Hopper is an English surname meaning “dancer” or “leaper”. Notable people with the surname include:
People Abigail Hopper Gibbons (née Hopper, 1801–1893), American abolitionist Ailish Hopper, American poet Alan Hopper (born 1937), English footballer Allan Hopper, multiple people Andrew Hopper (1948–2018), British solicitor Andy Hopper (born 1977), American politician from Texas Andy Hopper (born 1953), British computer scientist Anita Hopper, 21st-century American molecular geneticist Annie Powe Hopper (1876–1952), American college dean Augustus Hopper Bill Hopper, multiple people Briallen Hopper, American writer and scholar Brian Hopper (born 1943), English musician Bruce Campbell Hopper (1891–1973), American WWI pilot and political scientist Catherine Odora Hoppers Christopher Hopper (1918–2009), British arts administrator Christopher Hopper (Methodist) Clay Hopper (1902–1976), American basketball player Darrel Hopper (born 1963), American football player Deborah Hopper, American costume designer Dennis Hopper (1936–2010), American actor DeWolf Hopper (1858–1935), American actor, singer, comedian and producer E. Mason Hopper (1885–1967), American film director Edward Hopper (1882–1967), American painter and printmaker Edna Wallace Hopper (1872–1959), American actress Fran Hopper (1922–2017), American comic book artist Frederick Hopper, founder of Elswick Hopper Gary Hopper, American politician Grace Hopper (1906–1992), American computer scientist and naval officer Hal Hopper (1912–1970), American musician, composer, and screenwriter Harrison Hopper (born 2000), English footballer Hedda Hopper (1885–1966), American actress and gossip columnist Henry J. Hopper, American politician and steel merchant Hugh Hopper (1945–2009), English guitarist and composer Humphrey Hopper (1764/5–1844), English mason and sculptor Irma Hopper, American fencer Isobel Hoppar (–after 1538), Scottish courtier Isaac Hopper (1771–1852), American abolitionist and underground railroad pioneer J. Hopper (Kent cricketer) () Jacob Hopper (born 1997), Australian footballer Jade Hopper (born 1991), Australian tennis player James Hopper, multiple people Jerry Hopper (1907–1988), American film and television director Jessica Hopper (born 1976), American writer Jim Hopper, multiple people John Hopper, multiple people Josephine Hopper (1883–1968), American artist Ken Hopper, Australian rules footballer Kenneth Hopper (1926–2019), Scottish academic Kev Hopper (born 1961), English musician Lefty Hopper (1874-1959), American baseball player Linda Hopper (born 1959), American musician Luico Hopper (born 1952), American musician Mary Hopper (born 1951), American musical artist Matt Hopper (born 1985), English rugby player Matthew Hopper (1893–1978), English footballer Max Hopper (1934–2010), American IT manager Michael Hopper, Canadian Forces officer Niall Hopper (born 1935), Scottish footballer Norris Hopper (born 1979), American baseball player Paul Hopper, multiple people Queenie Scott-Hopper, English children's author R. J. Hopper (1910–1987), British archaeologist and historian Randy Hopper (born 1966), American politician Ray Hopper (born 1960), Australian politician Regina Hopper, American journalist and attorney Robin Hopper (1939–2017), Canadian ceramist Ruthanna Hopper (born 1972), American author and actress Ryan Hopper (born 1993), English footballer Sean Hopper, musical artist Shirley Ximena Hopper Russell (1886–1985), American artist Stephen Hopper (born 1951), Australian botanist Suzanne Hopper (1970–2011), American police officer Thomas Hopper, multiple people Tim Hopper, American actor Tony Hopper (1976–2018), English footballer Ty'Ron Hopper (born 2001), American footballer Vernon Hopper (1911–1988), American football coach Victoria Hopper (1909–2007), Canadian-born British actress Wilbert Hopper (1933–2006), Canadian business executive William Hopper, multiple people
Fictional characters Doc Hopper, the villain in The Muppet Movie Franz Hopper, a character in Code Lyoko Jane Hopper, a character in the Netflix television series Stranger Things Jim Hopper, a character in the Netflix television series Stranger Things Hopper, the main antagonist of Pixar's 2nd animated film A Bug's Life (1998) Vance Hopper, a character in The Black Phone
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