Hooper (or Hoopes) is a surname originating in England. It is derived from the archaic term for a person who aided in the building of barrels by creating the hoop for the barrel. Most Hoopers are English or of English descent. Some notable individuals named Hooper:
Persons
Austin Hooper, American football player
Ben W. Hooper (1870–1957), governor of Tennessee 1911–1915
Carl Hooper (born 1966) West Indian cricket player
Chris Hooper (contemporary), Canadian musician
Craig Hooper (contemporary), Australian musician
Daniel Hooper (contemporary), British environmental protester
Dick Hooper (born 1956), Irish long-distance runner
Ed Hooper (contemporary), American author, Tennessee journalist and historian
Edward Hooper (journalist) (contemporary), British journalist
Edward W. Hooper (1839–1901), Union Army officer and Harvard College treasurer
Edwin B. Hooper (1909-1986), Vice Admiral of the United States Navy and Historian
Ellen Sturgis Hooper (1812–1848), American transcendentalist poet, daughter of William F. Sturgis
Gary Hooper (born 1988), English footballer
George Hooper (1640–1727), English clergyman
Harry Hooper (1887–1974), American baseball player
Horace Everett Hooper (1859–1922), publisher of Encyclopædia Britannica
Ibrahim Hooper, also known as Doug Hooper (contemporary), spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
J. Robert Hooper, Maryland politician
Jack Hooper, former deputy director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
James Hooper, British adventurer
James Thomas Hooper (1897–1971), British collector
Joe R. Hooper (1938–1979), American Medal of Honor awardee
Joseph L. Hooper (1877–1934), U.S. Representative from Michigan
John Hooper (disambiguation), several people
Johnson J. Hooper (c. 1815 – 1863), American humorist
Lance Hooper (born 1967), Former NASCAR Driver and Team Owner; Won 1996 Winston West Series Championship
Lora Hooper, American biologist
Lyndon Hooper (born 1966), former professional Canadian soccer player
Mike Hooper (contemporary), English footballer
Nellee Hooper (contemporary), British producer/remixer for popular/rock music groups
Nicholas Hooper (contemporary), English composer
Pat Hooper (born 1952), Irish long-distance runner
Ralph Hooper (born 1926), British aeronautical engineer
Selden G. Hooper (1904–1976), United States Navy admiral convicted by court-martial
Stanford Caldwell Hooper (1884–1955), U.S. Navy admiral and radio pioneer who has been called the Father of Naval Radio
Stuart Hooper, English rugby union player
Tobe Hooper (born 1943), American television and film director in horror films
Tom Hooper (1883–1960), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Tom Hooper (director), British film and television director
Tom Hooper (contemporary), Canadian songwriter and musician
Tony Hooper, English musician and one-time member of Strawbs
William Hooper (1742–1790), signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
Fictional persons
Matt Hooper, a marine biologist from the novel Jaws, and the subsequent movie adaptation.
Molly Hooper, a character on the BBC TV show Sherlock
JP Hooper, a character on the BBC TV show Death in Paradise
Mr. Hooper, character on the children's TV show Sesame Street
Hooper Hamilton, a founder of the World State in H.G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come
Hoppity Hooper, a cartoon character and namesake of the cartoon Hoppity Hooper
Edmund Hooper, a fictional character in the novel called I'm the King of the Castle
