Swope is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chandler Swope, American politician from West Virginia; West Virginia State Senator 2017–present * Earl Swope (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 (1902–1980), American astronomer * Herbert Bayard Swope (1882–1958), American journalist and editor; said to have coined the term ''cold war'' * John Augustus Swope (1827–1910), American politician from Pennsylvania; U.S representative 1884–87 * King Swope (1893–1961), American politician from Kentucky; U.S. representative 1919–21 * Martin Swope (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 (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 Thomas Hunton Swope (October 21, 1827 – October 3, 1909) was an American real estate magnate and philanthropist in Kansas City, Missouri. His death in 1909 became the focus of one of the most publicized murder trials in the early 20th century. ...

(1827–1909), American real estate magnate and philanthropist

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