Short (surname)

Short is a surname of English origin. Notable people with this surname include:


 * Alan Short (1920–2004), California legislator
 * C. Alan Short (born 1955), British architect and academic
 * Arthur Short (cricketer) (born 1947), South African cricketer
 * Arthur Short (politician) (1850–1933), politician in the British colony of South Australia
 * Arthur Ernest William Short (1890–1949), South Australian businessman and city councillor
 * Arthur Rendle Short (1880–1953), professor of surgery at Bristol University
 * Augustus Short (1802–1883), "Bishop Short", British-born Australian religious leader
 * Bob Short (1917–1982), American sports team owner
 * Bobby Short (1924–2005), American musician
 * Brandon Short (born 1977), American football player
 * Chris Short (1937–1991), American baseball player
 * Clare Short (born 1946), British politician
 * Clyde Short, (1883–1936), Kansas politician
 * Columbus Short (born 1982), American dance choreographer and actor
 * Craig Short (born 1968), British football player
 * E L Short (1925–2015), member of the Sixty-sixth Texas Legislature
 * Edward Short (judge) (1806–1871), Canadian jurist and politician
 * Edward Short, Baron Glenamara (1912–2014), British politician
 * Elizabeth Short (1924–1947), American murder victim known as the "Black Dahlia"
 * Emily Short, writer of interactive fiction
 * Eustace Short (1875–1932), co-founder of Short Brothers
 * Gene Short (1953–2016), American basketball player
 * Gertrude Short (1902–1968), American film actress
 * Gregory Short (1938–1999), American classical music composer
 * Harry Short (1864–1937), Canadian politician
 * Harry Short (baseball) (1878–1954), American baseball player and manager
 * Horace Short (1872–1917), co-founder of Short Brothers
 * Hassard Short (1877–1956), Broadway musical director
 * Jack Short (betrayer of William Wallace) (fl. 1300s), Scottish servant and betrayer of Sir William Wallace
 * Jake Short (born 1998), US Television Actor
 * James Short (mathematician) (1710–1768), British mathematician, optician, and telescope builder
 * Florence Jane Short (aka Rachel Peace) (1881–after 1932), British feminist and suffragette, who was imprisoned and force-fed
 * Jason Short (born 1978), American football player
 * Jay Short (born 1939), American biochemist and biotech entrepreneur
 * J. D. Short (1902–1962), American Delta blues musician
 * Joseph Short (1904–1952), American journalist
 * Kayle Short (born 1973), Canadian hockey player
 * Keith Short (1941–2020), British sculptor
 * Leonie Short (born 1956), Australian politician
 * Lester L. Short (born 1933), American ornithologist
 * Luke Short (1854–1893), American gunfighter
 * Luke Short (writer) (1908–1975), American writer
 * Martin Short (born 1950), Canadian actor and comedian
 * Nathaniel Short (born 1985), English footballer
 * Nigel Short (born 1965), British chess player
 * Obadiah Short (1803–1886), British artist
 * Oswald Short (1883–1969), co-founder of Short Brothers
 * Patrick Short (fl. c. 1830), British-born religious leader
 * Patrick Short (1859–1941), Queensland police commissioner
 * Peter Short (clergyman) (born 1948), Canadian minister, Moderator of the United Church of Canada
 * Peter Short (field hockey) (born 1976), Canadian field hockey player
 * Peter Short (printer) (died 1603), English printer
 * Peter Short (rugby union) (born 1979), English rugby union player
 * Phil Short (born 1947), U.S. Army officer and Louisiana politician
 * Philip Short (born 1945), British journalist and author
 * Philip Short (chess player) (1960–2018), Irish chess player
 * Rick Short (born 1972), American baseball player and coach
 * Rob Short (born 1972), British-born hockey player
 * Robert L. Short (1932–2009), American religious writer and minister
 * Roger Short (1944–2003), British diplomat
 * Shawn Short (born 1978), American dance choreographer
 * Sidney Howe Short (1858–1902), American inventor, professor, businessman
 * Thomas Vowler Short (1790–1872), English clergyman and academic
 * Tom Short (born 1957), American Christian traveling evangelist
 * Walter Short (1880–1949), American soldier
 * Wilfrid Short (1870–1947), British civil servant
 * William Henry Short (1884–1916), British soldier
 * William J. Short (fl. 1920s), Canadian politician from Manitoba
 * William Short (Alberta politician) (1866–1926), mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
 * William Short (American ambassador) (1759–1849), Thomas Jefferson's private secretary
 * Zack Short (born 1995), American baseball player