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 (1638–1707), English envoy in Madrid
 * Arthur Stanhope (1627–1694), English politician who sat in the House of Commons
 * Arthur Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope (1838–1905), British Conservative Party politician
 * Charles Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Doug Stanhope (born 1967), American stand-up comedian
 * Edward Stanhope (1840–1893), British Conservative Party politician
 * Elizabeth Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ferdinando Stanhope (died 1643), English politician who sat in the House of Commons
 * George Stanhope (1660–1728), clergyman of the Church of England
 * George Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Henry Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Lady Hester Stanhope (1776–1839), British socialite, adventurer and traveler
 * James Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
 * John Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jon Stanhope (born 1951), Australian politician
 * Leicester Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington (1784–1862), English peer and soldier
 * Louisa Stanhope (fl. 1806–1827), English novelist
 * Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (1609–1667), English governess and Postmaster General
 * Mark Stanhope (born 1952), British Royal Navy officer
 * Michael Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Philip Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Richard Stanhope (born 1957), British Olympic rower
 * Rosamund Stanhope (1919–2005), British poet and teacher
 * Sydney Stanhope, 6th Earl of Harrington (1845–1866), English peer
 * Thomas Stanhope (1540–1596), English Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire
 * William Stanhope (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Stanhope (Middlesex cricketer), cricketer from 1787 to 1798

Given name

 * Stanhope Aspinwall (1713–1771), British diplomat
 * Stanhope Forbes (1857–1947), Irish-British artist and founder of a school of painters
 * Stanhope Wood Nixon (1894–1958), vice president of Nixon Nitration Works during the company's 1924 disaster