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Kemp is a surname of English origin which means "soldier".
[1] Notable people with the surname include:
Agnes Kemp (1823–1908), American physician and temperance movement leader
Albert Edward Kemp (1858–1929), Canadian businessman and politician
Annerose Kemp (1936-2013), German pedagogue
Amelia Kemp , English footballer
Anthony Kemp (actor) (born 1954), British actor
Anthony Kemp (historian) (1939–2018), English military historian
Anthony Fenn Kemp (1773–1868), Australian soldier and merchant
Arthur Kemp (born 1962), South African/British politician and writer
Barbara Kemp (1881–1959), German opera singer
Barry Kemp (Egyptologist) (1940–2024), English archaeologist and Egyptologist
Bolivar E. Kemp (1871–1933), Louisiana congressman
Bolivar Edwards Kemp Jr. (1904–1965), Louisiana Attorney General, 1948–1952
Brandis Kemp (1944–2020), American actress
Brian Kemp (born 1963), governor of Georgia (US)
Carlo Kemp (born 1998), American football player
Dave Kemp (born 1953), English footballer and football manager
David Kemp (disambiguation) , several people
Davie Kemp (born 1950), Scottish footballer
Earl Kemp (1929–2020), American science fiction editor and critic
Edward Kemp (landscape architect) (1817–1891), English garden designer and author
Edward Kemp (playwright) (born 1965), English playwright and theatre director, director of RADA
Elise Kemp (1881–1917), New Zealand born nurse and nursing sister
Eric Kemp (1915–2009), Bishop of Chichester
Gary Kemp (born 1959), English pop musician
Gene Kemp (1926–2015), British author
George Kemp, 1st Baron Rochdale (1866–1945), British politician, soldier and businessman
George Hubert Kemp (1897–1918), British soldier
George Meikle Kemp (1795–1844), Scottish carpenter /joiner, draughtsman and architect
Gilbert Kemp , English footballer
Hal Kemp (1904–1940), American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger
Harry Kemp (1883–1960), American poet and prose writer
Haydn Kemp (1897–1982), English footballer
C. Henry Kempe (1922–1984), American pediatrician who identified battered child syndrome
Jack Kemp (1935–2009), American politician and football quarterback
James Kemp (missionary) (1797–1872), British missionary to New Zealand
James Furman Kemp (1859–1926), American geologist
Jan Kemp (disambiguation) , several people
Jeka Kemp (1876–1966), Scottish artist
Jennie Murray Kemp (1858-1928), American temperance activist
Jennifer Kemp (born 1955), American swimmer
Jeremy Kemp (1935–2019), English actor
John Kemp (disambiguation) , several people
Johnny Kemp (1959–2015), Bahamian singer, songwriter, and record producer
Jonathan Kemp (born 1981), English squash player
Joseph Kemp (minister) (1872–1933), English-born New Zealand Baptist minister and preacher
Joseph Kemp (organist) , English composer and organist
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Joseph Horsford Kemp , Chief Justice of Hong Kong
Sir Kenneth Hagar Kemp, 12th Baronet (1853–1936), British soldier, lawyer, landowner and cricketer
Kirsten Kemp (born 1970), English actress and television presenter
Lindsay Kemp (1938–2018), British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist and choreographer
Maida Springer Kemp (1910–2005), American labor organizer
Martin Kemp (born 1961), English actor and musician
Martin Kemp (art historian) (born 1942), British art historian and professor
Martine Kemp (born 1994), Luxembourgian politician
Matt Kemp (born 1984), American baseball outfielder
Matthew Kemp (soccer) (born 1980), Australian footballer
Mathew Kemp (died 1682), Virginia colonial politician,
Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
Maurice Kemp (born 1991), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Paul Kemp (actor) (1896–1953), German actor
Penn Kemp (born 1944), Canadian writer
Peter Kemp (rower) (1853–1951), Australian sculler
Peter Kemp (swimmer) (1877–1965), British swimmer
Philip Kemp (born 1999), American ice hockey player
Richard Kemp (born 1959), British army officer
Richard Kemp (politician) , British politician in Liverpool
Rick Kemp (born 1941), English musician
Robert S. Kemp , American professor of commerce
Rod Kemp (born 1944), Australian politician
Roman Kemp (born 1993), English radio host
Rose Kemp (born 1984), English singer and guitarist
Ross Kemp (born 1964), English actor and journalist
Shawn Kemp (born 1969), American basketball player
Stacey Kemp (born 1988), English pair skater
Steve Kemp (born 1954), American baseball player
Steve Kemp (musician) (born 1978), English rock drummer
Tara Kemp (born 1964), American singer
Thomas Read Kemp (1783–1844), English property developer and politician
Tony Kemp (baseball) (born 1991), American baseball player
Tony Kemp (nurse) , English nurse
Tony Kemp (rugby league) (born 1968), New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach
Troy Kemp (born 1966), Bahamas high jumper
Ursula Kemp (c.1525–1582), English cunning woman and midwife
Willie Kemp (1888–1965), Scottish singer and writer
Willy Kemp (1925–2021), Luxembourgian professional road bicycle racer