Proctor (surname)

Proctor is an English surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860–1950), American sculptor
• Andy Proctor, professional rugby league footballer
• Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor (1894–1921), South African RAF officer
• Barbara Gardner Proctor (born 1933), first African American woman to own and operate an advertising agency
• Bernard E. Proctor (1901–1959), American food scientist
• Carlos Proctor (1907–1983), American college football player and coach
• Carolina Isakson Proctor (1930–2012), wife of 27th President of Colombia, Virgilio Barco Vargas
• David Proctor (disambiguation)
• Dick Proctor (born 1941), Canadian activist
• Dorothy Proctor, Canadian author and activist
• Edna Dean Proctor (1829–1923), American poet
• Edward Proctor (1870–1944), English footballer
• Elaine Proctor (born 1960), South African film director, screenwriter, novelist, and actress
• Elizabeth Proctor (born 1652), figure of the Salem Witch Trials
• Eustace Proctor (born 1965), Anguillan cricketer
• F. F. Proctor (1851–1929), American vaudeville impresario
• Fletcher D. Proctor (1860–1911), American businessman and politician, 51st Governor of Vermont (1906–1908)
• Frank M. Proctor (1827/1828–1892), American lawyer and politician
• George Proctor (disambiguation)
• Harvey Proctor (born 1947), British politician
• Haydn Proctor (1903–1996), American politician and judge
• Henry Proctor, alternative spelling for British Major-General Henry Procter (British Army officer) (c.1763 – 1822) who invaded the Michigan Territory during the War of 1812
• Henry Proctor (rower) (1929–2005), American rower
• Henry H. Proctor (1868–1933), minister of the First Congregational Church in Atlanta
• James Proctor (disambiguation)
• Jamie Proctor (born 1992), English football striker
• Jesse Proctor (1908–2001), Archdeacon of Warwick (1958–1974)
• John Proctor (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joseph Proctor (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kevin Proctor (born 1989), Australian rugby league player
• Kristin Proctor (born 1978), Norwegian-American actress
• Lionel Proctor (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
• Lyndsay Proctor, New Zealand rugby league player
• Mark Proctor (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mary Proctor (1862–1957), American astronomer
• Mary Proctor (artist) (born 1960), African American folk artist
• Matt Proctor (born 1992), New Zealand rugby union player
• Mel Proctor (born 1951), American sports broadcaster
• Michael Proctor (disambiguation), multiple people
• Montagu Proctor-Beauchamp (1860–1939), British Protestant Christian missionary
• Morris Proctor, Tennessee pastor and educator
• Mortimer R. Proctor (1889–1968), American politician, 66th Governor of Vermont (1945–1947)
• Pat Proctor, United States Army colonel, writer, and wargame developer
• Philip Proctor (born 1940), American actor
• Philip Bridger Proctor (1870–1940), British civil servant, Director of Meat Supplies, Ministry of Food (1919–1921)
• Philip Dennis Proctor (1905–1983), British civil servant
• R. David Proctor (born 1960), United States District Judge
• Rachel Proctor (born 1974), American country singer-songwriter
• Red Proctor (1900–1954), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Redfield Proctor (1831–1908), American politician, former Governor of Vermont
• Redfield Proctor Jr. (1879–1957), American politician
• Richard A. Proctor (1837–1888), British astronomer
• Robert Proctor (disambiguation), multiple people
• Samuel Proctor (1919–2005), American historian
• Samuel DeWitt Proctor (1921–1997), American minister, educator, and civil rights activist
• Scot and Maurine Proctor, founders of the Latter-day Saint oriented website Meridian Magazine
• Scott Proctor (born 1977), American baseball player
• Senna Proctor (born 1998), British racing driver
• Shane Proctor (born 1985), American world champion bull rider (2011)
• Shara Proctor (born 1988), Anguillan-British long-jumper
• Shinelle Proctor (born 1991), Anguillan sprinter
• Sian Proctor, 2009 NASA Astronaut Selection finalist
• Simon Proctor (born 1959), British composer, pianist, and flutist
• Susie Proctor (born 1940), American politician
• Tammy M. Proctor, American historian
• Thea Proctor (1879–1966), Australian artist
• Thomas Proctor (disambiguation), multiple people
• Toby Proctor, Canadian actor and voice actor
• W. Stanley Proctor (born 1939), American painter and sculptor
• Wayne Proctor (born 1972), Welsh rugby union player
• Wayne Proctor (rugby league), British rugby league player
• Wilfred Proctor (1893–1980), English football winger
• Willard L. Proctor (1915–1998), American racehorse trainer
• William Beauchamp-Proctor (1781–1861), British Royal Navy officer
• William Proctor (disambiguation)
• Xavier Proctor (born 1990), American football player

Fictional characters

• Graeme Proctor, fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street
• Kaz Proctor, main character in the television series Wentworth
• Paula Proctor, fictional character in the television series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
• Proctor (comics), fictional Marvel Comics character