HANCOCK (SURNAME)

'Hancock' as a surname may refer to:
Among people from 'Australia':

★ John Hancock (Australian colonist), one of the first settlers at the Swan River Colony in Australia

★ Lang Hancock (1909–1992), Australian iron ore magnate

★ Michael Hancock, 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

★ Herbie Hancock (born 1940), jazz musician

★ H. Irving Hancock (Harrie Irving Hancock) (1866?-1922) writer, mainly of Children's books , juveniles and stories for pulp magazines.

★ 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

★ Winfield Scott Hancock (1824–1886), Union general during the American Civil War