Bishop (surname)
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Bishop is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
- Amanda BishopAmanda BishopAmanda Diana Bishop is an Australian actress, singer and comedian, known for her role as Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in the television comedies At Home with Julia and Double Take....
, Australian actress - Andy BishopAndy BishopAndrew Jamie "Andy" Bishop is an English footballer who plays for Bury as a striker.-Walsall:Born in Cannock, Staffordshire, Bishop started his career at Walsall's youth system as a trainee, signing a professional contract on 9 August 2002. He joined Kidderminster Harriers on a one-month loan on...
(born 1982), English footballer - Anne BishopAnne BishopAnne Bishop is an American fantasy writer. Her most noted work is The Black Jewels trilogy. She lives in upstate New York. She won the Crawford Award in 2000 for the first three novels in her The Black Jewels series: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, and Queen of the Darkness.-The Black...
, American novelist of fantasy fiction - Arthur Ernest BishopArthur Ernest BishopArthur Ernest Bishop was a noted Australian engineer and inventor, and was born in Sydney, New South Wales in 1917.-Life:Bishop demonstrated highly innovative capabilities during the Second World War relating to overcoming problems of instability of aircraft tail-wheel landing gear during take-off...
(1917-2006). Australian engineer and inventor - Arthur Gary BishopArthur Gary BishopArthur Gary Bishop was a convicted American child molester and serial killer. He confessed to the murders of five young boys in 1983, as a result of a routine police investigation.-Early life:...
(1951–1988), American serial killer - Ben BishopBen BishopBen Bishop is an American professional goaltender for the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League . At 6' 7", Bishop is the tallest goalie to ever play in the NHL, topping Devan Dubnyk, Steve Valiquette, Anders Lindback and Mikko Koskinen, who all stand at 6' 6". Bishop played youth hockey...
(born 1986), American professional ice hockey goaltender - Bernice Pauahi BishopBernice Pauahi BishopBernice Pauahi Bishop , born Bernice Pauahi Pākī, was a Hawaiian princess, philanthropist, alii, and direct descendant of the royal House of Kamehameha. She was the great-granddaughter of King Kamehameha I and last surviving heir...
(1831–1884), Princess of the Kamehameha dynasty - Billy BishopBilly BishopAir Marshal William Avery "Billy" Bishop VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian ace, and according to some sources, the top ace of the British Empire.-Early life:Bishop was born in Owen Sound,...
(1894–1956), Canadian First World War flying ace - Bob Bishop (scout), Northern Irish football scout for Manchester United
- Bradford BishopBradford BishopWilliam Bradford "Brad" Bishop, Jr. was a United States Foreign Service officer who has been a fugitive from justice since allegedly murdering five members of his family in 1976.-Known biography:...
(born 1936), U.S. Foreign Service officer - Bridget BishopBridget BishopBridget Bishop was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials of 1692....
(c. 1632–1692), the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 - Bronwyn BishopBronwyn BishopBronwyn Kathleen Bishop , an Australian politician, is a Member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Liberal Party representing the Division of Mackellar, New South Wales since 1994...
(born 1942), Australian politician - Charles Reed BishopCharles Reed BishopCharles Reed Bishop was a businessman and philanthropist in Hawaii.Born in Glens Falls, New York, he sailed to Hawaii in 1846 at the age of 24, and made his home there. Bishop was one of the first trustees of and a major donor to the Kamehameha Schools in Hawaii...
(1822–1915), American businessman and philanthropist - David BishopDavid BishopDavid Bishop is a screenwriter and author. Born in New Zealand, he was a UK comics editor during the 1990s, running such titles as the Judge Dredd Megazine and 2000 AD, the latter between 1996 and the summer of 2000....
, New Zealand, screenwriter, author and comics editor - David Bishop (athlete)David Bishop (athlete)David Bishop is a British middle-distance athlete, Scottish U20 and U23 International and an All-American at the University of New Mexico...
(born 1987), British middle-distance athlete - Ed BishopEd BishopEd Bishop was an American film, television, stage and radio actor based in Britain.-Early life:Bishop served in the US Army from 8 October 1952 to 24 September 1954, working as a disc jockey with the Armed Forces Radio at St. Johns in Newfoundland...
(1932–2005), American film, television, stage and radio actor - Edward Bishop (Salem)Edward Bishop (Salem)Edward Bishop was involved in the witchcraft hysteria of 1692, but there has been some confusion about his identity. There were four men named Edward Bishop living in Salem at the time of the trials...
, accused of witchcraft during the Salem witchcraft trials - Edward Bishop IIIEdward Bishop IIIEdward Bishop and his wife Sarah Bishop were arrested and jailed for witchcraft in the witchcraft hysteria of 1692, and accused in the Salem witch trials.-Conventional thought holds that:...
, accused of witchcraft during the Salem witchcraft trials - Edward Stanley Bishop (1920–1984), British Labour Party politician
- Elizabeth BishopElizabeth BishopElizabeth Bishop was an American poet and short-story writer. She was the Poet Laureate of the United States from 1949 to 1950, a Pulitzer Prize winner in 1956 and a National Book Award Winner for Poetry in 1970. Elizabeth Bishop House is an artists' retreat in Great Village, Nova Scotia...
(1911–1979), American poet and writer - Elvin BishopElvin BishopElvin Bishop is an American blues and rock and roll musician and guitarist.-Career:Bishop was born in Glendale, California, and grew up on a farm near Elliott, Iowa. His family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he was ten years old...
(born 1942), American blues and rock 'n roll musician - Errett BishopErrett BishopErrett Albert Bishop was an American mathematician known for his work on analysis. He is the father of constructive analysis, because of his 1967 Foundations of Constructive Analysis, where he proved most of the important theorems in real analysis by constructive methods.-Life:Errett Bishop's...
(1926–1983), American mathematician - Harry A. BishopHarry A. BishopHarry A. Bishop was an Alaskan politician and the seventh mayor of Juneau, Alaska, from 1912 to 1913....
, mayor of Juneau, Alaska 1912-1913 - Henry Bishop (postmaster general)Henry Bishop (postmaster general)Henry Bishop, , also spelt Bishopp and Bisshopp, from Henfield in Sussex, England was a Postmaster General of England and inventor of the first postmark used on mail.-Postmaster General:...
(1611–1691), English postmaster general - Henry Rowley Bishop (1786–1855), English musical composer
- Ian Bishop (cricketer), West Indian cricketer and commentator
- Joey BishopJoey BishopJoey Bishop was an American entertainer who was perhaps best known for being a member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin...
(1918–2007), American entertainer - Julie Bishop (actress)Julie Bishop (actress)Julie Bishop was an American film and television actress. She appeared in over 80 films between 1923 and 1957....
(1914–2001), Hollywood leading lady of the 1930s and 40s - Julie BishopJulie BishopJulie Isabel Bishop is an Australian politician and the current Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia. She holds this title as the deputy leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. She is the party's first female Deputy Leader and the third woman in Australian history to...
(born 1956), Australian politician - K. J. BishopK. J. BishopKirsten J. Bishop is an Australian writer and artist. In 2004, her first book, The Etched City, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award in the Best Novel category.-Novels:* The Etched City * Black Dog...
, Australian writer and artist - Kelly BishopKelly BishopCarole "Kelly" Bishop is an American actress and dancer, best-known for her roles as matriarch Emily Gilmore on the series Gilmore Girls, and as the mother of Jennifer Grey's character in the film Dirty Dancing...
(born 1944), American actress - Kevin BishopKevin BishopKevin Bishop is an English actor and comedian, best known for his own programme, The Kevin Bishop Show, which he co-writes with Lee Hupfield, and the role of Jim Hawkins in Muppet Treasure Island.-Life and career:...
(born 1980), English actor and comedian - Kirsten BishopKirsten BishopKirsten Bishop is a voice actress best known for her roles as Zoycite, Emerald, Kaorinite, Telulu and Badiyanu in the English version of Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie.-Filmography:...
, voice actress - Malcolm BishopMalcolm BishopMalcolm Bishop, QC, is a Welsh lawyer.Bishop, was educated at Regent's Park College, Oxford, of which he is now Honorary Standing Counsel. He was called to the Bar in 1968 and is now a Queen's Counsel....
, Welsh lawyer and QC - Mark BishopMark BishopThomas Mark Bishop , has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate representing the state of Western Australia since July 1996. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia and was educated at the University of Adelaide and Harvard University...
(born 1954), Australian Labor Party member - Matt BishopMatt BishopMatt Bishop, who was born in London in 1962, is Head of Communications and Public Relations for the McLaren Group, which position he took up in January 2008....
(born 1962), head of Communications and Public Relations for the McLaren Group - Maurice BishopMaurice BishopMaurice Rupert Bishop was a Grenadian politician and revolutionary who seized power in a coup in 1979 from Eric Gairy and served as Prime Minister of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada until 1983, when he was overthrown in another coup by Bernard Coard, a member of his own...
(1944–1983), Grenadian revolutionary and politician - Meredith BishopMeredith BishopMeredith Anne Bishop is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Annie Mack in Nickelodeon's The Secret World of Alex Mack, which ran on the network from 1994-1998....
(born 1976), American actress - Michael Bishop (businessman)Michael Bishop (businessman)Michael David Bishop, Baron Glendonbrook CBE is a British businessman and life peer who rose to prominence as owner of the airline BMI. He sold his stake in the airline to Lufthansa on 1 July 2009 and has an estimated personal fortune of £480 million...
(b.1942), British businessman - Michael Bishop (author)Michael Bishop (author)Michael Lawson Bishop is an award-winning American writer. Over four decades and thirty books, he has created a body of work that stands among the most admired in modern science fiction and fantasy literature....
(b.1945), American science fiction and fantasy author - Michael Bishop (bassist)Michael Bishop (bassist)Michael Bishop is an American musician, and Bishop attended Thomas Dale high school. Most notably, he was the bass guitarist for the American heavy metal band GWAR. As a member of GWAR, he was the first to play the role of "Beefcake the Mighty") . In addition to GWAR, Bishop played bass and sang...
, American bassist, member of GWAR and Kepone - Michael Bishop (football player)Michael Bishop (football player)Michael Paul Bishop is a professional football quarterback who is currently on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Practice Squad. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots....
(b.1976), American football player - J. Michael BishopJ. Michael Bishop-External links:**...
(born 1938), American immunologist and microbiologist - Morris BishopMorris BishopMorris Gilbert Bishop was an American scholar, historian, biographer, author, and humorist.Raised in Canada and New York, he attended Cornell from 1910–1913, earning a Bachelor's in 1913 and then a Master of Arts degree in 1914...
(1893–1973), American scholar, historian, biographer, author, and humorist - Neal BishopNeal BishopNeal Robert Bishop is an English footballer who plays for Notts County as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Stockton-on-Tees, North East England, Bishop began his career with Middlesbrough in their youth system. After being released by Middlesbrough as a teenager he moved to Northern League side...
(born 1981), English footballer - Nicholas BishopNicholas BishopNicholas Bishop is an English-born Australian actor. He is best known for his television roles as Detective Peter Baker on the soap opera Home and Away and as Peter Dunlop on the ABC medical drama Body of Proof .-Early life:Bishop was born in Swindon, England...
(born 1973), Australian actor - Raymond J. BishopRaymond J. BishopFather Raymond J. Bishop was a Roman Catholic priest. He became one of the several priests involved in the case of exorcizing a boy from St. Louis, Missouri, who was allegedly possessed after using a Ouija board...
(1906–1978), Catholic priest and exorcist - Richard M. BishopRichard M. BishopRichard Bishop , also known as Richard M. Bishop and Papa Richard, was an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. Bishop served as the 34th Governor of Ohio.-Biography:...
(1812–1893), American politician from Ohio - Rob BishopRob BishopRobert William "Rob" Bishop is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.-Early life, education, and early career:...
(born 1951), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives - Robert Bishop (artist)Robert Bishop (artist)Robert K. Bishop was an American bondage artist, often credited as The Bishop or simply Bishop. Born in Michigan, he has been compared with John Willie and described as the "Rembrandt of bondage art"....
(1945–1991), American erotic artist - Robert Hamilton BishopRobert Hamilton BishopRobert Hamilton Bishop was a Scottish-American educator and Presbyterian minister who became the first president of Miami University in Ohio...
(1777–1855), first president of Miami University - Roswell P. BishopRoswell P. BishopRoswell Peter Bishop was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Bishop was born in Sidney, New York, and attended Unadilla Academy, Cooperstown Seminary and Walton Academy, all in Upstate New York, after which he taught school for several years.During the American Civil War, he...
(1843–1920), American politician from Michigan - Russell Bishop (academic)Russell Bishop (academic)Russell Bishop is the Chair Professor of Māori Education at the University of Waikato and the director of Te Kotahitanga, a research program. He coauthored Culture Counts: Changing Power Relations in Education with Ted Glynn, another University of Waikato professor.-References:...
, New Zealand academic - Russell Bishop (sex offender)Russell Bishop (sex offender)Russell Bishop is a convicted child molester and abductor. He is serving life imprisonment for the abduction, molestation and attempted murder of a seven-year-old girl in the Whitehawk area of Brighton. He committed the crime on 4 February 1990, and was sentenced on 13 December 1990...
(born 1966), convicted English sex offender - Sherman C. BishopSherman C. BishopSherman Chauncey Bishop was a herpetologist and arachnologist from New York. He studied at Cornell University and, with Cyrus R. Crosby, gave the Spruce-fir moss spider its scientific name. His Handbook of Salamanders was the first serious and comprehensive treatment of North American salamanders...
(1887-1951), American herpetologist and arachnologist - Stephen BishopStephen BishopStephen Bishop may refer to:* Stephen Bishop * Stephen Bishop , African American cave explorer* Stephen Bishop , U.S. musician...
- Stuart BishopStuart BishopStuart James Bishop is a businessman in Lafayette, Louisiana, who is an incoming Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He will assume the District 43 seat in January 2012, when the incumbent, his fellow Republican Page Cortez of Lafayette, instead becomes the District 23...
(born ca. 1975), incoming member of the Louisiana House of Representatives - Tim BishopTim BishopTimothy H. "Tim" Bishop is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton,...
(born 1950), American politician from New York - Walter Bishop, Sr.Walter Bishop, Sr.Walter Bishop Sr. was a Jamaican composer and songwriter. His Swing, Brother, Swing was recorded by Billie Holiday with Count Basie, among other performers. His calypso, Sex is a Misdemeanor, continues to be recorded. Other songs written by Bishop, Sr...
(1905–1964), Jamaican composer and songwriter - Walter Bishop, Jr.Walter Bishop, Jr.Walter Bishop, Jr. was an American bop and hard bop jazz pianist.He was the son of composer Walter Bishop, Sr.. In high school his friends included Kenny Drew, Sonny Rollins, and Art Taylor...
(1927–1988), American bop and hard bop jazz pianist
See also
- Bishop (disambiguation)Bishop (disambiguation)A bishop is a person of authority in a Christian church. In particular, see also:* Bishop * Bishop * Bishop -Characters:...
- BischofBischofBischof is a surname, and may refer to:* Gustav Bischof, German chemist* Hugo Bischof , German politician* Norbert Bischof , psychologist* Frank-Peter Bischof , German canoeist* Werner Bischof , Swiss photographer...
- BischoffBischoffBischoff is a surname and it may refer to:* Amaury Bischoff , French-Portuguese footballer* Robert "Bob" Bischoff , a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives* Cinder & Jeffrey Bischoff...
- The BishopsThe BishopsThe Bishops are a British indie rock band from London, UK.Mike and Pete Bishop are twin brothers and formed the band in 2002 when they met their eventual third member, Chris McConville, whilst working at their local pub, "The Kings Head", in Barbican...
, respectively Michael and Peter Bishop