Shipp is an
occupational surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...
, originating from the
Old English word ''scip'' (ship), and referring to a mariner, or a ship or boat builder.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Alana Shipp
Alana Shipp (born 1982) is a Barbadan professional female bodybuilder, based in Jerusalem.
Early life
Alana Shipp was born in 1982 in Bridgetown, Barbados to Guyanese parents. She spent her early childhood in Guyana prior to moving to Queens, ...
(born 1982), American/Israeli professional bodybuilder
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Alexandra Shipp
Alexandra Ruth Shipp is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence for portraying singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime television film '' Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B'' (2014) and Kimberly Woodruff in the Oscar-nominated film ''Straight Ou ...
, American actress
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Andrew Shipp
Andrew Shipp (born 10 July 1979) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle in the Australian Football League (AFL) between 1999 and 2002. He was drafted from Springvale in the Victorian Football League (VFL) as the 64th select ...
(born 1979), Australian rules footballer
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Billy Shipp
William Leonard Shipp (October 16, 1929 – June 9, 2011) was a professional Canadian football player who played twelve seasons with the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s Montreal Alouettes and the Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts (off ...
(1929–2011), retired Canadian Football League player
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Charley Shipp
Charles William Shipp (December 3, 1913 – March 21, 1988) was an American professional basketball player and coach.
A 6'1" guard-forward, Shipp attended Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, where he led the Irish to the National Catholic Cha ...
(1913–1988), American basketball player and coach
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Demetrius Shipp Jr. (born 1988), American actor
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Ellis Reynolds Shipp
Ellis Reynolds Shipp MD FAAP (January 20, 1847 – January 31, 1939) was one of the first female doctors in Utah and west of the Mississippi. She founded the School of Nursing and Obstetrics in 1879, and was on the board of the Deseret Hos ...
(1847–1939), one of the first female doctors in the American West (Utah)
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E. R. Shipp (born 1955), American journalist and columnist
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Frank Shipp
Frank S. Shipp (July 23, 1884 – December 10, 1934) was a college football and baseball player.
Sewanee
He was a prominent running back for the Sewanee Tigers football team of Sewanee: The University of the South, selected second-team for an ...
(1884–1934), American college football player and coach, Minor League Baseball player
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Harry Shipp
Harrison "Harry" Shipp (born November 7, 1991) is a former American soccer player who last played as a midfielder for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.
Early life and college
Shipp was born in Lake Forest, Illinois, and attended Lake ...
(born 1991), American Major League Soccer player
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Jackie Shipp
Jackie Vernold Shipp (born March 19, 1962) is an American football coach and former player. Shipp was the defensive line coach for the Oklahoma Sooners football team until his departure in the 2013 offseason. He had been on the Sooners' coaching s ...
(born 1962), American retired National Football League player
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Jerry Shipp
Jerome Franklin Shipp (September 27, 1935 – October 5, 2021) was an American basketball player. He played for the U.S. national team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, 1963 Pan American Games and 1964 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal at ...
(1935–2021), former American men's national basketball team player
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John Wesley Shipp
John Wesley Shipp (born January 22, 1955) is an American actor known for his various television roles. He played the lead Barry Allen on CBS's superhero series '' The Flash'' from 1990 to 1991, and Mitch Leery, the title character's father, o ...
(born 1956), American actor
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Josh Shipp (basketball)
Joshua Ian Shipp (born February 14, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Brose Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga. Shipp played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He has played professionally in T ...
(born 1986), American basketball player
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Josh Shipp (teen expert)
Josh Shipp, (born January 20, 1982) is an American motivational speaker for teachers, best-selling author, and TV personality. He is most known for his TEDx talk entitled "Every Kid is One Caring Adult Away from Being a Success Story" and his tel ...
(born 1982), American motivational speaker
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Ken Shipp
Kenneth Allen Shipp (February 3, 1929 – March 5, 2012) was an American college and professional football coach. He served as an offensive coordinator and receivers coach in the National Football League (NFL) and briefly as the interim head coa ...
(1929-2012), American football coach
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Marcel Shipp (born 1978), American football player
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Margaret Curtis Shipp (1846-1926), American obstetrician
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Matthew Shipp
Matthew Shipp (born December 7, 1960) is an American pianist, composer, and bandleader.
Early life and education
Shipp was raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and began playing piano at six years old. His mother was a friend of trumpeter Clifford ...
(born 1960), American pianist
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Ray Shipp
Raymond William Shipp (27 September 1925 – 28 October 2019) was an Australian politician.
He was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist ...
(1925–2019), Australian former politician
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Robbin Shipp, American attorney and politician
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Scott Shipp
Scott Shipp (also spelled Ship, born Charles Robert Scott Ship) (August 2, 1839 – December 4, 1917) was an American military figure, Confederate States Army officer, educator and educational administrator born in Warrenton, Virginia. He was the ...
(1839-1917), Confederate officer during the American Civil War
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Stephanie Shipp, American economist and social statistician
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Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, lynching victims in 1930
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