Culpeper (surname)

Culpeper, Colepeper, or Culpepper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• John Culpeper (1366–1414), knight in the court of Henry V
• Thomas Culpeper (1514–1541), courtier of Henry VIII
• Martyn Culpepper, English academic administrator at the University of Oxford
• Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654), English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer
• The Barons Colepeper including:
  • John Colepeper, 1st Baron Colepeper (d. 11 June 1660), English politician & Chancellor of the Exchequer 1643–1646
  • Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper (1635–1689), English colonial governor of Virginia
• John Culpepper (1761–1841), U.S. Representative from North Carolina
• William T. Culpepper, III (born 1947), North Carolina General Assemblyman
• Brad Culpepper (b. May 8, 1969), American football player
• Alan Culpepper (b. 15 December 1972), American distance runner married to Shayne Culpepper
• Allen Ross Culpepper (1944–1969), American army captain cited for "extraordinary heroism" in the Vietnam War
• Shayne Culpepper (b. 3 December 1973), American middle distance athlete
• Daunte Culpepper (b. 28 January 1977), American football player
• Marvin T. Culpepper (1908-1970), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives

Fictional characters

• Thomas Colpeper, fictional character in the 1943 film A Canterbury Tale
• T. G. Culpepper, fictional character in the 1963 film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World