Bishop is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Contents

• A–G
• H–M
• N–Z
• Characters
• See also

A–G

• A. C. Bishop (fl. late 19th century), American politician
• Abby Bishop (born 1988), Australian professional basketball player
• Adam Bishop (born 1989), British strongman
• Adelaide Bishop (1928–2008), American operatic soprano, musical theatre actress, opera and stage director, and voice teacher
• Alec Bishop (1897–1984), British Army officer and administrator
• Alfred Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alison Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
• Amanda Bishop, Australian actress
• Amasa Stone Bishop (1921–1997), American nuclear physicist
• Andrew Bishop (born 1985), Welsh international rugby union player
• Andy Bishop (born 1982), English footballer
• Angela Bishop (born 1967), Australian reporter and television presenter
• Ann Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
• Arthur Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
• Barbara Bishop (born 1956), Barbadian sprinter
• Barry Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
• Beanie Bishop (born 1999), American football player
• Ben Bishop (born 1986), American professional ice hockey goaltender
• Bernardine Bishop (1939–2013), English novelist, teacher and psychotherapist
• Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831–1884), Princess of the Kamehameha dynasty
• Billy Bishop (1894–1956), Canadian First World War flying ace
• Bob Bishop (scout), Northern Irish football scout for Manchester United
• Braden Bishop (born 1993), American baseball player
• William Bradford Bishop (born 1936), American former U.S. Foreign Service officer accused of killing his family; better known as Bradford Bishop
• Bridget Bishop (c. 1632 – 1692), the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692
• Bronwyn Bishop (born 1942), Australian politician
• Carl Whiting Bishop (1881–1942), American archeologist
• Charles Reed Bishop (1822–1915), American businessman and philanthropist
• Christopher Bishop, British physicist and computer scientist
• Cindy Bishop (born 1978), Thai actress, model, TV personality and entrepreneur
• Claire Huchet Bishop (1898–1993), Swiss-American children's writer
• Cole Bishop (born 2001), American football player
• D'Andre Bishop (born 2002), Antigua and Barbuda international footballer
• Dan Bishop (born 1964), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
• David Bishop (runner) (born 1987), British middle-distance athlete
• David Bishop (writer) or D. V. Bishop, (born 1966), New Zealand, screenwriter, author and comics editor
• DeSean Bishop (born 2004), American football player
• Dorothy Bishop (early 21st c.), American entertainer
• Dorothy V. M. Bishop (born 1952), British psychologist
• Duffy Bishop, American blues singer and songwriter
• Edward Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
• Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979), American poet and writer
• Elvin Bishop (born 1942), American blues and rock 'n roll musician
• Jamie Foxx (birth name Eric Marlon Bishop, born 1967), American actor, singer and comedian
• Errett Bishop (1926–1983), American mathematician

H–M

• Harold Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
• Harry Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
• Henry Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
• Howard Bishop, Hawaiian film and theatre actor
• Hunter Bishop (born 1998), American baseball player
• Ian Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people, several people
• Isaac W. Bishop, 19th-century New York politician
• Jacqueline Bishop, Jamaican writer, visual artist and photographer
• James Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people, several people
• Jermaine Bishop (born 1997), American basketball player
• Jerry G. Bishop (1936–2013), American radio and television personality
• Jesse Bishop (1933–1979), American convicted murderer
• Joey Bishop (1918–2007), American entertainer
• John Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people, several people
• Joyce Bishop (1896–1993), English educator
• Julie Bishop (born 1956), Australian politician
• Julie Bishop (actress) (1914–2001), Hollywood leading lady of the 1930s and 40s
• K. J. Bishop, Australian writer and artist
• Katharine Bishop (1889–1976), co-discoverer of Vitamin E
• Kelly Bishop (born 1944), American actress
• Kevin Bishop (born 1980), English actor and comedian
• Kirsten Bishop (1963–2014), voice actress
• Malcolm Bishop, Welsh lawyer and QC
• Mark Bishop (born 1954), Australian Labor Party member
• Mary Agnes Dalrymple Bishop (1857–1934), American journalist, newspaper editor
• Maurice Bishop (1944–1983), Grenadian revolutionary and politician
• Max Bishop (1889–1962), American baseball player
• Meredith Bishop (born 1976), American actress
• Mervyn Bishop (born 1945), Australian photographer
• Michael Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people, several people
• J. Michael Bishop (born 1938), American immunologist and microbiologist
• Morris Bishop (1893–1973), American scholar, historian, biographer, author, and humorist

N–Z

• Neal Bishop (born 1981), English footballer
• Nic Bishop (born 1973), Australian actor
• Nicholas Bishop (actor, born 1985), British actor
• Raymond J. Bishop (1906–1978), Catholic priest and exorcist
• Richard M. Bishop (1812–1893), American politician from Ohio
• Rob Bishop (born 1951), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Robert Bishop (artist), bondage artist, also known by the pseudonym "Bishop"
• Robert Hamilton Bishop (1777–1855), first president of Miami University
• Roswell P. Bishop (1843–1920), American politician from Michigan
• Rudine Sims Bishop (born 1937), US-American professor of literature
• Russell Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ruth Bishop (1933–2022), Australian virologist
• Sarah Bishop, British journalist
• Seth Scott Bishop (1852–1923), American laryngologist
• Sherman C. Bishop (1887–1951), American herpetologist and arachnologist
• Sid Bishop (footballer, born 1900), died 1949, English international footballer with West Ham United, Leicester City and Chelsea
• Sid Bishop (footballer, born 1934) died 2020, English footballer with Leyton Orient
• Stephen Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people, several people
• Stuart Bishop (born c. 1975), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• Tim Bishop (born 1950), American politician from New York
• Tony Bishop (born 1989), Panamanian basketball player
• Vaughn Bishop, American intelligence officer currently serving as the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• Vivien Bishop (born 1945), New Zealand painter
• Walter Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
• Wesley T. Bishop (born 1967), American academic, lawyer, and politician

Characters

• On Coronation Street
  • Emily Bishop, one of the longest-running characters, appearing regularly between 1961 and 2016
  • Ernest Bishop, her husband, appearing initially at the wedding of popular character Elsie Tanner in 1967, and then regularly between 1969 and 1978 when the character was killed off
• On Fringe
  • Peter Bishop, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) consultant and jack of all trades
  • Dr. Walter Bishop, scientist and DHS consultant
• On Heroes (American TV series)
  • Elle Bishop
• On Mad Men
  • Helen Bishop
• On Neighbours
  • Harold Bishop
• On New Girl
  • Winston Bishop
• On NCIS
  • Ellie Bishop
• On Station 19
  • Maya Bishop
• On A Discovery of Witches
  • Diana Bishop
• On the Marvel Universe
  • Kate Bishop (comics)
• In Juice (film)
  • Roland Bishop
• In Strike Witches
  • Lynette Bishop

See also

• Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bishop Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bishopp
• Bischof
• Bischoff
• The Bishops, respectively Michael and Peter Bishop

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Bishop.
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