Cropper (surname)

Cropper is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Angela Cropper Angela Cropper (c. 1946 – 12 November 2012) of Trinidad and Tobago served as assistant secretary-general and deputy executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). She was appointed to this position by United Nations Secreta ...

, United Nations official from Trinidad and Tobago *

Anna Cropper Anna Cropper (also Roache; 13 May 1938 – 22 January 2007) was an English stage and television actress. Early years Cropper was born in Brierfield, Lancashire, the daughter of Margaret, a stage actress and director, and Jack Cropper, a dentis ...

(1938–2007), British stage and television actress *Anton Cropper, American television director and producer *

Dene Cropper Dene Cropper (born 5 January 1983) is an English former professional footballer who notably played in the Football League for Lincoln City and Boston United after starting his career with Sheffield Wednesday. He has also played for Worksop To ...

(born 1983), English former professional footballer * Elizabeth Cropper (born 1944), art historian *Dame

Hilary Cropper Dame Hilary Mary Cropper, DBE, FRSA, FBCS (''née'' Trueman; 9 January 1941 – 26 December 2004) was a British businesswoman. Early life Hilary Mary Trueman was born in MacclesfieldRichard Wray,"Obituary: Dame Hilary Cropper" ''The Guardian'', ...

(1941–2004), English businesswoman *

James Cropper (abolitionist) James Cropper (1773–1840) was an English businessman and philanthropist, known as an abolitionist who made a major contribution to the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire in 1833. Early life James Cropper was born at Winstanley ...

(1773–1840), English businessman, philanthropist, and abolitionist *

James Cropper (politician) James Cropper (22 February 1823 – 16 October 1900) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885. Cropper was the son of James Cropper of Dingle Bank Liverpool. His father was the philanthropist and sla ...

(1823–1900), English Liberal politician and papermaker.great-great-grandfather of James (businessman) *

James Cropper (priest) James Cropper (1862–1938) was an Anglican priest in the 20th century. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He held incumbencies at West Ham, Seaton, Broughton-in-Furness and Penrith after which he was De ...

(died 1938), Anglican priest *

James Cropper (businessman) Sir James Anthony Cropper KCVO (born 22 December 1938) is the former Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria and Honorary President of James Cropper plc, speciality paper makers, of Burneside, a business founded by his great-great grandfather James Cropper ...

(born 1938), English businessman, great-great-grandson of James (politician) * Jason Cropper (born 1971), American musician, guitarist for Weezer *

John Cropper John Cropper (1797–1874) was a British philanthropist and abolitionist. A businessman, he was known as "''the most generous man in Liverpool''". Business and philanthropy Cropper was renowned for being rich, but also being generous. It is s ...

(1797–1876), British philanthropist * Mark Cropper, British businessman, son of James (politician) *

Linda Cropper Linda Cropper (born 1 January 1958) is an Australian actress, primarily known for her role as Geraldine Proudman in the TV series ''Offspring'' and as Dame Nellie Melba in the television series '' Melba''. An shortened edited version of the tel ...

, Australian television actress *

Peter Cropper Peter Cropper (19 November 1945 – 29 May 2015) was a British violinist, leader of the Lindsay Quartet, and founding Artistic Director of Music in the Round, a charitable organisation he founded in the 1980s to promote chamber music concerts. B ...

(1945–2015), British violinist, leader of the Lindsay String Quartet *

Steve Cropper Steven Lee Cropper (born October 21, 1941), sometimes known as "The Colonel", is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which backed artists such as Ot ...

(born 1941), American guitarist, songwriter and producer * William Cropper (1862–1889), English cricketer and footballer Fictional characters: * Hayley Cropper, in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Roy Cropper, in ''Coronation Street'' {{surname, Cropper