Rainsford
Rainsford is an English-language surname, a variation of the toponymic surname Rainford from the village Rainford, Lancashire. Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrew Rainsford Wetmore, New Brunswick politician and jurist
- Charles Rainsford, British Army officer
- Ed Rainsford, Zimbabwean cricketer
- George Payne Rainsford James, English novelist and historical writer
- George Rainsford, Australian politician
- George Rainsford, English actor
- Harold Rainsford Stark, officer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II
- Jill Rainsford, actress, songwriter, painter and author
- Marcus Rainsford Officer in the British Army, serving in the Battle of Camden 1780, during the American Revolutionary War, and historical author
- Sir Mark Rainsford, Irish Lord Mayor of Dublin and the original founder of the St James' Gate Brewery
- Peter Rainsford Brady, American military officer, surveyor and politician
- Rainey Qualley, singer and actress, daughter to actress/model Andie MacDowell and sister to dancer/actress Margaret Qualley
Fictional characters
- Sanger Rainsford, from Richard Connell's 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game"
