Stafford (disambiguation)
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Other places in England
- Stafford (UK Parliament constituency)Stafford (UK Parliament constituency)Stafford is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The sitting MP is the Conservative Jeremy Lefroy....
- West StaffordWest StaffordWest Stafford is a village in south west Dorset, England, situated in the Frome valley two miles east of Dorchester. The village has a population of 270 . It contains 'The Wise Man Inn', which is the village pub, and St Andrew's Church. The river Winterbourne runs beside the village and 2 miles...
, in Dorset
United States
- Stafford, California (disambiguation)
- Stafford, Humboldt County, CaliforniaStafford, Humboldt County, CaliforniaStafford is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located on the south bank of the Eel River southeast of Scotia, at an elevation of 138 feet ....
- Stafford, Sutter County, California, historic name of a hamlet now superseded by Live Oak, Sutter County, California
- Stafford, Humboldt County, California
- Stafford, ConnecticutStafford, ConnecticutStafford is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States, settled in 1719. The population was 11,307 at the 2000 census.-History:The Colonial Town of Stafford began as a rural agricultural community...
- Stafford, KansasStafford, KansasStafford is a city in Stafford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,042.-Geography:Stafford is located at...
- Stafford Township, New JerseyStafford Township, New Jersey-Transportation:Stafford is served by a few major roads. CR 539 passes through in the western part. U.S. Route 9 passes north-south through the center of the township and Route 72 is the main artery that passes from the northwest to the southeast...
- Stafford, New YorkStafford, New YorkStafford is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 2,409 at the 2000 census. The town was named after a the town of the same name in England....
- Stafford, TexasStafford, TexasStafford is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city is mostly in Fort Bend County with a small portion in Harris County. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Stafford's population was 15,681....
- Stafford, VirginiaStafford, VirginiaStafford is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Stafford County in the northern part of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 4,320. It lies north of Fredericksburg, approximately south of metropolitan Washington, D.C., and about north of...
- Stafford County, VirginiaStafford County, VirginiaStafford County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state, and just across the Rappahannock River from the City of Fredericksburg. As of the 2000 census, the population was 92,446, increasing to 128,961 in 2010.. Its county seat is Stafford. In 2006, and again in 2009,...
Australia
- Stafford, QueenslandStafford, QueenslandStafford is a northern suburb of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.A predominantly residential suburb, including some original Queenslander-style homes and a significant number of post-war Queensland Housing Commission homes on quarter-acre blocks built around the 1940s and...
, a suburb of Brisbane - Electoral district of StaffordElectoral district of StaffordThe district of Stafford is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.It is located in the inner northern residential suburbs of Brisbane. Suburbs in the electorate include Stafford, Chermside, Gordon Park, Kedron, Lutwyche, Stafford Heights and...
, Queensland, Australia
Surname
- Abi Stafford, New York City Ballet principal dancer and sister of Jonathan
- Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon, mistress of Henry VIII who was prosecuted for adultery with his friend, William Compton; also sister of the 3rd Duke of Buckingham
- Anthony Stafford BeerAnthony Stafford BeerAnthony Stafford Beer was a British theorist, consultant and professor at the Manchester Business School. He is best known for his work in the fields of operational research and management cybernetics.- Biography :...
(1926–2002), British theorist - Drew StaffordDrew StaffordDrew Stafford is an American ice hockey forward, an alternate captain for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League . He started playing hockey at an early age and played for the Waukesha Warhawks in Waukesha, Wisconsin, playing with local area legends Todd Rose and Damian Carrasco-Zanini...
(b. 1985), Buffalo Sabres (NHL) forward - Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of StaffordEdmund Stafford, 5th Earl of StaffordEdmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford and 6th Baron Audley, KB, KG was the son of Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford and Philippa de Beauchamp....
(1377/1378–1398) - Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of BuckinghamEdward Stafford, 3rd Duke of BuckinghamEdward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, KG was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and the former Lady Catherine Woodville, daughter of the 1st Earl Rivers and sister-in-law of King Edward IV.-Early life:Stafford was born at Brecknock Castle in Wales...
(1478–1521) - Frederick StaffordFrederick StaffordFrederick Stafford was an Austrian-born actor.The Czech actor Frederick Stafford , who spoke fluent Czech, German, English, French and Italian, was a leading man in European spy-movies....
(1928–1979), Austrian-born actor - Garrett StaffordGarrett StaffordGarrett Stafford is a professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently a part of the Montreal Canadiens organization.-Playing career:...
(b. 1980), American professional hockey player - Godfrey StaffordGodfrey StaffordDr Godfrey Harry Stafford CBE, MA FInstP, FRS is a British physicist and directed the Rutherford Appleton Laboratories from 1969 to 1981. He went on to be a master at St Cross College, in Oxford and president of the Institute of Physics. In 1950 Dr. Stafford married Helen Goldthorp Clark, an...
(b. 1920), South African born British physicist - Greg StaffordGreg StaffordFrancis Gregory Stafford , usually known as Greg Stafford, is an American game designer, publisher and shaman.-Glorantha and gaming:...
(b. 1948), formally "Francis Gregory Stafford", American role playing game designer and shamanic practitioner - Greg Stafford (footballer)Greg Stafford (footballer)Gregory "Greg" Stafford is a retired Australian professional Australian rules football player who played for the Sydney Swans and the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Sydney career:...
(b. 1974), played for the Sydney Swans and the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League. - Greg G. Stafford, controversial writer of Defending Jehovah's Witnesses (Elihu Books)
- Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of BuckinghamHenry Stafford, 2nd Duke of BuckinghamHenry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, KG played a major role in Richard III of England's rise and fall. He is also one of the primary suspects in the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower...
(1454–1483) - Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of StaffordHugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of StaffordHugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford, KG was the eldest son of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford and Margaret de Audley.Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Audley circa 1358...
(1342–1386) - Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of BuckinghamHumphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of BuckinghamHumphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham KG , an English nobleman, great grandson of King Edward III on his mother's side, was best known as a military commander in the Hundred Years' War and in the Wars of the Roses....
(1402–1460) - Humphrey Stafford, Earl of StaffordHumphrey Stafford, Earl of StaffordHumphrey Stafford , generally known by his courtesy title of Earl of Stafford was the son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Anne Neville ....
(1425–1455) - James Stafford (b. 1926), Cardinal Major Penitentiary of the Roman Catholic Church
- Jean StaffordJean StaffordJean Stafford was an American short story writer and novelist, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford in 1970....
, American writer - Jean Stafford, Australian country music artist
- Jim StaffordJim StaffordJames Wayne "Jim" Stafford is an American comedian, musician, and singer-songwriter, prominent in the 1970s. Stafford is self-taught on guitar, fiddle, piano, banjo, organ and harmonica....
(b. 1944), American comedian and musician - Jo StaffordJo StaffordJo Elizabeth Stafford was an American singer of traditional pop music and jazz standards and occasional actress whose career ran from the late 1930s to the early 1960s...
(1917–2008), U.S. popular singer - Jonathan Stafford, New York City Ballet principal dancer and brother of Abi
- Mary Stafford, née Mary BoleynMary BoleynMary Boleyn , was the sister of English queen consort Anne Boleyn and a member of the Boleyn family, which enjoyed considerable influence during the reign of King Henry VIII of England...
, sister of Anne Boleyn and mistress of Henry VIII, to whom she is alleged to have borne two children - Mary StaffordMary Stafford (singer)Mary Stafford was an American cabaret singer in the classic blues style. In January, 1921, she became the first African American woman to record for Columbia Records. She toured widely throughout the mid-Atlantic in the 1920s and into the 1930s...
(ca. 1895 – ca. 1938), American singer - Matthew StaffordMatthew StaffordJohn Matthew Stafford is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Lions first overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Georgia....
(b. 1988), American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the NFL - Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of StaffordRalph Stafford, 1st Earl of StaffordRalph de Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, KG was an English nobleman and notable soldier during the Hundred Years War against France.-Early life and family:...
(1301–1372) - Robert StaffordRobert StaffordRobert Theodore Stafford was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy career, he served as the 71st Governor of Vermont, a United States Representative, and a U.S. Senator...
(1913–2006), American politician - Terry StaffordTerry StaffordTerry LaVerne Stafford was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1964 U.S. Top 10 hit, "Suspicion", and the 1973 country music hit, "Amarillo by Morning".-Biography:...
(1941–1996), American singer and songwriter - Thomas Patten StaffordThomas Patten StaffordThomas Patten Stafford is a retired American Air Force lieutenant general and former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard two Gemini space flights; and in 1969 was the commander of Apollo 10, the second manned mission to orbit the Moon and the first to fly a lunar module there.In 1975, Stafford was...
(b. 1930), American astronaut - Victoria "Tori" Stafford, Canadian murder victim
- William Stafford (disambiguation), various
Given name
- Stafford CrippsStafford CrippsSir Richard Stafford Cripps was a British Labour politician of the first half of the 20th century. During World War II he served in a number of positions in the wartime coalition, including Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Minister of Aircraft Production...
(1889–1952), British politician - Stafford HuylerStafford HuylerStafford Huyler is a cartoonist who created NetBoy, a webcomic. NetBoy began publishing in May 1994.-External links:*Stafford Huyler's...
, a cartoonist who created NetBoy, one of the first Webcomics - Stafford ReppStafford ReppStafford Alois Repp was an American actor best known for his role as Chief O'Hara on the Batman television series.-Early life:...
, character actor best known for his role as Chief O'Hara on the Batman TV series - Stafford FairborneStafford FairborneAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Stafford Fairborne was a Royal Navy officer and politician who represented Rochester as a Member of Parliament from 1705 to 1710.-Naval career:...
, English politician, MP for Rochester
Other
- Stafford LoanStafford loanA Stafford Loan is a student loan offered to eligible students enrolled in accredited American institutions of higher education to help finance their education...
, a type of loan offered to American students demonstrating financial need - Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance ActStafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance ActThe Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is a United States federal law designed to bring an orderly and systemic means of federal natural disaster assistance for state and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to aid citizens...
- Stafford FarmStafford FarmStafford Farm is a 100 acre farm in the Glendale section of Voorhees, New Jersey. In 1773, it was originally settled by the son of John Stafford, on nearby Short Hills Farm in Cherry Hill. John Stafford was George Washington's personal guard during the American Revolutionary War...
, a farm in Voorhees, New Jersey - Stafford, a clothing line from J. C. PenneyJ. C. Penney-External links:*...
See also
- StaffortStaffortStaffort is an old German village between Karlsruhe and Bruchsal - since 1975 the village is part of the town Stutensee which was created by joining together with Blankenloch, Friedrichstal and Spöck...
, in Germany - Strafford (disambiguation)
- Stratford (disambiguation)