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Thorpe is a surname derived from the Middle English word
thorp , meaning hamlet or small village.
Thorpe is found as the name of many places in England.
People with this name
Adam Thorpe (born 1956), British author
Adelbert Delos Thorp (1844–1919), American politician in Wisconsin
Aidey Thorpe (born 1963), English footballer
Alma Thorpe (born 1935), Aboriginal Australian activist and elder
Ashley Thorpe (born 1975), Cricketer
Benjamin Thorpe (1782–1870), English scholar of Anglo-Saxon
Billy Thorpe (1946–2007), rock and roll musician
Chris Thorpe (born 1970), U.S. Olympic luge athlete
Clarence Thorpe (baseball) (1909–1985), American Negro league pitcher
David Thorpe (artist) (born 1972), English artist
David Thorpe (footballer) (born 1948), winner of the 1968 Charles Sutton Medal
David Thorpe (motorcyclist) , 500cc Motocross World Champion in 1985, 1986 and 1989
D. R. Thorpe , British historian and biographer
Drew Thorpe (born 2000), American baseball player
Ethel L. M. Thorpe (1908–2001), British-Canadian nurse
Frank Thorpe (public servant) (1885–1967), Australian senior public servant
George Thorpe (disambiguation) , several people
Graham Thorpe (born 1969), English cricketer
Harriet Thorpe (born 1957), English actress
Heath Thorpe (born 2000), Australian artistic gymnast
Hugh Thorpe , English MP
Ian Thorpe (born 1982), Australian swimmer
Jeremy Thorpe (1929–2014), former UK Liberal Party leader
Jerry Thorpe (1926–2018), American TV and film director
Jim Thorpe (1888–1953), U.S. athlete
Jim Thorpe (Canadian football) (1944–2020), Canadian football player
Jim Thorpe (golfer) (born 1949), American professional golfer
Jimmy Thorpe (1913–1936), English professional footballer
Jimmy Thorpe (footballer, born 1879) (1879–1956), English professional footballer
Jocelyn Field Thorpe (1872–1939), British chemist
John Thorpe (1565–1655), English architect
John Wells-Thorpe (1928–2019), English architect
Kay Thorpe (born 1935), romantic novelist
Laura Thorpe (born 1987), French tennis player
Lee Thorpe (born 1975), English footballer
Lewis Thorpe , academic
Lewis Thorpe (baseball) (born 1995), Australian baseball player
Lidia Thorpe (born 1973), Australian politician
Marjorie Thorpe , Trinidadian academic, lecturer and former diplomat
Mathew Thorpe (born 1938), a senior judge in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Matilda Thorpe (born 1960), English actress
Otis Thorpe (born 1962), retired American professional basketball player
Percy Thorpe (1899–?), English footballer
Richard Thorpe (1896–1991), American film director
Richard Thorpe (rugby union) (born 1984), English rugby union player
Robert Thorpe (disambiguation) , several people
Rose Hartwick Thorpe (1850–1939), American writer
Samuel Thorp or Thorpe (1765–1838), English clockmaker
Thomas Thorpe (c. 1569 or 1570 – 1635?), Elizabethan publisher of Shakespeare's sonnets
Thomas Edward Thorpe (1845–1925), British chemist
Tom Thorpe (born 1993), English footballer
Tommy Thorpe (1881–1953), English footballer and cricketer (where he is known as Thomas Thorpe)
Tony Thorpe (born 1974), English footballer and manager
William de Thorpe , 14th-century English Chief Justice
William Thorpe, putative author of 1407 Lollard text
The Testimony of William Thorpe
William Homan Thorpe (1902–1986), British ethologist
See also