Croft is a

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; notable people with this surname include: *

Chancy Croft Leland Chancy Croft (August 21, 1937 – August 30, 2022) was a workers' compensation attorney and Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of Alaska. Elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1968, he served a single term from 1 ...

(born 1937), American politician, father of Eric Croft *

Chris Croft Christopher D. Croft Sr. is a retired United States Army colonel and American politician serving as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives. He represents District 8, which includes the southwestern portion of the city of Overla ...

, American politician *

David Croft (broadcaster) David Michael Croft (born 19 June 1970) is a British television broadcaster for Sky Sports. He is the lead commentator for Sky's Formula One coverage, a role he has held since 2012. He was born and raised in Stevenage, England. Early career Cr ...

, "Crofty", British TV commentator *

David Croft (TV producer) Major David John Croft, (born David John Andrew Sharland; 7 September 1922 – 27 September 2011) was an English television comedy screenwriter, producer and director. He produced and wrote a string of BBC sitcoms with partners Jimmy Perr ...

, British TV sitcom writer *

Douglas Croft Douglas Croft (born Douglas Malcolm Wheatcroft, August 12, 1926 – October 24, 1963) was an American child actor and a soldier who is best remembered for being the first person to portray the DC Comics character Robin, the Boy Wonder, as we ...

, American actor *

Eric Croft Eric Chancy Croft (born November 6, 1964) is an American attorney and politician who represented Anchorage's West district on the Anchorage Assembly from 2016 to 2019. From 1997 to 2006, Croft served as a member of the Alaska House of Representa ...

(born 1964), American politician, son of Chancy Croft * George W. Croft (1846–1904), American politician, father of Theodore G. Croft *

Henry Croft Henry Croft (January 15, 1856 — July 28, 1917) was an Australian-born lumber and mining magnate on Vancouver Island from the 1880s to 1900s. Born in Australia, Croft moved to England at a young age and was educated there. He moved to Canada ...

, Australian-Canadian businessman * Herbert Croft (disambiguation), several people *

Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft (22 June 1881 – 7 December 1947) was a decorated British soldier and Conservative Party politician. Early life and family He was born at Fanhams Hall in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. He was the son of Rich ...

James Croft Sir James Croft PC (c.1518 – 4 September 1590) was an English politician, who was Lord Deputy of Ireland, and MP for Herefordshire in the Parliament of England. Life He was born the second but eldest surviving son of Sir Richard Croft of Cro ...

, Lord Deputy of Ireland in the sixteenth century *

Jennifer Croft Jennifer Croft is an American author, critic and Translation, translator who works from Polish language, Polish, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian and Rioplatense Spanish, Argentine Spanish. With the author Olga Tokarczuk, she was awarded the 2018 Man ...

, American translator *

Julia Croft Julia Croft is a New Zealand performance artist. Biography Croft grew up in Auckland, New Zealand and graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2008 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting). She also completed a bachelor's deg ...

, New Zealand performance artist *

Mary Jane Croft Mary Jane Croft (February 15, 1916 – August 24, 1999) was an American actress best known for her roles as Betty Ramsey on ''I Love Lucy'', Miss Daisy Enright on the radio and television versions of ''Our Miss Brooks'', Mary Jane Lewis on ''T ...

, American actress * Paddy Croft, actress *

Peta-Kaye Croft Peta-Kaye Croft (born 5 August 1972, in Mount Isa) is an Australian Labor Party politician who represented the seat of Broadwater in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. She entered Parliament at the 2001 election by defeating Allan Gric ...

, Australian politician *

Richard Croft (tenor) Richard Croft is an American opera singer who is often characterized as a lyric tenor or " Mozart tenor." Richard Croft debuted in the United States (including at the Metropolitan Opera, the Houston Grand Opera, the Washington Opera and Dallas), ...

, American operatic tenor *

Steven Croft (bishop) Steven John Lindsey Croft (born 29 May 1957) is a Church of England bishop and theologian specialising in mission. He has been Bishop of Oxford since the confirmation of his election on 6 July 2016.

, Bishop of Oxford * Theodore G. Croft (1874–1920), American politician, son of George W. Croft *

William Croft William Croft (baptised 30 December 1678 – 14 August 1727) was an English composer and organist. Life Croft was born at the Manor House, Nether Ettington, Warwickshire. He was educated at the Chapel Royal under the instruction of John Blow ...

, English composer *

William Croft (linguist) William Croft (born November 13, 1956) is an American professor of linguistics at the University of New Mexico, United States. From 1994 to 2005 he was successively research fellow, lecturer, reader and professor in Linguistics at the University ...

, American linguist

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Annabel Croft Annabel Nicola Croft (born 12 July 1966) is a former professional British female tennis player and current radio and television presenter. As a tennis player she won the WTA Tour event Virginia Slims of San Diego and represented Great Britain i ...

, British tennis player *

Colin Croft Colin Everton Hunte Croft (born 15 March 1953) is a former West Indian international cricketer. Cricket career Croft was (along with Andy Roberts, Michael Holding and Joel Garner) part of the potent West Indian quartet of fast bowlers from t ...

, Guyanese cricketer * Don Croft (born 1949), American football player *

Garan Croft Garan Croft is a Welsh amateur boxer who won a silver medal at the 2022 European Championships. His twin brother, Ioan, is also an amateur boxer. The twins come from Crymych. Garan Croft fights at light-middleweight, whilst his brother fights i ...

, Welsh boxer *

Gary Croft Gary Croft (born 17 February 1974) is an English former professional footballer and co-commentator for BBC Radio Humberside. Asa player he was a left back from 1992 until 2008, as well as briefly coming out of retirement in 2015. He notably pl ...

, English footballer *

Ioan Croft Ioan Croft is a Welsh amateur boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships. His twin brother, Garan, is also an amateur boxer. Both twins, who come from Crymych Crymych () is a village of around 800 inhabitants and a commu ...

, Welsh boxer *

June Croft June Alexandra Croft (born 17 June 1963) is an English former freestyle swimmer. Swimming career Croft represented Great Britain at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At her Olympic debut in Moscow, she won the silver medal i ...

, British freestyle swimmer *

Lee Croft Lee David Croft (born 21 June 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger for Manchester City, Norwich City, Derby County, Huddersfield Town and Oldham Athletic. He also appears on ''Soccer AM'' as "Lee Crof ...

, English footballer * Lee Croft (American football) (1898–1984), American NFL guard *

Robert Croft Robert Damien Bale Croft MBE (born 25 May 1970) is a former Welsh cricketer who played international cricket for England. He is an off-spin bowler who played for Glamorgan and captained the county from 2003 to 2006. He retired from first class c ...

, Welsh cricketer *

Robert Croft (diver) Robert Croft is a Free-diving, free-diver who, in 1967, became the first person to free-dive beyond the depth of 200 feet. Croft was a United States Navy, US Navy diving instructor in 1962 at the Naval Submarine Base New London, US Naval Submarine ...

, record-setting American US Navy diver (retired) *

Steven Croft (cricketer) Steven John Croft (born 11 October 1984) is an English first-class cricketer who has played for Lancashire County Cricket Club since 2005. He bats right-handed and can bowl both medium-fast and off breaks. In 2008 Croft was given the Lancashir ...

, English cricketer * Sydney Croft (1883–1965), English cricketer

Fictional characters

Lara Croft Lara Croft is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the video game franchise ''Tomb Raider''. She is presented as a highly intelligent and athletic British archaeologist who ventures into ancient tombs and hazardous ruins around th ...

, fictional protagonist of the ''Tomb Raider'' series

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