Harper (name)
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Harper is a Scottish
family name which has also seen popularity as a given name. The name is believed to have originated from the Dalriadan
region of Scotland especially in the Lennox
district and is associated with the Buchanan Clan
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
family name which has also seen popularity as a given name. The name is believed to have originated from the Dalriadan
Dál Riata
Dál Riata was a Gaelic overkingdom on the western coast of Scotland with some territory on the northeast coast of Ireland...
region of Scotland especially in the Lennox
Lennox (district)
The district of Lennox , often known as "the Lennox", is a region of Scotland centred around the village of Lennoxtown in East Dunbartonshire, eight miles north of the centre of Glasgow. At various times in history, the district has had both a dukedom and earldom associated with it.- External...
district and is associated with the Buchanan Clan
Clan Buchanan
Clan Buchanan is an Armigerous Scottish clan whose origins are said to lie in the 1225 grant of lands on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond to clergyman Sir Absalon of Buchanan by the Earl of Lennox.-Origins:...
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Harper as a surname
- Alan HarperAlan Harper (archbishop)Alan Edwin Thomas Harper, OBE is the Church of Ireland's Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. He assumed office on 2 February 2007 and was ceremonially enthroned on 16 March 2007. He is the first English-born Irish primate since the Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland in 1869...
(1944— ), Anglican primate - Alan Harper (1960— ), English footballer
- Albert HarperAlbert HarperAlbert Harper was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .He played in the Essendon premiership teams in 1946 and 1950.-External links:*-References:*...
(1923— ), former Australian Rules footballer - Alec HarperAlec HarperLieutenant-Colonel Alec Harper DSO fought with the Chindits, played Polo for England and was honorary secretary of the Hurlingham Polo Association.-Early life:...
(1910-2003), British soldier and polo player - Alexander HarperAlexander HarperAlexander Harper was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Belfast, Ireland, Harper immigrated to the United States and settled in Zanesville, Ohio. He pursued preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1813, and commenced practice in Zanesville. He served as member of the...
(1786-1860), American politician, Ohio member of the House of Representatives (1837-1839, 1843-1847, 1851-1853) - Althea HarperAlthea HarperAlthea Campbell Harper is an American fashion designer. She was a contestant on Season 6 of Project Runway in which she finished as the runner up...
(1984— ), American fashion designer - Alvin HarperAlvin HarperAlvin Craig Harper is a former American football player in the National Football League. After going 1-15 in 1989 and 7-9 in 1990, the Dallas Cowboys were poised to capitalize on some key draft opportunities...
(1968— ), former American Football player - Andrew HarperAndrew HarperRev. Dr Andrew Harper was a Scottish–Australian biblical scholar, teacher, and school Principal.-Early life:...
(1844-1936), Scottish-Australian biblical scholar and teacher - Andrew Harper, pseudonym of Douglas CleggDouglas CleggDouglas Clegg is a horror and dark fantasy author, and a pioneer in the field of e-publishing. He maintains a strong Internet presence through his website and LiveJournal.-Biography:...
, Australian fantasy author - Andy HarperAndy HarperAndy Harper is a former Australian football player who played in Australia's National Soccer League for St George, Marconi, Brisbane Strikers, Newcastle Breakers and Newcastle United.-Writing:...
(1967— ), Australian footballer - Anna McCune HarperAnna McCune HarperAnna McCune Harper was a female tennis player from the United States. She won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1931. She was the runner-up in singles at the 1930 U.S. Championships, losing to Betty Nuthall Shoemaker. She also was the runner-up in women's doubles at the 1928, 1930, and...
(1902-1999), American tennis player - Arthur Cyprian Harper (1866-1948), American politician, Mayor of Los Angeles (1906-1909)
- Bambi HarperBambi HarperMaria Ana "Bambi" L. Harper is a Filipino cultural writer and socialite who was a former President of the Heritage Conservation Society of the Philippines, and a columnist Philippine Daily Inquirer - with her column "Sense and Sensibility" focusing on Philippine cultural history...
, Filipino writer and socialite - Barbara HarperBarbara HarperBarbara Harper is a waterbirth activist.The Oregonian newspaper once referred to Barbara Harper as "the Billy Graham of waterbirth" when they described her "missionary" style of promoting waterbirth around the world...
, American waterbirth activist - Ben HarperBen Harper (politician)Benjamin “Ben” Harper was an American businessman and politician.Harper was born February 12, 1817 in Philadelphia. He lived in Ohio and Missouri before he came 1850 to Illinois. From 1854 until 1855 Harper was Mayor of Rock Island, Illinois...
(1817–1887), American politician - Ben HarperBen HarperBenjamin Chase "Ben" Harper is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism. Harper's fan base spans several continents...
(1969— ), American musician - Ben Eric Harper (1980— ), American musician
- Bill HarperBill Harper (baseball)William Horner Harper was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He appeared in two games for the St. Louis Browns in .-External links:...
(1889-1951), American baseball player - Bill HarperBill HarperWilliam "Bill" Harper was a Scottish goalkeeper who played for, among others, Hibernian, Arsenal, Fall River Marksmen and Plymouth Argyle. He also represented Scotland in 11 full internationals.-Early years:...
(1897–1989), Scottish football (soccer) goalkeeper - Billy HarperBilly HarperBilly Harper is a Jazz saxophonist, "one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists" with a distinctively stern, hard-as-nails sound on his instrument.-Biography:...
(1943—), American jazz saxophonist - Blake HarperBlake HarperBlake Allen Harper is a current gay porn star. He has shot over 60 films....
(1968— ), Canadian pornographic actor - Bob HarperBob Harper (personal trainer)Robert "Bob" Harper is a personal trainer, who appears on the television series The Biggest Loser .- Career :Harper has worked as a personal trainer for celebrity clients, including Jennifer Jason Leigh...
(1965— ), American personal trainer - Bobby HarperBobby HarperBobby Harper was a Scottish professional footballer. A winger, he played for Huddersfield Town. In 1946 he joined Newport County and went on to make 114 appearances for the club, scoring 12 goals. In 1951 he joined Southend United....
, English footballer - Brandon HarperBrandon HarperBrandon Scott Harper is a former American Major League Baseball catcher, who played 18 games with the Washington Nationals in 2006.-Personal:...
(1976— ), American baseball player - Brett HarperBrett HarperBrett David Harper is former a first baseman in Minor League Baseball who currently plays with the Yokohama BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball League. He is the son of former Major Leaguer Brian Harper....
(1981— ), American baseball player, son of Brian Harper - Brian HarperBrian HarperBrian David Harper is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for teams in both the American and National Leagues during his 16-year career and is currently the manager of the Chicago Cubs' AA club, the Tennessee Smokies.-Minor leagues:Harper was drafted by the California Angels in...
(1959— ), American baseball player, father of Brett Harper - Bruce HarperBruce HarperBruce Harper was an American football running back and kick returner for the New York Jets of the NFL. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Kutztown by the Jets in 1977. Bruce Harper is the all-time kick returner in New York Jets history with 5407 yards in kickoff returns...
(1955— ), American Football player New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Bryan HarperBryan HarperBryan Harper is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he finished seventh in the C-1 1000 m event and ninth in the C-1 10000 m event.-References:*...
(1927— ), Australian canoer - Bryce HarperBryce HarperBryce Aron Max Harper is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Washington Nationals organization. Harper was selected by the Nationals with the first overall pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft...
(1992— ), American baseball player - Chandler HarperChandler HarperJohn Chandler Harper was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1950 PGA Championship. He won seven times on the PGA Tour and played on the 1955 Ryder Cup team....
(1914-2004), American golfer, winner of the 1950 PGA Championship - Charles Harper (1842-1912), Australian politician, pastoralist and newspaper proprietor
- Charles HarperCharles Harper (Mayor)Charles Harper was a Western Australian businessman and mayor of two local governments. Harper was a Councillor from the Victoria Park Road Board from 1905 and served as Mayor from 1909 to 1917 when the road district was amalgamated into the City of Perth...
(c. 1875-1954), Australian politician and businessman - Charles HarperCharles Harper (colonial administrator)Sir Charles Harper , OBE KBE CMG , was born on the 24 February 1876 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. He was educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton, and Exeter College, Oxford, and played rugby football for Oxford University and England.In 1900 Harper entered the Colonial Service as a Cadet in...
(1876-1950), British rugby player, soldier, civil servant and politician, Governor of St Helena (1925-1932) - Charles George HarperCharles George HarperCharles George Harper was an English author and illustrator. Born in London, England, Harper wrote many self-illustrated travel books, exploring the regions, roads, coastlines, literary connections, old inns etc. of Britain....
(1863 – 1943), English writer and illustrator - Charles Harper WebbCharles Harper WebbCharles Harper Webb is an American poet, professor, psychotherapist and former singer and guitarist. His most recent poetry collection is Shadow Ball . His honors include a Whiting Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, The Kate Tufts Discovery Award, a Pushcart Prize and inclusion in The Best American...
, American poet - Charley HarperCharley HarperCharley Harper was a Cincinnati-based American Modernist artist. He was best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations....
(1922—2007), American artist and illustrator - Charlie Harper (singer) (1944— ), British punk singer (UK SubsUK SubsThe U.K. Subs are an English punk rock band, among the earliest in the first wave of British punk. Formed in 1976, the mainstay of the band has been vocalist Charlie Harper, originally a singer in Britain's R&B scene. They were also one of the first street punk bands.-Career:The U.K...
) - Charlie HarperCharlie Harper (American football)Charles Lynwood Harper is a former professional American football player who played guard for seven seasons for the New York Giants....
(1944— ), American Football player - Chris HarperChris Harper (RAF Officer)Air Marshal Sir Christopher Nigel Harper KBE is a Royal Air Force Officer, and is currently the United Kingdom Military Representative to NATO and the European Union, having served for two years as Deputy Commander Allied Joint Force Command at Brunssum in the Netherlands. Prior to that appointment...
, British RAF Officer - Chris Harper (1970— ), American satirist (Landover Baptist ChurchLandover Baptist ChurchThe Landover Baptist Church is a fictional Baptist church based in the fictional town of Freehold, Iowa. The Landover Baptist web site and its associated Landoverbaptist.net Forum are a satire of fundamentalist Christianity and the Religious Right in the United States.-Origin:The site was created...
) - Clifford HarperClifford HarperClifford Harper is an illustrator and militant anarchist. He was born in Chiswick, West London on the 13th of July 1949. His father was a postman and his mother a cook. Expelled from school at 13 and placed on 2 years probation at 14, he then worked in a series of "menial jobs" before 'turning on,...
(1949— ), English anarchist and cartoonist - C. Michael HarperC. Michael HarperC. Michael Harper is a United States businessman who led ConAgra Foods from 1975 to 1993, growing the company by many acquisitions. He was born in Michigan, attended Purdue University as an undergraduate, and earned his MBA at the University of Chicago. During his tenure at ConAgra, sales rose...
(1927— ), American businessman - Colin HarperColin Harper (footballer)Colin Harper is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back.-Playing career:Harper started his career at Ipswich Town, where he made almost 150 appearances between 1964 and 1977. In 1976 he had a short loan spell with Grimsby Town and the following year made 15 league...
(1946— ), English footballer and football manager - Colin HarperColin HarperColin Harper is an Irish music journalist. He was born in Belfast and graduated in 1989 from Queen's University, Belfast. As a writer for the Belfast "Irish News" he wrote unsiged features on local bands and famous bands on tour...
(1968— ), Irish music journalist - Cullen HarperCullen HarperCullen Harper, Jr. is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft and has yet to sign a contract with a team. He played college football at Clemson....
(1985— ), American Football player - Daryl HarperDaryl HarperDaryl John Harper, is an Australian cricket umpire, who was a Test umpire between 1998 and 2011. He was a member of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires from 2002 until 2011 when the ICC announced that Harper was being stood down at the termination of his contract in July 2011...
(1951— ), Australian Test cricket umpire - Dave HarperDave HarperDavid Douglas Harper is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Humboldt State University and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1990 NFL Draft.David Harper now works as a P.E. teacher and the Varsity...
(1966— ), American Football player - David Harper, pseudonym of Edwin CorleyEdwin CorleyEdwin Raymond Corley was a United States novelist most famous for his thrillers Sargasso and Air Force One. He used the pseudonyms "David Harper", "William Judson" and worked with novelist Jack Murphy, using the pseudonym "Patrick Buchanan" .As "Patrick Buchanan", Corley and Murphy wrote a series of...
(1931-1981), American novelist - David HarperDavid Harper (biologist)David George Charles Harper is the senior lecturer in Evolutionary Biology in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Sussex, England. He specifically lectures Animal Diversity, Darwinian Evolution, Cooperation & Conflict in Animal Societies, Conservation in Practice and Applied...
, British biologist, aka DGC Harper - David W. HarperDavid W. HarperDavid William Harper is an American actor.Harper is most noted for the role of Jim Bob Walton, which he first portrayed in the 1971 movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, and subsequently in the series The Waltons...
(1961— ), American actor - Dawn HarperDawn HarperDawn Harper from East St. Louis, Illinois is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100-meter hurdles. She was the gold medalist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games...
(1984- ), US, athlete, 2008 Olympic gold medalist in 100 meter hurdles - Dennis HarperDennis HarperDennis Harper, PhD, is founder and CEO of Generation YES, and an internationally-recognized expert in the field of technology education. He was also instrumental in the development of the Liberian Renaissance Education Complex. -Past positions:...
, American businessman - Dennis HarperDennis Harper (footballer)Dennis Harper is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played as an inside forward....
(1936— ), English footballer - Dent HarperDent HarperDent Harper was a New Zealand cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Northern Districts. He was born in Te Waitere and died in Auckland....
(1937-1997), New Zealand cricketer - Derek HarperDerek HarperDerek Ricardo Harper is a retired American professional basketball player from the University of Illinois, who spent 16 seasons as a point guard in the National Basketball Association with the Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers.-College:After graduating from...
(1961— ), former American professional basketball player - D.J. HarperD.J. HarperDamon "D.J." Harper is a running back for the Boise State University "Broncos" football team.-High school career:...
(1989— ), American Football player - Don HarperDon HarperDon Harper was an Australian composer.Born in Melbourne in 1921, Don Harper showed an interest in music from an early age, learning to play the violin as a child...
(1921-1999), Australian composer - Don L. HarperDon L. HarperFor the Australian composer, see Don Harper.Don L. Harper is a Los Angeles-based film composer, songwriter, conductor, and arranger whose credits include films such as The Guardian, National Treasure, Training Day, Armageddon, The Rock, Twister, Broken Arrow, Assassins, and Speed...
, American composer and conductor - Douglas HarperDouglas HarperDouglas Harper is a historian, author, journalist and lecturer based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. He earned a degree in history and English from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania....
, American historian, journalist and author - Dwayne HarperDwayne HarperDwayne Harper is a former professional American football cornerback who played 12 seasons in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXIX for the San Diego Chargers....
(1966— ), American Football player - Ed HarperEd HarperEd Harper is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Simcoe Centre in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 until 1997...
(1931— ), Canadian politician, MP for Simcoe Centre (1993-1997) - Edith Harper, pseudonym of Anna WickhamAnna WickhamAnna Wickham was the pseudonym of Edith Alice Mary Harper , a British poet with strong Australian connections. She is remembered as a modernist figure and feminist writer, though one not able to command sustained critical attention in her lifetime...
(1884–1947), British poet and feminist - Edward HarperEdward HarperEdward Harper was an engineer who travelled to Colombo in 1921 to work in the Ceylon Telegraph Department. Harper was appointed Chief Engineer. He had an innovative mind and his passion was broadcasting...
, British-Sri Lankan engineer - Edward Eugene HarperEdward Eugene HarperEdward Eugene Harper is an American former fugitive who was wanted for sex crimes against children. Harper was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on November 29, 2008...
(1946– ), currently FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive - Edward John HarperEdward John HarperEdward John Harper, C.SS.R. was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands .Harper was born in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York...
(1910-1990), American bishop - Elijah HarperElijah HarperElijah Harper is an Aboriginal Cree Canadian politician and band chief. He was a key player in the rejection of the Meech Lake Accord, an attempt at Canadian constitutional reform.- Early life :...
(1949— ), Aboriginal Cree Canadian politician and band chief - Emily HarperEmily HarperEmily Harper is an American actress.Harper portrayed Fancy Crane on the soap opera Passions from 2005 to 2008. She was introduced as the potential love interest of Noah Bennett . This was Harper's first regular role as an actress on a TV series...
(1978— ), American actress - Erastus HarperErastus HarperErastus R. Harper was the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1907 to 1909 under Henry Augustus Buchtel....
, American politician - Eric HarperEric HarperEric Tristram Harper was a New Zealand sportsman, who is most notable for playing rugby union for the New Zealand national rugby union team and in 1905 became one of the Original All Blacks when he toured Britain and Ireland with Dave Gallaher's team.A keen athlete, Harper was a hurdler at...
, (1877-1918), New Zealand national rugby union player - Ernie Harper (1902-1979), British athlete, 1936 Olympic silver medallist in marathon
- Ethel Ernistine HarperEthel Ernistine HarperEthel Ernestine Harper was an American performer. She is best-known for her portrayal of the Aunt Jemima advertising character during the 1950s. She was also the final "living person" basis for the official Aunt Jemima image most commonly seen in print and on billboards before it was changed to a...
(1903-1979), American actress and singer - Fletcher HarperFletcher HarperFletcher Harper was an American publisher in the early-to-mid 19th century. Fletcher was the youngest of four sons born to Joseph Henry Harper, , a farmer, carpenter, and storekeeper, and Elizabeth Kollyer, a Dutch burgher's daughter...
(1806-1877), American publisher - F. A. HarperF. A. HarperDr. Floyd Arthur Harper , better known as F. A. Harper or "Baldy" Harper, was an American academic, economist and writer best known for founding the Institute for Humane Studies in 1961. -Early life:...
(1905-1973), American university professor - Frances HarperFrances HarperFrances Ellen Watkins Harper was an African American abolitionist and poet. Born free in Baltimore, Maryland, she had a long and prolific career, publishing her first book of poetry at twenty and her first novel, the widely praised Iola Leroy, at age 67.-Life and works:Frances Ellen Watkins was...
(1825–1911), American abolitionist and poet - Francis HarperFrancis Harper (biologist)Francis Harper was an American naturalist. His research included studies of the Okefenokee Swamp and fieldwork in the north eastern United States and in northern Canada, and he also studied the 18th century American naturalists John and William Bartram...
(1886-1972), American naturalist - Francis Jacob HarperFrancis Jacob HarperFrancis Jacob Harper was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Francis J. Harper was born in Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
(1800-1837), American politician, Pennsylvania member of the House of Representatives (1837) - Frank HarperFrank HarperFrank Harper is a British actor and film producer. He is best known for his "Hard Man" roles, such as Billy Bright in The Football Factory , Dog in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels .-Career:...
(1962— ), British actor and producer - Gavin D. J. HarperGavin D. J. HarperGavin D. J. Harper is a technology author based in Cardiff, Wales.- Books :* - Crowood Press, ISBN 9781847970602* - Mc Graw Hill Professional, ISBN 0071600434...
(1986— ), British technology writer - George HarperGeorge Harper (cricketer)George Harper was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Lancashire. He was born in Notting Hill, London....
(1865-death unknown), English cricketer - George HarperGeorge Harper (pitcher)George B. Harper was a pitcher for Major League Baseball in the 19th century. He played in 12 games for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1894 season and 16 games for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms during the 1896 season...
(1866-1931), American baseball player - George HarperGeorge Harper (outfielder)George Washington Harper , is a former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1916-1929. He played for the Detroit Tigers , Cincinnati Reds , Philadelphia Phillies , New York Giants , St. Louis Cardinals , and Boston Braves...
(1892-1978), American baseball player - George Montague HarperGeorge Montague HarperLieutenant General Sir George Montague Harper KCB, DSO was a British general during the First World War.-Military career:...
(1865-1922), British military general - Gerald HarperGerald HarperGerald Harper is an actor, best known for his work on television, having played the title roles in Adam Adamant Lives! and Hadleigh ....
(1929— ), British actor - Gisèle Côté-HarperGisèle Côté-HarperGisèle Côté-Harper, OC is a Canadian lawyer and professor. She is the 1995 recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace for her work as a human rights activist. She is the first Francophone woman to receive such an honour....
, Canadian law professor and human rights activist - Goodloe Harper BellGoodloe Harper BellGoodloe Harper Bell , born to David and Lucy Bell, was the first teacher at the first Seventh-day Adventist school and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist school system. This first school was located on the first floor of the old Review and Herald building in Battle Creek, Michigan...
(1832-1899), American teacher and educator - Graeme HarperGraeme HarperGraeme Harper is a British television director. He is best known for his work on the science-fiction series Doctor Who, for which he is the only person to have directed episodes of both the original run and revived run of the programme...
(1945— ), British television director - Graeme HarperGraeme Harper (writer)Graeme Harper is a fiction writer, scriptwriter and cultural critic, who writes under his own name and under the pseudonym Brooke Biaz.He is founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal New Writing: the International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, Co-Editor Graeme Harper is a...
, British writer and critic - Gregg HarperGregg HarperGregory "Gregg" Harper is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes the wealthier portions of the state capital, Jackson, along with most of that city's suburbs. Other cities in the district include Meridian and Natchez.-...
(1956— ), American politician, Mississippi member of the House of Representatives (2009— ) - Hannah HarperHannah HarperHannah Harper is an English pornographic actress and director.Harper grew up in Brixham, a fishing town in Devon where her parents worked in local holiday camps. She describes herself as a "real goody-goody" at school, and studied Theatre, Media, Dance and Psychology at 'A' level at South Devon...
(1982— ), British actress - Harry HarperHarry HarperHarry Clayton Harper was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between and . Listed at 6' 2", 165 lb., Harper batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Hackensack, New Jersey....
1895-1963, American baseball player - Heather HarperHeather HarperHeather Harper CBE is a Northern Ireland-born British operatic soprano.She was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1930, where she received her early musical training...
(1930— ), Irish operatic soprano - Henry Harper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Herbert HarperHerbert HarperHerbert Harper, also known as Harry Harper , was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Yorkshire in 1920...
(1889-1983), English cricketer and umpire - Herbie HarperHerbie HarperHerbie Harper jazz trombonist of the West Coast jazz school born in Salina, Kansas, though he first had his start playing swing music with the likes of Benny Goodman or Charlie Spivak in the 1940s and 1950s. Working on the West Coast jazz music scene, he performed with such musicians as Stan...
(1920— ), American jazz trombonist - Hill HarperHill HarperFrancis Harper , known professionally as Hill Harper, is an American film, television and stage actor, and author. An alumnus of Harvard Law School, he is best known for his portrayal of Dr...
(1966— ), American film, television and stage actor - Hugo HarperHugo HarperHugo Daniel Harper was Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1877 to 1895.Harper was educated at Christ's Hospital and won a scholarship to Jesus College in 1840. He obtained a second in classical moderations, followed by a First in Mathematics in 1844. He was a Fellow of Jesus College between...
(d. 1895), British university principal (Jesus College, Oxford) - Ida Husted HarperIda Husted HarperIda Husted Harper was a prominent figure in the United States women's suffrage movement. She was an American author and journalist who wrote primarily to document the movement and show support of its ideals....
(1851-1931), American author, journalist and suffragette - Jack Harper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jaime HarperJaime HarperJamie Harper is a running back for the Clemson Tigers. He played high school football at Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida. He is ranked 35th on Scout.com's Top 300 High School Players...
(1989— ), American Football player - James Harper)James Harper (congressman)James Harper was a two-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Harper was born of Scots-Irish stock in Castlederg, County Tyrone, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States as a youth, and settled in Philadelphia. He married Charlotte Sloan Alford, a member of...
(1780-1873), American politician, Pennsylvania member of the House of Representatives (1833-1837) - James HarperJames Harper (publisher)James Harper , was an American publisher and politician in the early-to-mid 19th century. James was the eldest of four sons born to Joseph Henry Harper, , a farmer, carpenter, and storekeeper, and Elizabeth Kolyer, daughter of Jacobus Kolyer and Jane Miller.-Childhood and starting in...
(1795-1869), American publisher - James Harper, (1948— ), American actor
- James Harper (1980— ), English footballer
- James C. HarperJames C. HarperJames Clarence Harper was a United States Representative in Congress from the state of North Carolina for one term . Harper was born in Pennsylvania but moved in 1840 to what would soon become Caldwell County, North Carolina...
(1819-1890), American politician, North Carolina member of the House of Representatives (1871-1873) - James Harper McDonaldJames Harper McDonaldJames Harper McDonald was a United States Navy diver and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the salvage of the sunken submarine .-Biography:...
(1900-1973), American deep sea diver - James Harper ProwseJames Harper ProwseJames Harper Prowse Jr. , was a serviceman, provincial and federal politician, barrister and solicitor from Canada. Prowse served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1945 to 1959 sitting as an Independent and a Liberal in opposition...
(1913-1976), Canadian lawyer and politician - James Harper StarrJames Harper StarrJames Harper Starr served as a commissioner of the Texas General Land Office and later Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas and also as director of the postal service of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War as well as the...
(1809-1890), American civil servant - James Harper-OrrJames Harper-OrrJames Harper-Orr was a Scottish cricketer and field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the Scotland field hockey team....
(1878-1956), British hockey player, 1908 Olympic bronze medallist - Jaycey HarperJaycey HarperJacey Harper is a male sprinter athlete from Trinidad and Tobago.A 100 metres specialist, Harper was a part of the Trinidad 4 × 100 m relay teams that won the bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships and the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships...
(1980— ), Trinidadian sprinter - J. C. HarperJ. C. HarperJ. C. Harper is an American football coach. He currently serves as head coach at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.-Playing career:...
, American Football coach - Jeremy HarperJeremy HarperJeremy Harper is a man living in Birmingham, Alabama, who is in the Guinness Book of World Records for counting to one million. Harper counted for approximately 16 hours per day until he finished. Harper began his quest to count to one million on June 18, 2007. During the counting process, Harper...
, American Guinness World Record holder (counting to one million) - Jerry HarperJerry HarperJerry "Moose" Harper was an American basketball player best known for his collegiate career at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa between 1952–53 and 1955–56...
(1934-2001), American basketball player - Jesse HarperJesse Harper-External links:* * at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...
(1883-1961), American football, basketball and baseball coach - Jessica HarperJessica HarperJessica Harper is an American actress and producer, as well as a singer and author of children's music and books.-Early life:...
(b. 1949), American actress and producer, singer and author of children's music and books - Joe HarperJoe Harper (footballer)Joseph Montgomery Harper is a Scottish former footballer, mainly remembered for his two spells with Aberdeen, during which he became the club's record goalscorer.-Club career:...
(1948— ), Scottish footballer - John HarperJohn Harper (pastor)John Harper was a Baptist pastor from Great Britain who died in the Titanic disaster on the North Atlantic.Harper was born in the village of Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, in 1872. He personally embraced his parents' Christian faith at age 14 and began preaching at 18...
(1872-1912), British pastor - John Harper (d. 2001), former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- John Adams HarperJohn Adams HarperJohn Adams Harper was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Derryfield, New Hampshire, Harper attended Phillips Exeter Academy in 1794. He studied law and was admitted to the bar about 1802, commencing practice in Sanbornton, where he was the first postmaster. He moved to Meredith...
(1779-1816), American politician, New Hampshire member of the House of Representatives (1811-1813) - John Ernest HarperJohn Ernest HarperJohn Ernest Troyte Harper was a British Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. He was created MVO, 1913, and CB, 1926.Harper was born in New Zealand and educated there at Christ's College. In 1888 he joined the Royal Navy, being promoted to Lieutenant in 1896. He served in the South African war from 1899...
(1874-1949), British Royal Navy Admiral - John L. HarperJohn L. HarperJohn Lander Harper CBE FRS was a British biologist, specializing in ecology and plant population biology.He was born in 1925 and educated at Lawrence Sheriff School, Rugby. He obtained his degree in Botany in and his MA and MPhil from Oxford...
(1925-2009), British biologist - John Joseph HarperJohn Joseph HarperJohn Joseph "J.J." Harper was a Canadian aboriginal leader from Wasagamack, Manitoba, who was shot and killed by Winnipeg police constable Constable Robert Cross on March 9, 1988. That event, along with the murder of Helen Betty Osborne, sparked the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry.During the an...
(d. 1988), Canadian aboriginal leader - John Russell HarperJohn Russell HarperJohn Russell Harper, OC, FRSC was an eminent Canadian art historian who is considered to have pioneered the field of art history in Canada....
(1914-1983), Canadian art historian - John William HarperJohn William HarperJohn William Harper VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Birth:...
(1916–1944), British soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross - John Harper NarbethJohn Harper NarbethJohn Harper Narbeth, CB, CBE, MVO was a British naval architect of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors, the body responsible for the design of Royal Navy warships.-Notes:...
(1863-1944), British naval architect - Jon HarperJon HarperJonathan Daniel Harper is a session musician and started his musical career as the drummer for Reading-based British Alternative rock band, The Cooper Temple Clause...
(1978— ), British musician - Joseph HarperJoseph Harper (English politician)Joseph Harper was a Labour Party politician in Great Britain.He was elected as the Member of Parliament MP for Pontefract at a by-election in 1962. He was MP for the constituency and then Pontefract and Castleford until he died in office aged 64...
(1914-1978), British politician, Labour MP for Pontefract (1962-1974) and for Pontefract and Castleford (1974-1978) - Joseph HarperJoseph Harper (canoer)Joseph Harper is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:*...
(1966— ), American canoer - Joseph Harper, Australian horse breeder
- Joseph H. HarperJoseph H. HarperJoseph H. "Bud" Harper was a United States Army officer. Harper was the officer who delivered General Anthony McAuliffe's one-word response, "Nuts", to the German request for the surrender of Bastogne....
, American military Major General - Joseph M. HarperJoseph M. HarperJoseph Merrill Harper was a United States politician.He was a Jacksonian member for New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives from 1831 to 1835. He was also acting governor of the state for a short time in 1831.-External links:*...
(1787-1865), American politician, New Hampshire member of the House of Representatives (1831-1835) - Justin Harper (1985— ), American Football player
- Kalenna HarperKalenna HarperKalenna Harper , better known mononymously as Kalenna , is an American singer-songwriter. She is currently a member of the hip hop group Diddy-Dirty Money, along with Diddy and fellow singer-songwriter Dawn Richard .The winner of four Russian Grammy Awards, Kalenna is currently working on her solo...
, American songer-songwriter - Kate M. HarperKate M. HarperCatherine M. "Kate" Harper is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She has represented the 61st Legislative District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania since 2000 and is a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...
, American regional politician (Pennsylvania) - Keith HarperKeith HarperKeith Harper was an Australian rules footballer who played for Perth in the West Australian National Football League during the late 1940s and 1950s. His younger brother Roy also played with the club.-WANFL:...
, Australian Rules footballer - Kellie HarperKellie Harper-External links:**...
(1977— ), American basketball player and coach - Kenn HarperKenn HarperKenn Harper is a Canadian grocer in Iqaluit, Nunavut. He writes a regular column in Nunatsiaq News. He was employed at various times as a teacher and development officer and is an entrepreneur. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society...
, Canadian historian, linguist and businessman - Kenneth HarperKenneth HarperKenneth Harper was an English film producer. He produced 13 films between 1954 and 1973. He was a member of the jury at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:* For Better, for Worse...
(1913-1998), British film producer - Kent HarperKent HarperKent Harper is an actor, producer and writer who currently presides over his production company, Film Star Pictures, which he established in 1997.-Career:...
, American writer, actor and producer - Kenton HarperKenton HarperKenton Harper was an American printer, soldier, town mayor, banker, newspaper editor, and legislator. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War and later as a Confederate general officer during the American Civil War...
(1801-1867), American printer, soldier, banker, newspaper editor and legislator - Kevin HarperKevin HarperKevin Patrick Harper is a Scottish football player. He is currently without a club following his release from Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish First Division.- Early career :...
(1976— ), Scottish Association Football player - Laura HarperLaura HarperLaura Julyen Harper is an international cricketer who played for the England women's cricket team. At the time of her debut, she was the youngest player to have played for England....
(1984— ), English cricketer - Laura HarperLaura Harper (basketball)Laura Harper is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the San Antonio Silver Stars. Laura was the 10th pick in the 2009 WNBA draft. Harper's basketball pedigree includes her father, Haviland Harper, who played at George Washington University in the 1970s...
(1986— ), American basketball player - Laurie HarperLaurie HarperLaurence Damien Harper was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the Victorian Bushrangers as a left-handed middle order batsman. He played 38 games for the Bushrangers, making 2316 runs at 36.18 with 5 hundreds. Despite his consistency over the years for Victoria he was regarded by...
(1970— ), Australian cricketer - Lee HarperLee HarperLee Charles Philip Harper is an English footballer who was most recently player-manager of Kettering Town. He plays as a goalkeeper.-Playing career:...
(1971— ), English footballer, current manager of Kettering Town - Leni HarperLeni HarperLeni Harper is a Scottish actress, best known for playing Maddie in Me And My Girl.Her breakthrough role was in a 1981 West End production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas...
, British actress - Louis HarperLouis HarperLouis Harper was a civil engineer from the north-east of Scotland who designed a number of suspension footbridges towards the end of the 19th century....
, British civil engineer - Louis George HarperLouis George HarperLouis George Harper was a prothonotary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Gaspé in the Canadian House of Commons from 1874 to 1875 as a Conservative member....
(1830-1884), Canadian politician, MP for Gaspé (1874-1875) - Louis J. HarperLouis J. HarperLouis J. Harper was the second head football coach for the Kentucky State University Thorobreds located in Frankfort, Kentucky and he held that position for two seasons, from 1924 until 1925. His career coaching record at Kentucky State was 1 wins, 5 losses, and 0 ties...
, American football coach - Luellyn HarperLuellyn HarperLuellyn Harper Thomas is an Emmy Award winning costume designer and supervisor. Her work includes CSI: Miami and NewsRadio. She was the only person who worked on NewsRadio to win an Emmy.- External links :*...
, American costume designer - Lynne Harper (1946–1959), Canadian murder victim
- Madeline HarperMadeline HarperMadeline Harper was one pseudonym used by the United States writing team formed by Madeline Porter and Shannon Harper. They have been writing since 1977, when their first book, a Gothic romance, was published as Elizabeth Habersham...
, pseudonym of Madeline Porter and Shannon Harper, American romance novel co-writers - Mark HarperMark Harper (American football)Mark Harper is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 1986. He played college football at Alcorn State....
(1961— ), American Football player - Mark HarperMark HarperMark James Harper British politician and self-employed accountant . He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Forest of Dean and is currently the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Cabinet Office, with ministerial responsibility for Political and Constitutional Reform.-Early life...
(1970— ), British politician, MP for Forest of Dean (2005— ) - Martha Matilda HarperMartha Matilda HarperMartha Matilda Harper was a Canadian-American businesswoman, entrepreneur, and inventor who built an international network of franchised hair salons that emphasized healthy hair care. Born in Canada, Harper was sent away by her father when she was seven to work as a domestic servant...
(1857-1950), Canadian-American businesswoman and entrepreneur - Mary Harper SowellMary Harper SowellMary Harper Sowell , was an Arkansas poet who deeply loved the Ozark Mountains and the people who lived there. Her poems were a testimony to that love....
(1924-2005), American poet - Michael Harper (1931-2010), British priest
- Michael S. HarperMichael S. HarperMichael Steven Harper is an American poet from Brooklyn, who was the Poet Laureate of Rhode Island from 1988 to 1993. He has published ten books of poetry, two of which, "Dear John, Dear Coltrane" and "Images of Kin" , have been nominated for the National Book Award. A great deal of his poetry...
(1938— ), American poet - Mike HarperMike HarperMike Harper is considered to be one of America's leading opinion makers on NASCAR and ARCA RE/MAX Series racing topics. His column was established in 2001 and has grown into one of the industry's most popular racing web sites...
(1966— ), American motor racing journalist - Mitch HarperMitch HarperMitchell V. "Mitch" Harper is an American politician from Fort Wayne, Indiana.He was elected as a Fort Wayne Common Council member from the 4th District on November 6, 2007. He was elected to a second term on November 8, 2011. He currently serves as President of the Common Council.Harper served as...
(1956— ), American politician - Nat HarperNat HarperNathaniel White Harper was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1910 until 1914, representing the seats of Beverley and Pingelly...
(1865-1954), Australian politician - Nick HarperNick HarperNick Harper is an English singer-songwriter/guitarist. He is the son of English folk musician Roy Harper.-Early life:Nick Harper was born in London in 1965 to the famous folk singer-songwriter Roy Harper...
(1965— ), British singer/songwriter/guitarist, son of Roy Harper - Nick HarperNick HarperNick Harper is an English singer-songwriter/guitarist. He is the son of English folk musician Roy Harper.-Early life:Nick Harper was born in London in 1965 to the famous folk singer-songwriter Roy Harper...
(1974— ), American Football player - Norman HarperNorman HarperNorman Harper is an author, book editor, journalist and broadcaster, and for 27 years was a writer, features editor, and latterly leader-writer and columnist with the Scottish newspaper, the Press and Journal...
, British journalist - Pat HarperPat HarperPatricia "Pat" Harper was an American television news anchor and reporter, and a fixture for nearly two decades on two New York City television stations...
(1935-1994), American TV news anchorwoman who, for a story, pretended to be homeless - Peter HarperPeter Harper (racing driver)Peter Charles Edward Harper was a British racing driver best known for his efforts in Rally events. Peter competed mostly with cars from the Rootes Group, for whom he ran a number of motor dealerships based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.Peter served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War...
(1921-2003), British rally driver - Peter Harper, Australian-American blues musician
- Phil HarperPhil HarperPhillip J. Harper was an American voice actor best known as the eponymous hero in the radio serial The Adventures of Harry Nile for more than 27 years....
(1940-2004), American voice actor - Philip Harper (1965— ), American jazz trumpeter
- Philip HarperPhilip Harper (sake brewer)Philip Harper is a British-born sake brewer in Japan. He is the only immigrant to have earned the title toji or master sake brewer. He has worked for a variety of sake breweries since 1991 in many capacities including laborer, floor manager, and toji...
(c. 1966— ), British master sake brewer - Ray HarperRay HarperRay Harper is an American basketball coach. Currently, he is the assistant coach for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team. Previously, he was head coach at Oklahoma City University and Kentucky Wesleyan College...
(1961— ), American basketball coach - Reg Harper, Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island
- Rob HarperRob HarperRob Harper is a British musician noted for being an early drummer for The Clash from December 1976-January 1977.- Biography :Rob Harper started out playing guitar in a college band and when the singer invited a guitarist called Mark Knopfler to join, Rob switched to the bass so Mark could join on...
, British musician (The ClashThe ClashThe Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
) - Robert HarperRobert Harper (Australian politician)Robert Harper was an Australian politician. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he was educated at Glasgow Academy and migrated to Australia in 1856, becoming a tea and coffee merchant and a pastoralist...
(1842-1919), Australian politician, MP for Mernda (1901-1913) - Robert HarperRobert Harper (actor)Robert Harper is an American actor. He is perhaps most well known for his role as Sharkey in Once Upon a Time in America. He has also portrayed Charlie Gereson in Creepshow and Bubba 'Si' Weisberger in the CBS sitcom Frank's Place...
(1951— ), American actor - Robert HarperRobert Harper (computer scientist)Robert "Bob" William Harper, Jr. is a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University who works in programming language research. He made major contributions to the design of the Standard ML programming language and the LF logical framework....
, American computer scientist - Robert Goodloe HarperRobert Goodloe HarperRobert Goodloe Harper , a Federalist, was a member of the United States Senate from Maryland, serving from January 1816 until his resignation in December of the same year. He also served in the South Carolina House of Representatives , the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina , and in...
(1765–1825), American politician, senator from Maryland - Robin HarperRobin HarperRobin Harper FRSSA is a Scottish politician, and was a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Lothians region. He was co-convener of the Scottish Green Party...
(1940— ), Scottish politician, MSP for Lothians (1999— ) - Rod HarperRod HarperRod Harper is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers in 2008...
(1985— ), American Football player - Roger HarperRoger HarperRoger Andrew Harper is a former West Indies cricketer turned coach, who played both Test and ODI cricket for the West Indies...
(1963— ), Guyanese cricketer - Roger HarperRoger Harper (American football)Roger Michael Harper is a former professional American football player who played safety for four seasons for the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys....
(1970— ), American football player - Roland HarperRoland HarperRoland Harper is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Chicago Bears. He was selected in the 17th and final round of the 1975 draft from Louisiana Tech...
(1953— ), American Football player - Roly HarperRoly HarperRowland Richard George "Roly" Harper was an English professional footballer who made 34 appearances in the First Division of the Football League playing for Birmingham, Aston Villa and Notts County....
(1881-1949), English footballer - Roman HarperRoman HarperRoman Harper is an American football safety with the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Alabama...
(1982— ), American Football player - Ron HarperRon Harper (actor)Ronald Robert "Ron" Harper is an American television and film actor.- Biography :Harper was born in Turtle Creek in Allegheny County near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Mabel Grace Champion and George Harper...
(1936— ), American actor - Ron HarperRon HarperRonald "Ron" Harper is a retired American professional basketball player whose career spanned from 1986 to 2001 with four teams in the NBA. At 6 ft 6 in , his position was shooting guard/point guard.- Collegiate career :...
(1964— ), American basketball player - Ron HarperRon HarperRonald "Ron" Harper is a retired American professional basketball player whose career spanned from 1986 to 2001 with four teams in the NBA. At 6 ft 6 in , his position was shooting guard/point guard.- Collegiate career :...
, Canadian regional politician (SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
) - Rory HarperRory HarperRory Harper is an American science fiction writer and community activist living in College Station, Texas. He was born in Beaumont, Texas, and attended the University of Houston but did not graduate. He was one of the founders of Houston's Inlet Drug Crisis Center, where he worked with harm...
(1950— ), American science fiction writer - Roy HarperRoy HarperRoy Harper is an English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s...
(1941— ), British singer-songwriter, father of Nick Harper - Roy Winfield HarperRoy Winfield Harper"Roy" Winfield Harper was a Federal Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri. He was born in Dunklin County, Gibson, Missouri, and died in Saint Louis County, Chesterfield, Missouri.-Biography:"Roy" Winfield Harper was the oldest child of Marvin...
(1905-1994), American federal judge - Ruth HarperRuth HarperRuth B. Harper is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:...
, American regional politician (Pennsylvania) - Sam HarperSam HarperSam Harper is an American filmmaker of comedies notable for films which have mixed to neutral reviews from film critics but which have been highly profitable at the box office in terms of gross receipts.-Career:...
, American writer, director and producer - Samuel Hadden HarperSamuel Hadden HarperSamuel Hadden Harper was a United States federal judge.Born in Augusta County, Virginia, Harper was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1808 to 1829...
(1783-1837), American federal judge - Sarah HarperSarah HarperSarah Harper is a British gerontologist. She achieved particular acclaim when she established Oxford's Institute of Ageing, and became the University of Oxford's first Professor of Gerontology. She holds the first Professorship of Gerontology at the University of Oxford...
, British gerontologist - Scott Harper, American politician
- Shane HarperShane HarperShane Steven Harper is an American actor, dancer and singer. He is best known for his recurring role as Spencer Walsh in the Disney Channel's teen sitcom Good Luck Charlie. His self-titled debut album was released on April 12, 2011....
(1993— ), American actor, singer and dancer - Shannon HarperShannon HarperShannon Harper was a popular United States co-writer of romance novels. During years she collaborated with Madeline Porter by mail, fax machines and their computers to created the pseudonyms: Elizabeth Habersham, Anna James and Madeline Harper...
, American co-writer of romance novels - Shawn HarperShawn HarperAaron Shawn Harper is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League who has played for the Indianapolis Colts and appeared on MTV's Made. In an interview with CBN; Shawn gave the following advise: "To realized that in some instances that you are not disabled, but you...
(1968— ), American Football player - Skinny Bobby HarperSkinny Bobby HarperSkinny Bobby Harper was a Canadian radio and video DJ. First making it big in Cincinnati, Ohio at WSAI , he moved to Atlanta, Georgia in the late 1960s and joined the staff of WQXI radio, where WKRP in Cincinnati creator Hugh Wilson used him as inspiration for the sitcom's off-the-wall character Dr...
(1939–2003), American radio and video DJ - Stephen HarperStephen HarperStephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
(1959— ), current (22nd) Prime Minister of Canada - Stephen HarperStephen Harper (designer)Stephen Harper Birmingham, United Kingdom, is a designer, who works primarily in the automotive industry. He is responsible for a huge number of cars including the MG F, Ford Escort RS Cosworth, and the 2010 Volvo C70...
, British designer - Steve HarperSteve Harper (footballer)Stephen Alan "Steve" Harper is an English footballer. He plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a goalkeeper....
(1975— ), English footballer - Steve HarperSteve Harper (footballer born 1969)Steven James Harper is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Harper graduated through Port Vale juniors to sign professional forms in June 1987. He played regular football for the start of the 1987–88 season but lost his place in January 1988. He was sold to Preston North End for £35,000...
(1969— ), English footballer - Steven C. HarperSteven C. HarperSteven Craig Harper is a professor of church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University .-Biography:Harper is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He earned his B.A. in history from BYU in 1994, an M.A. in American history from Utah State University in 1996, and a...
(1970— ), American university professor of church history and doctrine - Steven Harper, pseudonym of Steven PiziksSteven PiziksSteven Piziks is an American author of science fiction.Piziks writes mostly military science fiction and film and television series novelisations...
, American science fiction author - Susan Harper (1952— ), Canadian diplomat
- Sylvia Lance HarperSylvia Lance HarperSylvia Harper was a female tennis player from Australia who won the singles title at the 1924 Australian Championships...
(1895— death unknown), Australian tennis player - Tanisha HarperTanisha HarperTanisha Mariko Harper is a model, actress and television host.- Early life :Harper was born in Tokyo, Japan. She is of African-American, and Cherokee Native American descent. At the age of fifteen years old she was discovered in a shopping mall in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona...
(1985— ), Japanese-American model, actress and television host - Tara K. HarperTara K. HarperTara K. Harper is an American science fiction author whose works include the Wolfwalker series.-Early life:Harper was raised in northwest Oregon. Her father had worked in a nuclear lab analyzing radioactive cloud samples from Russian atomic test blasts; her mother had been a uranium buyer. Her...
(1961— ), American science fiction author - Ted HarperTed HarperEdward Cashfield "Ted" Harper was a 'strong and quick' English footballer, who played at centre-forward scoring a then record high of 43 league goals in a season in 1925–26 for Blackburn Rovers...
(1901-1959), English footballer - Terry HarperTerry HarperTerrance Victor Harper is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Harper played in the National Hockey League from 1962 to 1981. During this time, he played for the Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Red Wings, and Montreal Canadiens.For the fictional Terrance...
(1940— ), Canadian former ice hockey player - Terry HarperTerry Harper (baseball)Terry Joe Harper , is a retired professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Tigers, as well as one season for the Yakult Swallows in Japan.-External links:...
(1955— ), American baseball player - Tess HarperTess HarperTess Harper is an American actress.-Early life:Born Tessie Jean Washam on August 15, 1950 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Her parents' names are Ed and Rosemary Washam. She grew up around lots of quilts and quilt makers. On her own time, she liked to sit on the porch-swing and read...
(1950— ), American actress - Thelma HarperThelma HarperThelma Harper is a fictional character, who originally appeared on the ongoing Mama's Family on The Carol Burnett Show. She was portrayed by Vicki Lawrence...
(1940— ), American regional politician (Tennessee) - Thomas Morton HarperThomas Morton HarperThomas Morton Harper was an English Jesuit priest, philosopher, theologian and preacher.Born in London of Anglican parents, his father being a merchant of good means in the City, he was educated first at St Paul's School ; then at Queen's College, Oxford. Having taken his B.A...
(1821-1893), British Jesuit priest and theologian - Tom HarperTom Harper (coach)Tom Harper was a head coach of the Wake Forest college football program in 1972.-Head coaching record:-External links:*...
(c. 1937-1989), former coach of the Wake Forest college football program - Tom HarperTom Harper (actor)Tom Harper is a British film and television actor.-Career:Harper has appeared in over a dozen films and more than ten television productions....
(1977— ), British actor - Tom Harper, a pseudonym for novelist Edwin ThomasEdwin Thomas (novelist)Edwin Thomas is an English historical novelist. He was born in 1977 in Frankfurt, West Germany, and grew up in Belgium and Connecticut, USA. He studied history at Lincoln College Oxford, where he met his future wife Emma and did significant work in the theatre...
(1977— ) - Tommy HarperTommy HarperTommy Harper is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and third baseman. He played with the Cincinnati Reds , Cleveland Indians , Seattle Pilots , Milwaukee Brewers , Boston Red Sox , California Angels , Oakland Athletics , and the Baltimore Orioles .-High School...
(1940— ), former American baseball player - Toni HarperToni HarperToni Harper is a former child singer, who retired from performing at the age of 29.After learning dance under Maceo Anderson, Harper was cast by the choreographer Nick Castle in Christmas Follies, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in 1945...
(1937— ), American singer and actress - Travis HarperTravis HarperTravis Boyd Harper is a former Major League Baseball player from Riverton, WV. Harper was a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 2000-06.-High school and college:...
(1976— ), American baseball player - Tye HarperTye HarperTye Harper is an Australian television actor. He is most known for his role on Sea Patrol as Seaman John Jaffah which he held during the series first season. He has also had guest parts on All Saints and The Sleepover Club.- External links :...
, Australian actor - Valerie HarperValerie HarperValerie Harper is an American actress, known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and for her starring roles on the sitcoms Rhoda and Valerie.-Early life and career:Harper was born at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, Rockland County,...
(1939— ), American actress - Vern HarperVern HarperVern Harper is a Canadian First Nations Cree Elder, medicine man, and Aboriginal rights activist. The “Urban Elder” as he calls himself, falsely claims to be a fifth generation grandson of Mistawasis, a hereditary Cree chief, and a sixth generation grandson of Big Bear.-Political Activism...
(1936— ), Canadian Aboriginal rights activist - Wally HarperWally HarperWally Harper , was an American musical director, composer, conductor, dance arranger, and musical supervisor for many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. For three decades from the mid-1970s, he worked with Barbara Cook as pianist, music director and arranger.-Career:Harper was born in Akron,...
(d. 2004), American composer, conductor and musical director - Walt HarperWalt HarperWalt Harper was an American jazz pianist and influential nightclub owner.Harper was well known in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
(1926-2006), American jazz pianist - Walter HarperWalter HarperWalter Harper was the first person to reach the summit of Mount McKinley/Denali, the highest mountain in North America. Harper, an Alaska Native, was part of the mountaineering team of Hudson Stuck...
(1892-1918), Canadian mountaineer - Warren Harper (c.1932-1997), American Football coach
- William Allen HarperWilliam Allen HarperWilliam Allen Harper was a Texas Christian University medical student who, after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, discovered a large piece of President Kennedy's skull bone in the grass to the left of President Kennedy and 117' forward of his location when he was first shot in the...
, JFK assassination witness - William Claude HarperWilliam Claude HarperWilliam Harper is an American jewelry artist who was born in Bucyrus, Ohio, in 1944. He received a BS in 1966 and an MS in education in 1967, both from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He also studied advanced enameling techniques at the Cleveland Institute of Art.Harper began...
(born 1944), American jewelry artist - William Edmund HarperWilliam Edmund HarperWilliam Edmund Harper, March 20, 1878–June 14, 1940, was a Canadian astronomer.William Harper was born in Dobbington, Ontario. He attended high school in Owen Sound, then taught for three years following his graduation...
(1878–1940), Canadian astronomer - William Harper (composer) (1949-), composer
- William Harper (South Carolina)William Harper (South Carolina)William Joseph Harper was a jurist, politician, and social and political theorist from South Carolina.-Political career:...
(1790–1847), a US Senator from South Carolina - William Rainey HarperWilliam Rainey HarperWilliam Rainey Harper was one of America's leading academics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Harper helped to organize the University of Chicago and Bradley University and served as the first President of both institutions.-Early life:Harper was born on July 26, 1856 in New Concord,...
(1856–1906), first president of the University of ChicagoUniversity of ChicagoThe University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890... - William Harper PeaseWilliam Harper PeaseWilliam Harper Pease was a 19th-century American conchologist, shell collector and malacologist. He described many species of Indo-Pacific marine mollusks from the Cumming collection....
(1824-1871), American conchologist and malacologist - William Harper TwelvetreesWilliam Harper TwelvetreesWilliam Harper Twelvetrees was an English Australian geologist who was important the characterisation of the geology of Tasmania.Twelvetrees was born in Bedfordshire, England, in 1848, and educated at London and in Germany...
(1848-1919), British-Australian geologist - Willie HarperWillie HarperWillie Miles Harper is a former American Football linebacker who played for the San Francisco 49ers.Harper played high school football for Toledo Scott and college football at University of Nebraska where he was an All-American in 1972 and was drafted in the second round of the 1973 NFL Draft by...
(1950— ), American Football player - Winard HarperWinard HarperHiram Winard Harper is an American jazz drummer.Harper played in the 1980s with Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, and Betty Carter, the last for four years. While working with Carter he met Wycliffe Gordon, with whom he would collaborate repeatedly...
(1962— ), American jazz drummer - Winnifred Harper CooleyWinnifred Harper CooleyWinnifred Harper Cooley was a U.S. author and lecturer. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, she was the daughter of Ida Husted Harper. In her 1904 publication, The New Womanhood, she advocated the feminist ideal of the New Woman. She also wrote I Knew Them When ...! published in 1940.-External links:**...
(1874-1967), American author and lecturer
Harper as a given name
- Harper CarterHarper CarterWilliam Harper Carter is an American entrepreneur. He began his career in cinema as a child actor, appearing in such films as:* Gunplay , in the role of Chip Martin;...
(1939— ), American entrepreneur - Harper GoffHarper GoffHarper Goff , born Ralph Harper Goff, was an American artist, musician, and actor. For many years, he was associated with the Walt Disney Company, in the process of which he contributed to various major films, as well as to the planning of the Disney theme parks. During World War II, he was also an...
(1911–1993), American artist, musician, and actor - Harper LeBelHarper LeBelBrian Harper LeBel is a former professional tight end. He played ten seasons for the Seattle Seahawks , the Philadelphia Eagles , the Atlanta Falcons , the Chicago Bears , and the Baltimore Ravens . He attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California....
(1963— ), American Football player - Harper LeeHarper LeeNelle Harper Lee is an American author known for her 1960 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which deals with the issues of racism that were observed by the author as a child in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama...
(1926— ), American novelist - Harper RayHarper RayHarper 'Danger' Ray is an award winning theatre maker. He runs the contemporary theatre company Another Midas, which specialises in new and interactive performances. He has worked in London’s West End as Artistic Director for a large Neo-Burlesque venue called Too 2 Much; formally The Raymond...
(1980— ), American theatre owner - Harper Sibley (1885-1959), American lawyer and businessman
- Harper SimonHarper SimonHarper James Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He is the son of musician Paul Simon and Paul's first wife, Peggy Harper.-Early life:...
(1972— ), American singer singer-songwriter, son of Paul SimonPaul SimonPaul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
Fictional people
- Kate Harper, character on the television show The West Wing
- Owen HarperOwen HarperOwen Harper is a fictional character played by Burn Gorman, and a regular in the BBC television series Torchwood, a spin-off from the long-running series Doctor Who. The character last appeared onscreen in the Series 2 finale, "Exit Wounds"....
, one of the main protagonists in the television series TorchwoodTorchwoodTorchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies's 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show has shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from... - Patrick Harper (fiction), character in the television series SharpeSharpeSharpe may refer to:*Sharpe , people with the surname Sharpe*Sharpe James, American politician, New Jersey*Richard Sharpe , the title character of the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell...
- Seamus Zelazny Harper, character in the television series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
- Charlie HarperCharlie Harper (Two and a Half Men)Charles Francis "Charlie" Harper is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men from seasons 1–8. Played by actor Charlie Sheen, the character has garnered him three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor and two Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in...
, character in the television series Two and a Half MenTwo and a Half MenTwo and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake... - Alan HarperAlan Harper (Two and a Half Men)Dr. Alan Jerome Harper, DC, is a fictional character from the CBS situation comedy Two and a Half Men. Jon Cryer has played the role since the series began in 2003; after being nominated for an Emmy Award for his depiction of the character in 2006, 2007, and 2008, Cryer received an Emmy in 2009 for...
, character in the television series Two and a Half Men - Jake Harper, character in the television series Two and a Half Men. Son of Alan Harper.
- Evelyn Harper, character in the television series Two and a Half Men Mother of Charlie and Alan.
- Roy HarperRoy Harper (comics)Roy Harper is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe. He was known for over fifty years as Green Arrow's teenage sidekick Speedy. He first appeared alongside his mentor in More Fun Comics #73...
, DC Comics character - Will Harper, character in the television series EastendersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
- Johnny HarperJohnny HarperJohnny Harper is a fictional character on the FOX television series The O.C., played by Ryan Donowho.-Season 3:Johnny Harper was an upcoming surfer, rival of Kevin Volchok and best friend of Dennis "Chilli" Childress...
, character in the television series The O.C.The O.C.The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons... - Jack Harper, character in the television series Tru CallingTru CallingTru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled....
- Holly HarperHolly HarperHolly Harper is a fictional character on the American television drama series Brothers & Sisters. She was played by actress Patricia Wettig.-Background:...
, character in the television series Brothers & Sisters - Rebecca HarperRebecca HarperRebecca Harper is a fictional character on the drama series Brothers & Sisters and is played by actress Emily VanCamp.-Background:Rebecca was thought to have been the daughter of William Walker, the late patriarch of the Walker family, and his longtime mistress Holly Harper, although it was later...
, character in the television series Brothers & Sisters - Harper ConnellyHarper ConnellyHarper Connelly is the main character in The Harper Connelly Mysteries, a series of books written by author Charlaine Harris that were first published in 2006...
, title character of The Harper Connelly Mysteries novels by Charlaine HarrisCharlaine HarrisCharlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing mysteries for over twenty years. She was born and raised in the Mississippi River Delta area of the United States. She now lives in southern Arkansas with her husband and three children... - David Harper, character in the television series General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
- Ben "Beanie" Harper, character in the television series Love of LifeLove of LifeLove of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS Daytime from September 24, 1951 to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow had premiered three weeks before Love of Life, and who would go on to create The Secret Storm two and a half years...
- Steven Harper, character in the television series Boston PublicBoston PublicBoston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it takes place...
- Ty HarperTy HarperTy Harper is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by singer Dean Geyer. He made his first appearance on-screen on 27 March 2008. He was introduced to the show as the cousin of Taylah Jordan and as a potential romantic interest for Rachel Kinski...
, character in the television series NeighboursNeighboursNeighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems... - Harry Harper, character in the television series CasualtyCasualty (TV series)Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
- Cally Harper EwingCally Harper EwingCalpurnia "Cally" Harper Ewing, was a character that appeared in the later seasons of the popular American television series Dallas, played by Cathy Podewell . Cally was the second wife of the nefarious J.R. Ewing.-Biography:...
, character in the television series Dallas - William Harper Littlejohn, character in the Doc SavageDoc SavageDoc Savage is a fictional character originally published in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. He was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L...
novels by Lester DentLester DentLester Dent was a prolific pulp fiction author, best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and adventurer, Doc Savage. The 159 novels written over 16 years were credited to the house name Kenneth Robeson.-Early years:Dent was born in 1904 in... - Several characters in the American sitcom Mama's FamilyMama's FamilyMama's Family is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 22, 1983. It was cancelled in May 1984, but NBC would continue to air reruns until September 1985. In September 1986, Mama's Family returned in first-run syndication, where it aired for an additional four seasons,...
:- Ellen HarperEllen HarperEllen Jackson is a fictional character who made sporadic appearances in the sketch comedy, The Family, and its spin-off sitcom, Mama's Family. She was played by Betty White.-Biography:...
- Naomi HarperNaomi HarperNaomi Harper is a fictional character from the sitcom Mama's Family. She was played by actress-director Dorothy Lyman.-Character overview:...
- Thelma HarperThelma HarperThelma Harper is a fictional character, who originally appeared on the ongoing Mama's Family on The Carol Burnett Show. She was portrayed by Vicki Lawrence...
- Vinton "Vint" Harper
- Ellen Harper
- Several characters in the British sitcom My Family:
- Ben HarperBen HarperBenjamin Chase "Ben" Harper is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism. Harper's fan base spans several continents...
- Susan Harper
- Michael Harper
- Nick HarperNick HarperNick Harper is an English singer-songwriter/guitarist. He is the son of English folk musician Roy Harper.-Early life:Nick Harper was born in London in 1965 to the famous folk singer-songwriter Roy Harper...
- Janey Harper
- Ben Harper
- Joe Harper, a character in The Adventures of Tom SawyerThe Adventures of Tom SawyerThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the Town of "St...
- Dick and Jane Harper in the 1977 film Fun with Dick and JaneFun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)Fun with Dick and Jane is a 1977 American film starring George Segal and Jane Fonda as an upper-middle-class couple who lose their jobs, fall through the cracks of society in the United States and then become high-class thieves to get back all they lost. The comedy was directed by Ted Kotcheff and...
and the 2005 remakeFun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)Fun with Dick and Jane is a 2005 remake of the 1977 American comedy film of the same name, directed by Dean Parisot and written by Judd Apatow and Nicholas Stoller. It stars Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni as Dick and Jane Harper, an upper-middle-class couple who resort to robbery after the company for... - Sally Harper in the BBC comedy 'Coupling'
- Harper Finkle is a character in the Disney ChannelDisney ChannelDisney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
sitcom Wizards of Waverly PlaceWizards of Waverly PlaceWizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
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- Jack Harper in On The BusesOn The BusesOn the Buses was a British situation comedy created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney which was broadcast in the UK from 1969 to 1973. The writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife were for the BBC, but the Corporation rejected On the Buses, not seeing much comedy potential...
classic British comedy