Schipper is a Dutch occupational surname meaning skipper. People with this surname include:
Gary Schipper (b. 1952), Canadian neo-Nazi
Gerrit Schipper (1775-1832), Dutch portrait painter
Hendrikje Schipper (1890-2005), oldest Dutch person
Jakob Schipper (1842-1915), German-Austrian philologist
Jessicah Schipper (b. 1986), Australian swimmer
fr:Jos Schipper (b. 1951), Dutch road racing cyclist
Katherine Schipper, American accounting researcher
Kristofer Schipper (b. 1934), Dutch sinologist
Mineke Schipper (b. 1938), Dutch author and literary theorist
Lee Schipper (1947-2011), American physicist and energy efficiency expert
Ron Schipper (1928-2006), American college football coach
fr:Sebastian Schipper (b. 1968), German actor and movie director