Sharples may refer to:

People

Adam Sharples Adam John Sharples, Companion of the Order of the Bath, CB, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, FRSA (born 1954) is a British executive, and former civil servant and economist. Early life and education Born in 1954, Sharples attended Corpus Chri ...

(born 1954), British executive * Charlie Sharples (born 1989), English rugby union footballer *

Eliza Sharples Eliza Sharples (1803–1852) was one of the first women in England to lecture on freethought, radical politics and women's rights. Using the names the Lady of the Rotunda and Isis, she delivered her lectures at the Blackfriars Rotunda in 1832, w ...

(1805–1852), British writer and lecturer on freethought, radical politics and women's rights * Ellen Sharples (1769–1849), English painter * George Sharples (1943–2020), English footballer * James Sharples (disambiguation) * Jeff Sharples (born 1967), Canada former National Hockey League player * John Sharples (disambiguation) *

Katrina Sharples Katrina Jane Sharples is a New Zealand biostatistician. She is full professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Otago, and head of statistics at Otago. Sharples completed a Ph.D. in statistics at the Univers ...

, New Zealand biostatistician and violist *

Kayla Sharples Kayla Lynne Sharples (born June 17, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Early life Sharples was born in Naperville, Illinois, and attended Napervill ...

(born 1997), American soccer player * Linda Sharples, British statistician *

Mike Sharples Michael Sharples (born 14 December 1952 in Sale, England) is a British academic working in educational technology. He is an Emeritus Professor of Educational Technology at The Open University. Background Sharples graduated from St. Andrews Un ...

(born 1952), British academic * Pamela Sharples, Baroness Sharples (1923–2022), wife of Richard Sharples *

Philip M. Sharples Philip M. Sharples (August 10, 1857 – April 13, 1944) was an American inventor and industrialist whose Sharples Tubular Centrifugal Separator was the first cream separator invented in the United States. He ran the largest industrial enterprise ...

(1857–1944), American inventor and industrialist * Pita Sharples (born 1941), Maori academic and politician *

Richard Sharples Sir Richard Christopher Sharples, (6 August 1916 – 10 March 1973) was a British politician and Governor of Bermuda who was shot dead by assassins linked to a small militant Bermudian Black Power group called the Black Beret Cadre. The form ...

(1916–1973), British politician assassinated while Governor of Bermuda * Robert Sharples (1913–1987), British musical conductor, composer and bandleader *

Robert Sharples (classicist) Professor Robert William (Bob) Sharples (28 May 1949 – 11 August 2010) was a British educator and authority on ancient Greek philosophy. He was a member of the department of Greek and Latin at University College London for over 30 years, ...

(1949–2010), English educator and authority on ancient Greek philosophy * Rolinda Sharples (1793–1838), English painter *

Winston Sharples Winston Singleton Sharples (March 1, 1909 – April 3, 1978) was an American composer known for his work with animated short subjects, especially those created by the animation department at Paramount Pictures. In his 35-year career, Sharples s ...

(1909–1978), American composer known for his work with animated shorts

Fictional characters

Carrie Sharples ''Alice'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from August 31, 1976, to March 19, 1985. The series is based on the 1974 film ''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore''. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who move ...

, on the television series ''Alice'' * Ena Sharples, on the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Mel Sharples, diner owner and cook in the film ''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' and the television series ''Alice''

Places

Sharples, Alberta Sharples is a ghost town in southern Alberta, Canada within the badlands region of Kneehill County. The community is located along the former track bed of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Carbon- Drumheller branch line. It was built in the 1920s w ...

, Canada, a ghost town * Sharples, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, a suburb of Bolton * Sharples, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community

Other uses

* Sharples School, a co-educational secondary school in the Sharples area of Bolton in the English county of Greater Manchester

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