Sharpe is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Government Alfred Sharpe (1853–1935), British colonial administrator Edward M. Sharpe (1887–1975), Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court George Sharpe (politician) (c. 1907 – 1985), Canadian politician, mayor of Winnipeg George H. Sharpe (1828–1900), American lawyer, soldier, secret service officer, diplomat and politician Henry A. Sharpe (1848–1919), Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Horatio Sharpe (1718–1790), British Royal Governor of Maryland James Sharpe (Australian politician) Larry Sharpe (politician) (born 1968), American business consultant and political activist Merrell Q. Sharpe, American politician Montagu Sharpe (1857–1942), English lawyer and antiquarian Nelson Sharpe (1858–1935), Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court Penny Sharpe, Australian politician Peter Sharpe (1777–1842), American politician, Representative from New York Robert Sharpe (judge) (born 1945), Justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario Roger Sharpe, American author and politician, former member of the North Carolina Senate Thomas Sharpe (politician) (1866–1919), Canadian politician, mayor of Winnipeg William Sharpe (North Carolina politician) (1742–1818), U.S. lawyer and politician William R. Sharpe Jr. (1928–2009), American member of the West Virginia Senate
Sports Albert Sharpe (American football) (1877–1966), American athlete and coach Bud Sharpe, American baseball player David Sharpe (born 1967), British runner David Sharpe (American football) (born 1995), American football player Dougie Sharpe (1926–1974), Scottish footballer Duncan Sharpe (born 1937), Pakistani cricketer Gerry Sharpe (1946–2019), English footballer Harry Sharpe (cricketer) (1901–1950), English cricketer Harry Sharpe (footballer), English footballer Jamari Sharpe (born 2003), American football player Jimmy Sharpe, American college football coach John Sharpe (cricketer), (1866–1936), English cricketer Lee Sharpe, (born 1971), English footballer Luis Sharpe (1960–2025), Cuban player of American football Mike Sharpe, American wrestler Nathan Sharpe, Australian rugby union player Phil Sharpe (cricketer) (1936–2014), English cricketer Phil Sharpe (footballer) (born 1968), English footballer Ricky Sharpe (American football), American football player Shaedon Sharpe (born 2003), Canadian basketball player Shannon Sharpe (born 1968), U.S. American football player Sterling Sharpe (born 1965), U.S. American football player Tony Sharpe, Canadian sprinter Wendy Sharpe (footballer) (born 1963), New Zealand football player
Academics Alexander Sharpe (1814–1890), English philologist Daniel Sharpe (1806–1856), English geologist Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe (born 1868), English entomologist and illustrator Eric J. Sharpe, Australian scholar of religious studies Kevin Sharpe (historian) (1949–2011) Richard Sharpe (historian) (1954–2020) Richard Bowdler Sharpe, (1847–1909), English zoologist Robert Sharpe (judge), Canadian lawyer, author, academic, and judge Samuel Sharpe (scholar) (1799–1881), Egyptologist and translator of the Bible William F. Sharpe, (born 1934), U.S. economist and inventor of the Sharpe ratio
Arts Allan Sharpe (1949–2004), Scottish actor, theatre director and playwright Albert Sharpe, Irish stage and film actor Avery Sharpe, American jazz musician Bill Sharpe, British musician Cornelia Sharpe (born 1943), American former actress and model Craig Sharpe, contestant on Canadian Idol 4 Don Sharpe (died in 2004), sound editor Gerry Sharpe (1929–1968), American photographer Lennox Sharpe (born 1963), Trinidad and Tobago steelband composer Matthew Sharpe (born 1962), U.S. novelist Tom Sharpe, (1928–2013), English satirical author of the novel Wilt Tyler-Justin Sharpe (born 2002), American rapper and singer known professionally as Lil Tecca Wendy Sharpe, (born 1960), Australian artist Will Sharpe, Japanese-English actor, writer, and director
Others Charles Richard Sharpe, English recipient of the Victoria Cross Edmund Sharpe, (1809–1877), English architect and engineer Henry Granville Sharpe (1858–1947), Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army John Sharpe (Australian murderer) Karen Sharpe (born 1934), American former actress Mal Sharpe (1936–2020), U.S. radio and TV personality Samuel Sharpe, 19th-century Jamaican missionary and revolutionary Thomas Sharpe (RAF officer) (1887–?), British flying ace
Fictional characters Chris Sharpe, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation in the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful Deacon Sharpe Macy Alexander Sharpe Miriam Sharpe, in the Marvel Comics universe Richard Sharpe (fictional character), central character in the novel and television series Sharpe Steven Sharpe III, alias The Gambler, a member of the Golden Age Green Lantern's rogues' gallery. Thomas and Lucille Sharpe, principal characters in Crimson Peak
See also Sharp (surname) Shairp Scharping Scharf, Scharff