Wilford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Aron Wilford (born 1982), English footballer Debbie Wilford (born 1961), New Zealand lawn bowler Derek Wilford (1933–2023), British Army officer Elizabeth Wilford (died 1559), English founding member of the Muscovy Company Ernest Wilford (born 1979), American football player Francis Wilford (1761–1822), Hanoverian Indologist and Orientalist Francis Wilford-Smith (1927–2009), British cartoonist, graphic artist, and blues specialist Sir James Wilford (1516–1550), English soldier John Wilford (MP) (died 1418), English politician John Wilford (fl.1723–1742), English bookseller John Noble Wilford (1933–2025), American journalist and author Jwalshik Wilford (born 1968), Nigerian chemist Mark Wilford (born 1959), American climber Marty Wilford (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player Michael Wilford (1938–2023), English architect Michael Wilford (diplomat) (1922–2006), British diplomat Richard Wilford, British horticulturist Ronald A. Wilford (1927–2015), American music manager Sara Wilford (1932–2021), American psychologist Sir Thomas Wilford (1870–1939), New Zealand politician William Wilford (died 1413), English politician

See also Willeford

Includes any persons with "Wilford" as first name