Buford is a given name of English origins. Notable people with it include:

Buford Abner, American songwriter Buford Allison, professional football player Buford Ellington, 42nd governor of Tennessee Buford F. Gordon, African American civil rights activist, clergyman and social scientist Buford A. Johnson, member of the Tuskegee Airmen Buford Jordan, professional football player Buford Long, professional football player Buford McGee, professional football player Buford Meredith, American baseball player for the Negro leagues Buford Nunley, American baseball player for the Negro leagues P. Buford Price, American professor Buford Pusser, Tennessee sheriff whose life was made into a series of movies Buford Ray, professional football player Buford John Schramm, businessman and light helicopter developer

Fictional characters Buford, Leo Valdez's walking table in Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series Buford, a pink dog from the cartoon show Buford and the Galloping Ghost Buford T. Justice, character played by Jackie Gleason in the Smokey and the Bandit films Buford Van Stomm, one of the supporting characters on Disney's Phineas and Ferb Buford Tannen, the antagonist of Back to the Future Part III Buford Wilson (Beef), a mutant character in Marvel Comics

See also Buford (surname) Bufford Burford (surname) Buford (disambiguation) Bluford (disambiguation) Bruford (disambiguation)