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 politicianCharles Draper (musician) (1869–1952), British clarinetistCharles Stark Draper (1901–1987), American engineer, after whom the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, formerly part of MIT, is namedChristopher Draper (1892–1979), British flying ace, secret agent, and film starDon Draper, fictional advertising executive from the television series Mad MenDave Draper (born 1942), American bodybuilderDerek Draper (born 1967), British political lobbyist, spin doctor, editor of LabourList website, journalist, psychotherapistDexter W. Draper (1881–1961), American college basketball and football coachDontaye Draper (born 1984), American basketball playerDorothy Draper (1889–1969), American interior decoratorEben Sumner Draper (1858–1914), American politician, once governor of MassachusettsFoy Draper (1911–1943), American athleteFrancis Collier Draper (1837–1894), Chief Constable of TorontoFred W. Draper (1868–1962), American politicianHal Draper (1914–1990), American socialist authorHenry Draper (1837–1882), American doctor and astronomer who was a pioneer of astrophotography, a brother of John Christopher Draper and son of John William DraperHerbert James Draper (1863–1920), English painterJames Draper (disambiguation), multiple peopleJohn Draper (born 1943), American hacker and phreakerJohn Christopher Draper (1835–1885), American chemist, a son of John William Draper and brother of Henry DraperJohn William Draper (1811–1882−1882), American (English-born) scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian and photographerKris Draper (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey playerMargaret Green Draper (1727–ca. 1804), American printer during the American Revolutionary WarMary Draper (1719–1810)Neville Draper, Australian rugby league footballerPaul Draper (dancer) (1909–1996)Paul W Draper (born 1978)Peter Draper (born 1958), Australian politicianPolly Draper (born 1955), American actress, writer, producer, and directorRay Draper (1940–1982), American jazz musicianRobert Draper (born 1959), American authorRonald Draper (born 1926), South African cricketerRoss Draper (born 1988), English footballerRuth Draper (1884–1956), American actressScott Draper (born 1974), Australian tennis player and golferTheodore Draper (1912–2006), American historian and political writerTimothy C. Draper (born 1958), American venture capitalistTrish Draper (born 1959), Australian politicianWarren Fales Draper (1883–1970), U.S. Deputy Surgeon General and member of Eisenhower's staff during WWIIWarren Fales Draper (publisher) (1818–1905), publisher in Andover, Massachusetts for 50 years; philanthropistWickliffe Draper (1891–1972), controversial American philanthropist who founded the Pioneer FundWilliam Draper (disambiguation):William Franklin Draper (artist) (1912–2003), American painterWilliam Franklin Draper (politician) (1842–1910)William Henry Draper (1801–1877), Canadian judge and politicianWilliam Henry Draper (congressman) (1841–1921), American politicianWilliam 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.