Piper (surname)

Piper is a surname of English and Scandinavian origin, derived from the Old English "pipere" and the Old Norse "pipari", meaning "pepper".^[1] People with the surname include:

Note: Persons may appear in more than one category.

Academics

• Charles Piper (1867-1926), American botanist and agriculturalist
• Franciszek Piper (born 1941), Polish historian
• James A. Piper (born c. 1949), New Zealand/Australian physicist
• Martha Piper, President of the University of British Columbia
• Otto Piper (1841–1921), German architectural historian
• Ross Piper (fl. 1998-present) British zoologist

Businesspeople

• Christina Piper (1673–1752), Swedish countess, landowner and entrepreneur, wife of the politician Carl Piper (see below)
• Odessa Piper (born 1953), American restaurateur
• William T. Piper (1881-1970), American airplane manufacturer, founder of Piper Aircraft

Artists

• Adrian Piper (born 1948), American conceptual artist and philosopher
• Edward Piper (1938–1990), English painter
• John Piper (artist) (1903–1992), English artist
• Keith Piper (artist) (born 1960), British artist
• Lloyd Piper (1923–1983), Australian cartoonist
• Luke Piper (born 1966), English painter, son of Edward Piper
• Rose Piper (1917-2005), American artist
• Tom Piper (born 1964), British theatre designer

Actors and directors

• Ailsa Piper (born 1959), Australian actress, playwright and director
• Billie Piper (born 1982), English singer, dancer and actress
• Frederick Piper (1902-1979), English actor
• Gordon Piper (1932–2004), Australian actor, theatre director and scriptwriter
• Jacki Piper (born 1946), British actor
• Jason Piper, English voice actor and ballet dancer
• "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (1954–2015), Canadian professional wrestler and actor

Musicians

• Billie Piper (born 1982), English singer, dancer and actress
• Myfanwy Piper (1911–1997), English art critic and librettist
• Randy Piper (born 1953), American rock guitarist and songwriter

Writers

• Ailsa Piper (born 1959), Australian actress, playwright and director
• David Piper (curator) (1918–1990), British museum curator and author
• Evelyn Piper, pen name of Merriam Modell (1908–1994), American author of short stories, suspense and pulp fiction
• John Piper (theologian) (born 1946), American Calvinist Baptist preacher and author
• H. Beam Piper (1904–1964), American science fiction author
• Michael Collins Piper (born 1960), American political writer, conspiracy theorist and talk radio host

Politicians

• August J. Piper (1864-1945), American politician
• Carl Piper (1657-1716), Swedish politician
• Greg Piper (born 1957), Australian politician
• Pat Piper (politician) (1934-2016), American politician
• William Piper (1774–1852) American politician
• William Adam Piper (1826-1899), American politician
• William G. Piper (1906-1976), American politician

In sports

• Carly Piper (born 1983), American former swimmer
• Cherie Piper (born 1981), Canadian retired ice hockey player
• David Piper (born 1930), British former racing driver
• Jim Piper (born 1981), Australian swimmer
• Jim Piper (footballer) (1884-1949), Australian rules footballer
• Keith Piper (cricketer) (born 1969), former Warwickshire wicketkeeper
• Keith W. Piper (1921–1997), American football coach
• Matt Piper (born 1981), English footballer
• Nesta Piper (born 1982), Montserratian cricketer
• Nicky Piper (born 1966), Welsh retired boxer
• Norman Piper (born 1948), English former footballer
• Oliver Piper (1884–1933), Welsh-born Irish rugby union player
• Pat Pieper (1886-1974), American sports announcer
• William Piper (cricketer) (fl. 1750s-1760s), English cricketer

Other

• Arthur William Piper (1865–1936), judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia
• Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper (1820-1891), Swedish nobleman and diplomat
• Hedda Piper (1746-1812), Swedish courtier
• John Piper (broadcaster), BBC radio host
• John Piper (military officer) (1773-1851), Scottish-born officer, lieutenant-governor of Norfolk Island
• Katie Piper (born 1983), English former model and TV presenter who suffered an acid attack to the face
• Leonora Piper (1857-1950), American trance medium
• Peter Piper (Royal Navy officer) (1913-1995), Second World War officer
• Robert Piper, Australian United Nations official
• Reg Piper (born 1942), Australian former Anglican bishop
• Stina Piper (1734-1800), Swedish countess

See also

• Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (born 1963), American astronaut
• Marty Willson-Piper (born 1958), English guitarist
• Peiper, another surname

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