People
- Blackford Oakes, the fictional protagonist in a series of books by William F. Buckley, Jr.
- Charles Minor Blackford (1833–1903), an American lawyer
- Hosea Blackford, a fictional character in books by Harry Turtledove
- Isaac Blackford (1786–1859), an American judge and politician
- Paul Blackford, a British musician
- Richard Blackford (born 1954), an English composer
- Russell Blackford, an Australian writer, philosopher, and critic
- Steven Blackford (1977–2004), an American wrestler
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