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 FreemasonryField Marshal Sir Alexander George Woodford (1782–1870), senior British Army officer and colonial administratorSir Charles Morris Woodford (1852–1927), naturalist and colonial official in the Solomon IslandsCharles W. Woodford (1931–2009), American politicianGeorge Woodford (1915–1966), English footballer with Norwich City and SouthamptonGeorge Woodford, English Artist. Son of George Woodford the Footballer.Jack Woodford (1894–1971), American authorKevin Woodford (born 1950), British TV chef and actorMichael Woodford, executive, former President of Olympus CorporationMichael Woodford, economist (born 1955), American macroeconomist and monetary theoristMichael Woodford, Jr. (born 1981), American hockey playerNeil Woodford (born 1960), British fund managerNina Woodford, Swedish song writerSir Ralph James Woodford (1784–1828), Governor of Trinidad 1813-1828William Woodford (politician) (1858–1944), Canadian politician from NewfoundlandWilliam Woodford (1734–1780), American generalWilliam Woodford (Latin: Wilhelmus Wodfordus), better known as William of Woodford, a medieval cleric