Piper is a surname of German, English, French and Scandinavian origin, derived from the Old English "pipere" and the Old Norse "pipari", meaning "flute" or "fluteplayer", originating from long pepper in Indo-Aryan languages.
People with the surname include:
Academia
- Charles Piper (1867–1926), American botanist and agriculturalist
- Franciszek Piper (born 1941), Polish historian
- James A. Piper (1947–2023), New Zealand/Australian physicist
- Martha Piper, President of the University of British Columbia
- Otto Piper (1841–1921), German architectural historian
- Ross Piper (fl. 1998–present) British zoologist
Art and design
- Adrian Piper (born 1948), American conceptual artist and philosopher
- Christian Piper (1941–2019), German artist
- Edward Piper (1938–1990), English painter
- John Piper (artist) (1903–1992), English artist
- Keith Piper (artist) (born 1960), British artist
- Lloyd Piper (1923–1983), Australian cartoonist
- Luke Piper (born 1966), English painter, son of Edward Piper
- Rose Piper (1917–2005), American artist
- Tom Piper (born 1964), British theatre designer
Business
- Christina Piper (1673–1752), Swedish countess, landowner and entrepreneur, wife of the politician Carl Piper (see below)
- Odessa Piper (born 1953), American restaurateur
- William T. Piper (1881–1970), American airplane manufacturer, founder of Piper Aircraft
Music
- Billie Piper (born 1982), English singer, dancer and actress
- Myfanwy Piper (1911–1997), English art critic and librettist
- Randy Piper (born 1953), American rock guitarist and songwriter
Performing arts
- Ailsa Piper (born 1959), Australian actress, playwright, and director
- Aron Piper (born 1997), Spanish-German actor
- Billie Piper (born 1982), English singer, dancer, and actress
- Frederick Piper (1902–1979), English actor
- Gordon Piper (1932–2004), Australian actor, theatre director, and scriptwriter
- Jacki Piper (born 1946), British actor
- Jason Piper, English voice actor and ballet dancer
- "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (1954–2015), Canadian professional wrestler and actor
- Sally Gifford Piper, Canadian actress, usually credited as Sally Gifford
- Tim Piper, Australian filmmaker
Politics
- August J. Piper (1864–1945), American politician
- Carl Piper (1657-1716), Swedish politician
- Greg Piper (born 1957), Australian politician
- Pat Piper (politician) (1934–2016), American politician
- Sue Piper (born 1951), retired New Zealand unionist and local politician
- William Piper (1774–1852) American politician
- William Adam Piper (1826-1899), American politician
- William G. Piper (1906–1976), American politician
Sport
- Carly Piper (born 1983), American former swimmer
- Cherie Piper (born 1981), Canadian retired ice hockey player
- David Piper (racing driver) (born 1930), British former racing driver
- Donald Piper (basketball) (1911–1963) American basketball player
- Jim Piper (born 1981), Australian swimmer
- Jim Piper (footballer) (1884–1949), Australian rules footballer
- Keith Piper (cricketer) (born 1969), former Warwickshire wicketkeeper
- Keith W. Piper (1921–1997), American football coach
- Matt Piper (born 1981), English footballer
- Nesta Piper (born 1982), Montserratian cricketer
- Nicky Piper (born 1966), Welsh retired boxer
- Norman Piper (born 1948), English former footballer
- Oliver Piper (1884–1933), Welsh-born Irish rugby union player
- Pat Pieper (1886–1974), American sports announcer
Writing
- Ailsa Piper (born 1959), Australian actress, playwright, and director
- David Piper (curator) (1918–1990), British museum curator and author
- Evelyn Piper, pen name of Merriam Modell (1908–1994), American author of short stories, suspense and pulp fiction
- H. Beam Piper (1904–1964), American science fiction author
- John Piper (theologian) (born 1946), American Calvinist Baptist preacher and author
- Michael Collins Piper (born 1960), American political writer, conspiracy theorist, and talk radio host
Other people
- Arthur William Piper (1865–1936), judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia
- Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper (1820-1891), Swedish nobleman and diplomat
- Earl S. Piper (1905–1979), U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier general
- Hedda Piper (1746-1812), Swedish courtier
- John Piper (broadcaster), BBC radio host
- (John) Piper (c.1810–?), Indigenous Australian explorer
- John Piper (military officer) (1773-1851), Scottish-born officer, lieutenant-governor of Norfolk Island
- Katie Piper (born 1983), English former model and TV presenter who suffered an acid attack to the face
- Leonora Piper (1857–1950), American trance medium
- Peter Piper (Royal Navy officer) (1913–1995), Second World War officer
- Reg Piper (born 1942), Australian former Anglican bishop
- Robert Piper, Australian United Nations official
- Sophie Piper (1757–1816), Swedish countess
- Stina Piper (1734–1800), Swedish countess
See also
- Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (born 1963), American astronaut
- Marty Willson-Piper (born 1958), English guitarist
- Peiper, another surname
References
- Harrison, Henry: Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary.
- "pipar - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
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