Jessup may refer to people real or fictional

People

Canadian

* Connor Jessup, Canadian actor, director and producer *

Edward Jessup Edward Jessup (December24, 1735February3, 1816), together with his brother Ebenezer Jessup (July 1739 – 1818), was a large landowner in present-day New York State before the American Revolution, and later a soldier and political figure in Upp ...

, political figure in Upper Canada, and former British province in what is now Canada *

Edward Jessup, Jr. Edward Jessup (May 26, 1766 – November 4, 1815) was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Albany, New York in 1766, the son of Edward Jessup, a United Empire Loyalist. He served with his father's Loyal Rangers, becom ...

, son of Edward Jessup *

Edward Jessup III Edward Jessup (1801 – September 1831) was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Upper Canada in 1801, the son of Edward Jessup, Jr. and the grandson of Edward Jessup. He served in the local militia, becoming lieutenan ...

, grandson of Edward Jessup *

Hamilton Dibble Jessup Hamilton Dibble Jessup (May 2, 1806 – November 24, 1892) was a doctor, militiaman, and political figure in Canada West. He came from the founding family of Prescott, Ontario. He was the son of Edward Jessup, Jr. and the grandson of Edward ...

, brother of Edward Jessup III

American

Elizabeth Jessup Elizabeth Redding Jessup is an American computer scientist specializing in numerical linear algebra and the generalized minimal residual method. She is a professor emerita of computer science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Education an ...

, American computer scientist *

Harley Jessup Harley Jessup (born 1954) is an American production designer and visual effects art director who has been nominated for two visual effects Academy Awards, and won once. Currently working at Pixar Animation Studios, Jessup has served as production ...

(born 1954), American special effects artist *

Joseph Jessup Joseph Gentry "Jeep" Jessup (July 11, 1914 – March 23, 1998) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1940 to 1948 with the Birmingham Black Barons and Chicago American Giants The Chicago American Giants were a Ch ...

, American professional baseball player *

Marion Jessup Marion Hall Zinderstein (May 6, 1896 – August 14, 1980) also known by her married name Marion Jessup, was a tennis player from the United States. At the 1924 Paris Olympics, she won a silver medal in the mixed doubles event partnering Vincent ...

, American professional tennis player *

Morris K. Jessup Morris Ketchum Jessup (March 2, 1900 – April 20, 1959) was an American ufology, ufologist. He had a Master of Science Degree in astronomy and, though employed for most of his life as an automobile-parts salesman and a photographer, is probably ...

, American writer on the subject of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) *

William Jessup William Jessup (June 21, 1797 – September 11, 1868) was a Pennsylvania judge and father of the missionary Henry Harris Jessup. A member of the Republican party, he is best known for being the chairman of the platform committee that crafted ...

, Pennsylvania judge and notable Republican Party member *

Henry Harris Jessup Henry Harris Jessup (1832–1910) was an American Presbyterian missionary and author who devoted his distinguished career to evangelical missionary work in Syria (now Lebanon). Biography He was born at Montrose, Pennsylvania, son of the jurist W ...

, Presbyterian missionary and son of William Jessup *

Philip Jessup Philip Caryl Jessup (February 5, 1897 – January 31, 1986), also Philip C. Jessup, was a 20th-century American diplomat, scholar, and jurist notable for his accomplishments in the field of international law. Early life and education Philip ...

, American jurist and International Court of Justice judge between 1961 and 1970 *

Ted Jessup Theodore Carrington Jessup (born August 23, 1960) is an American television writer, producer, actor, and performer. He is a writer for the Fox animated sitcom ''Family Guy'', and has written the episodes "12 and a Half Angry Men," "Mom's the Word ...

, American television writer, producer, and performer

Fictional

* Nathan Jessup, fictional colonel in the film '' A Few Good Men'' *

Avery Jessup ''30 Rock'' is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey, which aired on NBC. The series takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy series, also airing on NBC; the name "30 Rock" refers to the address of the ...

, fictional character from

30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', takes ...

Places

* Jessup, Indiana, United States *

Jessup, Maryland Jessup ( ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard and Anne Arundel counties, about southwest of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 10,535. Geography Jessup is located at (3 ...

, United States * Jessup, Nevada, United States * Jessup, Pennsylvania, United States

Other uses

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, also known as the Jessup Moot or The Jessup, is the oldest and largest international moot competition in the world, attracting participants from almost 700 law schools in more than 90 ...

Jessup Correctional Institution Jessup Correctional Institution (JCI) is a maximum security prison operated by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in Jessup, Maryland. It was formerly called the Maryland House of Correction-Annex. Prisoners In ...

William Jessup University William Jessup University is a private Christian university in Rocklin, California, with an additional site in San Jose, California. The university had 1,743 students during the 2019–20 academic year, over 1650 being full-time equivalents. Foun ...