Asper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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David Asper
David Asper (born November 26, 1958) is a Canadian lawyer and businessman, currently serving as Acting Dean of Robson Hall, the law faculty of the University of Manitoba. Asper is the son of Canwest founder Izzy Asper, and is now the head of ...
, Vice-president of CanWest Global Communications Corp.
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Frank W. Asper (1892–1973), Latter-day Saint composer and Mormon Tabernacle organist.
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Gail Asper
Gail Sheryl Asper (born 1960) is a Canadian heiress, philanthropist, and corporate lawyer. Daughter of the media magnate Izzy Asper, she serves as the president and a trustee of the Izzy Asper#The Asper Foundation, Asper Foundation.
She is kno ...
, President of the CanWest Global Foundation and managing director and secretary of The Asper Foundation
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Hans Asper
Hans Asper ( 1499 – 21 March 1571) was a Swiss people, Swiss Painting, painter best known for his portraits.
Life
Asper was born c. 1499 in Zurich, where he lived his entire life. Nothing is known of him until 1526, when he married the daught ...
(1499–1571), Swiss painter
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Izzy Asper
Israel Harold "Izzy" Asper (August 11, 1932– October 7, 2003) was a Canadian tax lawyer and media magnate. He was the founder and owner of the now-defunct TV and media company CanWest Global Communications Corp and father to its former CEO and ...
(1932–2003), Canadian media magnate
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Leonard Asper
Leonard Asper (born May 31, 1964) is a Canadian businessperson, entrepreneur and lawyer. He is a graduate of Brandeis University and the University of Toronto Law School, and is a member of the Ontario Bar Association and The Law Society of Upper ...
, President and CEO of CanWest Global Communications Corp.
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Linda Asper
Linda Asper (born 1 December 1943) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She joined the Liberal Party and then later returned to the New Democratic Party during the 1990s. She was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1999 to 2003.
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, Manitoba politician
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Mattias Asper
Nils Mattias Joacim Asper (born 20 March 1974) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Starting off his career with Mjällby AIF in the mid-1990s, he went on to play professionally in Spain, Turkey, and Norway befo ...
, Swedish football goalkeeper
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