Stanhope (name)

Stanhope is an English surname of medieval origins, meaning 'a dweller on a stony ridge'. It has also been used as a given name.

List

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Alexander Stanhope (1638–1707), English envoy in Madrid
• Arthur Stanhope (1627–1694), English politician who sat in the House of Commons
• Arthur Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope (1838–1905), British Conservative Party politician
• Charles Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
• Doug Stanhope (born 1967), American stand-up comedian
• Edward Stanhope (1840–1893), British Conservative Party politician
• Elizabeth Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ferdinando Stanhope (died 1643), English politician who sat in the House of Commons
• George Stanhope (1660–1728), clergyman of the Church of England
• George Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
• Henry Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lady Hester Stanhope (1776–1839), British socialite, adventurer and traveler
• James Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
• John Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jon Stanhope (born 1951), Australian politician
• Leicester Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington (1784–1862), English peer and soldier
• Louisa Stanhope (fl. 1806–1827), English novelist
• Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (1609–1667), English governess and Postmaster General
• Mark Stanhope (born 1952), British Royal Navy officer
• Michael Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
• Philip Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
• Richard Stanhope (born 1957), British Olympic rower
• Rosamund Stanhope (1919–2005), British poet and teacher
• Sydney Stanhope, 6th Earl of Harrington (1845–1866), English peer
• Thomas Stanhope (1540–1596), English Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire
• William Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
• Stanhope (Middlesex cricketer), cricketer from 1787 to 1798

Given name

• Stanhope Aspinwall (1713–1771), British diplomat
• Stanhope Forbes (1857–1947), Irish-British artist and founder of a school of painters
• Stanhope Wood Nixon (1894–1958), vice president of Nixon Nitration Works during the company's 1924 disaster

See also

• Earl of Chesterfield, hereditary title created in 1628
• Earl Stanhope, hereditary title held by seven people since 1718
• Baron Stanhope, hereditary title created in 1605
• Spencer-Stanhope family, family of British landed gentry
• Scudamore-Stanhope, surname