Bishop (surname)

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

A–G

• A. C. Bishop (fl. late 19th century), American politician
• Abby Bishop (born 1988), Australian professional basketball player
• 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)
• Alison Bishop (disambiguation)
• 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)
• Arlene Bishop, Canadian lyricist, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter
• Arthur Bishop (disambiguation)
• Barbara Bishop (born 1956), Barbadian sprinter
• Barry Bishop (disambiguation)
• 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
• 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
• David Bishop (writer) (born 1966), New Zealand, screenwriter, author and comics editor
• David Bishop (runner) (born 1987), British middle-distance athlete
• Dorothy Bishop (early 21st c.), American entertainer
• Dorothy V. M. Bishop (born 1952), British psychologist
• Edward Bishop (disambiguation)
• Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979), American poet and writer
• Elvin Bishop (born 1942), American blues and rock 'n roll musician
• Errett Bishop (1926–1983), American mathematician

H–M

• Harry Bishop (disambiguation)
• Henry Bishop (disambiguation)
• Howard Bishop, Hawaiian film and theatre actor
• Hunter Bishop (born 1998), American baseball player
• Ian Bishop (disambiguation), several people
• Isaac W. Bishop, 19th-century New York politician
• Jacqueline Bishop, Jamaican writer, visual artist and photographer
• James Bishop (disambiguation), several people
• Jerry G. Bishop (1936–2013), American radio and television personality
• Joey Bishop (1918–2007), American entertainer
• John Bishop (disambiguation), several people
• Julie Bishop (actress) (1914–2001), Hollywood leading lady of the 1930s and 40s
• Julie Bishop (born 1956), Australian politician
• 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
• 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) (born 1942), British businessman
• 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
• Nicholas Bishop (born 1973), Australian 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 Hamilton Bishop (1777–1855), first president of Miami University
• Roswell P. Bishop (1843–1920), American politician from Michigan
• Russell Bishop (disambiguation)
• Ruth Bishop (born 1933), Australian virologist
• Sarah Bishop, British journalist
• 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), English footballer with Leyton Orient
• Stephen Bishop (disambiguation), several people
• Stuart Bishop (born c. 1975), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• Tim Bishop (born 1950), American politician from New York
• Vivien Bishop (born 1945), New Zealand painter
• Walter Bishop (disambiguation)
• 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 (U.S. 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

See also

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