Kuipers

Kuipers is a Dutch occupational surname meaning cooper's. Common spelling variants include Kuiper, Kuijpers, and Kuypers. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aert H. Kuipers (1919–2012), Dutch linguist
 * Alice Kuipers (born 1979), British-Canadian author
 * André Kuipers (born 1958), Dutch astronaut
 * Bas Kuipers (born 1994), Dutch footballer
 * Benjamin Kuipers (born 1949) American computer scientist
 * Benno Kuipers (born 1974), Dutch breaststroke swimmer
 * Björn Kuipers (born 1973), Dutch football referee
 * Dennis Kuipers (born 1985), Dutch rally driver
 * Elizabeth Kuipers (born ca. 1950), British psychologist
 * Ellen Kuipers (born 1971), Dutch field hockey player
 * Francis Kuipers (born 1941), British composer, guitarist and ethno-musicologist
 * Frits Kuipers (1899–1943), Dutch footballer
 * Gerry Kuipers (1935–2013), Dutch businessman and auto restorer
 * Harm Kuipers (born 1947), Dutch speed skater
 * Helena Kuipers-Rietberg (1893–1944), Dutch resistance organiser in WWII
 * Karin Kuipers (born 1972), Dutch waterpolo player
 * Michel Kuipers (born 1974), Dutch footballer
 * Nick Kuipers (footballer born 1992), Dutch footballer for MVV Maastricht
 * Oedo Kuipers (born 1989), Dutch musical theater performer
 * Oscar Kuipers (born 1956), Dutch molecular geneticist
 * René Kuipers (born 1960), Dutch rally driver
 * Ronald A. Kuipers (born 1969), Canadian philosopher
 * Simon Kuipers (born 1982), Dutch speed skater