Draper is a surname, taken from the occupation (a draper was a merchant in cloth or dry goods). It is the 1365th most common name in the USA, with approximately 22,383. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Draper (1897–1963), Canadian politician
Charles Draper (musician) (1869–1952), British clarinetist
Charles Stark Draper (1901–1987), American engineer, after whom the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, formerly part of MIT, is named
Christopher Draper (1892–1979), British flying ace, secret agent, and film star
Don Draper, fictional advertising executive from the television series Mad Men
Dave Draper (born 1942), American bodybuilder
Derek Draper (born 1967), British political lobbyist, spin doctor, editor of LabourList website, journalist, psychotherapist
Dexter W. Draper (1881–1961), American college basketball and football coach
Dontaye Draper (born 1984), American basketball player
Dorothy Draper (1889–1969), American interior decorator
Eben Sumner Draper (1858–1914), American politician, once governor of Massachusetts
Foy Draper (1911–1943), American athlete
Francis Collier Draper (1837–1894), Chief Constable of Toronto
Fred W. Draper (1868–1962), American politician
Hal Draper (1914–1990), American socialist author
Henry Draper (1837–1882), American doctor and astronomer who was a pioneer of astrophotography, a brother of John Christopher Draper and son of John William Draper
Herbert James Draper (1863–1920), English painter
James Draper (disambiguation), multiple people
John Draper (born 1943), American hacker and phreaker
John Christopher Draper (1835–1885), American chemist, a son of John William Draper and brother of Henry Draper
John William Draper (1811–1882−1882), American (English-born) scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian and photographer
Kris Draper (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player
Margaret Green Draper (1727–ca. 1804), American printer during the American Revolutionary War
Mary Draper (1719–1810)
Neville Draper, Australian rugby league footballer
Paul Draper (dancer) (1909–1996)
Paul W Draper (born 1978)
Peter Draper (born 1958), Australian politician
Polly Draper (born 1955), American actress, writer, producer, and director
Ray Draper (1940–1982), American jazz musician
Robert Draper (born 1959), American author
Ronald Draper (born 1926), South African cricketer
Ross Draper (born 1988), English footballer
Ruth Draper (1884–1956), American actress
Scott Draper (born 1974), Australian tennis player and golfer
Theodore Draper (1912–2006), American historian and political writer
Timothy C. Draper (born 1958), American venture capitalist
Trish Draper (born 1959), Australian politician
Warren Fales Draper (1883–1970), U.S. Deputy Surgeon General and member of Eisenhower's staff during WWII
Warren Fales Draper (publisher) (1818–1905), publisher in Andover, Massachusetts for 50 years; philanthropist
Wickliffe Draper (1891–1972), controversial American philanthropist who founded the Pioneer Fund
William Draper (disambiguation):
William Franklin Draper (artist) (1912–2003), American painter
William Franklin Draper (politician) (1842–1910)
William Henry Draper (1801–1877), Canadian judge and politician
William Henry Draper (congressman) (1841–1921), American politician
William Henry Draper Jr. (1894–1974), American general and venture capitalist, father of William Henry Draper III, grandfather of Timothy C. Draper and Polly Draper.
William Henry Draper III (born 1928), American venture capitalist, son of William Henry Draper III, father of Timothy C. Draper and Polly Draper.
