Penrose (surname)

Penrose is a Cornish-language surname. The surname Penrose is derived from one of the places called Penrose in England and Wales: these are found in ten parishes in Cornwall (including Penrose near Porthleven), several times in Wales and once in Herefordshire.

People
Notable people with the name include:


 * Barrie Penrose (1942–2020), British investigative journalist, interviewer and trainer
 * Billy Penrose (1925–1962), English jazz musician
 * Boies Penrose (1860–1921), American lawyer and Republican Senator from Philadelphia
 * Charles Penrose (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Craig Penrose (born 1953), American football player
 * Edith Penrose (1914–1996), British economist
 * Emily Penrose (1858–1942), Principal of Somerville College, Oxford University
 * Francis Penrose (1817–1903), British architect, archaeologist and astronomer
 * George William Penrose, Lord Penrose (born 1938), Scottish judge
 * James Doyle Penrose (1862–1932), Irish painter, father of Lionel and Roland Penrose
 * John Penrose (actor) (1914–1983), British actor
 * John Penrose (archer) (1850–1932), British archer
 * John Penrose (clergyman) (1778–1859), Church of England clergyman and theological writer
 * John Penrose (Parliamentarian) (1611–?), English member of Parliament
 * John Penrose (politician) (born 1964), British Conservative member of Parliament
 * Jonathan Penrose (1933–2021), English chess grandmaster, son of Lionel Penrose
 * Lionel Penrose (1898–1972), English geneticist, father of Oliver, Roger and Jonathan Penrose
 * Martin Penrose, Irish footballer
 * Oliver Penrose (born 1929), English mathematician, son of Lionel Penrose
 * R. A. F. Penrose, Jr. (1863–1931), American mining geologist and entrepreneur
 * Sir Roger Penrose (born 1931), English mathematical physicist (son of Lionel Penrose)
 * Roland Penrose (1900–1984), English artist, historian and poet
 * Scott Penrose (born 1969), British magician, magic and illusion consultant
 * Spencer Penrose (1865–1939), American mining magnate, philanthropist and hotelier
 * Thomas Penrose (1742–1779), clergyman and poet
 * Tricia Penrose (born 1970), English actress and singer
 * Valentine Penrose (1898–1978), French poet, author and collagist
 * Brigadier general William H. Penrose (William Henry Penrose) (1832–1903), Union Army officer
 * Willie Penrose (born 1956), Irish Labour Party politician

Fictional characters

 * Llewellin Penrose, fictional character in the novel, Mr. Penrose: The Journal of Penrose, Seaman by William Williams (1727–1791)