Famous People with Name Gifford

Norman Gifford            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Norman Gifford: Gifford served his apprenticeship as a professional cricketer in the Worcestershire second team during 1959, and when in May 1960 he took 2-25 from 18 overs in a drawn Second XI match against Kent, he was called up to the first team for the game against the same opposition that began the very next day. Gifford took four wickets in Kent's first innings, but his hopes of a repeat in the second evaporated as Worcestershire collapsed to their second-lowest ever score of 25 all out on their way to an innings defeat. The next game against Cambridge University was a happier affair, as Gifford took ten wickets in the match, including a fine second-innings analysis of 15.5-7-18-6, to ensure that this time it was his team who won by an innings.

Frank Gifford            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frank Gifford: is a former American football player and one of the better-known American sports commentators in the latter part of the 20th century who made the transition from an athlete to broadcasting.

Kathie Lee Gifford            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kathie Lee Gifford: Kathie Lee Gifford was born in Paris, France, to Aaron Leon Epstein and his wife, Joan. Her father was serving in the United States Navy. She grew up in Bowie, Maryland, in the United States where she was a cheerleader for Bowie High School

Francis Newton "Frank" Gifford            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Newton "Frank" Gifford: is a former American football player and one of the better-known American sports commentators in the latter part of the 20th century who made the transition from an athlete to broadcasting.

Robert Swain Gifford            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Swain Gifford: was an American landscape painter. He was influenced by the Barbizon school. Much of his work focuses on the landscapes of New England, where he was born. However, in the 1870s he undertook several journeys to Europe and the Middle East and painted some s