Cripps is a

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 ...

of English origin, and may refer to: *

Andrew Cripps Andrew Peter Cripps (born 5 February 1981) is an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2006 to 2017 and served as Minister for Natural Resources and Mines. In October 2018 he was elected to the S ...

, Australian politician *

Annabelle Cripps Annabelle Mary Cripps (born 16 February 1968) Olympian (1984 & 1988) / Author: Rescue Me: A Powerful Memoir By An Olympian, represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. At her 1984 Summer Games Olympic debut ...

, competitive swimmer *

Arthur Shearly Cripps Arthur Shearly Cripps (10 June 1869 – 1 August 1952) was an English Anglican priest, missionary, activist, short story writer, and poet who spent most of his life in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).Douglas V. Steere, ''God's irregular: Arth ...

(1869–1952), Anglican priest and writer * Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor (1852–1941), British politician * Colin Cripps, musician *

David Cripps David Cripps is a British active horn-player and conductor. He was principal horn in the London Symphony Orchestra during the years that they played Star Wars and Superman. He has also performed with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the Hal ...

, musician *

Godfrey Cripps Godfrey Cripps (19 October 1865 in Mussoorie, India – 27 July 1943 in Adelaide, Australia) was a cricketer who played in one Test for South Africa in 1891–92. Life and career Born in India and educated at Cheltenham College in England, ...

(1865–1943), cricketer *

Harry Cripps Henry Richard "Harry" Cripps (29 April 1941 – 29 December 1995) was an English professional footballer who played for South East (London sub region), South East London side Millwall F.C., Millwall for the majority of his career, becoming a cult ...

(1941–1995), footballer * Humphrey Cripps (1915–2000), British businessman and philanthropist * Dame

Isobel Cripps Dame Isobel Cripps, GBE (''née'' Swithinbank; 25 January 1891 – 11 April 1979), also known as Isobel, the Honourable Lady Cripps, was a British overseas aid organiser and the wife of the Honourable Sir Stafford Cripps. Born at Denham, Buckin ...

(1891–1979), British overseas aid organizer *

Jamie Cripps Jamie Cripps (born 23 April 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Cripps is a cousin of two other AFL players, Patrick Cripps (Carlton) and Chris Mainwaring (West ...

, footballer *

Jason Cripps Jason Cripps (born 14 October 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL career Cripps was often used as a tagger but also played in defence. He played in the Saints' ...

, footballer *

Jeff Cripps Jeff Cripps is an Australian recording artist and music producer both for many local bands within New South Wales as well as throughout Australia and many internationally. Many see him solely as a producer of great blues music (because of the man ...

, musical producer *

John Cripps (horticulturalist) John Ernest Lane Cripps (9 April 1927 – 10 May 2022) was a British-Australian horticulturalist. He was best known for breeding the Pink Lady ('Cripps Pink') and Sundowner ('Cripps Red') apples. Cripps was born in Steyning, Sussex, England, a ...

, British–Australian horticulturalist *

John Cripps (journalist) Sir John Stafford Cripps, CBE (10 May 1912 – 9 August 1993) was a British journalist and campaigner. He was chairman of the Countryside Commission from 1970 to 1977. He was the son of the Labour politician Sir Stafford Cripps Sir Richard Staf ...

, British journalist * Mick Cripps, musician *

Patrick Cripps Patrick Cripps (born 18 March 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Cripps won the Leigh Matthews Trophy in 2019 and the Brownlow Medal in 2022, and ...

, footballer *

Peggy Cripps Enid Margaret "Peggy" Appiah (née Cripps), MBE ( ; 21 May 1921 – 11 February 2006), was a British children's author, philanthropist and socialite. She was the daughter of the Right Honourable Sir Stafford Cripps and Dame Isobel Cripps, and ...

(1921–2006), children's author *

Sarah Cripps Sarah Ann Cripps (1822 – 8 June 1892) was a New Zealand accommodation-house keeper, shopkeeper, postmistress and midwife. She was born Sarah Ann Rigelsford in London, England, in circa 1822. As a young woman, she set up her own dressmaki ...

* Sir

Stafford Cripps Sir Richard Stafford Cripps (24 April 1889 – 21 April 1952) was a British Labour Party politician, barrister, and diplomat. A wealthy lawyer by background, he first entered Parliament at a by-election in 1931, and was one of a handful of La ...

, British politician (1889–1952) *

William Cripps William Cripps (1 January 1805 – 11 May 1848) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament. Early life Cripps was born 1 January 1805 and baptised at Cirencester on 17 May 1805. He was the eldest son of Joseph Cripps, and, his second wife, ...

(d. 1848), British politician * William Joseph Cripps (1841–1903), British writer on antique silver plate

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