Sharp (surname)

Sharp is an English language surname, cognate to the German '. It is also akin to words which have the sense of scraping, e.g. Latin ' 'ditch', Russian ' 'to scrape'.

Recorded variations of the surname include Sharp, Sharpe, Shairp, Sharpes, Sharps and the diminutives Sharpin, Sharplin and Sharpling. It originates from a medieval nickname, with the derivation from the Old English word "scearp", meaning sharp and used to describe a "sharp or smart" person.

People bearing the surname Sharp

A

* Abraham Sharp (1651–1742), English schoolmaster, mathematician and astronomer
* Alan Sharp (1934–2013), Scottish author
* Alex Sharp (disambiguation), several people
* Anne Sharp (1916–2011), Scottish soprano
* Anthony Sharp (Quaker) (1643–1707), Dublin Quaker
* Anthony Sharp (1915–1984), English actor
* Archie Sharp (born 1995), British boxer
* Arthur Sharp (1905–1991), English footballer

B

* Bartholomew Sharp (c. 1650–1702), English buccaneer
* Bauer Sharp, American football player
* 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
* Chris Sharp (born 1973), American singer
* Christopher Sharp (cricketer) (born 1964), former English cricketer
* Christopher Sharp (barrister) (born 1953), British barrister and Deputy High Court Judge
* 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 (1933–2010), British architect
* Derrick Sharp (born 1971), American-Israeli professional basketball player
* Don Sharp (1922–2011), British film director
* Dorothea Sharp (1874–1955), British artist
* 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 (1928–2018), 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 (disambiguation)

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
* Jamarion Sharp (born 2001), American basketball player
* James E. Sharp (born 1940), American lawyer
* James Sharp (bishop) (1613–1679), Scottish clergyman
* James Sharp (footballer, born 1869), Scottish footballer
* James Sharp (footballer, born 1894), Scottish footballer
* James Sharp (footballer, born 1976), English 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
* Jonathan Sharp (1964–2009), English record producer
* Joseph Sharp (c. 1709–1776), early settler of New Jersey
* Joseph Henry Sharp (1859–1953), artist (Taos Art Colony)
* Julia Sharp, American statistician
* J. W. Sharp (c. 1818–1856), English comic entertainer

K

* K. B. Sharp (born 1981), professional women's basketball player
* Katharine Dooris Sharp (1846–1935), American botanist and poet
* Kevin Sharp (1970–2014), 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
* Louis Sharp (born 2007), New Zealand racing driver

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 (1942–2013), Australian cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker
* Martin Sharp (historian) (1847–1910), English historian
* Matt Sharp (born 1969), American rock bassist
* Minnie Bell Sharp (1865–1937), pianist and singer
* Mitchell Sharp (1911–2004), Canadian politician

N

* Norm Sharp (1934–2014), AFL 1952 premiership player
* 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
* 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 (rugby union) (born 1938), English rugby player
* Rodney Sharp a director of the DuPont corporation
* Ronald Sharp (1929–2021), Australian organ builder
* Ryan Sharp (born 1979), British race car driver

S

* Sage Sharp (born 1985), American software engineer
* Samuel Sharp (disambiguation)
* 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 (1948–2015), 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
* Tia Sharp (2000–2012), English murder victim
* 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
* Wilf Sharp (1907–1981), English footballer with Airdrieonians and Sheffield Wednesday
* William Sharp (engraver) (1749–1824), English engraver
* William Sharp (writer) (1855–1905), Scottish author and poet, pseudonym Fiona MacLeod
* William Graves Sharp (1859–1922), American lawyer, Congressman and diplomat
* Willie Sharp (1922–1992), Scottish footballer
* Willoughby Sharp (1936–2008), artist

Z

* Zerna Sharp (1889–1981), American teacher

Fictional characters

*Becky Sharp, protagonist of '' Vanity Fair (novel)'', William Makepeace Thackeray's novel
*Deryn Sharp, in '' Leviathan'', a Scott Westerfeld novel
* Gavin Sharp, in the soap opera ''EastEnders''
*John Sharp, the player character in the 2011 video game '' Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012''
* Phineas Sharp, a villain in the Disney animated series ''Darkwing Duck''
*Aesop Sharp, a professor in the Harry Potter series in the 2023 video game called Hogwarts Legacy

See also

* General Sharp (disambiguation)
* Justice Sharp (disambiguation)
* Senator Sharp (disambiguation)
* Sharp (disambiguation)
* Sharpe (surname)
* Shairp
* Scharf, Scharff

References

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English-language surnames

fr:Sharp
ko:샤프 (동음이의)
it:SHARP
he:שארפ
ka:დიეზი
th:ชาร์ป (แก้ความกำกวม)