Sharp (surname)

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Sharp is a surname. "Sharp" is cognate to the German scharf. It is also akin to words which have the sense of scraping, e.g. Latin scrobis 'ditch', Russian skresti 'to scrape'.

• Abraham Sharp (1651-1742), English schoolmaster, mathematician and astronomer
• Alan Sharp (1934- ) Scottish author
• Bartholomew Sharp
• Billy Sharp
• Bree Sharp, U.S. singer and songwriter
• Brian Sharp, computer game programmer
• Cecil Sharp (1859-1924), English music teacher and traditional English dance expert
• Clifford Sharp
• Dave Sharp
• David Sharp (died 2006), Everest mountain climber
• David Sharp (entomologist)
• Dee Dee Sharp (born 1945), U.S. rhythm and blues singer
• Dennis Sharp
• Derrick Sharp
• Don Sharp
• Dudley C. Sharp
• Elliott Sharp (born 1951), U.S. avant-garde musician
• Frank Sharp, U.S. land developer (Sharpstown, Houston, Texas)
• Frank Sharp (RNZAF)
• Garrett Sharp (born 1985), U.S. treatise writer, philosopher
• Gavin Sharp
• Gene Sharp (born 1928), political scientist
• Graeme Sharp (born 1960), Scottish footballer
• Granville Sharp (1735-1813), English abolitionist
• Hap Sharp, U.S. Formula One driver
• Harry Sharp
• Isadore Sharp (born 1931), Canadian businessman
• Jack Sharp
• James Sharp (1613-1679), Scottish clergyman
• James E. Sharp (born 1940), U.S. lawyer
• James Lyall Sharp
• James Sharp (footballer)
• John Sharp (Archbishop of York)
• John Sharp (actor)
• John Sharp (Australian politician)
• John Sharp (Texas politician)
• John Sharp (cellist)
• Jon Sharp
• Joseph Henry Sharp, artist (Taos Art Colony)
• K. B. Sharp
• Kevin Sharp, U.S. heavy metal singer
• Kevin Sharp (country music)
• Kevin Sharp (footballer)
• Lesley Sharp
• Lester W. Sharp, American botanist
• Liam Sharp
• Linda K. Sharp, U.S. women's basketball coach
• Lindsay Sharp
• Maia Sharp, country music singer and songwriter
• Margaret Sharp, Baroness Sharp of Guildford (born 1938), member of the British House of Lords
• Margery Sharp (1905-1991), English writer
• Martha Sharp
• Martin Sharp (born 1944), Australian cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker
• Martin Sharp (journalist)
• Matt Sharp (born 1969), U.S. rock bassist
• Minnie Bell Sharp (1865-1937), pianist and singer
• Mitchell Sharp (1911-2004), Canadian politician
• Pat Sharp (born 1961), British television presenter
• Patrick Sharp
• Philip Sharp
• Phillip Allen Sharp (born 1944), U.S. geneticist and molecular biologist
• Randy Sharp, songwriter
• Rebecca Sharp (1923-1990) Award Winning American Artist, Murdered
• Rhod Sharp
• Richard Sharp (born 1938), English rugby player
• Rodney Sharp
• Ronald Sharp (born 1929), Australian organ builder
• Ryan Sharp (born 1979), British race car driver
• Samuel Sharp
• Scott Sharp
• Solomon P. Sharp (1787-1825), U.S. politician
• Susie Sharp
• Sylver Logan Sharp
• Verity Sharp
• Walter Benona Sharp
• William Sharp (engraver) (1749-1824) the English engraver
• William Sharp (writer) (1855-1905) the Scottish author and poet, pseudonym Fiona MacLeod
• Willoughby Sharp
• Zerna Sharp (1889-1981), U.S. teacher

[edit] Fictional Sharps

• Becky Sharp, the main character in William Makepeace Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair
• Phineas Sharp, a Disney character

[edit] See also

• Sharpe (surname)