Kemp is a surname of English origin which means "soldier". Notable people with the surname include: * Agnes Kemp (1823–1908), American physician and temperance movement leader * Albert Edward Kemp (1858–1929), Canadian businessman and politician * Amelia Kemp, English footballer * Anthony Kemp (actor) (born 1954), British actor * Anthony Kemp (historian) (1939–2018), English military historian *

Anthony Fenn Kemp Anthony Fenn Kemp (1773 – 28 October 1868) was a soldier, merchant and a deputy judge advocate of the colony of New South Wales (the predecessor to the Australian State). He was one of the key participants in the "Rum Rebellion" that removed W ...

(1773–1868), Australian soldier and merchant * Arthur Kemp (born 1962), South African/British politician and writer *

Barbara Kemp Barbara Kemp (12 December 1881 –17 April 1959) was a German soprano and opera singer. After a successful stage career, she retired to teach and also directed performances at the Berlin State Opera. Life and career Barbara Kemp was bor ...

(1881–1959), German opera singer *

Barry Kemp (Egyptologist) Barry John Kemp, (born 14 May 1940) is an English archaeologist and Egyptologist. He is Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and directing excavations at Amarna in Egypt. His widely renowned book ''Ancient Egypt: Anat ...

(born 1940), English archaeologist and Egyptologist *

Bolivar E. Kemp Bolivar Edwards Kemp Sr. (December 28, 1871, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana – June 19, 1933, Amite, Louisiana), was an attorney and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th congressional district. In 1897, ...

(1871–1933), Louisiana congressman * Bolivar Edwards Kemp Jr. (1904–1965), Louisiana Attorney General, 1948–1952 *

Brandis Kemp Brandis Kemp (February 1, 1944 – July 4, 2020) was an American actress best known for her appearances in '' Fridays'' and ''AfterMASH'' from the years 1980 to 1985. She then appeared in a wide variety of films and TV shows as a character actre ...

(1944–2020), American actress *

Brian Kemp Brian Porter Kemp (born November 2, 1963) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 83rd governor of Georgia since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Kemp served as the 27th secretary of state of Georgia from 2010 to ...

(born 1963), governor of Georgia (US) *

Carlo Kemp Carlo Kemp (born January 1, 1998) is an American football outside linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played professionally for the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League ...

(born 1998), American football player * Dave Kemp (born 1953), English footballer and football manager * David Kemp (disambiguation), several people * Davie Kemp (born 1950), Scottish footballer *

Earl Kemp Earl Kemp (November 24, 1929February 29, 2020) (Born Finis Earl Kemp.) was an American publisher, science fiction editor, critic, and fan who won a Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 1961 for ''Who Killed Science Fiction'', a collection of questions ...

(1929–2020), American science fiction editor and critic * Edward Kemp (landscape architect) (1817–1891), English garden designer and author *

Edward Kemp (playwright) Edward Thomas Kemp (born 9 October 1965) is an English playwright and theatre director. Since 2008 he has been Director of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Early life Kemp was born in Oxford, the son of Eric Kemp (then an Oxford theo ...

(born 1965), English playwright and theatre director, director of RADA * Elise Kemp (1881–1917), New Zealand born nurse and nursing sister * Eric Kemp (1915–2009), Bishop of Chichester *

Gary Kemp Gary James Kemp (born 16 October 1959) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and principal songwriter for the New Romantic band Spandau Ballet. Kemp wrote the lyrics and music ...

(born 1959), English pop musician *

Gene Kemp Gene Kemp née Rushton (27 December 1926 – 4 January 2015) was an English author known for children's books. Her first, ''The Pride of Tamworth Pig'', appeared in 1972. She won the British Carnegie Medal for her school novel '' The Turbulent ...

(1926–2015), British author *

George Kemp, 1st Baron Rochdale George Kemp, 1st Baron Rochdale, (9 June 1866 – 24 March 1945) was a British politician, soldier, businessman and cricketer. Education and business career Kemp was born at Beechwood, Rochdale, Lancashire, and educated at Shrewsbury and Mill ...

(1866–1945), British politician, soldier and businessman *

George Meikle Kemp George Meikle Kemp (25 May 1795—6 March 1844) was a self-taught Scottish architect who designed and built the Scott Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland. The poorly educated son of a shepherd, but showing talents in woodworking as a child, he was a ...

(1795–1844), Scottish carpenter /joiner, draughtsman and architect * Gilbert Kemp, English footballer *

Hal Kemp James Hal Kemp (March 27, 1904 – December 21, 1940) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger. Biography Hal Kemp was born in Marion, Alabama. He formed his first band in high school, and by the a ...

(1904–1940), American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger * Harry Kemp (1883–1960), American poet and prose writer * Haydn Kemp (1897–1982), English footballer * C. Henry Kempe (1922–1984), American pediatrician who identified battered child syndrome * Jack Kemp (1935–2009), American politician and football quarterback * James Kemp (missionary) (1797–1872), British missionary to New Zealand *

James Furman Kemp James Furman Kemp (August 14, 1859 – November 17, 1926) was an American geologist. Early life He was born in New York City and graduated from Amherst in 1881 and from the Columbia School of Mines in 1884. Amherst gave him an honorary Sc.D. i ...

(1859–1926), American geologist *

Jan Kemp Jan Kemp may refer to: *Jan Kemp (general) Jan Christoffel Greyling Kemp (10 June 1872 – 31 December 1946) was a South African Boer officer, rebel general, and politician. Early life Jan Kemp was born in the present Amersfoort district, Tra ...

(1949–2008), American academic who exposed the bias in passing college football players * Jan Kemp (general) (1872–1946), South African Boer leader, rebel general and politician * Jeka Kemp (1876–1966), Scottish artist * Jennifer Kemp (born 1955), American swimmer *

Jeremy Kemp Edmund Jeremy James Walker (3 February 1935 – 19 July 2019), known professionally as Jeremy Kemp, was an English actor. He was known for his significant roles in the miniseries ''The Winds of War'' and ''War and Remembrance'', the film ''The ...

(1935–2019), English actor * John Kemp (disambiguation), several people *

Johnny Kemp Jonathan "Johnny" Kemp (August 2, 1959 – April 16, 2015) was a Bahamian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a songwriter in late 1979 and is perhaps best known for his solo work, including his single " Just Got Pai ...

(1959–2015), Bahamian singer, songwriter, and record producer *

Jonathan Kemp Jonathan Kemp (born 18 March 1981 in Wolverhampton) is a professional squash player who represented England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its n ...

(born 1981), English squash player * Joseph Kemp (minister) (1872–1933), English-born New Zealand Baptist minister and preacher * Joseph Kemp (organist), English composer and organist * Sir

Joseph Horsford Kemp Sir Joseph Horsford Kemp CBE King's Counsel, KC (1874-1950) was a British-Irish lawyer and judge. He served as Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong), Attorney General and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, Chief Justice of Hong Kong in ...

, Chief Justice of Hong Kong * Sir Kenneth Hagar Kemp, 12th Baronet (1853–1936), British soldier, lawyer, landowner and cricketer *

Kirsten Kemp Kirsten Kemp Becker (born August 27, 1970) is an English actress and television presenter. Biography Born Kirsten Holmquist in London, England, she began to sing, dance, and play flute and guitar with her parents at the age of four when they m ...

(born 1970), English actress and television presenter *

Lindsay Kemp Lindsay Keith Kemp (3 May 1938British Film Institute entry for Lindsa ...

(1938–2018), British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist and choreographer * Maida Springer Kemp (1910–2005), American labor organizer *

Martin Kemp Martin John Kemp (born 10 October 1961) is an English musician and actor, best known as the bassist in the new wave band Spandau Ballet and for his role as Steve Owen in ''EastEnders''. He is the younger brother of Gary Kemp, who is also ...

(born 1961), English actor and musician *

Martin Kemp (art historian) Martin John Kemp (born 5 March 1942) is a British art historian and exhibition curator who is one of the world's leading authorities on the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci. The author of many books on Leonardo, Kemp has also written abou ...

(born 1942), British art historian and professor *

Matt Kemp Matthew Ryan Kemp (born September 23, 1984) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He began his professional career in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization in 2003, and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Dodgers fr ...

(born 1984), American baseball outfielder * Matthew Kemp (soccer) (born 1980), Australian footballer * Mathew Kemp (died 1682), Virginia colonial politician, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses *

Maurice Kemp Maurice Kemp (born February 2, 1991) is an American basketball player who plays the power forward position for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He previously played for the Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the same league, and i ...

(born 1991), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *

Paul Kemp (actor) Paul Kemp (20 May 1896 – 13 August 1953) was a German stage and film actor. Kemp worked as a piano accompaniest for silent films, and then served as an ambulance driver on the Western Front during the First World War. Post-war he moved into a ...

(1896–1953), German actor *

Penn Kemp Patricia Penn Anne Kemp (born 1944), better known simply as Penn Kemp, is a Canadians, Canadian poet, novelist, playwright, and sound poet who lives in London, Ontario. Kemp has been publishing her writing since 1972 and was London's first poet lau ...

(born 1944), Canadian writer * Peter Kemp (rower) (1853–1951), Australian sculler * Peter Kemp (swimmer) (1877–1965), British swimmer * Richard Kemp (born 1959), British army officer *

Richard Kemp (politician) Richard Kemp, , is the Deputy Chair of the Community Wellbeing Board at the Local Government Association of England & Wales, and was previously the Leader of the Liberal Democrats in Local Government and Vice Chair of the Local Government Asso ...

, British politician in Liverpool *

Rick Kemp Frederick Stanley 'Rick' Kemp (born 15 November 1941) is an English bass player, guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and record producer, best known for his work with the British folk rock band Steeleye Span. Projects In the 1960s, he shot to promi ...

(born 1941), English musician * Rod Kemp (born 1944), Australian politician * Roman Kemp (born 1993), English radio host *

Rose Kemp A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be e ...

(born 1984), English singer and guitarist *

Ross Kemp Ross James Kemp (born 21 July 1964) is an English actor, author, and television presenter. He rose to prominence in the role of Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He is also known for his other roles as Graham Lodsworth in ' ...

(born 1964), English actor and journalist * Shawn Kemp (born 1969), American basketball player * Stacey Kemp (born 1988), English pair skater *

Steve Kemp Steven F. Kemp (born August 7, 1954) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Texas Rangers. Profession ...

(born 1954), American baseball player * Steve Kemp (musician) (born 1978), English rock drummer * Tara Kemp (born 1964), American singer *

Thomas Read Kemp Thomas Read Kemp (23 December 1782 – 20 December 1844) was an English property developer and politician. Life He was the son of Sussex landowner and Member of Parliament Thomas Kemp, and his wife Anne, daughter of Henry Read of Brookland ...

(1783–1844), English property developer and politician * Tony Kemp (baseball) (born 1991), American baseball player * Tony Kemp (nurse), English nurse *

Tony Kemp (rugby league) Tony Kemp (born 18 January 1968) is a New Zealand former rugby league test representative and former coach of the New Zealand Warriors. He is a commentator for Māori Television's coverage of the Auckland Rugby League competition and also serve ...

(born 1968), New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach * Troy Kemp (born 1966), Bahamas high jumper *

Ursula Kemp Ursula Kemp or Ursley Kempe alias Grey (ca. 1525 – 1582) was an English cunning woman and midwife who in 1582 was tried for witchcraft and hanged. Kemp was accused of (and apparently confessed to) using familiars to kill and bring sickness ...

(c.1525–1582), English cunning woman and midwife * Willie Kemp (1888–1965), Scottish singer and writer * Willy Kemp (1925–2021), Luxembourgian professional road bicycle racer

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