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Pyper is a surname and a given name. Notable people so named include: * Andrew Pyper, Canadian writer of fiction * Gavin Pyper (born 1979), British motor racing driver * George D. Pyper (1860–1943), the fifth general superintendent of the Sunday School of The LDS Church) * Jenny Pyper, Northern Ireland civil servant * Laura Pyper, Northern Irish actress * Pyper America (born 1997), American fashion model and musician See also * Piper (given name) * Piper (surname) * John Pyper-Ferguson John Pyper-Ferguson (born February 27, 1964) is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in a wide range of films and television shows. His notable works include playing Sonny Hamilton on '' Hamilton's Quest'', Peter Hutter on ''The Adv ... (born 1964), Australian-born actor {{given name, type=both ...
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Andrew Pyper
Andrew Pyper (born March 29, 1968) is an award-winning Canadian author. Early life: childhood and education Pyper's parents emigrated from Northern Ireland to Stratford, Ontario. His father was an ophthalmologist, his mother trained as a nurse. Pyper was the youngest of five children. As a child, he read a lot of books and aspired to be a writer. "I was a ''de facto'' only child, because there were eight years between me and the next brother. Like a lot of only children, I turned to the nerdier pursuits of books and writing and ... making things up." He studied at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and obtained an honours B.A. and M.A. in English Literature. Rather than pursue a doctorate, Pyper followed a girlfriend to Toronto and studied law at the University of Toronto (U. of T.). Although that relationship ended, Pyper continued three years of legal studies and graduated with a law degree (LL.B) and earned a Legal Theory Award. After articling for a year he was called to ...
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Pyper America
Pyper America Holder (née Smith; born March 13, 1997) is an American model, actress, and musician. She is the bassist in an alternative rock band called The Atomics. Early life Pyper America was raised in Utah by a family who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her parents are Sheridan and Dallon Smith, a former model and a guitar string entrepreneur. Third of four children, her siblings are also models and musicians: two older sisters Cheyenne Starlie (born 1993), Daisy Clementine (born 1996), and a younger brother Lucky Blue (born 1998). She also lived in Montana and California. At the age of 16, she moved with her family from Utah to Los Angeles, California, where she described experiencing culture shock. Career On the runway she has walked for Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Cushnie et Ochs, Philipp Plein, Moschino, and Ermanno Scervino. In advertisements, she has modeled for Moncler, Calvin Klein, and H&M alongside her siblings; as well as ...
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Laura Pyper
Laura Pyper is a Northern Irish actress, known for portraying Ella Dee in the second season of '' Hex'', Jane Fairfax in '' Emma'' and Lexine Murdoch in the video game '' Dead Space: Extraction''. She also played Lesley Howell in '' The Secret'' on ITV, which was first broadcast in April and May 2016. Background Born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, Pyper has two brothers and two sisters. She attended Rainey Endowed School and later studied English and Drama at Trinity College, Dublin. Career Pyper made her film debut playing Lin in '' Reign of Fire'', a role she won while still studying. She has also appeared in the Irish film '' Headrush'', playing Vicky Nobel. On television, Pyper played Ella Dee in the second season of the Sky One supernatural drama '' Hex'', and Jane Fairfax in the 2009 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's '' Emma''.
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Gavin Pyper
Gavin Pyper (born 12 August 1979 in Blairgowrie, Scotland) is a British motor racing driver. Racing career He first made a big impression in racing by winning the Formula Vauxhall winter series with team DFR. In 1999 he entered the Vauxhall Vectra SRi V6 Challenge with Lloyds UDT, getting two wins in the year. When the British Touring Car Championship started a second class B in 2000 to boost the size of the grid, he entered an Alfa Romeo 156 which was run by former touring car driver Gary Ayles Gary Ayles (born September 25, 1964) is a Racecar driver born in the United Kingdom. Ayles raced in the British F3 championship in the late 1980s before making the switch to touring car racing. He competed in the British Touring Car Championship .... For 2001 the BTCC changed its regulations, with class B now called production class, Pyper drove again with an Alfa Romeo 156 this time for GA Janspeed. He finished sixth in class in what was a large and competitive field. With the newl ...
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Jenny Pyper
Jenny Pyper is a Northern Ireland civil servant. On 27 November 2020 she was appointed as Interim Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, taking up the position for eight months from 1 December, and succeeding David Sterling, who stepped down from the role in August 2020. Pyper previously served as Chief Executive of the Utility Regulator. Career Pyper joined the civil service in 1985, and worked in a number of economic development roles. In 2004 she was appointed as Director of Energy Policy at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, before later taking up the role of Director of Regional Planning and Transportation at the Department for Regional Development. In 2011 she became Deputy Secretary at the Department for Social Development, and joined the Utility Regulator in 2013. She retired from the Utility Regulator in the autumn of 2020. Her appointment as interim head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service was announced after Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill ...
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Piper (given Name)
Piper is a feminine given name meaning “piper”. The name has increased in popularity in recent years due to a character on the television series ''Charmed''. The following people are referred to as “Piper”: * Piper Campbell (born 1965), American diplomat * Piper Curda (born 1997), American actress and singer * Piper Davis (1917–1997), American Negro league baseball player * Piper Dellums, American author and public speaker * Piper Gilles (born 1992), American-Canadian ice dancer * Piper Harris (born 2000), American child actress * Piper Kerman (born 1969), American memoirist and convicted money launderer and drug trafficker, author of ''Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison'' * Piper Laurie (born 1932), American actress * Piper Madison (born 2002), American singer * Piper Perabo (born 1976), American actress * Piper Reese (born 2000), American child reporter and actress Fictional Characters * Piper Chapman, protagonist of the series ''Orange Is the New ...
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George D
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ...
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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.Harrison, Henry: ''Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary''. People with the surname include: :''Note: Persons may appear in more than one category.'' Academics * Charles Piper (1867–1926), American botanist and agriculturalist * Franciszek Piper (born 1941), Polish historian * James A. Piper (born c. 1949), New Zealand/Australian physicist * Martha Piper, President of the University of British Columbia * Otto Piper (1841–1921), German architectural historian * Ross Piper () 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), America ...
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