Draper (surname)
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Draper is a surname, taken from the occupation (a draper was a merchant in cloth or dry goods). It is the 1365th most popular name in the USA, with approximately 22,383 and may refer to:
- Albert Draper, Canadian politician
- Charles Draper, British clarinetist
- Charles Stark Draper (1901-1987), American engineer, after whom the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory at MIT is named
- Christopher Draper (1892-1979), British flying ace, secret agent, and film star
- Dave Draper, American bodybuilder
- Derek Draper, British journalist
- Dexter W. Draper, American college basketball & football coach
- Dorothy Draper, American interior decorator
- Ebenezer Sumner Draper (1858-1915), American politician, once governor of Massachusetts
- Foy Draper
- Francis Collier Draper
- Hal Draper (1914 -1990), American socialist author
- Henry Draper (1837-1882), American doctor and astronomer who was a pioneer of astrophotography
- Herbert James Draper
- John Draper, American "phone phreaker" known as "Captain Crunch"
- John William Draper (1811-1882), first president of the American Chemical Society and author of History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
- Kris Draper
- Mary Draper
- Matthew Draper
- Paul W. Draper
- Peter Draper
- Polly Draper
- Ray Draper (1940-1982), American jazz musician
- Ronald Draper
- Ruth Draper
- Scott Draper
- Theodore Draper
- Timothy C. Draper
- Trish Draper (b. 1959), Australian politician
- Wickliffe Draper (1891-1972), controversial American philanthropist who founded the Pioneer Fund
- William Draper:
- William Franklin Draper, American painter
- William Henry Draper, Canadian judge and politician
- William Henry Draper (Congressman), American politician
- William Henry Draper Jr., American general
- William Henry Draper III, American businessman
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