English

Noun

1. Coarse, rough hair wool or fur.

People

• Alfred Bray Kempe, English mathematician
• Carl Kempe, Swedish paper producer
• Charles Eamer Kempe, Victorian stained glass designer
• David Kemp (Australian politician), House of Representitives (see also his brother Rod Kemp, also a Senator)
• David Kemp (footballer)
• Frieder Kempe, German sports scientist
• Jack Kemp, U.S. politician, Buffalo Bills football player
• John Kemp (or Kempe), archbishop of Canterbury
• Kempe Gowda I, Yelahanka chieftain
• Kepa Te Rangihiwinui, also known as Major Kemp, Māori military leader
• Margery Kempe, 15th century English autobiographer, religious pilgrim
• Martin Kemp, British actor (played Steve Owen in EastEnders), member of Spandau Ballet
• Martin Kemp, art historian
• Matt Kemp, a Major League Baseball Player who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Rick Kemp, English bass guitar player, songwriter, singer and record producer
• Rod Kemp, Australian Senator (see also his brother David Kemp, also a Senator)
• Ross Kemp, British actor (played Grant Mitchell in Eastenders)
• Rudolf Kempe, German conductor
• Shawn Kemp, NBA player
• Steve Kemp, drummer for the British indie-rock band HARD-Fi
• William Kempe, English actor and morris dancer

Places

• Kemp, Oklahoma
• Kemp, Texas* Kemptown, Brighton

Things

• Kemps LLC, a dairy company based in St. Paul, Minnesota
• Kemp (wool), a type of sheep's hair
• Kempe chain, part of the four-colour theorem
• The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, a novel by Penelope Lively
• Kent (game) a card game, also known as Kemp
• Kemp (song), a song appearing on Home From Home by Millencolin