Sproat is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Alexander Sproat (1834–1890), Ontario land surveyor, businessman and political figure Ann McKay Sproat (born 1936), American artist, illustrator and writer of children's books Brandon Sproat (born 2000), American professional baseball pitcher Clyde Sproat (1930–2008), Hawaiian falsetto musician Ebenezer Sproat (1752–1805), colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and a pioneer to the Ohio Country Gilbert Malcolm Sproat (1834–1913), Scottish-born Canadian businessman, office holder, and author Hugh Sproat (born 1952), Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper Iain Sproat (born 1938), retired British Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament Matt Sproat, award-winning Hawaiian musician, singer, producer and story-teller Richard Sproat, computational linguist, researcher on text normalization and speech recognition Ron Sproat (1932–2009), screenwriter and playwright known for his work on Dark Shadows Steven Sproat (born 1960), English singer-songwriter, guitarist and ukulele player
Given name James Sproat Brown (1824–1878), American lawyer and politician James Sproat Green (1792–1862), American lawyer Noble Sproat Heaney (18801955), American gynecologist David Sproat Kennedy (1791–1853), Scottish-American merchant and banker Jesse Sproat Miller (1865–1935), American politician and lawyer Eliza Sproat Turner (1826–1903), American writer, women's club founder and leader, abolitionist, suffragette
Other uses Sproat Lake, lake in central Vancouver Island Sproat Lake Provincial Park, lake in central Vancouver Island Sproat Street/Adelaide Street station, QLine streetcar stops in Detroit, Michigan
See also Sproatley Sprot (disambiguation) Sprout (disambiguation)