Kuipers
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Kuipers is a very common Dutch surname which means "cooper" in English. Alternative spellings Kuijpers, Kuypers, Kuperus and Cuypers are also listed below.
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[edit] People
Kuipers
- Abe Kuipers (b. 1918), Dutch artist and typographer
- Aert J. Kuipers, Dutch linguist
- André Kuipers (b. 1958), Dutch astronaut
- Benno Kuipers (b. 1974), Dutch breaststroke swimmer
- Bert Kuipers, Dutch musician, keyboard player of Quasimodo
- Björn Kuipers, (b. 1973), Dutch football referee
- Edwin Kuipers, Dutch musician, keyboard player of Seven Eleven and Hammond player of The Stubbs (instrumental motown)
- Eelco Kuipers (b. 1977), Dutch chess player
- Ellen Kuipers (b. 1971), Dutch field hockey player
- Frits Kuipers (1899-1943), Dutch footballer
- Harm Kuipers (b. 1947), Dutch speed skater
- Helena Kuipers-Rietberg (1893-1944), Dutch resistance fighter
- Jan Kuipers (b. 1953), Dutch writer
- Johannes Martinet Kuipers (1762-1846), Dutch minister
- Karin Kuipers (b. 1972), Dutch water polo player
- Lee Kuipers, Dutch musician, mouth organist of Hotcha Trio
- Michel Kuipers (b. 1974), Dutch footballer
- Onno Kuipers, Dutch musician
- Pyter Kuipers, Frisian-Dutch musician, played the bass for The Serenes
- Reinold Kuipers (1914-2005), Dutch poet, copywriter and publisher
- Ro Kuipers, Dutch musician, percussionist of Sail/Joia
- Simon Kuipers (b. 1982), Dutch speed skater
- Stefan Kuipers (b. 1990), Dutch chess player
- Tjeerd Kuipers (1857-1942), Frisian-Dutch architect
- Walter Kuipers, Dutch musician
- Jessica Kuipers, Dutch phenomenon
Kuijpers
- André Kuijpers, Dutch guitarist of pop band Halte 5
- Bob Kuijpers, Dutch drummer of funk/electro band Bastian
- Frans Kuijpers (b. 1941), Dutch chess player
- Henk Kuijpers (b. 1946), Dutch comics artist
- Jan-Hein Kuijpers (b. 1968), Dutch lawyer
- Jeffrey Kuijpers, Dutch track cyclist
- Marco Kuijpers, Dutch musician
- Pierre Kuijpers (b. 1945), Dutch conductor and oboist
- Pieter Kuijpers (b. 1968), Dutch director, screenwriter and producer
- Rob Kuijpers, business man (CEO of Cargo B airlines, former CEO of Brussels Airlines)
- Stephanus Joseph Maria Magdalena Kuijpers, leader of Roman Catholic Diocese of Paramaribo
- Willy Kuijpers, Belgian politician, burgomaster of Herent
Kuypers
- Jim A. Kuypers, Dutch-American academic at Virginia Tech
- Marco Kuypers, Dutch keyboard player of rockband Supersonic
- Paul Kuypers (1939-1971), Dutch agriculture expert
Kuperus
- Charles Kuperus, American politician, Secretary of Agriculture in New Jersey
- Friso Kuperus, Dutch singer of big band Jack Million Band
- Harmen Kuperus (b. 1977), Frisian-Dutch footballer
- Max Kuperus (b. 1936), Dutch astronomer, professor of astrophysics at Utrecht University
- Nicola Kuperus, American musician
- Tom Kuperus, New Zealander, president of Selwyn College, Otago
Cuypers
- Brigette Cuypers (b. 1955), South African tennis player
- Eduard Cuypers (1859-1927), Dutch architect
- Jos Cuypers (1861-1949), Dutch architect
- Leo Cuypers, Dutch composer
- Marcel Cuypers, Dutch musician
- Pierre Cuypers (1827-1921), Dutch architect
[edit] Fictional people
- Elizabeth "Teena" Kuipers Mulder, a character in the X-Files series played by Rebecca Toolan
- Father Gerben Kuipers and son Tim Kuipers (played respectively by Derek de Lint and Ronald Armbrust), two characters in the 2006 Film "Black Book"
[edit] Other
- 9692 Kuperus, an asteroid (named after Max Kuperus)