Globally, Wilford (Wilford 
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| Wilford | Canada, Philippines, Malaysia, United States, United Kingdom |
Wilford is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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wilford woodruff President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1807-1898), US (b. 1807) |
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wilford horace smith African-American lawyer, US (b. 1863) |
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wilford bacon hoggatt American naval officer and sixth Governor of the District of Alaska (1865-1938), US (b. 1865) |
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wilford fawcett Sports shooter, publisher, US (b. 1885) |
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| wilford harmon (born 1838) (b. 1838) |
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wilford whittle Australian brigadier, AU (b. 1892) |
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| wilford neville lloyd Anglo-Irish soldier, GB (b. 1855) |
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| wilford g. chapman American politician (b. 1860) |
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wilford hiram kirk Canadian military personnel, CA (b. 1918) |
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| wilford m. mckendrick President of Weber State University (b. 1870) |
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wilford white American football player (1928-2013), US (b. 1928) |
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| wilford seymour conrow American painter, US (b. 1880) |
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wilford brimley American actor and singer, US (b. 1934) |
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| wilford melville lawry New Zealand architect, NZ (b. 1894) |
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| wilford ketz athletics competitor, US (b. 1906) |
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