There are a number of Famous Northrops and related families

Northrop Aircraft

Amos Northrop a car designer

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Birdsey Grant Northrop

Senator Quentin Northrop Burdick(1908-1992

Quite a number of Ives

Burdick, Quentin Northrop (1908-1992) — also known as Quentin N. Burdick — of Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Munich, Cavalier County, N.Dak., June 19, 1908. Son of Usher Lloyd Burdick and Emma Robertson Burdick; married, March 18, 1933, to Marietta Janecky (died 1958); married to Jocelyn Birch Peterson; brother-in-law of Robert Woodrow Levering. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, 1942; candidate for Governor of North Dakota, 1946; U.S. Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1959-60; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1960-92; defeated, 1956; died in office 1992. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Sigma Nu. Died September 8, 1992. Burial location unknown.
See also: congressional biography.
The Political Graveyard Index to Politicians Norrish to Nortman.htm

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001077

Consuelo Northrop Active in repuclican politics in Vermont

Northrop, Consuelo — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936; member of Republican National Committee from Vermont, 1940. Female. Still living as of 1940.
The Political Graveyard Index to Politicians Norrish to Nortman.htm