Bishop (surname)

Last updated June 11, 2025

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
Adam Bishop (born 1989), British strongman
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), multiple people
Alison Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
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), multiple people
Arthur Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
Barbara Bishop (born 1956), Barbadian sprinter
Barry Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
Beanie Bishop (born 1999), American football player
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
Braden Bishop (born 1993), American baseball player
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
Cole Bishop (born 2001), American football player
D'Andre Bishop (born 2002), Antigua and Barbuda international footballer
Dan Bishop (born 1964), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
David Bishop (runner) (born 1987), British middle-distance athlete
David Bishop (writer) or D. V. Bishop, (born 1966), New Zealand, screenwriter, author and comics editor
DeSean Bishop (born 2004), American football player
Dorothy Bishop (early 21st c.), American entertainer
Dorothy V. M. Bishop (born 1952), British psychologist
Duffy Bishop, American blues singer and songwriter
Edward Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979), American poet and writer
Elvin Bishop (born 1942), American blues and rock 'n roll musician
Jamie Foxx (birth name Eric Marlon Bishop, born 1967), American actor, singer and comedian
Errett Bishop (1926–1983), American mathematician

H–M

Harold Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
Harry Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
Henry Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
Howard Bishop, Hawaiian film and theatre actor
Hunter Bishop (born 1998), American baseball player
Ian Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people, several people
Isaac W. Bishop, 19th-century New York politician
Jacqueline Bishop, Jamaican writer, visual artist and photographer
James Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people, several people
Jermaine Bishop (born 1997), American basketball player
Jerry G. Bishop (1936–2013), American radio and television personality
Jesse Bishop (1933–1979), American convicted murderer
Joey Bishop (1918–2007), American entertainer
John Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people, several people
Joyce Bishop (1896–1993), English educator
Julie Bishop (born 1956), Australian politician
Julie Bishop (actress) (1914–2001), Hollywood leading lady of the 1930s and 40s
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
Mary Agnes Dalrymple Bishop (1857–1934), American journalist, newspaper editor
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), multiple people, several people
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
Nic Bishop (born 1973), Australian actor
Nicholas Bishop (actor, born 1985), British 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 Bishop (artist), bondage artist, also known by the pseudonym "Bishop"
Robert Hamilton Bishop (1777–1855), first president of Miami University
Roswell P. Bishop (1843–1920), American politician from Michigan
Rudine Sims Bishop (born 1937), US-American professor of literature
Russell Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
Ruth Bishop (1933–2022), Australian virologist
Sarah Bishop, British journalist
Seth Scott Bishop (1852–1923), American laryngologist
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), multiple people, several people
Stuart Bishop (born c. 1975), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Tim Bishop (born 1950), American politician from New York
Tony Bishop (born 1989), Panamanian basketball player
Vaughn Bishop, American intelligence officer currently serving as the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Vivien Bishop (born 1945), New Zealand painter
Walter Bishop (disambiguation), multiple people
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 (American 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
In Strike Witches
- Lynette Bishop

Bishop (surname)

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Characters

See also