Samuel or Sam Roper may refer to: Samuel Roper (antiquary) (died 1658), English antiquary Samuel Roper (Klansman) (1895–1986), American leader of the Ku Klux Klan after 1946 Sam Roper, a circus owner whose sideshow included "Elephant Man", Joseph Merrick Samuel Phelps-Roper, oldest son of Shirley Phelps-Roper, member of the Westboro Baptist Church