Babcock is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alpheus Babcock (1785–1842), American piano and musical instrument maker Audrey Babcock American operatic mezzo-soprano Barbara Babcock (born 1937), American actress Betty Lee Babcock (1922–2013), American businesswoman and politician Brad Babcock (1939–2020), American college baseball coach Brenton D. Babcock (1830–1906), mayor of Cleveland, Ohio Charlie Babcock (born 1979), American actor Chip Babcock (born 1949), American attorney Christine Babcock, American runner Courtney Babcock (born 1972), Canadian runner Edward V. Babcock (1864–1948), mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania E. B. Babcock (1877–1954), American plant geneticist Elnora Monroe Babcock (1852–1934), American suffragist, press chair Emma Whitcomb Babcock (1849–1926), American litterateur, author Erin Babcock (1981–2020), Canadian politician Ezekiel Babcock (1828–1905), American farmer and politician Laura Babcock (1988/89–2012), Canadian murder victim who was murdered by Dellen Millard and Mark Smich George Herman Babcock (1832–1893), American inventor Harold D. Babcock (1882–1968), American astronomer Havilah Babcock (1837–1905), American businessman Horace W. Babcock (1912–2003), American astronomer Ira Babcock (1808–1888), American pioneer and judge John Babcock (1900–2010), last surviving Canadian World War I veteran John C. Babcock (1836–1908), rowing pioneer and American Civil War spy Joseph Park Babcock (1893–1949), American Mahjong promoter Joseph Weeks Babcock (1850–1909), Wisconsin member of the U.S. House of Representatives Lorenzo A. Babcock, first attorney general of Minnesota Territory Mabel Keyes Babcock, American landscape architect Maud Babcock (1867–1954), American educator Mike Babcock (born 1963), Canadian hockey head coach and former player Orville E. Babcock (1835–1884), American Civil War general Rob Babcock, (born c. 1953), former general manager of the Toronto Raptors NBA basketball team Roscoe Lloyd Babcock, (1897–1981) California artist Sam Babcock (1901–1970), American football player Shelby Babcock (born 1992), American softball player Stanton Babcock (1904–1979), American equestrian Stefan Babcock (born 1988), vocalist and guitarist for PUP Stephen Moulton Babcock (1843–1931), American agricultural chemist Tim Babcock (1919–2015), governor of Montana Warren Babcock (1866–1913), American politician and educator Wendy Babcock (1979–2011), Canadian activist for the rights of sex workers Fictional characters C. C. Babcock, from the sitcom The Nanny Giles Babcock, character in Justin Cronin's novel The Passage Iris Babcock, Sergeant-Major from the Honorverse Surnames English-language surnames Surnames of English origin Surnames of British Isles origin