Woodford is a surname originally referring to places located near a river crossing in a forest.
It may refer to:
Adolphus Frederick Alexander Woodford (1821–1887), pioneering historian of Freemasonry
Field Marshal Sir Alexander George Woodford (1782–1870), senior British Army officer and colonial administrator
Sir Charles Morris Woodford (1852–1927), naturalist and colonial official in the Solomon Islands
Charles W. Woodford (1931–2009), American politician
George Woodford (1915–1966), English footballer with Norwich City and Southampton
George Woodford, English Artist. Son of George Woodford the Footballer.
Jack Woodford (1894–1971), American author
Kevin Woodford (born 1950), British TV chef and actor
Michael Woodford, executive, former President of Olympus Corporation
Michael Woodford, economist (born 1955), American macroeconomist and monetary theorist
Michael Woodford, Jr. (born 1981), American hockey player
Neil Woodford (born 1960), British fund manager
Nina Woodford, Swedish song writer
Sir Ralph James Woodford (1784–1828), Governor of Trinidad 1813-1828
William Woodford (politician) (1858–1944), Canadian politician from Newfoundland
William Woodford (1734–1780), American general
William Woodford (Latin: Wilhelmus Wodfordus), better known as William of Woodford, a medieval cleric
