Throughout the world, Bradford (Bradford 
, ברדפורד 
, ブラッドフォード) is a common masculine given name. The forename Bradford is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare boy's name, South Africa, where it is a rare boy's name, and Canada. Likewise, Bradford is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Bradford | United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, United States, Canada |
| ברדפורד | Israel |
Bradford is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bradford Meade , the fictional character, Ugly Betty.
| miles bradford (1644-1648) (b. 1644) |
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| sion bradford Welsh poet (b. 1706) |
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allen alexander bradford Lawyer, judge, and politician (1815-1888), US (b. 1815) |
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perry bradford American musician, US (b. 1893) |
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| amory howe bradford 1846-1911; Amory H. Bradford (b. 1846) |
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| littleton waller tazewell bradford American politician, US (b. 1848) |
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| wilmot henry bradford British Army officer (1815–1914), GB (b. 1864) |
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| montagu edward bradford (1867-1890) (b. 1867) |
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| avenel de biarz william wykeham bradford (1876-1907) (b. 1876) |
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| roark bradford American writer known for stories based on American folklore, US (b. 1896) |
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| sir edward montagu andrew bradford, 3rd bt. (1910-1952) (b. 1910) |
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| ridley lewkenor bradford (1912-1940) (b. 1912) |
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| roy bradford British politician (1921-1998), GB (b. 1921) |
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| lane bradford American actor (1922-1973), US (b. 1922) |
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| ernle bradford Royal Navy officer and historian, GB (b. 1922) |
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