Bamford (surname)

Last updated August 26, 2025

Bamford is an English surname.

People

Notable people with the surname include:

Alf Bamford, British disc jockey and record producer
Anthony Bamford (born 1945), English businessman and chairman of JCB
Brian Bamford (1935–2021), English golfer
Carole Bamford (born 1946), British businessperson
Edward Bamford (1887–1928), English naval captain and recipient of the Victoria Cross
Frank Ellis Bamford (1865–1932), American army general
Fred Bamford (1849–1934), Australian politician, Minister for Home and Territories
Gord Bamford (born 1976), Australian-Canadian singer
Harry Bamford (1920–1958), English footballer
Harry Bamford (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1915), English footballer
Harry Bamford (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1949), English footballer
James Bamford (born 1946), American author and journalist
John Bamford (1937–2023), English recipient of the George Cross
Jo Bamford (born 1977, as Joseph Cyril Edward Bamford), British businessman, grandson of Joseph Cyril Bamford (1916–2001)
Joseph Cyril Bamford (1916–2001), English businessman
Joyce Bamford-Addo (born 1937), Ghanaian lawyer and politician
Maria Bamford (born 1970), American comedian and actress
Mark Bamford (film director), American writer and director
Patrick Bamford (born 1993), English footballer
Robert Bamford (1883–1942), founder of Aston Martin
Samuel Bamford (1788–1872), English radical reformer and writer
Scott Bamford (born 1970) Australian Rules Footballer
Simon Bamford (born–?), English film, television and stage actor.
Tommy Bamford (1905–1967), Welsh footballer

Barry Bamford, a fictional character from the 2010s UK medical soap opera TV show Doctors
Janet Bamford, a fictional character from UK soap opera TV show Coronation Street during the 1980s
Phoebe Bamford, a fictional character from the 1990s UK time-travel sitcom TV show Goodnight Sweetheart