Piper (surname)

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:


 * Note: Persons may appear in more than one category.

Academics

 * Carl Fredrick Piper (c.1700–1770), Swedish count, statesman and civil servant
 * 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

Businesspeople

 * 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

Artists

 * 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

Actors and directors

 * 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

Musicians

 * 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

Writers

 * 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

Politicians

 * 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

In sports

 * 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

Other

 * 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