Hartford is a surname. Notable instances of the surname include:
George Huntington Hartford (1833–1917) co-founder of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
George Ludlum Hartford (1864–1957) heir to The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company and co-founder of the John A. Hartford Foundation
John Augustine Hartford (1872–1951) heir to The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company and co-founder of the John A. Hartford Foundation
Huntington Hartford (1911–2008) heir to The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company fortune and developer of Paradise Island, Bahamas
John A. Hartford Foundation (1929– ) a U.S. private philanthropic foundation
John Hartford (1937–2001), American country/bluegrass musician
Fictional characters:
Walter "Doc" Hartford, character from The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
