title: Swope
text: # 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 (1922–1968), American jazz trombonist; brother of Rob Swope
  * Gerard Swope (1872–1957), American businessman; president of General Electric 1922–44
  * Guy J. Swope (1892–1969), American politician from Pennsylvania; U.S. representative 1937–39; governor of Puerto Rico 1941
  * Henrietta Hill Swope (1902–1980), American astronomer
  * Herbert Bayard Swope (1882–1958), American journalist and editor; said to have coined the term cold war
  * John Augustus Swope (1827–1910), American politician from Pennsylvania; U.S representative 1884–87
  * King Swope (1893–1961), American politician from Kentucky; U.S. representative 1919–21
  * Martin Swope (born 1955), American tape manipulator and sound engineer
  * Michael Sheldon Swope (1843-1929), American jeweler; benefactor of the Swope Art Museum
  * Richard T. Swope (1942-2011), United States Air Force lieutenant general; Inspector General of the United States Air Force
  * Rob Swope (1926–1967), American jazz trombonist; brother of Earl Swope
  * Sam Swope, American author of children's stories
  * Samuel F. Swope (1809–1865), American lawyer and politician from Kentucky; U.S. representative 1855–57
  * Thomas H. Swope (1827–1909), American real estate magnate and philanthropist
  