Roper (surname)
Roper is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Roper family
- William Roper, attorney general of Henry VIII, was offered a Dukedom, but declined it.
- Margaret Roper, English, writer, and daughter to Thomas More
- John Roper, 1st Baron Teynham
- Christopher Roper, 2nd Baron Teynham
- Sir Thomas Roper, 1st Viscount Baltinglass
- Elizabeth Roper, English courtier
- Henry Roper, 8th Baron Teynham
- Henry John Philip Sidney Roper-Curzon, 18th Baron Teynham
- Christopher John Henry Roper-Curzon, 19th Baron Teynham
- Hugh Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton
- John Christopher Ingham Roper-Curzon, 20th Baron Teynham
Politicians
- Daniel Calhoun Roper, American politician
- Elmer Roper, Canadian politician
- Sandra Roper, American lawyer and politician from New York
- John Roper, Baron Roper, British politician
Academics and writers
- Brian Roper (academic), vice-chancellor of London Met
- Clyde Roper, zoologist known for his research on giant squid
- L. David Roper, discoverer of the Roper resonance in particle physics and genealogist
- Lyndal Roper, Fellow at Oriel College and author of Witch Craze
- Nancy Roper, British nurse theorist and lexicographer
Sportspeople
- Tony Roper (racing driver), pickup race driver
- Jim Roper, race driver
- Brian Roper (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Don Roper, English footballer
- John Roper, American baseball pitcher
- Justin Roper, American football player
- Steve Roper, American rock climber
Entertainers
- Brian Roper (actor), British and American actor
- David Roper, British actor
- Deidra Muriel Roper, American DJ and singer.
- George Roper, British stand-up comedian
- Lizzie Roper, British actress
- Reese Roper, singer/songwriter for Five Iron Frenzy, Brave Saint Saturn, and Roper
- Todd Roper, drummer for the band Deathray
- Skid Roper, American musician
- Jake Roper, host of YouTube science show Vsauce 3
Other people
- Abel Roper, English journalist and publisher
- Moses Roper, slave born in North Carolina who escaped to England and wrote a book about his slavery experiences
- Elmo Roper, founder of the Roper Opinion Research Company, later renamed Roper Starch Worldwide Company
- Jesse M. Roper, American navy officer
- Joanna Roper, British civil servant and diplomat
- Lanning Roper, American-born English gardener
- Kevin Roper, animator for Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s
- Patrick Trevor-Roper, British surgeon and gay rights activist
- Sylvester Howard Roper, inventor of the motorcycle
- Shirley Phelps-Roper, 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.