Whitcombe (surname)
# Whitcombe (surname)

Whitcombe is a surname of Old English origin.

## Notables with this name include

* Charles Douglas Whitcombe (1835–1902), New Zealand civil servant
* Dave Whitcombe, an English professional darts player
* Frederic Whitcombe, a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council (1898-1900)
* Frank Whitcombe, a Welsh Rugby player
* Frank Whitcombe Jr an English Rugby player
* George Whitcombe a Welsh Football & Baseball player
* Jonathan Whitcombe, an English professional wrestler
* Martin Whitcombe an English Rugby player
* Philip Arthur Whitcombe (1923-2015), first class English cricketer
* Reg Whitcombe (1898-1957), an English golfer
* Robert Whitcombe (1862-1922), an eminent Anglican bishop
* Thomas Whitcombe (c.1763–c.1824), an English maritime artist.

## Whitcomb

* Arthur J. Whitcomb, an American lawyer and politician
* Christopher Whitcomb, an American author and former member of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team
* Edgar D. Whitcomb, the 43rd Governor of Indiana (1969-1973)
* Ian Whitcomb, an entertainer, songwriter, author, record producer and actor
* James Whitcomb, a governor of Indiana (1843-1848)
* John C. Whitcomb, an American Old Testament theologian
* Jon Whitcomb, an American illustrator
* Orlan P. Whitcomb, An American politician
* Richard T. Whitcomb, an aeronautical engineer
* Robert Whitcomb, an American journalist
* R. Steven Whitcomb, a lieutenant general of the US Army
* Sami Whitcomb, American-Australian basketball player
* Stanley E. Whitcomb (born 1951), American physicist

## Given Name

* Whitcomb L. Judson, an American inventor
* James Whitcomb Riley, an American writer and poet

## Places

* Whitcombe and Tombs, a book publisher, stationery manufacturer, and retail bookseller in New Zealand
