Jasper (name)

Jasper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer".^[1]

People with the name Jasper include:

Art

• Jasper Johns, US artist
• Jasper Francis Cropsey, 19th century US artist

Business

• Jasper (Jack) Daniel, US distiller and the founder of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery.

Design and fashion

• Jasper Conran, British fashion designer
• Jasper Morrison, British product and furniture designer

Entertainment

• Jasper Carrott, British comedian
• Jasper Duncombe, 7th Baron Feversham, adult film director
• Jasper Maskelyne, British stage magician
• Jasper Pääkkönen, Finnish actor
• Jasper Redd, US comedian
• Jasper (actor), Tamil actor

Finance

• Jasper Grosvenor, US financier

Literature

• Jasper Fforde, British novelist
• Jasper Griffin, British literary academic
• Jasper Ridley, British historical biographer

Politics

• Jasper Ewing Brady, 19th century US politician
• Jasper K. Smith, American politician
• Sir Jasper More, British politician
• Jasper Wolfe, Irish politician
• Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, Hong Kong politician

Religion and theology

• Jasper Heywood, 16th-century British theologian
• Jasper Mayne, 17th-century English clergyman
• Jasper Wilson, US Baptist preacher

Science

• Jasper Rine, US biologist

Sports

• Jasper Cillessen, Dutch football (soccer) goalkeeper
• Jasper Harvey, US football player
• Jasper Vinall, cricketer

Other

• Jasper O'Farrell, US surveyor
• Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford, half-brother of King Henry VI

Fictional characters

• Jasper Beardley, a character from the cartoon show, The Simpsons
• Jasper, another name for Tom from MGM's Tom and Jerry cartoons
• Jasper, a white dog from Family Guy
• Jasper Hale, of the Cullen family in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series

See also

• Jesper
• All Wikipedia article titles beginning with Jasper

References