Jessup may refer to people real or fictional

People

* Laurence W. Jessup, Australian botanist whose standard author abbreviation is Jessup

Canadian

Connor Jessup Connor William Jessup (born June 23, 1994) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as List of Falling Skies characters#Ben Mason, Ben Mason on the TNT (American TV network), TNT science fiction Television program, television series ''Fall ...

, Canadian actor, director and producer *

Edward Jessup Edward Jessup (December24, 1735February3, 1816), together with his brother Ebenezer Jessup (July 1739 – 1818), was a large landowner in present-day New York State before the American Revolution, and later a soldier and political figure in Upp ...

, political figure in Upper Canada, and former British province in what is now Canada * Edward Jessup, Jr., son of Edward Jessup * Edward Jessup III, grandson of Edward Jessup *

Hamilton Dibble Jessup Hamilton Dibble Jessup (May 2, 1806 – November 24, 1892) was a medical doctor, militiaman, and political figure in Canada West. He came from the founding family of Prescott, Ontario. He was the son of Edward Jessup, Jr. and the grandson of ...

, brother of Edward Jessup III

American

* Elizabeth Jessup, American computer scientist *

Harley Jessup Harley Jessup (born 1954) is an American production designer and visual effects art director who has been nominated for two visual effects Academy Awards, and won once. Currently working at Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Jessup has served as pr ...

(born 1954), American special effects artist * Joseph Jessup, American professional baseball player *

Justinian Jessup Justinian Jessup (born May 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Boise State Broncos and was selected by the G ...

(born 1998), American basketball player * Marion Jessup, American professional tennis player *

Morris K. Jessup Morris Ketchum Jessup (March 2, 1900 – April 20, 1959) was an American ufology, ufologist. He had a Master of Science Degree in astronomy and, though employed for most of his life as an automobile-parts salesman and a photographer, is probably ...

, American writer on the subject of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) * William Jessup, Pennsylvania judge and notable Republican Party member *

Henry Harris Jessup Henry Harris Jessup (1832–1910) was an American Presbyterian missionary and author who devoted his distinguished career to evangelical missionary work in Syria (now Lebanon). Biography He was born at Montrose, Pennsylvania, son of the jurist ...

, Presbyterian missionary and son of William Jessup *

Philip Jessup Philip Caryl Jessup (February 5, 1897 – January 31, 1986) was a 20th-century American diplomat, scholar, and jurist notable for his accomplishments in the field of international law. Early life and education Philip Caryl Jessup was born on ...

, American jurist and International Court of Justice judge between 1961 and 1970 *

Ted Jessup Theodore Carrington Jessup (born August 23, 1960) is an American television writer, producer, actor, and performer. He is a writer for the Fox animated sitcom ''Family Guy'', and has written the episodes "12 and a Half Angry Men," " Mom's the Wor ...

, American television writer, producer, and performer

Fictional

* Avery Jessup, fictional character from

30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satire, satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live' ...

Doremus Jessup ''It Can't Happen Here'' is a 1935 dystopian political novel by the American author Sinclair Lewis. Set in a fictionalized version of the 1930s United States, it follows an American politician, Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, who quickly rises to pow ...

, protagonist of the

Sinclair Lewis Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930 Nobel Prize in Literature, 1930, he became the first author from the United States (and the first from the America ...

novel ''

It Can't Happen Here ''It Can't Happen Here'' is a 1935 dystopian political novel by the American author Sinclair Lewis. Set in a fictionalized version of the 1930s United States, it follows an American politician, Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, who quickly rises to pow ...

Places

Jessup, Indiana Jessup or Jessups Station is an unincorporated community in Florida Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It bor ...

, United States *

Jessup, Maryland Jessup ( ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard and Anne Arundel counties, about southwest of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 10,535. Geography Jessup is located at ( ...

, United States *

Jessup, Nevada Jessup, also briefly known as White Canyon, is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada, United States. It was founded in 1908 after gold and silver mine claims were located. At its peak, it supported a population of around 300, with grocery stor ...

, United States *

Jessup, Pennsylvania Jessup is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,532 at the 2020 census. Geography Jessup is located at (41.471131, -75.562171). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total ...

, United States

Other uses

* Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition *

Jessup Correctional Institution Jessup Correctional Institution (JCI) is a maximum security prison operated by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in Jessup, Maryland. It was formerly called the Maryland House of Correction-Annex. Prisoners In ...

William Jessup University Jessup University (officially William Jessup University) is a private Christian university in Rocklin, California, United States, with additional sites in San Jose, California and Portland, Oregon. The university had 1,743 (over 1650 full-time e ...

, private Christian institution in Rocklin, California

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