Roper (surname)

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Region of origin Calvados, France
Meaning occupational name for a maker of rope, or toponymic name from Rupier, Calvados, Normandy Related names Riep, Repp, Reef, Reep, Reeper, Reepmaeker, Raper

Roper, which means a maker or seller of rope, is a surname. People with the name include:

Politicians

Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867–1943), an American politician

Elmer Ernest Roper (1893–1994), a Canadian politician

John Roper, Baron Roper (1935–2016), a British politician

William Roper (biographer) (1496–1578), a British politician and writer

Sandra Roper, a New York lawyer and politician

Academics and Writers

Brian Roper (academic), former vice-chancellor of London Met

Hugh Trevor-Roper, English historian of early modern Britain and Nazi Germany and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford

L. David Roper (born 1935), discoverer of the Roper resonance in particle physics and genealogist

Laura Wood Roper (1911–2003), author and biographer

Lyndal Roper, Fellow at Oriel College and author of Witch Craze

Athletes

Tony Roper (racing driver) (1964–2000), pickup race driver.

Jim Roper (1916-2000), race driver

Brian Roper (Gaelic footballer), an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Donegal

Don Roper (1922–2001), an English footballer

John Roper, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds

Justin Roper (born 1987), American football player

Steve Roper, an American rock climber

Entertainers

Brian Roper (actor) (1929–1994), British and American film actor noted for his character portrayal as Dickon in The Secret Garden (1949 film).

David Roper, British actor

Deidra Muriel Roper (born 1948), an American DJ and singer.

George Roper, British stand-up comedian. Known for his work on the British comedy show The Comedians.

Reese Roper, singer / songwriter for the bands Five Iron Frenzy, Brave Saint Saturn, and Roper

Todd Roper, drummer for the band Deathray

Skid Roper, an American musician

Other People

Col. Roper (died 1788), Commander in Chief of the Island of St. Vincent, killed in a duel with Mr. Thomas Purefoy.

Margaret Roper, daughter of Sir Thomas More.

Moses Roper (c. 1810 – c 1861), a slave born in North Carolina who escaped to England and wrote a book about his slavery experiences

Elmo Roper (1900–1971), founder of the Roper Opinion Research Company (the "Roper Poll"), later renamed Roper Starch Worldwide Company

George Denny Roper (1855–1925), 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

Jesse M. Roper (1851–1901), an officer of the United States Navy

John Charles Abercromby Roper, (1915–1998), British foreign-service officer

Lanning Roper (1912–1983), a United States citizen who became a well-known English gardener

John Roper (born c. 1822, date of death unknown), Australian explorer; Roper Peak and Roper River in the Northern Territory are named after him

Kevin Roper, animator for Hanna-Barbera Productions in the 1970s

Patrick Trevor-Roper (1916–2004), a British surgeon and gay rights activist

Sylvester Howard Roper (1823–1896), Inventor of the motorcycle

Shirley Phelps-Roper (born 1957), de facto spokesman for the Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, daughter of Fred Phelps

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.

Roper, a character played by John Saxon in Enter the Dragon.

References

Roper (surname) Wikipedia

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