Swope
Swope is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Chandler Swope, American politician from West Virginia; West Virginia State Senator 2017–present
- Earl Swope, American jazz trombonist; brother of Rob Swope
- Gerard Swope, American businessman; president of General Electric 1922–44
- Guy J. Swope, American politician from Pennsylvania; U.S. representative 1937–39; governor of Puerto Rico 1941
- Henrietta Hill Swope, American astronomer
- Herbert Bayard Swope, American journalist and editor; said to have coined the term cold war
- John Augustus Swope, American politician from Pennsylvania; U.S representative 1884–87
- King Swope, American politician from Kentucky; U.S. representative 1919–21
- Martin Swope, American tape manipulator and sound engineer
- Michael Sheldon Swope, American jeweler; benefactor of the Swope Art Museum
- Richard T. Swope, United States Air Force lieutenant general; Inspector General of the United States Air Force
- Rob Swope, American jazz trombonist; brother of Earl Swope
- Sam Swope, American author of children's stories
- Samuel F. Swope, American lawyer and politician from Kentucky; U.S. representative 1855–57
- Thomas H. Swope, American real estate magnate and philanthropist
