Semple

Semple is a surname of Scottish origin.^[1] Notable people with the name include:

Arts and entertainment

Dugald Semple (1884–1964), Scottish writer and simple living advocate
George Semple (1700–1782), Irish architect
Jack Semple (21st century), Canadian blues musician
Keith Semple, Northern Ireland musician, member of British boyband One True Voice and American rock band 7th Heaven
Lorenzo Semple Jr. (1923–2014), American screenwriter
Pat Semple (1939–2021), British artist
Stuart Semple (born 1980), contemporary English artist

Government, military, and politics

Bob Semple (1873–1955), member of the Cabinet of New Zealand
Eugene Semple (1840–1908), thirteenth governor of Washington Territory
Gordon Semple (1956–2016), British Metropolitan Police officer who was murdered
James Semple (1798–1866), United States Senator from Illinois
Letitia Semple (1821–1907), United States society patron and unofficial First Lady
Robert Semple (Medal of Honor) (1887–1943), United States Navy officer
Robert B. Semple (1806–1854), California newspaperman and politician

Sport

Billy Semple (born 1946), Scottish football player
Carol Semple (born 1948), American golfer
Frederick Semple (1872–1927), American golfer and tennis player
Jock Semple (1903–1988), Scottish-American runner and sports official who physically tried to stop Kathrine Switzer from competing in the 1967 Boston Marathon
Keith Semple (cricketer) (born 1970), Guyanese cricketer
Ryan Semple (English footballer) (born 1985), English football player
Ryan Semple (Northern Irish footballer) (born 1977), Northern Irish football player
Tom Semple (1879–1943), Irish sportsperson
Tony Semple (born 1970), American football player
William Semple (footballer) (1861–1940), Scottish footballer

Science and academia

Calum Semple (born 1968), UK Clinician Scientist and Paediatrician
David Semple (1856–1937), bacteriologist
Ellen Churchill Semple (1863–1932), American geographer
John C. Semple (born 1947), American botanist
John Greenlees Semple, mathematician
John W. Semple (born 1959), Canadian medical researcher
Michael Semple, Irish expert on Afghanistan and Pakistan
Sarah Semple (born 1973), British archaeologist

Other fields

Aimee Semple McPherson (1890–1944), Canadian-born evangelist whose first husband was Robert James Semple
Etta Semple (1854–1914), American atheist and feminist
Ian Semple (born 1928), member of the Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith
Robert Semple (Canada) (1777–1816), Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company
Robert B. Semple Jr. (born 1936), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Robert Sample (died 1719), occasionally spelled Semple, British pirate
Sean Semple, South Africa-born Anglican bishop
William F. Semple, American dentist who obtained an early patent for chewing gum

Fictional characters

Jake Semple, from the book Surviving the Applewhites
Jesse B. Semple, featured in many stories by American writer Langston Hughes

References

↑ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 90. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.

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[theorigin90-1] Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 90. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.

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