Rumford
# Rumford

Rumford may refer to:

## People

* William Byron Rumford (1908–1986), California politician
* Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753–1814), American-British-German inventor, scientist, soldier, and official
* Kennerley Rumford (1870–1957), English baritone singer

## Places

* Rumford (crater), a location on the far side of the Moon
* Rumford, Falkirk, a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland
* Rumford, Cornwall, a hamlet near Wadebridge in Cornwall

### United States

* Rumford, Maine, a New England town
   * Rumford (CDP), Maine, the main village in the town
* Rumford, New Hampshire, former name of Concord, New Hampshire
* Rumford, Rhode Island
* Rumford, South Dakota
* The Rumford River in Massachusetts

## Other

* Rumford Fair Housing Act, California law repealed by California Proposition 14 (1964)
* Rumford fireplace, an improved household fireplace
* Rumford furnace, a kiln for making quicklime
* Rumford Medal, science award made annually by the Royal Society
* Rumford Prize, science award made annually by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
* Rumford's Soup, a cheap, nutritious food invented by Count Rumford
