Bishop is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Amanda Bishop, Australian actress
Andy Bishop (born 1982), English footballer
Anne Bishop, American novelist of fantasy fiction
Arthur Ernest Bishop (1917–2006). Australian engineer and inventor
Arthur Gary Bishop (1951–1988), American serial killer
Ben Bishop (born 1986), American professional ice hockey goaltender
Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831–1884), Princess of the Kamehameha dynasty
Billy Bishop (1894–1956), Canadian First World War flying ace
Bob Bishop (scout), Northern Irish football scout for Manchester United
Bradford Bishop (born 1936), U.S. Foreign Service officer
Bridget Bishop (c. 1632 – 1692), the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692
Bronwyn Bishop (born 1942), Australian politician
Carl Whiting Bishop (1881–1942), American archeologist
Charles Reed Bishop (1822–1915), American businessman and philanthropist
Christopher Bishop, British physician and computer scientist
David Bishop, New Zealand, screenwriter, author and comics editor
David Bishop (athlete) (born 1987), British middle-distance athlete
Ed Bishop (1932–2005), American film, television, stage and radio actor
Edward Bishop (Salem), accused of witchcraft during the Salem witchcraft trials
Edward Stanley Bishop (1920–1984), British Labour Party politician
Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979), American poet and writer
Elvin Bishop (born 1942), American blues and rock 'n roll musician
Errett Bishop (1926–1983), American mathematician
Harry A. Bishop, mayor of Juneau, Alaska 1912–1913
Henry Bishop (postmaster general) (1611–1691), English postmaster general
Henry Rowley Bishop (1786–1855), English musical composer
Ian Bishop (disambiguation), several people
Isaac W. Bishop, 19th-century New York politician
James Bishop (disambiguation), several people
Jerry G. Bishop (1936–2013), American radio and television personality
Joey Bishop (1918–2007), American entertainer
John Bishop (disambiguation), several people
Julie Bishop (actress) (1914–2001), Hollywood leading lady of the 1930s and 40s
Julie Bishop (born 1956), Australian politician
K. J. Bishop, Australian writer and artist
Katharine Bishop (1889–1976), co-discoveror of Vitamin E
Kelly Bishop (born 1944), American actress
Kevin Bishop (born 1980), English actor and comedian
Kirsten Bishop, voice actress
Louis B. Bishop (1865-1950), American ornithologist
Malcolm Bishop, Welsh lawyer and QC
Mark Bishop (born 1954), Australian Labor Party member
Matt Bishop (born 1962), head of Communications and Public Relations for the McLaren Group
Maurice Bishop (1944–1983), Grenadian revolutionary and politician
Max Bishop (1889–1962), American baseball player
Meredith Bishop (born 1976), American actress
Michael Bishop (businessman) (born 1942), British businessman
Michael Bishop (author) (born 1945), American science fiction and fantasy author
Michael Bishop (bassist), American bassist, member of GWAR and Kepone
Michael Bishop (football player) (born 1976), American football player
J. Michael Bishop (born 1938), American immunologist and microbiologist
Morris Bishop (1893–1973), American scholar, historian, biographer, author, and humorist
Neal Bishop (born 1981), English footballer
Nicholas Bishop (born 1973), Australian actor
Raymond J. Bishop (1906–1978), Catholic priest and exorcist
Richard M. Bishop (1812–1893), American politician from Ohio
Rob Bishop (born 1951), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Robert Bishop (artist) (1945–1991), American erotic artist
Robert Hamilton Bishop (1777–1855), first president of Miami University
Roswell P. Bishop (1843–1920), American politician from Michigan
Russell Bishop (academic), New Zealand academic
Russell Bishop (sex offender) (born 1966), convicted English sex offender
Ruth Bishop (born 1933), Australian virologist
Sarah Bishop, British journalist
Sherman C. Bishop (1887–1951), American herpetologist and arachnologist
Stephen Bishop (disambiguation), several people
Stuart Bishop (born c. 1975), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Tim Bishop (born 1950), American politician from New York
Walter Bishop, Sr. (1905–1964), Jamaican composer and songwriter
Walter Bishop, Jr. (1927–1988), American bop and hard bop jazz pianist
Wesley T. Bishop (born 1967), American academic, lawyer, and politician