Stanhope (name)
Stanhope is an English surname of medieval origins, meaning 'a dweller on a stony ridge'. It has also been used as a given name.List
Notable people with the name include:Surname
- Alexander Stanhope, English envoy in Madrid
- Arthur Stanhope, English politician who sat in the House of Commons
- Arthur Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope, British Conservative Party politician
- Charles Stanhope, multiple people
- Doug Stanhope, American stand-up comedian
- Edward Stanhope, British Conservative Party politician
- Elizabeth Stanhope, multiple people
- Ferdinando Stanhope, English politician who sat in the House of Commons
- George Stanhope, clergyman of the Church of England
- George Stanhope, multiple people
- Henry Stanhope, multiple people
- Lady Hester Stanhope, British socialite, adventurer and traveler
- James Stanhope, multiple people
- John Stanhope, multiple people
- Jon Stanhope, Australian politician
- Leicester Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington, English peer and soldier
- Louisa Stanhope, English novelist
- Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield, English governess and Postmaster General
- Mark Stanhope, British Royal Navy officer
- Michael Stanhope, multiple people
- Philip Stanhope, multiple people
- Richard Stanhope, British Olympic rower
- Rosamund Stanhope, British poet and teacher
- Sydney Stanhope, 6th Earl of Harrington, English peer
- Thomas Stanhope, English Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire
- William Stanhope, multiple people
- Stanhope, cricketer from 1787 to 1798
Given name
- Stanhope Aspinwall, British diplomat
- Stanhope Forbes, Irish-British artist and founder of a school of painters
- Stanhope Wood Nixon, vice president of Nixon Nitration Works during the company's 1924 disaster
