Sanford Biggers (born 1970 in Los Angeles) is a Harlem-based interdisciplinary artist who works in film/video, installation, sculpture, music, and performance.

(born 1970), American artist *

Sanford Bishop Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. (born February 4, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving since 1993. He became the dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis. A member ...

(born 1947), American politician *

Sanford Bookstaver Sanford Bookstaver (born September 1, 1973) is an American film, television director and television producer. Early life In 1995, Bookstaver graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television. In 1999, he directed the film ''Scriptfellas''. Tel ...

(born 1973), American television director *

Sanford Brown (writer) Sanford "Sandy" Brown is a travel writer, tour guide, and United Methodist minister from the Seattle, Washington area. He has been a leader in advocacy against homelessness and gun violence and in favor of marriage equality. Education Brown was bo ...

(born 1957), American Methodist minister * Sanford E. Charron (1917–2008), American politician * Sanford E. Church (1815–1880), American lawyer and politician *

Sanford Clark Sanford Clark (October 24, 1935 – July 4, 2021) was an American country-rockabilly singer and guitarist, best known for his 1956 hit " The Fool". Biography Clark was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, from the age of ...

(1935–2021), American singer and guitarist *

Sanford Lockwood Cluett Sanford Lockwood Cluett (June 6, 1874 – May 17, 1968) was an American engineer, inventor, and businessman who invented Sanforization (1928), a process to pre-shrink woven fabrics, and Clupak paper (1957) used for stretchable shopping bags and wra ...

(1874–1968), American businessman and inventor *

Sanford Coats Sanford Charles "Sandy" Coats (born 1971) is the former United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. Early life and education Coats was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1971. His father, Andy Coats, served as mayor of Oklahoma ...

(born 1971), American federal attorney * Sanford Johnston Crowe (1868–1931), Canadian politician *

Sanford B. Dole Sanford Ballard Dole (April 23, 1844 – June 9, 1926) was a lawyer and jurist from the Hawaiian Islands. He lived through the periods when Hawaii was a kingdom, protectorate, republic, and territory. A descendant of the American missionary ...

(1844–1926), American politician and judge *

Sanford Jay Frank Sanford Jay "Sandy" Frank, also known as Sandy Frank (July 21, 1954 – April 18, 2014), was a television writer who was known as a writer for '' Late Night with David Letterman''. He wrote for Letterman's NBC show for four years, during which t ...

(1954–2014), American television writer *

Sanford Friedman Sanford Friedman (June 11, 1928 – April 20, 2010) was an American novelist. He was gay and his books often featured LGBT themes. Friedman's ''Totempole'' (1965) features an army love affair between its protagonist and a North Korean doctor ...

(1928–2011), American novelist *

Sanford Garelik Sanford Daniel Garelik (August 16, 1918 – November 19, 2011) was an American politician from New York City. Garelik also served as the first Jewish chief inspector of the New York Police Department. Born in the Bronx The Bronx () is a bor ...

(1918–2011), American politician *

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 *

Sanford Gold Sanford Gold (June 9, 1911 – May 29, 1984) was an American jazz pianist born in Cleveland, Ohio. Gold played locally in Cleveland and led regional bands before moving to New York City in the 1930s. There he collaborated with Babe Russin ...

(1911–1984), American jazz pianist * Sanford M. Green (1807–1901), American judge *

Sanford J. Grossman Sanford "Sandy" Jay Grossman (born July 21, 1953) is an American economist and hedge fund manager specializing in quantitative finance. Grossman’s research has spanned the analysis of information in securities markets, corporate structure, prop ...

(born 1953), American economist and historian *

Sanford Hunt Sanford Beebe Hunt II (January 2, 1881March 31, 1943) was an American football player and newspaper editor. He played college football for the Cornell Big Red football team and was selected as a consensus All-American at the guard position in 190 ...

(1881–1943), American football player and newspaper editor *

Sanford Jackson Sanford Jackson was a Canadian biochemist. Jackson graduated from the University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the gro ...

(1909–2000), Canadian biochemist *

Sanford M. Jacoby Sanford M. Jacoby (born 1953) is an American economic historian and labor economist, and Distinguished Research Professor of Management, History, and Public Policy at University of California, Los Angeles. He is known for his studies of the tran ...

(born 1953), American economist *

Sanford Kadish Sanford "Sandy" H. Kadish (Sept. 7, 1921Andrew Cohen, ''Berkeley Law News'', Sept. 5, 2014. - Sept. 5, 2014) was an American criminal law scholar and theorist. He specialised in criminology and criminal law theory, and was one of the drafters o ...

(1921–2014), American criminal law scholar * Sanford Brown Kellogg (1822–1893), American lawyer and politician *

Sanford Kirkpatrick Sanford "Sant" Kirkpatrick (February 11, 1842 – February 13, 1932) was a revenue agent and a one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district. He was the last Civil War veteran elected to represent Iowa in Congr ...

(1842–1932), American politician * Sanford "Sandy" Koufax (born 1935), American Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher *

Sanford Kwinter Sanford Kwinter is a Canadian-born, New York-based writer and architectural theorist, and a co-founder of Zone Books publishers. Kwinter currently serves as Professor of Theory and Criticism at the Pratt Institute. He formerly served as an associ ...

, Canadian-American writer and publisher * Sanford R. Leigh (born 1934), American civil rights activist *

Sanford Levinson Sanford Victor Levinson (born June 17, 1941) is an American legal scholar known for his writings on constitutional law. A professor at the University of Texas Law School, Levinson is notable for his criticism of the United States Constitution as ...

(born 1941), American legal scholar *

Sanford Lieberson Sanford "Sandy" Lieberson (born 16 July 1936)"Sanford Lieberson"
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(born 1936), American film producer * Sanford N. McDonnell (1922–2012), American businessman * Sanford Meisner (1905–1997), American actor and acting teacher *

Sanford K. Moats Lieutenant General Sanford Kenneth Moats (born December 4, 1921) is an American Air Force lieutenant general and fighter ace. He was vice commander of the Tactical Air Command, with headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, responsible fo ...

(born 1921), American Air Force officer *

Sanford A. Moeller Sanford Augustus Moeller (1878–1960) was an American rudimental drummer, national champion, educator, and author. He was born in Albany, New York on February 16, 1878, and he began his music education by studying the piano. While still a ...

(1886–1960), American musician *

Sanford Alexander Moss Sanford Alexander Moss (August 23, 1872 – November 10, 1946) was an American aviation engineer, who was the first to use a turbocharger on an aircraft engine. Life and career Sanford Moss was born 1872 in San Francisco, California to Ernest ...

(1872–1946), American aviation engineer *

Sanford Palay Sanford Louis "Sandy" Palay (23 September 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States – 5 August 2002 in Concord, Massachusetts, United States) was an American scientist and educator. Academic Background Palay received his bachelor's degree from Ob ...

(1918–2002), American scientist and educator * Sanford Panitch, American film executive *

Sanford Plummer Sanford Plummer (Ga-yo-gwa-doke) (1905–1974) (Seneca) was a Native American narrative watercolor painter from New York state. He painted works portraying traditional life and culture of the Seneca and people of other Iroquois nations. His works ...

(1905–1974), Native American painter * Sanford Jacob Ramey (1798–1866), American politician *

Sanford Ransdell Sanford Wesley Ransdell (September 11, 1781 – July 30, 1854) was an early American pioneer and soldier in the Battle of Tippecanoe. Ransdell was born in Orange County, Virginia, on September 11, 1781. He was a descendant of Edward Ransdell, a si ...

(1781–1854), American pioneer and soldier *

Sanford E. Reisenbach Sanford E. "Sandy" Reisenbach (May 13, 1932 – January 6, 2015) was the longtime marketing executive for Warner Bros. He lived in Beverly Hills, California. According to ''The Hollywood Reporter'', Reisenbach guided over 250 advertising campaign ...

(1932–2015), American marketing executive * Sanford Rosenthal (1897-1989), American scientist *

Sanford Ross Sanford Ross (January 25, 1907 – March 1, 1954) was an American realist painter and printmaker. His urban and rural scenes of the 1930s bore the influence of Charles Burchfield and Edward Hopper. His later work focused on the landscape ...

(1907–1954), American painter and printmaker *

Sanford H. Roth Sanford H. Roth (1906–1962) was an American photographer whose work has appeared in ''Time'', ''Life'', ''Look'', ''Fortune'', ''Paris Match'', ''Elle'', ''Der Stern'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Vogue'', ''Oggi (magazine), Oggi'', ''People'', and o ...

(1906–1962), American photographer * Sanford Schram (born 1949), American political scientist and author * Sanford L. Segal (1937–2010), American mathematician *

Sanford C. Sigoloff Sanford C. Sigoloff (September 8, 1930 – February 19, 2011) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He became known as "Mr. Chapter 11" for his rescuing of a number of companies from bankruptcy, in the course of which he pioneered an ...

(1930-2011), American businessman *

Sanford W. Smith Sanford Willard Smith (August 19, 1869 – January 24, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (state), New York. Life Smith was born on August 19, 1869, in Kinderhook (village), New York, Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York ...

(1869–1929), American judge * Sanford Socolow (1928–2015), American broadcast journalist *

Sanford L. Steelman, Jr. Sanford L. Steelman Jr. (born September 11, 1951) is an American judge, who served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals from January 2003 until his retirement in June 2015. Steelman attended Davidson College, graduating with a degree in politic ...

(born 1951), American judge *

Sanford Sylvan Sanford Sylvan (December 19, 1953 – January 29, 2019) was an American baritone. Biography Sanford Mead Sylvan was born in New York City on December 19, 1953, and grew up in Syosset, New York. Starting at age 13 he participated in the Juillia ...

(born 1953), American baritone * Sanford E. Thompson (1867–1949), American engineer *

Sanford J. Ungar Sanford J. "Sandy" Ungar (born 1945) is an American journalist, author, and the inaugural director of the Free Speech Project at Georgetown University. He was the tenth president of Goucher College and the 24th director of Voice of America. Ear ...

(born 1945), American journalist and author *

Sanford Wallace Sanford 'Spamford' Wallace (1968-2023) was an Internet spammer. He initially sent junk faxes before coming to notoriety in 1997, promoting himself as the original "Spam King". Wallace's prolific spamming has resulted in encounters with the United ...

(born 1968), notorious American "Spam King" *

Sanford I. Weill Sanford I. "Sandy" Weill (; born March 16, 1933) is an American banker, financier and philanthropist. He is a former chief executive and chairman of Citigroup. He served in those positions from 1998 until October 1, 2003, and April 18, 2006, re ...

(born 1933), American banker *

Sanford Wheeler Sanford Matthew Wheeler (6 April 1970 – 10 March 2020) was an Australian rules football player for the Sydney Swans. He is notable as being the first African American-born player in the history of the AFL and one of few players from the Uni ...

(born 1970), first African-American Australian rules football player *

Sanford White Sanford Brownell "Sammy" White (May 4, 1888April 11, 1964) was an American football and baseball player. He played college football for the Princeton Tigers football team from 1910 to 1911 and was a consensus first-team All-American football pl ...

(1888–1964), American football and baseball player *

Sanford Calvin Yoder Sanford Calvin Yoder (December 5, 1879 – February 23, 1975) was a Mennonite pastor, biblical scholar, moderator of the Mennonite General Conference from 1919 to 1921, and president of Goshen College from 1923 to 1940. He was also a leader in the M ...

(1879–1975), American Mennonite pastor and scholar *

Sanford Yung Sanford Yung Yung-tao (; 3 October 1927 – 7 November 2013) was a Hong Kong accountant, politician and racehorse owner. Yung was born in Hong Kong in 1927 with family roots in Zhongshan county, Guangdong, China. His step-grandfather Yung Wing wa ...

(1927–2013), Hong Kong accountant and politician *

Sanford Myron Zeller Sanford Myron Zeller (19 October 1885 – 4 November 1948) was an American mycologist. Born in Coldwater, Michigan, Zeller was educated at Lawrence College in Wisconsin, then Greenville College in Illinois, from which he received a Bachelor of S ...

(1885–1948), American mycologist

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