- Roper (surname)
Roper is a surname, and may refer to:
People
*Anthony Dean Roper (Tony), pickup race driver. His father Carrol Dean Roper was also a race driver.
*Brent D. Roper, a conspiracy theorist. Husband ofShirley Phelps-Roper , daughter of Reverend Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, KS. Author of legal office technology books published by Thomson/Delmar Learning.
*Brian Roper , an IrishGaelic football er who plays for Donegal
*Daniel Calhoun Roper , an American politician.
*Donald George Beaumont Roper, an English footballer.
*Donna C. Roper , a Kansas archaeologist.
*Elmer Ernest Roper , a Canadian politician.
* Elmo Burns Roper, Jr., founder of the Roper Opinion Research Company, later renamed Roper Starch Worldwide Company and eventually acquired byNOP World
*George Denny Roper, founder of the Roper Manufacturing Company of Zanesville OH, later purchased byWhirlpool Corporation .
*Harry J. Roper, current partner and Chair - Intellectual Property,Jenner & Block
*Hugh Trevor-Roper, a German historian.
*Jesse M. Roper , an officer of the United States Navy.
*John Roper, Lord Roper of Thorney Island , a British politician.
*John Roper, b c1822, Australian explorer; Roper Peak andRoper River in the Northern Territory are named after him.
*John Roper,Major League Baseball pitcher for theCincinnati Reds
*Lanning Roper , a United States citizen who became a well-known English gardener.
*L. David Roper b. 1935, discoverer of theRoper resonance in particle physics and genealogist.
*Lyndal Roper , Fellow at Balliol College and author of "Witch Craze".
*Margaret Roper , daughter of Sir Thomas More.
*Moses Roper , a slave born in North Carolina who escaped to England and wrote a book about his slavery experiences.
*Patrick Trevor-Roper , a British surgeon and gay rights activist.
*Sandra Roper , a New York lawyer and politician.
*Steve Roper , an American rock climber.
*Sylvester Howard Roper b. 1823 d. 1896, Inventor of themotorcycle .*
William Roper (1496 - 1578), a British politician and writer.Entertainment
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David Roper , British actor
*Deidra Muriel Roper , an American DJ and singer.
*George Roper , British stand-up comedian. Known for his work on the British comedy show The Comedians.
* "Mister" Paul Roper, a DJ forWSOU-FM
*Reese Roper , singer / songwriter for the bands Five Iron Frenzy, Brave Saint Saturn, and Roper.
*Todd Roper, drummer for the bandDeathray (and formerly for the band Cake).
*Skid Roper , an American musician.Fictitious 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 ".ee also
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