Roper (surname)
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Roper is a surname, and may refer to:
[edit] People
- Anthony Dean Roper (Tony), pickup race driver. His father Carrol Dean Roper was also a race driver.
- Brent D. Roper, a conspiracy theorist. Husband of Shirley Phelps-Roper, daughter of Reverend Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, KS. Author of legal office technology books published by Thomson/Delmar Learning.
- Brian Roper, an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Donegal
- Daniel Calhoun Roper, an American politician.
- David Roper, British actor
- Deidra Muriel Roper, an American DJ and singer.
- Donald George Beaumont Roper, an English footballer.
- Donna C. Roper, a Kansas archaeologist.
- Elmer Ernest Roper, a Canadian politician.
- Elmo Burns Roper, Jr., founder of the Roper Opinion Research Company, later renamed Roper Starch Worldwide Company.
- George Denny Roper, 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
- Hugh Trevor-Roper, a German historian.
- Jesse M. Roper, an officer of the United States Navy.
- John Roper, Lord Roper of Thorney Island, a British politician.
- John Roper, b c1822, Australian explorer; Roper Peak and Roper River in the Northern Territory are named after him.
- John Roper, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
- Lanning Roper, a United States citizen who became a well-known English gardener.
- L. David Roper b. 1935, discoverer of the Roper resonance in particle physics and genealogist.
- Lyndal Roper, Fellow at Balliol College and author of Witch Craze.
- Margaret Roper, daughter of Sir Thomas More.
- Moses Roper, a slave born in North Carolina who escaped to England and wrote a book about his slavery experiences.
- Patrick Trevor-Roper, a British surgeon and gay rights activist.
- Reese Roper, singer / songwriter for the bands Five Iron Frenzy, Brave Saint Saturn, and Roper.
- Sandra Roper, a New York lawyer and politician.
- Skid Roper, an American musician.
- Steve Roper, an American rock climber.
- Sylvester Howard Roper b. 1823 d. 1896, Inventor of the motorcycle.
- Todd Roper, drummer for the band Deathray (and formerly for the band Cake).
- William Roper (1496 - 1578), a British politician and writer.
[edit] Entertainment
- George Roper, British stand-up comedian. Known for his work on the British comedy show The Comedians.
- George Roper, fictional character in the British sitcom George and Mildred.
- "Mister" Paul Roper, a DJ for WSOU-FM.
- 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.
[edit] See also
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