Winthrop (surname)

Winthrop is a surname.

People with the surname[edit]

Notable persons with that surname include:

Beekman Winthrop (1874–1940), New York lawyer and Governor of Puerto Rico
Clara Winthrop (1876–after 1935), American philanthropist
Egerton Leigh Winthrop (1838-1916), American lawyer and clubman who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age
Fitz-John Winthrop (1637-1707), American governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1698 until his death
Frederic Bronson Winthrop (1863-1944), American philanthropist and lawyer who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age
John Winthrop (c. 1587–1649), English-born founding governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop, the Younger (1606–1676), English-born governor of Connecticut
John Winthrop (1714–1779), American astronomer and professor at Harvard College
Robert Winthrop (1764-1832), American Royal Navy Vice Admiral
Robert Charles Winthrop (1809–1894), American lawyer and philanthropist
Theodore Winthrop (1828–1861), American writer, lawyer, and world traveler
Thomas L. Winthrop (1760–1841), American Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Waitstill Winthrop (1641/2-1717), American colonial magistrate, military officer, and politician of New England

Eliza Winthrop, the main character in Nancy Garden's Annie on My Mind (1982)
Ethan Winthrop, a character on the daytime drama Passions
Franklin Winthrop, a character in the HBO series Oz
Ivy Winthrop, a character on the daytime drama Passions
Jane Winthrop, a character on the daytime drama Passions
Louis Winthorpe III, a character from the movie Trading Places played by Dan Aykroyd
Sarah Winthrop, a character on the daytime drama Passions
Wilhelmina "Billy" Hunnewell Winthrop, the main in Judith Krantz's bestselling novels Scruples and Scruples Two, stepmother to the main character of Lovers, Gigi Orsini