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Sharp is a surname. It is cognate to the German scharf. It is also akin to words which have the sense of scraping, e.g. Latin scrobis 'ditch', Russian skresti 'to scrape'.

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A

  • Abraham Sharp (1651–1742), English schoolmaster, mathematician and astronomer
  • Alan Sharp (1934-2013), Scottish author
  • Anne Sharp (1916-2011), Scottish soprano
  • Anthony Sharp (Quaker) (1643–1707), Dublin Quaker
  • Anthony Sharp (1915–1984), English actor
  • Arthur Sharp (footballer)

    • B

  • Bartholomew Sharp (c. 1650–1702), English buccaneer
  • Billy Sharp (born 1986), English professional footballer
  • Bree Sharp (born 1975), American singer and songwriter

    • C

  • Cecil Sharp (1859–1924), English music teacher and traditional English dance expert
  • Clifford Sharp, British journalist

    • D

  • Dallas Lore Sharp (1870–1929), American nature author and university professor
  • Dave Sharp (born 1959), English guitarist
  • David Sharp (entomologist) (1840–1922), English physician and entomologist
  • David Sharp (mountaineer) (1972–2006), Everest mountain climber
  • Dee Dee Sharp (born 1945), American rhythm and blues singer
  • Dennis Sharp (born 1933), British architect
  • Derrick Sharp (born 1971), American-Israeli professional basketball player
  • Don Sharp (1922-2011), British film director
  • Dudley C. Sharp (1905–1987), former Secretary of the United States Air Force

    • E

  • Elliott Sharp (born 1951), American avant-garde musician

    • F

  • Frank Sharp (disambiguation)

    • G

  • Gene Sharp (born 1928), political scientist
  • Graeme Sharp (born 1960), Scottish footballer
  • Granville Sharp (1735–1813), English abolitionist

    • H

  • Hap Sharp (1928–1993), American Formula One driver
  • Harry Sharp (1917–1995), American race car driver

    • I

  • Isaac Sharp (1681–1735), early New Jersey settler, judge, politician, and colonel
  • Isadore Sharp (born 1931), Canadian businessman

    • J

  • Jack Sharp (1878–1938), English international footballer and test cricketer
  • James E. Sharp (born 1940), American lawyer
  • James Lyall Sharp (born 1960), British diplomat
  • James Sharp (bishop) (1613–1679), Scottish clergyman
  • James Sharp (footballer) (born 1976), English professional football player
  • James Sharp (footballer born 1869), Scottish footballer
  • John Sharp (actor) (1920–1992), British television actor
  • John Sharp (Archbishop of York) (1643–1714), Archbishop of York
  • John Sharp (Australian politician) (born 1954), Australian politician
  • John Sharp (Texas politician) (born 1950), a former Texas politician
  • Jon Sharp, former head coach of Huddersfield Giants
  • Joseph Henry Sharp (1859–1953), artist (Taos Art Colony)
  • Joseph Sharp (c. 1709–1776), early settler of New Jersey

    • K

  • K. B. Sharp (born 1981), professional women's basketball player
  • Kevin Sharp (country singer) (born 1970), American country music artist
  • Kevin Sharp (footballer) (born 1974), Canadian-born footballer
  • Kevin Sharp (heavy metal), American heavy metal singer for Venomous Concept and Brutal Truth

    • L

  • Leonard Sharp (1890–1958), British actor
  • Lesley Sharp (born 1964), English actress
  • Lester W. Sharp (1887–1961), American botanist
  • Liam Sharp (born 1968), British comic book artist
  • Linda K. Sharp, women's basketball coach
  • Lindsay Sharp, museum director

    • M

  • Maia Sharp, country music singer and songwriter
  • Margaret Sharp, Baroness Sharp of Guildford (born 1938), member of the British House of Lords
  • Margery Sharp (1905–1991), English writer
  • Martha Sharp (1905–1999), American philanthropist
  • Martin Sharp (journalist) (1847–1910), English historian
  • Martin Sharp (born 1944), Australian cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker
  • Matt Sharp (born 1969), American rock bassist
  • Minnie Bell Sharp (1865–1937), pianist and singer
  • Mitchell Sharp (1911–2004), Canadian politician

    • N

  • Norma Sharp (born 1943), American operatic soprano

    • P

  • Pat Sharp (born 1961), British television presenter
  • Patrick Sharp (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey centre
  • Peter Sharp, Australian rugby league footballer and coach
  • Philip Sharp (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Phillip Allen Sharp (born 1944), American geneticist and molecular biologist

    • R

  • Randy Sharp, songwriter
  • Ray Sharp (born 1969), Scottish footballer
  • Ray Sharp (badminton), Badminton player and medallist in 1970 British Commonwealth Games
  • Rhod Sharp (born 1953), Scottish-born broadcaster
  • Richard Sharp (politician) known as Conversation Sharp, English wit
  • Richard Sharp (born 1938), English rugby player
  • Rodney Sharp a director of the DuPont corporation
  • Ronald Sharp (born 1929), Australian organ builder
  • Ryan Sharp (born 1979), British race car driver

    • S

  • Sammy Sharp, footballer of the 1920s who played for Manchester City
  • Scott Sharp (born 1968), an American race car driver
  • Solomon P. Sharp (1787–1825), American politician
  • Steve Sharp (disambiguation)
  • Susie Sharp (1907–1996), American jurist
  • Sylver Logan Sharp, vocalist

    • T

  • Terri Sharp (born 1950), American singer
  • Thomas Sharp (priest) (1693–1758), English churchman (Archdeacon of Northumberland), biographer and theological writer
  • Thomas C. Sharp (1818-1894), opponent of Joseph Smith, Jr. and the Latter Day Saints
  • Thomas Wilfred Sharp (1901–1978), English town planner and author
  • Timm Sharp (born 1978), American actor
  • Tom Sharp (cricketer), English first-class cricketer for Cornwall CCC and Unicorns

    • V

  • Verity Sharp (born 1970), BBC Radio Three presenter

    • W

  • Waitstill Sharp (1902–1984), American Unitarian minister and humanitarian
  • Walter Benona Sharp (1870–1912), American oil drilling pioneer, innovator and philanthropist
  • William Sharp (engraver) (1749–1824), English engraver
  • William Sharp (writer) (1855–1905), Scottish author and poet, pseudonym Fiona MacLeod
  • Willoughby Sharp (1936–2008), artist

    • Z

  • Zerna Sharp (1889–1981), American teacher

    • Fictional Sharps

  • Becky Sharp, the main character in William Makepeace Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair'
  • Phineas Sharp, Disney character
  • Gavin Sharp, character in soap opera EastEnders
  • Deryn Sharp, character in Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan

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