Beckford (surname)

Beckford (surname)

Beckford is a surname, and may refer to:

*Allison Beckford (born 1979), Jamaican sprinter
*Chris Beckford-Tseu (born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey player
*Darren Beckford (born 1967), English professional football player
*James Beckford (born 1975), Jamaican long jump athlete in the 1996 Olympics
*Jason Beckford (born 1970), English professional football player
*Jermaine Beckford (born 1983), English professional football player
*Peter Beckford, Jamaican slave owner
*Reginald Beckford (fl. 20th century), Panamanian sprinter and businessman
*Robert Beckford (contemporary), British academic, theologian, and filmmaker
*Roxanne Beckford (born 1969), Jamaican actress
*Tyson Beckford (born 1970), American supermodel and actor
*William Beckford (1709–1770), English politician and slave-owner; Lord Mayor of London
*William Beckford of Somerley, Jamaican slave owner and writer
*William Thomas Beckford (1760–1844), English novelist, art critic, travel writer, slave owner and politician


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