Bishop is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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* A. C. Bishop (fl. late 19th century), American politician *

Abby Bishop Abby Bishop (born 29 November 1988) is an Australian professional basketball forward/center who plays for Southside Flyers of the Australian WNBL. She has played for the Australian Institute of Sport from 2005 to 2006, the Canberra Capitals ...

(born 1988), Australian professional basketball player * Adelaide Bishop (1928–2008), American operatic soprano, musical theatre actress, opera and stage director, and voice teacher * Alec Bishop (1897–1984), British Army officer and administrator * Alfred Bishop (disambiguation) * Alison Bishop (disambiguation) *

Amanda Bishop Amanda Diana Bishop (born 10 December 1979) is an Australian actress and comedian, known for her comedy portrayals of Julia Gillard, the former Prime Minister of Australia, in the television comedy '' At Home with Julia''. Bishop had previous ...

, Australian actress *

Amasa Stone Bishop Amasa Stone Bishop (1921 – May 21, 1997) was an American nuclear physicist specializing in fusion physics. He received his B.S. in physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1943. From 1943 to 1946 he was a member of the staff of R ...

(1921–1997), American nuclear physicist * Andrew Bishop (born 1985), Welsh international rugby union player *

Andy Bishop Andrew Jamie Bishop (born 19 October 1982) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League North club Stalybridge Celtic. Bishop started his career in the youth team at Walsall, taking loan spells with ...

(born 1982), English footballer *

Angela Bishop Angela Bishop (born 6 September 1967) is an Australian reporter and television presenter who is currently a co-host on Network 10's '' Studio 10''. Career Bishop is currently a co-host on the network's morning program '' Studio 10''. Bish ...

(born 1967), Australian reporter and television presenter * Ann Bishop (disambiguation) *

Arlene Bishop Arlene Bishop is a Canadian lyricist, screenwriter, artist and singer-songwriter. Biography Arlene Bishop was born in Churchill, Manitoba and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. She currently resides in Toronto. As a recording artists Bishop has pl ...

, Canadian lyricist, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter * Arthur Bishop (disambiguation) * Barbara Bishop (born 1956), Barbadian sprinter * Barry Bishop (disambiguation) *

Ben Bishop Benjamin Manning Bishop III (born November 21, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bishop previously played for the St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Se ...

(born 1986), American professional ice hockey goaltender * Bernardine Bishop (1939–2013), English novelist, teacher and psychotherapist *

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Bernice Pauahi Bishop KGCOK RoK (December 19, 1831 – October 16, 1884), born Bernice Pauahi Pākī, was an '' alii'' (noble) of the Royal Family of the Kingdom of Hawaii and a well known philanthropist. At her death, her estate was the la ...

(1831–1884), Princess of the Kamehameha dynasty * Billy Bishop (1894–1956), Canadian First World War flying ace * Bob Bishop (scout), Northern Irish football scout for Manchester United * Braden Bishop (born 1993), American baseball player * William Bradford Bishop (born 1936), American former U.S. Foreign Service officer accused of killing his family; better known as Bradford Bishop * Bridget Bishop ( – 1692), the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 * Bronwyn Bishop (born 1942), Australian politician *

Carl Whiting Bishop Carl Whiting Bishop (July 12, 1881 – June 16, 1942) was an American archeologist who specialized in East Asian civilizations. From 1922 to 1942 he was a curator at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. At his death Bishop was praised fo ...

(1881–1942), American archeologist *

Charles Reed Bishop Charles Reed Bishop (January 25, 1822 – June 7, 1915) was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist in Hawaii. Born in Glens Falls, New York, he sailed to Hawaii in 1846 at the age of 24, and made his home there, marrying into the ...

(1822–1915), American businessman and philanthropist *

Christopher Bishop Christopher Michael Bishop (born 7 April 1959) is the Laboratory Director at Microsoft Research Cambridge, Honorary Professor of Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh and a Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge. Bishop is a member of ...

, British physicist and computer scientist * Cindy Bishop (born 1978), Thai actress, model, TV personality and entrepreneur *

Claire Huchet Bishop Claire Huchet Bishop (30 December 1898 – 13 March 1993) was a Swiss children's writer and librarian. She wrote two Newbery Medal runners-up, ''Pancakes-Paris'' (1947) and ''All Alone (Claire Huchet Bishop novel), All Alone'' (1953), and she w ...

(1898–1993), Swiss-American children's writer *

Dan Bishop James Daniel Bishop (born July 1, 1964) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019, when the district was numbered as the 9th. A Republican, his district includes south-central Mecklenburg, Union, ...

(born 1964), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina * David Bishop (runner) (born 1987), British middle-distance athlete *

David Bishop (writer) David Bishop (born 27 September 1966), also D. V. Bishop, is a New Zealand comic book editor and writer of comics, novels and screenplays. In 1990s he ran the UK comics titles ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' (1991–2002) and '' 2000 AD'' ...

(born 1966), New Zealand, screenwriter, author and comics editor * Dorothy Bishop (early 21st c.), American entertainer * Dorothy V. M. Bishop (born 1952), British psychologist * Duffy Bishop, American blues singer and songwriter * Edward Bishop (disambiguation) *

Elizabeth Bishop Elizabeth Bishop (February 8, 1911 – October 6, 1979) was an American poet and short-story writer. She was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1949 to 1950, the Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry in 1956, the National Book Awar ...

(1911–1979), American poet and writer * Elvin Bishop (born 1942), American blues and rock 'n roll musician *

Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film ''Ray'', for which he won the A ...

(birth name Eric Marlon Bishop, born 1967), American actor, singer and comedian *

Errett Bishop Errett Albert Bishop (July 14, 1928 – April 14, 1983) was an Americans, American mathematician known for his work on analysis. He expanded constructive analysis in his 1967 ''Foundations of Constructive Analysis'', where he Mathematical proof, p ...

(1926–1983), American mathematician

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* Harold Bishop (disambiguation) * Harry Bishop (disambiguation) * Henry Bishop (disambiguation) * Howard Bishop, Hawaiian film and theatre actor * Hunter Bishop (born 1998), American baseball player * Ian Bishop (disambiguation), several people * Isaac W. Bishop, 19th-century New York politician *

Jacqueline Bishop Jacqueline Bishop is a writer, visual artist and photographer from Jamaica, who now lives in New York City, where she is a professor at the School of Liberal Studies at New York University (NYU).James Bishop (disambiguation), several people *

Jermaine Bishop Jermaine Bishop (born February 22, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the TFT of both the Macedonian League and ABA League Second Division (ABA2 League). He played college basketball for the Norfolk State Spartans and Saint ...

(born 1997), American basketball player * Jerry G. Bishop (1936–2013), American radio and television personality * Jesse Bishop (1933–1979), American convicted murderer *

Joey Bishop Joseph Abraham Gottlieb (February 3, 1918 – October 17, 2007), known professionally as Joey Bishop, was an American entertainer who appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series playing a talk ...

(1918–2007), American entertainer * John Bishop (disambiguation), several people * Joyce Bishop (1896–1993), English educator *

Julie Bishop Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2018. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Curtin ...

(born 1956), Australian politician *

Julie Bishop (actress) Julie Bishop (born Jacqueline Brown; August 30, 1914 – August 30, 2001), previously known as Jacqueline Wells, was an American film and television actress. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1957. Early life Julie Bishop w ...

(1914–2001), Hollywood leading lady of the 1930s and 40s * K. J. Bishop, Australian writer and artist *

Katharine Bishop Katharine Julia Scott Bishop (June 23, 1889 – September 20, 1975) was a trained anatomist, medical physician, researcher and educator best known for co-discovering Vitamin E. Early life In 1889, Bishop was born in New York as Katharine Scott ...

(1889–1976), co-discoverer of Vitamin E *

Kelly Bishop Carole "Kelly" Bishop (born February 28, 1944) is an American actress and dancer, best known for her roles as matriarch Emily Gilmore on the series ''Gilmore Girls'' and as Marjorie Houseman, the mother of Jennifer Grey's Frances "Baby" Housema ...

(born 1944), American actress *

Kevin Bishop Kevin Brian Bishop (born 18 June 1980) is a British actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Jim Hawkins in ''Muppet Treasure Island'', Stupid Brian in ''My Family'', and Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 revival of ''Porr ...

(born 1980), English actor and comedian * Kirsten Bishop (1963–2014), voice actress * Malcolm Bishop, Welsh lawyer and QC * Mark Bishop (born 1954), Australian Labor Party member * Mary Agnes Dalrymple Bishop (1857–1934), American journalist, newspaper editor *

Maurice Bishop Maurice Rupert Bishop (29 May 1944 – 19 October 1983) was a Grenadian revolutionary and the leader of New Jewel Movement – a Marxist–Leninist party which sought to prioritise socio-economic development, education, and black liberation � ...

(1944–1983), Grenadian revolutionary and politician *

Max Bishop Max Frederick Bishop (September 5, 1899 – February 24, 1962) was an American professional baseball player, scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman from through , most notably as a member of the Philadelphia ...

(1889–1962), American baseball player *

Meredith Bishop Meredith Anne Bishop (born January 15, 1976) is an American actress, writer and producer. Bishop is best known for her role as Annie Mack in Nickelodeon's ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'', which ran on the network from 1994–1998. Bishop has ap ...

(born 1976), American actress * Mervyn Bishop (born 1945), Australian photographer * Michael Bishop (disambiguation), several people *

J. Michael Bishop John Michael Bishop (born February 22, 1936) is an American immunologist and microbiologist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Harold E. Varmus and was co-winner of 1984 Alfred P. Sloan Prize. He serves as an activ ...

(born 1938), American immunologist and microbiologist *

Morris Bishop Morris Gilbert Bishop (15 April 1893 – 20 November 1973) was an American scholar, historian, biographer, essayist, translator, anthologist, and poet. Early life and career Bishop was born while his father, Edwin Rubergall Bishop, a Canadian p ...

(1893–1973), American scholar, historian, biographer, author, and humorist

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* Neal Bishop (born 1981), English footballer *

Nicholas Bishop Nicholas Bishop (born 19 September 1973) is an English-born Australian actor. He is best known for his television roles as Detective Peter Baker on the soap opera ''Home and Away'' (2004–07) and as Peter Dunlop on the ABC medical drama ''Bod ...

(born 1973), Australian actor * Raymond J. Bishop (1906–1978), Catholic priest and exorcist * Richard M. Bishop (1812–1893), American politician from Ohio *

Rob Bishop Robert William Bishop (born July 13, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he became the dean of Utah's congressional delegation after the retirement of O ...

(born 1951), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives * Robert Bishop (artist), bondage artist, also known by the pseudonym "Bishop" *

Robert Hamilton Bishop Robert Hamilton Bishop (July 26, 1777 in West Lothian, Scotland – April 29, 1855 in Pleasant Hill, Ohio) was a Scottish-American educator and Presbyterian minister who became the first president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. A professor o ...

(1777–1855), first president of Miami University * Roswell P. Bishop (1843–1920), American politician from Michigan * Rudine Sims Bishop (born 1937), US-American professor of literature * Russell Bishop (disambiguation) *

Ruth Bishop Ruth Frances Bishop (12 May 1933 – 12 May 2022)''Who's Who in Australia'', ConnectWeb, 2013. was an Australian virologist, who was a leading member of the team that discovered the human rotavirus. Biography Bishop was born in Dandenong, ...

(born 1933), Australian virologist *

Sarah Bishop Sarah Bishop (previously Falkland) is a journalist on British television working as a reporter and newsreader on BBC ''Midlands Today'' for the West Midlands Region. Career Before joining ''Midlands Today'', she worked as Sarah Falkland for the ...

, British journalist * Sherman C. Bishop (1887–1951), American herpetologist and arachnologist * Sid Bishop (footballer, born 1900), died 1949, English international footballer with West Ham United, Leicester City and Chelsea * Sid Bishop (footballer, born 1934), English footballer with Leyton Orient * Stephen Bishop (disambiguation), several people * Stuart Bishop (born ), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives *

Tim Bishop Timothy Howard Bishop (born June 1, 1950) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, includin ...

(born 1950), American politician from New York * Vaughn Bishop, American intelligence officer currently serving as the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) * Vivien Bishop (born 1945), New Zealand painter * Walter Bishop (disambiguation) *

Wesley T. Bishop Wesley may refer to: People and fictional characters * Wesley (name), a given name and a surname Places United States * Wesley, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Wesley, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Wesley Township, Will County, Il ...

(born 1967), American academic, lawyer, and politician

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*On '' Coronation Street'' **

Emily Bishop Emily Bishop (also Nugent and Swain; originally credited as Miss Nugent) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Eileen Derbyshire, the character is the longest-standing female character in ...

, one of the longest-running characters, appearing regularly between 1961 and 2016 **

Ernest Bishop ''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1967, by order of first appearance. Steve Tanner Stephen Edward "Steve" Tanner, played by Paul Maxwe ...

, her husband, appearing initially at the wedding of popular character

Elsie Tanner Elsie Gregory (also Grimshaw, Howard and Tanner) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Pat Phoenix from the series' inception in 1960 to 1973, and again from 1976 until 1984. Elsie Tanner was ...

in 1967, and then regularly between 1969 and 1978 when the character was killed off *On ''

Fringe Fringe may refer to: Arts * Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe" * Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival * Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre * The Fringe, the ...

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Peter Bishop Peter Bishop is a fictional character of the Fox television series ''Fringe''. He is portrayed by Joshua Jackson. Fictional character biography Peter Bishop was born in 1978, in the alternate universe, to parents Walter Bishop, also known as " ...

, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) consultant and jack of all trades **

Dr. Walter Bishop Walter Harold Bishop, Ph.D. is a fictional character on the Fox television series ''Fringe''. He is portrayed by John Noble. Noble also plays Walter's counterpart in the show's parallel universe, who is referred to in the show as Walternate. A ...

, scientist and DHS consultant *On ''

Heroes (U.S. TV series) ''Heroes'' is an American superhero drama television series created by Tim Kring that aired on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006, to February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover that they have sup ...

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Elle Bishop Elle Bishop is a fictional character who appeared on the American psychological thriller superhero series ''Heroes'', which aired on NBC from 2006 to 2010. The character was created by series creator Tim Kring and portrayed by actress Kristen Bel ...

*On ''

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its f ...

'' ** Helen Bishop *On '' Neighbours'' ** Harold Bishop *On ''

New Girl ''New Girl'' is an American television sitcom created by Elizabeth Meriwether and produced by 20th Television for Fox that originally aired from September 20, 2011, to May 15, 2018. The series revolves around a kooky teacher, Jessica Day ( Zoo ...

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Winston Bishop ''New Girl'' is an American television sitcom created by Elizabeth Meriwether. The show, set in Los Angeles, depicts the interpersonal adventures of offbeat teacher Jess (Zooey Deschanel) after her spontaneous move into an apartment loft with t ...

*On '' NCIS'' ** Ellie Bishop *On ''

Station 19 ''Station 19'' is an American action- drama television series created by Stacy McKee for ABC that premiered on March 22, 2018. It is the second spin-off of '' Grey's Anatomy'' (after '' Private Practice''). Set in Seattle, the series focuses on ...

'' **Maya Bishop *On ''

A Discovery of Witches ''A Discovery of Witches'' is a 2011 historical-fantasy novel and the debut novel by American scholar Deborah Harkness. It follows Diana Bishop, a history of science professor at Yale University, as she embraces her magical blood after finding ...

'' **Diana Bishop *On the '' Marvel Universe'' ** Kate Bishop (comics) *In Juice (film) **Roland Bishop *In '' Strike Witches'' **Lynette Bishop

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