People
- Christie Blatchford (born 1951), Canadian newspaper columnist and broadcaster
- Edgar Blatchford, founder of Alaska Newspapers, Inc.
- Edward Blatchford, an actor who played Peter Collins on the TV series Malibu, CA
- Howard Peter "Cowboy" Blatchford (1912-1943), flying ace who acquired the first Canadian Victory in World War II
- Joseph Blatchford (born 1934), director of the Peace Corps (1969–1971)
- Kenneth Blatchford (1882-1933), mayor of Edmonton, Alberta and a member of the Canadian House of Commons
- Olivia Blatchford (born 1993), American squash player
- Richard M. Blatchford (1859-1934), U.S. Army General
- Robert Blatchford (1851-1943), British socialist campaigner and author
- Samuel Blatchford (1820-1893), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, first president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1824–1828)
- Raymond Bruce Blatchford (born 1920), past president of Barnstaple Rotary Club (1977-1978) and M.B.E
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