Ravenscroft may refer to:

People

* John Ravenscroft (disambiguation), several people * Christopher Ravenscroft (born 1946), English actor * Edward Ravenscroft (c. 1654–1697), English dramatist *

Edward James Ravenscroft Edward James Ravenscroft (1816–1890), was the author of ''The Pinetum Britannicum'' (1884), a monumental three-volume work that describes and depicts exotic coniferous trees cultivated in Britain in the 19th century, when they were at the he ...

(1816–1890), author of ''Pinetum Britannicum'' *

George Ravenscroft George Ravenscroft (1632 – 7 June 1683) was an English businessman in the import/export and glass making trades. He is primarily known for his work in developing clear lead crystal glass (also known as flint glass) in England. Personal lif ...

(1632–1683), developer of lead crystal glass in England *

Raphael Ravenscroft Raphael Ravenscroft (4 June 1954 – 19 October 2014) was a British musician, composer and author. He is best known for playing the saxophone on Gerry Rafferty's song "Baker Street". Early life While his place of birth is disputed, the En ...

(1954–2014), saxophonist * Steve Ravenscroft (born 1970), rugby player *

Thomas Ravenscroft Thomas Ravenscroft ( – 1635) was an English musician, theorist and editor, notable as a composer of rounds and catches, and especially for compiling collections of British folk music. Little is known of Ravenscroft's early life. He pr ...

(c. 1588–1635), English composer *

(died 1681), English politician and civil war officer *

Tim Ravenscroft Timothy John Ravenscroft (born 21 January 1992) is a former Guernsey cricketer. Ravenscroft was spotted by the Guernsey Cricket Association at an early age, after which he began playing age group cricket for Hampshire from the age of eleven a ...

(born 1992), Guernsey cricketer * Tom Ravenscroft (born 1980), British radio presenter and disc jockey. * Trevor Ravenscroft, author *

Thurl Ravenscroft Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (; February 6, 1914May 22, 2005) was an American actor and bass singer. He was known as one of the booming voices behind Kellogg's Frosted Flakes animated spokesman Tony the Tiger for more than five decades. He was al ...

(1914–2005), American voice actor and singer * William Ravenscroft (1561–1628), English politician *

Ravenscroft Stewart Ravenscroft Stewart was an eminent Anglican priest in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Stewart was born in Newton Stewart on 23 June 1845, educated at Loretto; Uppingham and Trinity College, Cambridge and ordained in 1870. Af ...

(1845–1921), Anglican priest

Characters

* Alistair, Margaret, and Celia Ravenscroft, characters in Agatha Christie's novel '' Elephants Can Remember'' *

Pam Ravenscroft Pamela Ravenscroft, known as Pamela Swynford De Beaufort in ''True Blood'', is a fictional character from ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' by author Charlaine Harris. She is a vampire, created by Eric Northman and co-owner of ''Fangtasia'', a ...

, character from ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' by Charlaine Harris

Places

* Ravenscroft, Tennessee * Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States * Ravenscroft School (Asheville, North Carolina), United States * Ravenscroft School, Somerset, England

Other

* Ravenscroft Psalter * Ede & Ravenscroft, tailors

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