Bishop (surname)
Bishop is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A–G
- Amanda Bishop, Australian actress
- Andy Bishop (born 1982), English footballer
- Anne Bishop, American novelist of fantasy fiction
- Arthur Ernest Bishop (1917–2006). Australian engineer and inventor
- Arthur Gary Bishop (1951–1988), American serial killer
- Ben Bishop (born 1986), American professional ice hockey goaltender
- 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
- Bradford Bishop (born 1936), U.S. Foreign Service officer
- 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 physician and computer scientist
- David Bishop, New Zealand, screenwriter, author and comics editor
- David Bishop (athlete) (born 1987), British middle-distance athlete
- Dorothy Bishop (early 21st c.), American entertainer
- Dorothy V. M. Bishop (born 1952), British psychologist
- Ed Bishop (1932–2005), American film, television, stage and radio actor
- Edward Bishop (Salem), accused of witchcraft during the Salem witchcraft trials
- Edward Stanley Bishop (1920–1984), British Labour Party politician
- 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 A. Bishop, mayor of Juneau, Alaska 1912–1913
- Henry Bishop (postmaster general) (1611–1691), English postmaster general
- Henry Rowley Bishop (1786–1855), English musical composer
- Howard Bishop, Hawaiian film and theatre actor
- 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-discoveror of Vitamin E
- Kelly Bishop (born 1944), American actress
- Kevin Bishop (born 1980), English actor and comedian
- Kirsten Bishop, 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 (businessman) (born 1942), British businessman
- Michael Bishop (author) (born 1945), American science fiction and fantasy author
- Michael Bishop (bassist), American bassist, member of GWAR and Kepone
- Michael Bishop (football player) (born 1976), American football player
- 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 (academic), New Zealand academic
- Russell Bishop (sex offender) (born 1966), convicted English sex offender
- 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, Sr. (1905–1964), Jamaican composer and songwriter
- Walter Bishop, Jr. (1927–1988), American bop and hard bop jazz pianist
- Wesley T. Bishop (born 1967), American academic, lawyer, and politician
Fictional 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 New Girl
- On NCIS
See also
- Bishop (disambiguation)
- Bishopp
- Bischof
- Bischoff
- The Bishops, respectively Michael and Peter Bishop
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