# Pope (name)

Pope is a Scottish surname meaning "father".
* Albert Augustus Pope (1843–1909), American bicycle and automobile manufacturer
* Alexander Pope (1688–1744), English poet
* Alexander Pope (actor) (1763–1835), Irish actor and painter
* Anson W. Pope (1812–1871), American politician
* Arthur Upham Pope (1881–1969), American archaeologist and historian
* Barbara S. Pope (born 1951), U.S. Department of Defense official
* Barton C. Pope (1813–1862), Florida state representative
* Bill Pope (born 1952), American cinematographer
* Brent Pope (rugby analyst) (born 1962), New Zealand-born rugby analyst for Irish television
* Carl C. Pope (1834–1911), American legislator and jurist
* Carly Pope (born 1980), Canadian actress
* Carole Pope (born 1950), Canadian singer
* Cassadee Pope (born 1989), American singer
* Charles Pope (disambiguation), several people
* Cheryl Pope (fl. 2000s–2020s), American artist
* Christopher Pope (physicist) (fl. 1970s–2020s), American physicist
* Clifford H. Pope (1899–1974), American herpetologist
* Cora Scott Pond Pope (1856–after 1932), American teacher, pageant writer, real estate developer
* Duane Earl Pope (born 1943), American bank robber and murderer
* Dudley Pope (1925–1997), British author
* Dudley Pope (cricketer) (1906–1934), English cricketer
* Eddie Pope (born 1973), American football (soccer) player
* Edmund Mann Pope (1837–1906), American military officer and politician
* Edwin Pope (1928–2017), American journalist
* Eva Pope (born 1967), English actress
* Everett P. Pope (1919–2009), US Marine Corps officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor
* Frankie Pope (1884–1953), English association footballer
* Fred Pope (1909–1983), Scottish association footballer
* Generoso Pope (1891–1950), Italian-American businessman
* Generoso Pope Jr. (1927–1988), American media mogul
* Georgina Pope (1862–1938), Canadian military nurse
* Gustav Pope (1831–1910), British painter
* Hugh Pope (1869–1946), English Dominican biblical scholar
* James Pope (disambiguation), several people
* Jessie Pope (1868–1941), English poet
* John Pope (disambiguation), several people
* Kyle Pope (fl. 2010s–2020s), American editor and publisher
* Laurence Pope (1945–2020), American diplomat
* Lawrence Pope (1940–2013), American lawyer and legislator
* Leonard Pope (born 1983), American football player
* Leslie Pope (1954–2020), American set decorator
* Lloyd Pope (born 1999), Australian cricketer
* Lucas Pope (born 1977/78), American video game developer
* Lynda Pope (born 1953), Australian chess player
* Mal Pope (born 1960), Welsh musician
* Marion Manville Pope (1859–1930), American poet, author, traveler, philanthropist
* Mark Pope (born 1972), American basketball player
* Martin Pope (1918–2022), American physical chemist
* Maurice Arthur Pope, Canadian diplomat
* Maurice Pope (linguist) (1926–2019), British linguist
* Nathaniel Pope (1784–1850), American politician and judge of Illinois
* Nick Pope (disambiguation), several people
* Norm Pope (1908–1985), Australian rugby league footballer
* Odean Pope (born 1938), American tenor saxophonist
* Ollie Pope (born 1998), English cricketer
* Paul Pope (born 1970), American alternative cartoonist
* Peggy Pope (1929–2020), American actress
* Percival C. Pope (1841–1922), American Marine Corps Brevet Medal recipient
* Roland Pope (1864–1952), Australian cricketer and ophthalmologist
* Spencer Pope (1893–1976), American football player
* Susan W. Pope (born 1942), American politician
* Tim Pope (born 1956), music video director
* Tom Pope (born 1985), English association footballer
* Tony Pope (1947–2004), American voice actor
* Vyvyan Pope (1891–1941), British World War II General
* Walter Pope (1627–1714), English astronomer and writer
* Walter Elmer Pope (1879–1944), American politician and lawyer
* Walter Lyndon Pope (1889–1969), United States federal court judge
* William Pope (1825–1905), English clergyman

## Given name

* Pope Yeatman (1861–1953), American mining engineer

## Nickname

* Eoin O'Mahony (politician) (1905–1970), Irish barrister, genealogist, and political activist referred to as Eoin "the Pope" O'Mahony
* Paul Castellano (1915–1985), Mafia boss frequently referred to as "The Pope"
* Donn Pall (born 1962), American baseball player nicknamed "The Pope"
* The Pope (wrestler) (born 1978), a ring name of Elijah Burke