Babcock is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alpheus Babcock (1785–1842), American piano and musical instrument makerAudrey Babcock, American operatic mezzo-sopranoBarbara Babcock (born 1937), American actressBetty Lee Babcock (1922–2013), American businesswoman and politicianBrad Babcock, American college baseball coachCharlie Babcock, American actorChip Babcock (born c. 1950), American attorneyChristine Babcock, American runnerCourtney Babcock (born 1972), Canadian runnerEdward V. Babcock (1864–1948), former mayor of Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaE. B. Babcock (Ernest Brown Babcock, 1877–1954), American plant geneticistGeorge Herman Babcock (1832–1893), American inventorHarold D. Babcock (1882–1968), American astronomerHorace W. Babcock (1912–2003), American astronomerIra Babcock (1808–1888), American pioneer and judgeJohn Babcock (1900–2010), last surviving Canadian World War I veteranJohn C. Babcock (1836–1908), rowing pioneer and American Civil War spyJoseph Park Babcock (1893–1949), American Mahjong promoterLorenzo A. Babcock, first attorney general of Minnesota TerritoryMabel Keyes Babcock, American landscape architectMaud Babcock (1867–1954), American educatorMike Babcock (born 1963), Canadian hockey head coach and former playerOrville E. Babcock (1835–1884), American Civil War generalRob Babcock, (born c. 1953) former general manager of the Toronto Raptors NBA basketball teamRoscoe Lloyd Babcock, (1897–1981) California artistSam Babcock (1901–1970), American football player (Canton Bulldogs)Stephen Moulton Babcock (1843–1931), American agricultural chemistTim M. Babcock (born 1919), former governor of MontanaWarren Babcock (1866–1913), American politician and educatorWendy Babcock (1979–2011), Canadian activist for the rights of sex workersFictional characters:
C. C. Babcock, from the sitcom The NannyGiles Babcock, character in Justin Cronin's novel The PassageIris Babcock, Sergeant-Major from the Honorverse