Semple is both a surname of Scottish origin,[1] and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

People with the surname

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  • Aimee Semple McPherson (1890–1944), Canadian-born evangelist and media sensation
  • E. G. Semple, Reverend, author of Singapore religions: a summary of great oriental faiths (1927)
  • Etta Semple (1854–1914), American atheist and feminist
  • Ian Semple (born 1928), member of the Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith
  • Robert Semple (Canada) (1777–1816), Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company
  • Sean Semple, South Africa-born Anglican bishop

People with the given name

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Fictional characters

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  • Jake Semple, a character from the book Surviving the Applewhites
  • Jesse B. Semple, a character featured in many stories by American writer Langston Hughes

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References

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  1. ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 90. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.