Stanhope (name)
# 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
