Bancroft
Bancroft is a family name that may refer to:
- Ann Bancroft (* 1955), American polar researcher and author
- Anne Bancroft (1931–2005), American actress
- Dave Bancroft (1891–1972), American baseball player
- Edward Bancroft (chemist) (1744–1821) British physician and chemist
- Edward Nathaniel Bancroft (1772–1842), British physician and naturalist
- Frederic Bancroft (1860–1945), American historian
- George Bancroft (politician) (1800-1891), American historian and politician
- George Bancroft (actor) (1882–1956), American actor
- Helen Holme Bancroft (1887–?), Dutch botanist
- Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832–1918), American ethnologist and historian
- Hugh Bancroft (1904–1988), Canadian organist and composer
- Ian Bancroft, Baron Bancroft (1922–1996), British Councilor
- Leslie Bancroft-Krichko (* 1959), American cross-country skier
- Phil Bancroft (* 1967), English jazz saxophonist
- Richard Bancroft (1544–1610), Bishop of London, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Rosemary E. Bancroft-Marcus , British neo-Greekist
- Squire Bancroft (1841-1926), British actor and theater director
- Steve Bancroft (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tom Bancroft (* 1967), English jazz drummer
- Wilder Dwight Bancroft (1867–1953), American chemist
Bancroft is the name of the following localities
in Canada:
in the United States:
- Bancroft, Georgia , in Early County
- Bancroft, Idaho , in Caribou County
- Bancroft, Iowa , in Kossuth County
- Bancroft, California , in Contra Costa County
- Bancroft, Kansas , in Nemaha County
- Bancroft, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Bancroft (Muhlenberg County, Kentucky)
- Bancroft, Louisiana , in Beauregard Parish
- Bancroft, Maine , in Aroostook County
- Bancroft, Maryland , in Anne Arundel County
- Bancroft, Massachusetts , in Hampshire County
- Bancroft, Michigan , in Shiawassee County
- Bancroft, Minnesota , in Freeborn County
- Bancroft, Missouri , in Daviess County
- Bancroft, Nebraska , in Cuming County
- Bancroft, Ohio , in Stark County - no longer exists
- Bancroft, Oregon , in Coos County
- Bancroft, South Dakota , in Kingsbury County
- Bancroft, Texas , in Orange County
- Bancroft, West Virginia , in Putnam County
- Bancroft, Wisconsin , in Portage County
- Bancroft Corners , in Lake County, Illinois
- Bancroft Point , in San Diego County, California
in Zambia:
- another name of the city Chililabombwe
Others:
- Bancroft (moon crater)
- Bancroft point , intersection point of saturation vapor pressure curves
- Bancroft Prize , Columbia University Prize
- Bancroft Motorsport , former German automobile manufacturer
- Bancroft Noles Drain , flowing water in Monroe County, Michigan
- Bancroft Lake , Lake in Kossuth County, Iowa (Defunct)
- Bancroft Pond , lake in Washington County, Vermont
- Bancroft Reservoir , lake in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
- Bancroft Canal , canal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana
- Bancroft Incline Mine , mine in Chaffee County, Colorado
- Bancroft Mine , mine in Chaffee County, Colorado
- Bancroft Number Ten Mine , mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado
- Bancroft Oil Field , oil field in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana
Objects listed in the NRHP :
- Bancroft and Sons Cotton Mills , of Wilmington, Delaware, ID No. 84000439
- Bancroft Hotel , in Worcester, Massachusetts, ID No. 80000614
- Bancroft Memorial Library , in Hopedale, Massachusetts, ID No. 99000188
- Bancroft Tower , in Worcester, Massachusetts, ID No. 80000524
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