People
- Mitford family
- Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1837–1916), British diplomat, collector and writer, he was the paternal grandfather of the Mitford sisters.
- Bertram Mitford (novelist)
- Deborah Mitford (born 1920), Duchess of Devonshire.
- Diana Mitford (1910–2003), widow of Oswald Mosley.
- Jessica Mitford (1917–1996), Anglo-American author, journalist and political campaigner.
- Mitford Sisters: Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity Valkyrie, Jessica and Deborah.
- Mary Russell Mitford (1787–1855), British author and playwright
- Nancy Mitford (1904–1973), English novelist and biographer.
- Unity Mitford (1914–1948), English supporter of fascism and Adolf Hitler.
- William Mitford (1744–1827), English historian and the great-great-great-grandfather of the Mitford sisters.
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