Hancock
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Hancock as a placename may refer to:
In the United States:
- Hancock, Iowa
- Hancock, Maine
- Hancock, Maryland
- Hancock, Massachusetts
- Hancock, Michigan
- Hancock, Minnesota
- Hancock, New Hampshire
- Hancock (village), New York
- Hancock (town), New York
- Hancock, Vermont
- Hancock, Wisconsin
- Hancock (town), Wisconsin
- Hancock Township, Michigan
- Hancock Township, Minnesota
Hancock as a surname may refer to:
Among people from Australia:
- Don Hancock, former Western Australian police officer
- 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 player
Among people from the United Kingdom:
- Graham Hancock (born 1951), British non-fiction author and journalist
- Nick Hancock (actor) (born 1962), British actor and television presenter
- Sheila Hancock (born 1933), British actress and comedienne; 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
- Winfield Scott Hancock (1824–1886), Union general during the American Civil War
- Stephen Hancock English Architect Born 1968
Hancock may also mean:
- Hancock's Half Hour, a British comedy programme that first ran on radio, then on television, and which name was eventually shortened to simply Hancock
- Hancock Museum, a natural history museum in Newcastle Upon Tyne