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Shipp is an

occupational 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 the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

word ''scip'' (ship), and referring to a mariner, or a ship or boat builder. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alana Shipp Alana Shipp (born 1982) is a Barbadan professional female bodybuilder, based in Jerusalem. Early life Alana Shipp was born in 1982 in Bridgetown, Barbados to Guyanese parents. She spent her early childhood in Guyana prior to moving to Queens ...

(born 1982), American/Israeli professional bodybuilder *

Alexandra Shipp Alexandra Ruth Shipp is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence for portraying singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime television film '' Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B'' (2014) and Kimberly Woodruff in the Oscar-nominated film '' Straight ...

, American actress * Andrew Shipp (born 1979), Australian rules footballer * Billy Shipp (1929–2011), retired Canadian Football League player *

Charley Shipp Charles William Shipp (December 3, 1913 – March 21, 1988) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'1" guard-forward, Shipp attended Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, where he led the Irish to the National Catholic Cha ...

(1913–1988), American basketball player and coach *

Demetrius Shipp Jr. Demetrius Shipp Jr. (born November 20, 1988) is an American actor. He portrayed rapper and actor Tupac Shakur in the 2017 biopic ''All Eyez on Me'', as well as gang leader Tyrone Moore in '' All American''. Shipp was cast in the role of Tupac i ...

(born 1988), American actor *

Ellis Reynolds Shipp Ellis Reynolds Shipp MD FAAP (January 20, 1847 – January 31, 1939) was one of the first female doctors in Utah and west of the Mississippi. She founded the School of Nursing and Obstetrics in 1879, and was on the board of the Deseret Hosp ...

(1847–1939), one of the first female doctors in the American West (Utah) *

E. R. Shipp Etheleen Renee Shipp (born June 6, 1955)"E. R. Shipp." ''Contemporary Black Biography''. Vol. 15. Detroit: Gale, 1997. Gale Biography In Context. Web. August 8, 2011. is an American journalist and columnist. As a columnist for the '' New York Dai ...

(born 1955), American journalist and columnist * Frank Shipp (1884–1934), American college football player and coach, Minor League Baseball player *

Harry Shipp Harrison "Harry" Shipp (born November 7, 1991) is a former American association football, soccer player who last played as a midfielder for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer. Early life and college Shipp was born in Lake Forest, Illino ...

(born 1991), American Major League Soccer player *

Jackie Shipp Jackie Vernold Shipp (born March 19, 1962) is an American football coach and former player. Shipp was the defensive line coach for the Oklahoma Sooners football team until his departure in the 2013 offseason. He had been on the Sooners' coaching s ...

(born 1962), American retired National Football League player *

Jerry Shipp Jerome Franklin Shipp (September 27, 1935 – October 5, 2021) was an American basketball player. He played for the U.S. national team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, 1963 Pan American Games and 1964 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal at ...

(1935–2021), former American men's national basketball team player *

John Wesley Shipp John Wesley Shipp (born January 22, 1955) is an American actor known for his various television roles. He played the lead Barry Allen on CBS's superhero series ''The Flash'' from 1990 to 1991, and Mitch Leery, the title character's father, on ...

(born 1956), American actor *

Josh Shipp (basketball) Joshua Ian Shipp (born February 14, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Brose Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga. Shipp played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He has played professionally in ...

(born 1986), American basketball player * Josh Shipp (teen expert) (born 1982), American motivational speaker *

Ken Shipp Kenneth Allen Shipp (February 3, 1929 – March 5, 2012) was an American college and professional football coach. He served as an offensive coordinator and receivers coach in the National Football League (NFL) and briefly as the interim head coach ...

(1929-2012), American football coach *

Marcel Shipp Marcel Cornelius Shipp (born August 8, 1978) is a former American football running back and current coach. He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) from 2001 to 2008 for the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans. He was si ...

(born 1978), American football player * Margaret Curtis Shipp (1846-1926), American obstetrician *

Matthew Shipp Matthew Shipp (born December 7, 1960) is an American pianist, composer, and bandleader. Early life and education Shipp was raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and began playing piano at six years old. His mother was a friend of trumpeter Clifford B ...

(born 1960), American pianist * Ray Shipp (1925–2019), Australian former politician *

Robbin Shipp Robbin Shipp is an American attorney and former member of the Georgia House of Representatives. She was the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee for state Commissioner of Labor in the Georgia elections, 2014, 2014 election. She is ...

, American attorney and politician *

Scott Shipp Scott Shipp (also spelled Ship, born Charles Robert Scott Ship) (August 2, 1839 – December 4, 1917) was an American military figure, Confederate States Army officer, educator and educational administrator born in Warrenton, Virginia. He was the ...

(1839-1917), Confederate officer during the American Civil War *

Stephanie Shipp Stephanie Slepicka Shipp is an American economist and social statistician. She works at the University of Virginia as a research professor in the Social and Decision Analytics Division of the Biocomplexity Institute and Initiative. Education and ...

, American economist and social statistician *

Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith J. Thomas Shipp and Abraham S. Smith were young African-American men who were murdered in a spectacle lynching by a mob of thousands on August 7, 1930, in Marion, Indiana. They were taken from jail cells, beaten, and hanged from a tree in the c ...

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