Semple
Appearance
Semple is both a surname of Scottish origin,[1] and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
People with the surname
In arts and media
- Dugald Semple (1884–1964), Scottish writer and simple living advocate
- George Semple (1700–1782), Irish architect
- Jack Semple (21st century), Canadian blues musician
- Keith Semple, Northern Ireland musician, member of British boyband One True Voice and American rock band 7th Heaven
- Lorenzo Semple Jr. (1923–2014), American screenwriter
- Pat Semple (1939–2021), British artist
- Robert B. Semple Jr. (born 1936), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Stuart Semple (born 1980), contemporary English artist
In government, military, and politics
- Bob Semple (1873–1955), member of the Cabinet of New Zealand
- Eugene Semple (1840–1908), thirteenth Governor of Washington Territory
- James Semple (1798–1866), United States Senator from Illinois
- Letitia Semple (1821–1907), United States society patron and unofficial First Lady
- Robert Semple (veteran) (1887–1943), United States Navy officer
- Robert B. Semple (1806–1854), California newspaperman and politician
In sport
- Billy Semple (born 1946), Scottish football player
- Carol Semple (born 1948), American golfer
- Frederick Semple (1872–1927), American golfer and tennis player
- Jock Semple (1903–1988), Boston Marathon official
- Keith Semple (born 1970), Guyanese cricketer
- Ryan Semple (English footballer) (born 1985), English football player
- Ryan Semple (Northern Irish footballer) (born 1977), Northern Irish football player
- Tom Semple (1879–1943), Irish sportsperson
- Tony Semple (born 1970), American football player
In science and academia
- David Semple (1856–1937), bacteriologist
- Ellen Churchill Semple (1863–1932), American geographer
- John C. Semple (born 1947), American botanist
- John Greenlees Semple, mathematician
- John W. Semple (born 1959), Canadian medical researcher
- William F. Semple, 19th–century American dentist
In other fields
- E. G. Semple, Reverend, author of Singapore religions: a summary of great oriental faiths (1927)
- Etta Semple (1854–1914), American atheist and feminist
- Ian Semple (born 1928), member of the Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith
- Robert Semple (Canada) (1777–1816), Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company
People with the given name
- Aimee Semple McPherson (1890–1944), Canadian-born evangelist and media sensation
- Roberta Semple Salter (1910–2007), member of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Fictional characters
- Jake Semple, a character from the book Surviving the Applewhites
- Jesse B. Semple, a character featured in many stories by American writer Langston Hughes
Other meanings
- Semple Stadium, a sports stadium in Tipperary, Ireland
- Castle Semple, a mansion in Renfrewshire, Scotland
See also
References
- ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 90. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.