Semple Explained

Semple is a surname of Scottish origin.^[1] Notable people with the name include:

Arts and entertainment

• Dugald Semple (1884–1964), Scottish writer and simple living advocate
• George Semple (1700–1782), Irish architect
• Jack Semple (21st century), Canadian blues musician
• Keith Semple, Northern Ireland musician, member of British boyband One True Voice and American rock band 7th Heaven
• Lorenzo Semple Jr. (1923–2014), American screenwriter
• Pat Semple (1939–2021), British artist
• Stuart Semple (born 1980), contemporary English artist

Government, military, and politics

• Bob Semple (1873–1955), member of the Cabinet of New Zealand
• Eugene Semple (1840–1908), thirteenth governor of Washington Territory
• Gordon Semple (1956–2016), British Metropolitan Police officer who was murdered
• James Semple (1798–1866), United States Senator from Illinois
• Letitia Semple (1821–1907), United States society patron and unofficial First Lady
• Robert Semple (Medal of Honor) (1887–1943), United States Navy officer
• Robert B. Semple (1806–1854), California newspaperman and politician

Sport

• Billy Semple (born 1946), Scottish football player
• Carol Semple (born 1948), American golfer
• Frederick Semple (1872–1927), American golfer and tennis player
• Jock Semple (1903–1988), Scottish-American runner and sports official who physically tried to stop Kathrine Switzer from competing in the 1967 Boston Marathon
• Keith Semple (cricketer) (born 1970), Guyanese cricketer
• Ryan Semple (English footballer) (born 1985), English football player
• Ryan Semple (Northern Irish footballer) (born 1977), Northern Irish football player
• Tom Semple (1879–1943), Irish sportsperson
• Tony Semple (born 1970), American football player
• William Semple (footballer) (1861–1940), Scottish footballer

Science and academia

• Calum Semple (born 1968), UK Clinician Scientist and Paediatrician
• David Semple (1856–1937), bacteriologist
• Ellen Churchill Semple (1863–1932), American geographer
• John C. Semple (born 1947), American botanist
• John Greenlees Semple, mathematician
• John W. Semple (born 1959), Canadian medical researcher
• Michael Semple, Irish expert on Afghanistan and Pakistan

Other fields

• Aimee Semple McPherson (1890–1944), Canadian-born evangelist whose first husband was Robert James Semple
• Etta Semple (1854–1914), American atheist and feminist
• Ian Semple (born 1928), member of the Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith
• Robert Semple (Canada) (1777–1816), Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company
• Robert B. Semple Jr. (born 1936), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
• Robert Sample (died 1719), occasionally spelled Semple, British pirate
• Sean Semple, South Africa-born Anglican bishop
• William F. Semple, American dentist who obtained an early patent for chewing gum

Fictional characters

• Jake Semple, from the book Surviving the Applewhites
• Jesse B. Semple, featured in many stories by American writer Langston Hughes

See also

• Sempill (disambiguation)
• Sample (disambiguation)
• Semple-Marzetta
• Simple (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Book: Sims . Clifford Stanley . The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. . 1862 . J. Munsell . Albany, New York . 1060940902 . 90. Internet Archive.