Kuiper
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Kuiper is a Dutch language surname and may refer to:
  • Abraham Kuyper
    Abraham Kuyper
    Abraham Kuijper generally known as Abraham Kuyper, was a Dutch politician, journalist, statesman and theologian...

     (b. 1837), Dutch politician and theologian
  • Adrian Kuiper
    Adrian Kuiper
    Adrian Paul Kuiper is a former South African cricketer who played in one international Test match and twenty five ODIs from 1991 to 1996....

     (b. 1959), South African cricketer
  • David Kuiper
    David Kuiper
    David Kuiper is a rower from the Netherlands.Kuiper took part in the World Championships of 2007 in Munich becoming tenth in the eights...

     (b. 1980), Dutch rower
  • Duane Kuiper
    Duane Kuiper
    Duane Eugene Kuiper is a former Major League Baseball second baseman, and is currently a five-time Emmy award-winning radio and television sportscaster for the San Francisco Giants...

     (b. 1950), American baseball player
  • Franciscus Bernardus Jacobus Kuiper (1907-2003), Dutch Indologist
  • Gerard Kuiper
    Gerard Kuiper
    Gerard Peter Kuiper , Netherlands – December 24, 1973, Mexico City) was a Dutch-American astronomer after whom the Kuiper belt was named.-Early life:...

     (1905-1973), Dutch-American astronomer
  • Glen Kuiper
    Glen Kuiper
    Glen Alan Kuiper is a broadcaster for the Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball team. He is the younger brother of Duane Kuiper, a former Major League player and current broadcaster for the San Francisco Giants...

     (b. 1963) American broadcaster
  • Hennie Kuiper
    Hennie Kuiper
    Hennie Kuiper is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist. His career includes a gold medal in the Olympic road race at Munich in 1972, becoming world professional road race champion in 1975, as well as winning four of the five “Monument” classics...

     (b. 1949), Dutch cyclist
  • Michael Kuiper
    Michael Kuiper
    Michael Kuiper is a Dutch mixed martial artist, who competes in the middleweight division.-Career:Kuiper comes from a judo background and holds a black belt in the discipline. He made his mixed martial arts debut in February 2009 and defeated his opponent, Ahmed Sultan, with a triangle choke...

     (b. 1989), Dutch martial artist
  • Nick Kuiper
    Nick Kuiper
    Nick Kuiper is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League.-Playing career:...

     (b. 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Nicky Kuiper
    Nicky Kuiper
    Nicky Kuiper is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for FC Twente. He formerly played for Vitesse.-Twente:...

     (b. 1989), Dutch footballer
  • Nicolaas Kuiper
    Nicolaas Kuiper
    Nicolaas Hendrik "Nico" Kuiper was a Dutch mathematician, known for Kuiper's test and proving Kuiper's theorem. He also contributed to the Nash embedding theorem.Kuiper completed his Ph.D...

     (1920-1994), Dutch mathematician
  • Peter Kuiper
    Peter Kuiper
    Peter Kuiper was a German actor of film, theatre and television.He died in Berlin from undisclosed causes in 2007.-Selected filmography:* Derrick - Season 2, Episode 2: "Tod am Bahngleis"...

     (1929-2007), German actor
  • Rienk Kuiper
    Rienk Kuiper
    Rienk Bouke Kuiper was born in Garrelsweer, in the municipality of Loppersum, in the Netherlands. His family moved to Grand Haven, Michigan in 1891 when his father accepted a call to be minister of the Christian Reformed congregation there...

     (1886-1966), Frisian-Dutch president of Calvin College
  • Roel Kuiper
    Roel Kuiper
    Roelof Kuiper is a Dutch historian, philosopher, ideologue, politician and university professor. He is a member of the Dutch Senate, and is professor of Reformational philosophy at the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam in the name of the Association for Reformational philosophy, teaching Society...

     (b. 1962), Dutch historian, philosopher and politician
  • Taco Kuiper
    Taco Kuiper
    - Taco Kuiper Awards :The Taco Kuiper fund rewards and encourages investigative journalism in South Africa, and was created by millionaire publisher Taco Kuiper, who set up The Valley Trust shortly before his death. In life, Taco was never shy to take on banks and other profiteers of apartheid policy...

     (1941-2004), South African publisher and journalist

See also

  • Kuiper (disambiguation)
  • Kuipers
    Kuipers
    Kuipers is a Dutch surname and may refer to* André Kuipers , Dutch astronaut* Benjamin Kuipers American computer scientists* Benno Kuipers , Dutch breaststroke swimmer* Björn Kuipers , FIFA dutch referee...

  • Cooper (surname)
    Cooper (surname)
    Cooper is a surname originating in England, and means maker of barrels; see Cooper . Cooper is the 32nd most common surname in the United Kingdom.Many notable persons share this surname.- A :...

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