Hancock (surname)

Hancock (surname)

Hancock as a surname may refer to:

Among people from Australia:
* Keith Hancock (1898–1988), historian
* Lang Hancock (1909–1992), iron ore magnate
* Michael Hancock (b. 1969), rugby league footballer

Among people from the United Kingdom:
* Graham Hancock (born 1951), British non-fiction author and journalist
* Jake Hancock (1928-2004), John Michael Hancock, British geologist, specialising in the Cretaceous period
* Nick Hancock (actor) (born 1962), British actor and television presenter
* Ralph Hancock (landscape architect) (1893-1950), Welsh garden designer of both the Rockefeller Center and Derry and Toms roof gardens
* Sheila Hancock (born 1933), British actress and comedian; Officer of the Order of the British Empire
* Tony Hancock (1924–1968), British radio and television comedian; namesake of the "Hancock's Half Hour" radio and television series

Among people from the United States:
* Clarence E. Hancock (1885–1948), politician of New York; U.S. Congressional Representative; namesake of the Syracuse Hancock International Airport
* Cornelia Hancock (1839–1926), nurse famous for her activities during the American Civil War
* Greg Hancock (1970–), motorcycle speedway rider
* H. Irving Hancock (Harrie Irving Hancock) (1866?-1922), writer, mainly of children's books, juveniles and stories for pulp magazines
* Herbie Hancock (born 1940), jazz musician
* John Hancock (1737–1793), American Revolutionary; signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence
* Josh Hancock (1978–2007), a former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
* Mary Louise Hancock (born 1920), New Hampshire politician and activist
* Mel Hancock (born 1929), U.S Congressman from Missouri, best known for Missouri's Hancock Amendment
* Tom Hancock, U.S. politician from Iowa
* Trenton Doyle Hancock (1974–), American fine artist
* Vincent Hancock, Olympic shooter
* Winfield Scott Hancock (1824–1886), Union general during the American Civil War


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