Semple

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'''Semple''' is a surname of Scottish origin.<ref name="theorigin90">{{cite book |last1=Sims |first1=Clifford Stanley |title=The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. |date=1862 |publisher=J. Munsell |location=Albany, New York |oclc=1060940902 |page=[https://archive.org/details/originandsignif00simsgoog/page/n102 90]|url=https://archive.org/details/originandsignif00simsgoog|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> 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== {{Reflist}}

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