Kuipers is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alice Kuipers, British-Canadian authorAndré Kuipers (born 1958), Dutch astronautBenjamin Kuipers (born 1949) American computer scientistBenno Kuipers (born 1974), Dutch breaststroke swimmerBjörn Kuipers (born 1973), FIFA Dutch refereeDennis Kuipers, (born 1985), Dutch rally driverEllen Kuipers (born 1971), Dutch field hockey playerFrits Kuipers (1899–1943), Dutch footballerHarm Kuipers (born 1947), Dutch speed skaterMichel Kuipers (born 1974), Dutch footballerNick Kuipers (footballer born 1988), Dutch footballer for IJsselmeervogelsNick Kuipers (footballer born 1992), Dutch footballer for MVV MaastrichtSimon Kuipers (born 1982), Dutch speed skaterRaleigh Kuipers, United States author