Some Members of This Croft Family
- Sir Richard Croft (1429/30-1509), royal official for Kings Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III, and Henry VII
- Thomas Croft (c.1435-1488), shipowner and patron of Atlantic exploration
- Sir James Croft (c.1518-1590), lord deputy of Ireland and leading conspirator in Wyatt's Rebellion
- Herbert Croft (1603-1691), bishop of Hereford, chaplain to King Charles I and dean of the chapels Royal to Charles II
- William Croft (c.1678-1727), organist and composer
- Sir Herbert Croft (1751-1816), writer and lexicographer
- Sir Richard Croft (1762-1818), physician and man-midwife
- Sir Henry Page Croft (1881-1947), 1st Baron Croft, soldier and politician, Under-Secretary of State for War 1940-1945
- Sir James Herbert Croft (1907-1941), died on active service with No 1 Commando
- Andrew Croft (1906-1998), explorer and member of Special Operations Executive
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