George Bancroft, an American historian and politician

Hubert Howe Bancroft, American historian and ethnologist

Bancroft Prize, American literary award from Columbia University

Anne Bancroft, an American actress

Bancroft's School, an independent school in Woodford Green, London.

Richard Bancroft, an ex-Archbishop of Canterbury

Bancroft, Ontario

Bancroft, Kentucky

Bancroft School, a K-12 private school in Worcester, Massachusetts

Bancroft, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bancroft, Iowa

Bancroft, Idaho

Bancroft, Nebraska

Bancroft, West Virginia

Ann Bancroft, an American explorer

Bancroft, Michigan

Bancroft, South Dakota

Bancroft, Maine

Bancroft (crater), a crater on the Moon

George Bancroft (actor), an American actor

Bancroft School of Massage Therapy

Wilder Dwight Bancroft, an American physical chemist

Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley, named in Hubert Howe Bancroft's honor and started with his collection

Bancroft Mills, a factory in Wilmington, Delaware

Bancroft Middle School (Los Angeles)

Dave Bancroft, an American baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Edward Bancroft, a double agent in the American Revolutionary War

Bancroft family, previous owners of Dow Jones & Company