The Earldom of Bradford has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation, which occurred in 1694, was in favour of Francis Newport. The earldom became extinct in 1762 when the fourth Earl died without heirs.
The second creation came in 1815, when the Sovereign made Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baron Bradford an Earl. The Earl's subsidiary titles are: Viscount Newport (created 1815) and Baron Bradford (1794).
Earls of Bradford, First Creation (1694)
- Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford (1620-1708)
- Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford (1644-1723)
- Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford (1684-1734)
- Thomas Newport, 4th Earl of Bradford (d. 1762)
Earls of Bradford, Second Creation (1815)
- Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford (1762-1825)
- George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford (1789-1865)
- Orlando George Charles Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford (1819-1898)
- George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford (1845-1915)
- Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford (1873-1957)
- Gerald Michael Orlando Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford (1911-1981)
- Richard Thomas Orlando Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford (b. 1947)
