Bascom is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname: Bernadette Bascom (born 1962), American R&B singer, actress Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), American-Canadian artist, inventor, rodeo cowboy, Mormon Bishop Elva Bascom (1870–1944), librarian, school teacher, editor for the American Library Association Emma Curtiss Bascom (1828–1916), American educator, suffragist and reformer Florence Bascom (1862–1945), American geologist George Nicholas Bascom (1837–1862), U.S. Army officer who arrested Chief Cochise, igniting the Apache Wars Henry Bidleman Bascom (1796–1850), American religious leader, Congressional Chaplain, Methodist Bishop Jeremy Bascom (born 1981), Guyanese sprinter John Bascom (1827–1911), American educator, author, President of the University of Wisconsin John L. Bascom (1860–1950), American lawyer, Iowa state legislator John U. Bascom (1925–2013), American surgeon and researcher Julia Bascom, American autism rights activist Kerry Bascom (born 1968), American retired professional women's basketball player Marion C. Bascom (1925–2012), American religious leader, civil-rights activist Oliver Bascom (1815–1869), American businessman, Erie Canal Commissioner Rose Bascom (1922–1993), Native American Hollywood actress, rodeo performer, hall of fame inductee Rose Flanders Bascom (1880–1915), America's first female lion tamer Ruth Bascom (1926–2010), American politician, mayor of Eugene, Oregon Ruth Henshaw Bascom (1772–1848), American folk artist Willard Bascom (1916–2000), American engineer, oceanographer, underwater archaeologist William Bascom (1912–1981), American anthropologist, folklorist, ethnologist
Given name: Bascom Sine Deaver (1882–1944), U.S. Federal judge Bascom Sine Deaver Jr. (born 1930), American physicist, professor Bascom Giles (1900–1993), American, Texas land commissioner Bascom Ray Lakin (1901–1984), American evangelical preacher Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1882–1973), American folklorist, musician, author of song "Good Old Mountain Dew" Bascom Joseph Rowlett (1886–1947), American architect Bascom N. Timmons (1890–1987), American newspaperman
Middle name: John Bascom Crenshaw (1861–1942), American college athletic director, founder of Georgia Tech's lacrosse team Asbury Bascom Davidson (1855–1920), American lawyer, Lt. Governor of Texas Harold Bascom Durham Jr. (1942–1967), American recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War Norchad Bascom Omier Rojas (born 2001), Nicaraguan basketball player. Campbell Bascom Slemp (1870–1943), American Congressman, secretary to President Calvin Coolidge George Bascom Sparkman (1855–1896), American lawyer, mayor of Tampa, Florida George Bascom Sparkman Jr. (1886–1924), American football player and coach Henry Bascom Steagall (1873–1843), American politician Lester Bascom Wikoff (1893–1978), American educator, Rotarian John Bascom Wolfe (1904–1988), American psychologist Ashley Bascom Wright (1841–1897), American politician
See also Bascomb Bascombe Bascome Baskcomb Boscombe