Bascom

Bascom, Bascomb, Bascombe, Bascome or Baskcomb may refer to:

Places and sites

United States

• Bascom, Florida
• Bascom, Montana
• Bascom, Ohio
• Bascom B. Clarke House
• Bascom Hill, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Bascom (VTA), LRT station in San Jose, California
• Fort Bascom, New Mexico

Extraterrestrial

• 6084 Bascom, discovered in 1985, a minor planet named for the American geologist Florence Bascom

Surname

Bascom

• Bernadette Bascom (born 1962), American R&B singer, actress
• Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), American-Canadian artist, inventor, rodeo cowboy, actor, Rodeo Hall of Fame, Father of Modern Rodeo, Mormon Bishop
• Florence Bascom (1862–1945), American geologist
• George Nicholas Bascom (1837-1862), U.S. army officer who arrested Apache Chief Cochise which started the Apache Wars, American Civil War officer
• Henry Bidleman Bascom (1796–1850), American religious leader, circuit rider, Congressional Chaplain, college president, author, Methodist Bishop
• John Bascom (1827–1911), American educator, author, President of the University of Wisconsin
• John L. Bascom (1860-1950), American politician, Iowa lawyer and state legislator
• John U. Bascom (1925-2013), American surgeon and researcher
• Kerry Bascom, American professional basketball player, All-American, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, World University Games gold medal winner
• Oliver Bascom (1815–1869), New York businessman, politician and Erie Canal Commissioner
• Marion C Bascom (born 1922), American religious leader, civil-rights activist, museum board member
• Ruth Bascom (1926-2010), American politician, mayor of Eugene, Oregon
• Willard Bascom (1916-2000), American engineer, oceanographer, underwater archeologist
• William Bascom (1912–1981), American anthropologist, folklorist, ethnologist, museum director

Bascomb

• Dud Bascomb, American jazz trumpeter
• Neal Bascomb, American journalist and author
• Paul Bascomb, American jazz saxophonist
• Wilbur "Bad" Bascomb, American jazz musician

Bascombe

• Chris Bascombe, British sports journalist
• David Bascombe, British music producer

Bascome

• David Bascome, Bermuda professional soccer player
• Oronde Bascome, Bermuda cricketer

Baskcomb

• Betty Baskcomb (1914-2003), British film and television actor
• John Baskcomb (1916-2000), British film and television character actor

Given name

• Bascom S. Deaver, American physicist, professor
• Bascom Giles (1900-1993), Texas Land Commissioner
• Bascom Ray Lakin (1901–1984), American evangelical preacher
• Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1882–1973), American lawyer, folklorist, musician, author of song "Good Old Mountain Dew"
• C. Bascom Slemp (1870–1943), Virginia congressman, secretary to President Calvin Coolidge
• Harold Bascom Durham, Jr. (1942-1967), Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient
• Lester Bascom Wikoff (1844-1978), American educator, Rotarian
• John Bascom Crenshaw (1861-1942), educator, college athletic director, founder of Georgia Tech's Lacrosse Team
• John Bascom Wolfe, (1904-1988), American psychologist
• Ashley Bascom Wright (1841-1897), American politician

Historical events

• Bascom Affair, confrontation between army Captain Bascom and Chief Cochise triggered the beginning of the Apache Wars in 1861 at Apache Pass, Arizona.

Cinema film

• Bad Bascomb, a 1946 Hollywood western movie starring Wallace Beery as Zed Bascomb.

Programming Language

• BASCOM, a BASIC compiler by MCS Electronics, Holland, with a similar source language to MBASIC

Companies

• Bascom Maple Farms, Inc., Alstead, New Hampshire
• Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Florida