Roper (surname)
Roper, which means a maker or seller of rope, is a surname. People with the name include:
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | occupational name for a maker of rope, or toponymic name from Rupier, Calvados, Normandy |
| Region of origin | Calvados, France |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Riep, Repp, Reef, Reep, Reeper, Reepmaeker, Raper |
Politicians
- Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867–1943), an American politician
- Elmer Ernest Roper (1893–1994), a Canadian politician
- John Roper, Baron Roper (1935–2016), a British politician
- William Roper (biographer) (1496–1578), a British politician and writer
- Sandra Roper, a New York lawyer and politician
Academics and writers
- Brian Roper (academic), former vice-chancellor of London Met
- Clyde Roper (born 1937), zoologist known for his research on giant squid
- Hugh Trevor-Roper, English historian of early modern Britain and Nazi Germany and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford
- L. David Roper (born 1935), discoverer of the Roper resonance in particle physics and genealogist
- Lyndal Roper, Fellow at Oriel College and author of Witch Craze
- Margaret Roper (1505–1544), English writer, translator
Athletes
- Tony Roper (racing driver) (1964–2000), pickup race driver.
- Jim Roper (1916-2000), race driver
- Brian Roper (Gaelic footballer), an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Donegal
- Don Roper (1922–2001), an English footballer
- John Roper, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
- Justin Roper (born 1987), American football player
- Steve Roper, an American rock climber
- Chris G. Roper, a British national squash player
Entertainers
- Brian Roper (actor) (1929–1994), British and American film actor noted for his character portrayal as Dickon in The Secret Garden (1949 film).
- David Roper, British actor
- Deidra Muriel Roper (born 1948), an American DJ and singer.
- George Roper, British stand-up comedian. Known for his work on the British comedy show The Comedians.
- Lizzie Roper (born 1968), British actress
- Reese Roper, singer / songwriter for the bands Five Iron Frenzy, Brave Saint Saturn, and Roper
- Todd Roper, drummer for the band Deathray
- Skid Roper, an American musician
- Jake Roper, host of YouTube science show Vsauce 3.
Other people
- Col. Roper (died 1788), Commander in Chief of the Island of St. Vincent, killed in a duel with Mr. Thomas Purefoy.[1]
- Abel Roper (1665–1726), English journalist and publisher
- Margaret Roper, daughter of Sir Thomas More
- Moses Roper (c. 1810 – c. 1861), a slave born in North Carolina who escaped to England and wrote a book about his slavery experiences
- Elmo Roper (1900–1971), founder of the Roper Opinion Research Company (the "Roper Poll"), later renamed Roper Starch Worldwide Company
- George Denny Roper (1855–1925), founder of the Roper Manufacturing Company of Zanesville, Ohio, later purchased by Whirlpool Corporation
- Harry J. Roper, current partner and Chair - Intellectual Property, Jenner & Block
- Jesse M. Roper (1851–1901), an officer of the United States Navy
- Joanna Roper (born 1969), British civil servant and diplomat
- John Charles Abercromby Roper, (1915–1998), British foreign-service officer
- Lanning Roper (1912–1983), a United States citizen who became a well-known English gardener
- John Roper (born c. 1822, date of death unknown), Australian explorer; Roper Peak and Roper River in the Northern Territory are named after him
- Kevin Roper, animator for Hanna-Barbera Productions in the 1970s
- Patrick Trevor-Roper (1916–2004), a British surgeon and gay rights activist
- Sylvester Howard Roper (1823–1896), Inventor of the motorcycle
- Shirley Phelps-Roper (born 1957), de facto spokesman for the Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, daughter of Fred Phelps
Fictional characters
- George Roper, fictional character in the British sitcom George and Mildred.
- Stanley Roper, a character in the sitcoms Three's Company and its spinoff The Ropers.
- Scott Roper, a character played by Eddie Murphy in Metro (1997 film).
- Steve Roper, a character in the comic strip Steve Roper and Mike Nomad.
- Roper, a character played by John Saxon in Enter the Dragon.
- Richard Onslow Roper, a character from John le Carré's novel The Night Manager.
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See also
- Roper (disambiguation)
- Roeper (disambiguation)
- Baron Teynham, peerage held by the Roper family since 1616
- The History of Duelling, Vol. 2, by J. G. Millingen (London: Richard Bentley, 1841), pp. 146,7
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