Famous People with Name Bishop

Bishop Perkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bishop Perkins: was a United States Representative from New York.Perkins was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1846 and a member of the New York State Assembly in 1846, 1847, and again in 1849.He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress, se

Bishop Kilpatrick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bishop Kilpatrick: was a member of the Ohio General Assembly, serving for over three decades. He served as a representative from Northeast Ohio for many years, and resided in Trumbull County. With his father a political figure himself, Kilpatrick originally was elected as a

Bishop Walden Perkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bishop Walden Perkins: was a United States Representative and Senator from Kansas. Born in Rochester, Ohio, he attended the common schools and Knox College (Galesburg, Illinois). He prospected for gold through California and New Mexico from 1860 to 1862 and served four years in

Bishop Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa            Origin/Culture/Country: Zimbabwe

Bishop Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa: served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia from the Internal Settlement to the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979. A Methodist bishop and nationalist leader, he held office for only a few months. On 21 June 2007 Muzorewa said citizens, white and black alike, came to his house and asked him to run for president. He said Zimbabwe was "bleeding, economically and socially. It is painful to listen to them talk." He asked people to pray that negotiations between ZANU-PF and the MDC, mediated by South African President Thabo Mbeki, would be successful and for Zimbabwe's "salvation." Ultimately Muzorewa did not run in the 2008 presidential election.

Bishop Michael Fu Tieshan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Bishop Michael Fu Tieshan: of Beijing was the top leader of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.Fu was born in Hebei province. He served as a priest, and in 1979 was made a bishop by Beijing. The appointment lacked the approval of the pope. He was appointed chairman of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association in 1998. He was acting president of the government-recognized Bishops' Conference of the Catholic Church in China. He was named vice chairman of the standing committee of the National People's Congress, China's legislature, in 2003.

Robert William "Rob" Bishop            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert William "Rob" Bishop: is the U.S. Representative for Utah's 1st congressional district, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.

Timothy H. "Tim" Bishop            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Timothy H. "Tim" Bishop: is the U.S. Representative for New York's 1st congressional district, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party.He served as the long-time Provost of Southampton College. Bishop began working at Southampton College in 1973 as an admission

Richard Bishop            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Bishop: was an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. Bishop served as the 34th Governor of Ohio. From 1859 to 1869, Bishop was President of the Ohio Missionary State Society, and he also served as President of the General Christian Missionary Conventio

Samuel Henry Bishop            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel Henry Bishop: was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Horton township from 1811 to 1818 and King's County from 1820 to 1830. In 1798, he married Anna Jacobs. In 1804, he married Bathsheba Fitch. Bishop served as a justice of the peace from 1812 to 1830 and was also a colonel in the militia. He died in Wolfville at the age of 72.

Niki Cross            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Niki Cross: is a former American college and professional soccer midfielder who last played for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer. Bishop was released by Boston Breakers on June 18, 2009, after making nine appearances for them. She then played for five games for Tampa Bay Hellenic of the W-League before being resigned by Boston Breakers on July 17, 2009 and made one further appearance (34 minutes) for the club on July 19, 2009 against FC Gold Pride. At the conclusion of the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, she was released by the team. Bishop was signed by the Atlanta Beat for the 2010 WPS season. She appeared in every game for the Beat in 2010 and was top 5 in minutes played.