Crofts
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Crofts is a surname
of English
origin. The name refers to:
Surname
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of English
English people
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origin. The name refers to:
- Andrew CroftsAndrew Crofts (author)For the Wales international footballer see Andrew Crofts Andrew Crofts based in England, is a known name in the world of ghostwriting. Many of his subjects have been international and have topped the best-seller charts of United Kingdom and other countries...
(b. 1953), English writer - Andrew CroftsAndrew Crofts (footballer)Andrew Lawrence Crofts is a Wales international footballer who plays for Norwich City as a midfielder.He started his career with Gillingham, for whom he made his Football League debut at the age of 16, and made over 190 appearances for the Kent-based club...
(b. 1984), Welsh professional football player - Daniel Webster Crofts (1828–1852), American lawyer and Mason; founder of the Phi Gamma DeltaPhi Gamma DeltaThe international fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta is a collegiate social fraternity with 120 chapters and 18 colonies across the United States and Canada. It was founded at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, in 1848, and its headquarters are located in Lexington, Kentucky, USA...
fraternity - Dash Crofts (b. 1940), American musician; half of the 1970s singing duo Seals and Crofts
- Ernest CroftsErnest CroftsErnest Crofts , British painter of historical and military scenes.-Biography:Born in Leeds on September 15, 1847, he was son of John Crofts, Esq. of Adal, near Leeds, a Justice of the Peace, and grandson of the Rev. W. Crofts, B.D., Vicar of North Grimston, near Malton, Yorkshire. One of his...
(1847–1911), English painter - Freeman Wills CroftsFreeman Wills CroftsFreeman Wills Crofts was an Irish mystery author, one of the 'Big Four' of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.-Birth and education:Crofts was born at 26 Waterloo Road, Dublin, Ireland...
(1879–1957), Irish-English mystery author - Hayley CroftsHayley CroftsHayley Crofts is a New Zealand netball player. In 2008, she was signed to play for the Central Pulse in the ANZ Championship. Much of the team was replaced after a winless 2008 season, with Crofts not being re-signed for the 2009 season...
(b. 1988), New Zealand netball player - Lewis CroftsLewis CroftsLewis Crofts, , is an English author and journalist. He studied Modern and Medieval Languages at St Catherine’s College, Oxford University...
(b. 1977), English journalist and author - Thomas CroftsThomas CroftsThe Reverend and Learned Thomas Crofts FRS FSA was a British bibliophile, Anglican priest, Fellow of the Royal Society and European traveller.- Early life :Thomas was born in Monmouth, Wales and was the son of John Crofts...
(1722–1781), English Anglican priest, bibliophile, and Fellow of the Royal Society - William Carr CroftsWilliam Carr CroftsWilliam Carr Crofts was an English architect and entrepreneur who was a photographic pioneer.Crofts was born at Bradford, Yorkshire and became an architect. With his cousin, Wordsworth Donisthorpe, he was one of the founders of the Liberty and Property Defence League in 1882. In 1890 he and...
(1846–1894), English lawyer and entrepreneur - William Crofts, 1st Baron Crofts (b. unknown, d. 1677), English nobleman