Swope is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Chandler Swope Chandler Swope is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature. There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four ...

, American politician from West Virginia; West Virginia State Senator 2017–present *

Earl Swope Earl Bowman Swope (August 4, 1922 – January 3, 1968) was an American jazz trombonist. Early life Swope was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, on August 4, 1922. His family was musical: his parents, a sister and two brothers were all musicians. One ...

(1922–1968), American jazz trombonist; brother of Rob Swope * Gerard Swope (1872–1957), American businessman; president of General Electric 1922–44 * Guy J. Swope (1892–1969), American politician from Pennsylvania; U.S. representative 1937–39; governor of Puerto Rico 1941 *

Henrietta Hill Swope Henrietta Hill Swope (October 26, 1902 – November 24, 1980) was an American astronomer who studied variable stars. In particular, she measured the period-luminosity relation for Cepheid stars, which are bright variable stars whose periods of va ...

(1902–1980), American astronomer * Herbert Bayard Swope (1882–1958), American journalist and editor; said to have coined the term ''cold war'' *

John Augustus Swope John Augustus Swope (December 25, 1827 – December 6, 1910) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Swope was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools at Gettysburg and ...

(1827–1910), American politician from Pennsylvania; U.S representative 1884–87 *

King Swope King Swope (August 10, 1893 – April 23, 1961) was an American attorney and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Kentucky. Biography Born in Danville, Kentucky, he attended the common schools and graduated from Danville's Cent ...

(1893–1961), American politician from Kentucky; U.S. representative 1919–21 *

Martin Swope Martin Swope (b. June 1, 1955, Ann Arbor, Michigan, US) is an American musician and composer. He was the tape manipulator and sound engineer for the Boston-based postpunk band Mission of Burma from 1979–1983, when they split up due to lead voc ...

(born 1955), American tape manipulator and sound engineer * Michael Sheldon Swope (1843-1929), American jeweler; benefactor of the Swope Art Museum *

Richard T. Swope Richard T. Swope (November 21, 1942 – January 8, 2011) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as the Inspector General of the United States Air Force from 1996 until his retirement in 1998. Awards and decorat ...

(1942-2011), United States Air Force lieutenant general; Inspector General of the United States Air Force *

Rob Swope George Robert "Rob" Swope (December 2, 1926, Washington, D.C. - January 9, 1967, Washington, D.C.) was an American jazz trombonist. He was the brother of Earl Swope. Swope played with Buddy Rich in 1947 and Chubby Jackson in 1948-49, and also re ...

(1926–1967), American jazz trombonist; brother of Earl Swope *

Sam Swope Sam Swope is an author and the 2006 Thurber House children's writer in residence. Works by Swope include ''I Am a Pencil: A Teacher, His Kids, and Their World of Stories'', a memoir recounting three years Swope spent teaching writing students at ...

, American author of children's stories *

Samuel F. Swope Samuel Franklin Swope (March 1, 1809 – April 19, 1865) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer from Kentucky. Born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, Swope attended the rural schools in Bourbon and Scott Counties and Georgetown College. He st ...

(1809–1865), American lawyer and politician from Kentucky; U.S. representative 1855–57 * Thomas H. Swope (1827–1909), American real estate magnate and philanthropist

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