Sharp (surname)

Sharp is a surname of Scottish origin. It 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'.

People bearing the surname Sharp

A

• Abraham Sharp (1651–1742), English schoolmaster, mathematician and astronomer
• Alan Sharp (1934-2013), Scottish author
• Anne Sharp (1916-2011), Scottish soprano
• Anthony Sharp (Quaker) (1643–1707), Dublin Quaker
• Anthony Sharp (1915–1984), English actor
• Arthur Sharp (footballer)

B

• Bartholomew Sharp (c. 1650–1702), English buccaneer
• Billy Sharp (born 1986), English professional footballer
• Bree Sharp (born 1975), American singer and songwriter

C

• Cecil Sharp (1859–1924), English music teacher and traditional English dance expert
• Clifford Sharp, British journalist

D

• Dallas Lore Sharp (1870–1929), American nature author and university professor
• Dave Sharp (born 1959), English guitarist
• David Sharp (entomologist) (1840–1922), English physician and entomologist
• David Sharp (mountaineer) (1972–2006), Everest mountain climber
• Dee Dee Sharp (born 1945), American rhythm and blues singer
• Dennis Sharp (born 1933), British architect
• Derrick Sharp (born 1971), American-Israeli professional basketball player
• Don Sharp (1922-2011), British film director
• Dudley C. Sharp (1905–1987), former Secretary of the United States Air Force

E

• Elliott Sharp (born 1951), American avant-garde musician

F

• Frank Sharp (disambiguation)

G

• Gene Sharp (born 1928), political scientist
• George Sharp (footballer)
• Graeme Sharp (born 1960), Scottish footballer
• Granville Sharp (1735–1813), English abolitionist

H

• Hap Sharp (1928–1993), American Formula One driver
• Harry Sharp (1917–1995), American race car driver

I

• Isaac Sharp (1681–1735), early New Jersey settler, judge, politician, and colonel
• Isadore Sharp (born 1931), Canadian businessman

J

• Jack Sharp (1878–1938), English international footballer and test cricketer
• James E. Sharp (born 1940), American lawyer
• James Lyall Sharp (born 1960), British diplomat
• James Sharp (bishop) (1613–1679), Scottish clergyman
• James Sharp (footballer) (born 1976), English professional football player
• James Sharp (footballer born 1869), Scottish footballer
• John Sharp (actor) (1920–1992), British television actor
• John Sharp (Archbishop of York) (1643–1714), Archbishop of York
• John Sharp (Australian politician) (born 1954), Australian politician
• John Sharp (Texas politician) (born 1950), a former Texas politician
• Jon Sharp, former head coach of Huddersfield Giants
• Joseph Henry Sharp (1859–1953), artist (Taos Art Colony)
• Joseph Sharp (c. 1709–1776), early settler of New Jersey

K

• K. B. Sharp (born 1981), professional women's basketball player
• Kevin Sharp (country singer) (born 1970), American country music artist
• Kevin Sharp (footballer) (born 1974), Canadian-born footballer
• Kevin Sharp (heavy metal), American heavy metal singer for Venomous Concept and Brutal Truth

L

• Leonard Sharp (1890–1958), British actor
• Lesley Sharp (born 1964), English actress
• Lester W. Sharp (1887–1961), American botanist
• Liam Sharp (born 1968), British comic book artist
• Linda K. Sharp, women's basketball coach
• Lindsay Sharp, museum director

M

• 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 (1905–1999), American philanthropist
• Martin Sharp (journalist) (1847–1910), English historian
• Martin Sharp (born 1944), Australian cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker
• Matt Sharp (born 1969), American rock bassist
• Minnie Bell Sharp (1865–1937), pianist and singer
• Mitchell Sharp (1911–2004), Canadian politician

N

• Norma Sharp (born 1943), American operatic soprano

P

• Pat Sharp (born 1961), British television presenter
• Patrick Sharp (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey centre
• Peter Sharp, Australian rugby league footballer and coach
• Philip Sharp (disambiguation), multiple people
• Phillip Allen Sharp (born 1944), American geneticist and molecular biologist

R

• Randy Sharp, songwriter
• Ray Sharp (born 1969), Scottish footballer
• Ray Sharp (badminton), Badminton player and medallist in 1970 British Commonwealth Games
• Rhod Sharp (born 1953), Scottish-born broadcaster
• Richard Sharp (politician) known as Conversation Sharp, English wit
• Richard Sharp (born 1938), English rugby player
• Rodney Sharp a director of the DuPont corporation
• Ronald Sharp (born 1929), Australian organ builder
• Ryan Sharp (born 1979), British race car driver

S

• Sammy Sharp, footballer of the 1920s who played for Manchester City
• Scott Sharp (born 1968), an American race car driver
• Solomon P. Sharp (1787–1825), American politician
• Steve Sharp (disambiguation)
• Susie Sharp (1907–1996), American jurist
• Sylver Logan Sharp, vocalist

T

• Terri Sharp (born 1950), American singer
• Thomas Sharp (priest) (1693–1758), English churchman (Archdeacon of Northumberland), biographer and theological writer
• Thomas C. Sharp (1818-1894), opponent of Joseph Smith, Jr. and the Latter Day Saints
• Thomas Wilfred Sharp (1901–1978), English town planner and author
• Timm Sharp (born 1978), American actor
• Tom Sharp (cricketer), English first-class cricketer for Cornwall CCC and Unicorns

V

• Verity Sharp (born 1970), BBC Radio Three presenter

W

• Waitstill Sharp (1902–1984), American Unitarian minister and humanitarian
• Walter Benona Sharp (1870–1912), American oil drilling pioneer, innovator and philanthropist
• Wanda Sharp (born 1950), American politician
• William Sharp (engraver) (1749–1824), English engraver
• William Sharp (writer) (1855–1905), Scottish author and poet, pseudonym Fiona MacLeod
• Willoughby Sharp (1936–2008), artist

Z

• Zerna Sharp (1889–1981), American teacher

Fictional Sharps

• Becky Sharp, the main character in William Makepeace Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair'
• Phineas Sharp, Disney character
• Gavin Sharp, character in soap opera EastEnders
• Deryn Sharp, character in Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan

See also

• Sharp (disambiguation)
• Sharpe (surname)
• Shairp
• Scharping
• Scharf, Scharff