Hemphill (surname)

Hemphill is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

originating from

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

and is synonymous with similar names such as Hempel and Hemmel. As a Scottish clan, the Hemphills were considered a border clan, those clans geographically situated closest to Scotland's border with England. The Hemphill clan identifies itself with the

Cunningham Cunningham is a surname of Scottish origin, see Clan Cunningham. Notable people sharing this surname A–C *Aaron Cunningham (born 1986), American baseball player *Abe Cunningham, American drummer * Adrian Cunningham (born 1960), Australian ...

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. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alexander Hemphill Alexander Hemphill (May 22, 1921 – January 30, 1986) was a Democratic lawyer and politician from Philadelphia who served as City Controller from 1958 to 1968. After service in World War II and graduation from the University of Pennsylvania Law ...

(1921–1986), American lawyer and politician *

Arlo Hemphill Arlo Hanlin Hemphill (born October 7, 1971) is an American wilderness advocate. His educational background is in marine biology. Hemphill is a Fellow National of the Explorers Club and has been listed in ''Nature'' (Myers ''et al.'' 2000) as one ...

(born 1971), American wilderness advocate, marine biologist, oceanographer, conservationist, naturalist, and actor * Barbara Hemphill (died 1858), Irish novelist *

Bret Hemphill Bret Ryan Hemphill (born December 17, 1971) is an American former professional baseball player who played one season for the Los Angeles Angels, Anaheim Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played 11 seasons in the minor leagues in the A ...

(born 1971), American baseball player and coach *

Brian Hemphill Brian Hemphill is an American academic administrator, researcher, author and the current president of Old Dominion University, his third university presidency in a decade. Before taking the role at ODU, Hemphill was president of Radford Universit ...

(born ?), American academic administrator, researcher, author, and college president * Bruce Hemphill (born 1963), South African businessman *

Charles Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill Charles Hare Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill, PC QC (August 1822 – 4 March 1908), was an Irish politician and barrister. Career Hemphill was born in County Tyrone, Ireland. He was the son of John and the novelist Barbara Hemphill. He was ma ...

(1822–1908), Irish baron, politician, and businessman *

Charlie Hemphill Charles Judson "Eagle Eye" Hemphill (April 20, 1876 – June 22, 1953) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Spiders, Boston Americans, Cleveland Bronchos, St. Louis Browns and the New York High ...

(1876–1953), American baseball player; brother of Frank Hemphill * C. Scott Hemphill (born ?), American legal academic and law professor * Darryl Hemphill (born 1960), American football player *

Doug Hemphill Doug Hemphill is an American sound mixer. He won two Academy Awards for Best Sound and was nominated for eight more in the same category. He has worked on more than 190 films since 1979. Selected filmography Hemphill has won an Academy Award f ...

(born ?), American film audio engineer *

Essex Hemphill Essex Hemphill (April 16, 1957 – November 4, 1995) was an openly gay American poet and activist. He is known for his contributions to the Washington, D.C. art scene in the 1980s, and for openly discussing the topics pertinent to the African-Amer ...

(1957–1995) American poet, writer, and activist * Fitzroy Hemphill, 3rd Baron Hemphill (1860–1930), British baron and politician *

Frank Hemphill Frank Vernon Hemphill (May 13, 1878 – November 16, 1950) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox (1906) and Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators (1909). Listed at , 165 lb, Hemphill ...

(1878–1950), American baseball player; brother of Charlie Hemphill * George Hemphill (born 1951), American art dealer and curator *

Greg Hemphill Gregory Edward Hemphill (born 14 December 1969) is a Scottish-Canadian comedian, actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his work with Ford Kiernan on the BBC Scotland comedy series ''Chewin' The Fat'' (1999–2005) and ''Still Game'' ...

(born 1970), Scottish comedian, actor, writer, and director * Helen Hemphill (born 1955), American children’s literature author *

Henry Hemphill Henry Hemphill (1830–1914) was an American malacologist, a biologist who studies mollusks. In particular he studied land and freshwater mollusca. His collection of land, freshwater, and marine mollusks became holdings of the California Academy ...

(1830–1914), American malacologist and conchologist * Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. (1929–1998), American folk art collector, curator, and philanthropist *Jacob Hemphill (born ?), American guitarist and vocalist for the band SOJA *

Jessie Mae Hemphill Jessie Mae Hemphill (October 18, 1923 – July 22, 2006) was an American electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the North Mississippi hill country blues traditions of her family and regional heritage. Life and career Hemp ...

(1923–2006), American electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist *

Jim Hemphill Jim Hemphill is an award-winning American filmmaker and film historian. He began his career writing about film in publications including the Chicago Reader, Film Quarterly and the American Cinematographer magazine. In 2007, he directed the indepe ...

(born 1971), American filmmaker, film historian, and writer * John Hemphill (disambiguation), several people *

Joseph Hemphill Joseph Hemphill (January 7, 1770May 29, 1842) was an American politician who served as a Federalist Party, Federalist member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1801 to 1803, as a Jackson Feder ...

, (1770–1842), American politician and lawyer *

Julius Hemphill Julius Arthur Hemphill (January 24, 1938 – April 2, 1995) was a jazz composer and saxophone player. He performed mainly on alto saxophone, less often on soprano and tenor saxophones and flute. Biography Hemphill was born in Fort Worth, Texas, ...

(1938–1995), American jazz composer and saxophone player * LaBreeska Hemphill (1940–2015), American Southern gospel performer and author * Lyle Hemphill (born 1980), American football coach and former player *

Mark W. Hemphill Mark William Hemphill was the editor of ''Trains'' magazine from September, 2000, until July, 2004. Prior to joining ''Trains'' he served as assistant editor of HyRail Production's ''CTC Board'' magazine. Mr. Hemphill attended the University of Il ...

(born ?), American railroad dispatcher and consultant, magazine editor, and historian *

Maureen Hemphill Maureen Lucille Hemphill (born January 26, 1937) was a Manitoba politician. She served in the cabinet of NDP Premier Howard Pawley, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the party's leadership in 1988. She was born Maureen Lucille Miller, the ...

(born 1937), Canadian politician *

Meg Hemphill Meg Hemphill (born 23 May 1996, in Kyotanabe, Kyoto) is a Japanese track and field athlete. She is the Japanese national champion in 2017 and was placed second in the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships The 2017 Asian Athletics Championships ...

(born 1996), Japanese track and field athlete * Patrick Martyn-Hemphill, 5th Baron Hemphill (1928–2012), British baron *

Paul Hemphill Paul James Hemphill (February 18, 1936 – July 11, 2009) was an American journalist and author who wrote extensively about often-overlooked topics in the Southern United States such as country music, Evangelicalism, football, stock car racin ...

(1936–2009), American journalist and author *

Phebe Hemphill Phebe Hemphill (born April 25, 1960) is an American sculptor who works for the United States Mint. She has been called "one of the preeminent coin artists, sculptors, and engravers of our time." Early life and education Hemphill was born April ...

(born 1960), American sculptor *Phillip Hemphill (' 1834), American soldier and co-founder of the city of

Rome, Georgia Rome is the largest city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, it is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia metropolitan area, Rome, Georgia, metropolitan statisti ...

Robert W. Hemphill Robert Witherspoon Hemphill (May 10, 1915 – December 25, 1983) was a United States representative from South Carolina and later was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Educatio ...

(1915–1983), American politician, judge, and US Air Force pilot *

Ryan Hemphill Ryan Hemphill (born December 30, 1981) is a former NASCAR driver from Apollo, Pennsylvania. Racing career Hemphill, a second generation racer, started his racing career at the age of 12, when his father put him behind the wheel of a go-kart. He ...

(born 1981), American race car driver * Samuel Hemphill (1859–1927), Irish Anglican priest *

Shelton Hemphill Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (March 16, 1906 – January 6, 1960) was an American jazz trumpeter whose career lasted from the mid 1920s through the late 1950s. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Hemphill was still in his teens when he played in the band ...

(1906–1960), American jazz trumpeter *

Shirley Hemphill Shirley Ann Hemphill (July 1, 1947 – December 10, 1999) was an American stand-up comedian and actress. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Hemphill moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. After worki ...

(1947–1999), American stand-up comedian and actress *

Sid Hemphill Sid Hemphill (1876 – 1963) was an American blues multi-instrumentalist and bandleader who played in his own string band mainly in Mississippi. He recorded for Alan Lomax in 1942 and again in 1959. Born in Panola County, Mississippi, Hemphill wa ...

(1876–1963), American blues multi-instrumentalist and bandleader * Stephanie Hemphill (born ?), American young adult author and poet * Tahir Hemphill (born 1972), American multimedia artist, ethnolinguist, and design researcher *

William Hemphill William Arnold Hemphill (May 5, 1842 – August 17, 1902) was an American businessman and politician who served as Mayor of Atlanta from 1891 to 1893. Biography Early years and education Hemphill was born on May 5, 1842, in Athens, Georgia. He at ...

(1842–1902), American businessman, politician, and Confederate Army colonel {{surname, Hemphill