Halford
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- Halford, ShropshireHalford, ShropshireHalford is a small village in Shropshire, England.It lies just east, over the River Onny, of the small town of Craven Arms. The village was once the centre of a separate parish, and later civil parish, but is now part of the civil parish of Craven Arms, which was formed by merging the parish of...
, England - Halford, WarwickshireHalford, WarwickshireHalford is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. It is located south-east of Stratford-on-Avon.By the River Stour are the earthworks and buried remains of Halford Castle, a motte castle believed to be the predecessor of the present manor house....
, England - Halford IslandHalford IslandHalford Island is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Frobisher Bay, south of Buerger Point....
, Nunavut, Canada
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- Alison HalfordAlison HalfordAlison Monica Halford is a former senior police officer who became a politician. She was Labour member of the National Assembly for Wales, representing the Delyn constituency, between 1999 and 2003. In 2006 she transferred allegiance to the Conservative Party and as of 2007 advises the...
(born 1940), Welsh former senior police officer and politician - Bruce HalfordBruce HalfordBruce Halford was a British racing driver from England. He was born in Hampton-in-Arden and educated at Blundell's School...
(1931-2001), British racing driver - Frank HalfordFrank HalfordMajor Frank Bernard Halford CBE FRAeS was an English aircraft engine designer.-Career:Educated at Felsted, In 1913 he left the University of Nottingham before graduating to learn to fly at Brooklands and Bristol Flying School and became a flight instructor using Bristol Boxkites.He served in the...
(1894-1955), English aircraft engine designer - George HalfordGeorge HalfordGeorge Dowglas Halford was the second Anglican Bishop of Rockhampton from 1909 until 1920.Halford was educated at Felsted and Keble College, Oxford...
(1865-1948), Bishop of Rockhampton, England - George Britton HalfordGeorge Britton HalfordGeorge Britton Halford was an English-born anatomist and physiologist, founder of the first medical school in Australia, University of Melbourne School of Medicine.- Background :...
(1824–1910), founder of the first medical school in Australia - Greg HalfordGreg HalfordGregory "Greg" Halford is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He is naturally a right wingback or winger, but has played a number of other positions throughout his career, including striker and centre back....
(born 1984), English footballer - Henry HalfordHenry HalfordSir Henry Halford, 1st Baronet, GCH , born Henry Vaughan, royal and society physician, was physician extraordinary to King George III from 1793 to 1820, then as physician in ordinary to his three successors - George IV, William IV and the young Victoria...
, 1st Baronet (1766–1844), physician to several English monarchs - Paul HalfordPaul HalfordPaul Halford is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.He was a star player for Napier City Rovers, scoring a goal in their 1985 Chatham Cup final success, in the 1980s before joining the Brisbane Lions...
, New Zealand soccer player - Rob HalfordRob HalfordRobert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...
(born 1951), Judas Priest vocalist - William HalfordWilliam HalfordWilliam Halford was a sailor, and later an officer, in the United States Navy. He also received the Medal of Honor.-Biography:...
(1841-1919), US Navy sailor awarded the Medal of Honor - Halford Mackinder (1861-1947), geographer, a founder of the study of geopolitics
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- USS Halford (DD-480)USS Halford (DD-480)USS Halford , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant William Halford , a recipient of the Medal of Honor....
, US Navy ship named after William Halford - Halford (band)Halford (band)Halford is a heavy metal band formed in 1999 by Rob Halford, the lead vocalist for Judas Priest. Halford formed the band to return to his heavy metal roots...
, heavy metal band featuring Rob Halford - HalfordsHalfordsHalfords Group plc is a leading retailer of car parts, car enhancements and bicycles operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Czech Republic and more recently in Poland, although it is currently pulling out of the latter two countries...
, United Kingdom chain of stores that sell automotive products - Halford BaronetsHalford BaronetsThree baronetcies were created for different families bearing the name of Halford, but related to one another. The first baronetcy was created in 1641 for Richard Halford in the Baronetage of England. It became extinct in 1780 with the death of the seventh and last baronet...
, baronetcies in the UK - Halford SpecialHalford SpecialThe Halford Special was a Grand Prix racing car of the 1920s built by Frank Halford on the chassis of an early Side Valve Aston Martin tourer. It was one of the most advanced British-built racing cars of the mid 1920s and had many racing successes....
, British racing car