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 of Shirley 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 Irish Gaelic footballer 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 by NOP World
*George Denny Roper, founder of the Roper Manufacturing Company of Zanesville OH, later purchased by Whirlpool 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 and Roper River in the Northern Territory are named after him.
*John Roper, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
*Lanning Roper, a United States citizen who became a well-known English gardener.
*L. David Roper b. 1935, discoverer of the Roper 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 the motorcycle.

*William Roper (1496 - 1578), a British politician and writer.

Entertainment

*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 for WSOU-FM
*Reese Roper, singer / songwriter for the bands Five Iron Frenzy, Brave Saint Saturn, and Roper.
*Todd Roper, drummer for the band Deathray (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

* Roper