Bishop (family name)

Bishop is an originally professional English family name meaning " bishop ". It is believed that the name originally referred to a person who served a bishop.

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Abby Bishop (* 1988), Australian basketball player
• Alexander Bishop ( William Henry Alexander Bishop , 1897–1984), British general, military governor of North Rhine-Westphalia
• Alan Bishop (musician) , American musician
• Alan J. Bishop (* 1937), British-Australian mathematics teacher
• Alan W. Bishop (1920–1988), British geotechnician
• Andrew Bishop (rugby player) (born 1985), Welsh rugby union player
• Andrew Bishop (musician) (* around 1970), American musician
• Ann Bishop (1899–1990), American parasitologist
• Anne Bishop (* 1955), American author
• Anthony Bishop (1971-2019), South African actor
• Arthur Gary Bishop (1952–1988), American serial killer

B.

• Barbara Bishop (* 1956), Barbadian athlete
• Barry Bishop (1932–1994), American extreme mountaineer
• Ben Bishop (* 1986), American ice hockey player
• Bernardine Bishop (1939–2013), British writer
• Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831-1884), Hawaiian nobleman and philanthropist
• Bill Bishop (baseball player, 1869) (1869–1932), American baseball player
• Bill Bishop (baseball player, 1900) (1900–1956), American baseball player
• Bill Bishop ( American football player ) (1931–1998) American football player
• Billy Bishop (pilot) (1894-1956), Canadian pilot
• Billy Bishop (musician) (1906–1995), American pianist and big band leader of Canadian origin
• Bob Bishop , American software developer
• Bronwyn Bishop (born 1942), Australian politician

C.

• CW Bishop (1890–1971), American politician
• Carole Bishop (born 1949), Canadian volleyball player
• Catherine Bishop (* 1971), British rower
• Charles Reed Bishop (1822–1915), American and Hawaiian entrepreneur, politician, and philanthropist
• Christopher Bishop (Christopher Michael Bishop; * 1959), Laboratory Director at Microsoft Research Cambridge, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh
• Clark Bishop (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player

D.

• Dan Bishop (born 1964), American politician
• Daisy Bishop , American actress
• Diana Bishop (born 1947), British rower
• Dickinson H. Bishop (1887–1961), survivor of the sinking of the Titanic

E.

• Ed Bishop (1932-2005), American actor
• Edmund Bishop (1846–1917), English liturgical scholar
• Edward Bishop, Baron Bishopston (1920–1984), British politician
• Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979), American writer
• Elvin Bishop (born 1942), American singer and guitarist
• Eric Marlon Bishop , known as Jamie Foxx (* 1967), American actor, musician and comedian
• Errett Bishop (1928–1983), American mathematician

F.

• Farzad Bishop , Iranian military writer

G

• George Bishop (astronomer) (1785–1861), British astronomer
• George Bishop (soccer player) (1901– ??), Welsh soccer player
• George Bishop (musician) (1947–2005), American saxophonist
• George Sydney Bishop (1913–1999), British civil servant, businessman and explorer
• Gilbert Bishop (* 1946), German singer and musician

H

• Hazel Bishop (1906–1998), American chemist and entrepreneur
• Henry Rowley Bishop (1786–1855), English composer
• Hutchens Chew Bishop (1859–1937), American clergyman

I.

• Isabel Bishop (1902–1988), American painter and graphic artist
• Isabella Bishop (1831–1904), English travel writer

J

• JH Bishop , British cyclist
• James Bishop (colonial administrator) (1625–1691), English colonial administrator, lieutenant governor of Connecticut
• James Bishop (politician) (1816–1895), American politician
• James Bishop (painter) (born 1927), American painter
• James Bishop (journalist) (born 1929), American journalist and editor
• James Bishop (diplomat) (born 1938), American diplomat
• James Chapman Bishop (1783–1854), British organ builder
• Jeb Bishop (* 1962), American jazz trombonist
• Jennifer Bishop (born 1941), American actress
• Jeremiah Bishop (* 1976), American mountain bike and cyclocross rider
• Jesse Bishop (1933–1979), American murderer
• Joe Bishop (1907–1976), American arranger, composer and flugelhorn player
• Joey Bishop (1918–2007), American singer, actor and show host
• John Bishop (Music Pedagogue) ( Lionel Albert Jack Bishop ; 1903–1964), Australian musician, conductor, and music pedagogue
• John Bishop (motorsport official) (1926-2014), American motorsport official, co-founder of the International Motor Sports Association
• John Bishop (screenwriter) (1929-2006), American screenwriter
• John Bishop (guitarist) (1946–2011), American guitarist
• John Bishop (drummer) , American drummer
• John Bishop (actor) (born 1966), British actor and comedian
• John Bishop (Author) , British author, police officer and university professor
• John Michael Bishop (also Michael Bishop ; * 1936), American virologist and microbiologist
• John Peale Bishop (1892–1944), American writer and poet
• Julie Bishop (actress) (1914-2001), American actress
• Julie Bishop (politician) (* 1956), Australian politician

K

• Kelly Bishop (born 1944), American actress
• Kevin Bishop (born 1980), British actor
• Kirsten Bishop († 2014), Canadian actress and voice actress

L.

• Larry Bishop (born 1948), American actor, producer, director and screenwriter
• Louis F. Bishop (1901–1986), American cardiologist, sports medicine specialist, and co-founder of the American College of Sports Medicine

M.

• Mary Catherine Bishop Weiss (1930–1966), American mathematician and university professor
• Maurice Bishop (1944–1983), Grenadian politician
• Melissa Bishop (* 1988), Canadian athlete
• Meredith Bishop (born 1976), American actress
• Michael Bishop, Baron Glendonbrook (born 1942), British nobleman and businessman
• Michael Bishop (writer) (born 1945), American writer
• Michael Bishop (composer) , American composer, musician and singer
• Michael Bishop (sound engineer) (* 1951), American sound engineer and producer
• Mike Bishop (athlete) (born 1955), British athlete
• Mike Bishop (baseball player) (1958-2005), American baseball player
• Mike Bishop (politician) (* 1967), American politician

N

• Naomi Bishop (* 1967), British water diver
• Nicholas Bishop (born 1973), Australian actor
• Nikki Bishop (* 1973), Australian eventing rider

P

• Paul Bishop (* 1967), Professor of German Studies at the University of Glasgow
• Phanuel Bishop (1739-1812), American politician

R.

• Ralph Bishop (1915–1974), American basketball player
• Raymond Bishop (* 1945), British mathematician and physicist
• Richard Bishop (painter) ( Richard Evett Bishop ; 1887–1975), American painter and printmaker
• Richard Bishop (Turner) (1910-1996), American gymnast
• Richard Bishop (musician) , American guitarist, singer and composer
• Richard L. Bishop (1931–2019), American mathematician
• Richard M. Bishop (1812-1893), American politician (Ohio)
• Rob Bishop (* 1951), American politician
• Robert Bishop (artist) (1945–1991), American writer and artist
• Robert William Bishop (* 1951), American politician, see Rob Bishop
• Rodney Bishop (born 1966), British rapper and dancer
• Ronald Bishop (born 1931), British archer
• Ronald Eric Bishop (1903–1989), British aircraft designer
• Roswell P. Bishop (1843–1920), American politician

S.

• Sanford Bishop (born 1947), American politician
• Shawn Bishop (* 1971), Canadian physicist and university professor
• Steele Bishop (* 1953), Australian cyclist
• Stephen Bishop (cave explorer) (1821-1857), American cave explorer of Mammoth Cave National Park
• Stephen Bishop , known as Stephen Kovacevich (* 1940), American pianist and conductor
• Stephen Bishop (musician) (born 1951), American guitarist, singer and composer
• Stephen Bishop (actor) (born 1970), American baseball player and actor

T

• TAM Bishop (1907-1994), British Medievalist
• Thomas Bishop (born 1947), British rower
• Tim Bishop (born 1950), American politician

V

• Vaughn Bishop (* around 1950), American secret service employee

W.

• Wallace Bishop (1906–1986), American drummer
• Walter Bishop junior (1927–1998), American pianist
• Washington Irving Bishop (1856–1889), American mentalist
• William Bishop (bishop) (around 1553–1624), British clergyman, titular bishop of Chalcedon
• William Bishop (actor) (1918–1959), American actor
• William D. Bishop (1827–1904), American politician
• William Warner Bishop, Jr. (1906–1987), American lawyer and university professor

Z

• Zealia Bishop (1897–1968), American writer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bishop on surnames.behindthename.com (English)