Wardrop

Article summary

Wardrop is a name of Scottish origin and appears to be a corruption of the name "Wardrobe", meaning keeper of clothes. It may refer to: * Sir Alexander Wardrop (1872–1961), British Army General * Andrew Wardrop (c.1740–1789), Scottish surgeon * Bert Wardrop (born 1932), British swimmer * Jack Wardrop (born 1932), former Scottish Olympic swimmer * James Wardrop (1782–1869), Scottish surgeon * John Glen Wardrop (1886–1969), British transport analyst * Marjory Wardrop (1869–1909), British literary scholar * Martha Wardrop, Scottish Green politician * Mike Wardrop, English footballer * Sir Oliver Wardrop (1864–1948), British diplomat, traveller and translator * Sam Wardrop (born 1997), Scottish footballer *Wardrop Muir (1878–1927), English photographer and author

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1932 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1333054637