Semmes (surname)
Semmes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert G. Semmes, American lawyer and politician
- Alexander Alderman Semmes, American Civil War Union Navy commodore
- Benedict J. Semmes, Jr., United States Navy admiral
- Benedict Joseph Semmes, American politician and Maryland State Senator
- Bernard B. Semmes, a mayor of Newport News, Virginia
- Paul Jones Semmes, a banker, businessman, and a Confederate General in the American Civil War
- Raphael Semmes, an officer in both the U.S. Navy and Confederate Navy
- Stephen Semmes, a Professor of Mathematics at Rice University
- Thomas J. Semmes, a member of the Louisiana state legislature
- T. Semmes Walmsley, Mayor of New Orleans
