Barcroft

Article summary

Barcroft as a personal name can refer to: * Barcroft Boake (poet) (1866–1892), Australian poet * Stacy Barcroft Lloyd, Jr. (1908–1994), American businessman, horse breeder, dairy cattle farmer and yachtsman Barcroft as a family name can refer to: * George Barcroft (before 1574–c.1610), English composer of church music * Sir Joseph Barcroft (1872–1947), British physiologist * Judith Barcroft (born 1942), American Broadway and soap opera actress * Peter Barcroft (1929–1977), English cricketer * Roy Barcroft (1902–1969), American character actor * Tom Barcroft (1870–after 1909), English football secretary-manager Barcroft as a place name can refer to: * Barcroft, West Yorkshire, a place in West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom *Barcroft, a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia * Barcroft Community House, a historic community center located at Arlington, Virginia, United States * Barcroft Islands, a group of small islands in Antarctica named after Sir Joseph Barcroft * Barcroft Park, a baseball venue located in Arlington, Virginia, United States * Lake Barcroft, Virginia, a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States * Barcroft TV

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1. date of birth: 1942 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1268985085