Hopwood is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Arthur Tindell Hopwood (1897-1969), British palaeontologist
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Avery Hopwood
James Avery Hopwood (May 28, 1882 – July 1, 1928) was an American playwright of the Jazz Age. He had four plays running simultaneously on Broadway in 1920.
Early life
Hopwood was born to James and Jule Pendergast Hopwood on May 28, 1882 ...
, American playwright
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David Hopwood
Sir David Alan Hopwood (born 19 August 1933) is a British microbiologist and geneticist.
Education
Educated at Purbrook Park County High School and Lymm Grammar School, Hopwood gained his Bachelor of Arts degree from St John's College, Camb ...
, British geneticist
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John Hopwood, colonial-era settler of Western Pennsylvania
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John Hopwood, English cricketer
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Len Hopwood
John Leonard Hopwood (30 October 1903 – 15 June 1985) was a Lancashire cricketer who was the focal point of the county's Championship win in 1934. During this period he was an effective if unattractive all-rounder and played twice for England ...
, English cricketer
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Mererid Hopwood
Mererid Hopwood (born February 1964) is a Welsh poet. She became in 2001 the first woman to win the bardic chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
Teaching
Originally from Cardiff, Hopwood graduated with first-class honours in Spanish and Ge ...
, Welsh poet
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Ronald Arthur Hopwood
Rear Admiral Ronald Arthur Hopwood (7 December 1868 – 28 December 1949) was a British naval officer and poet. He began his career in 1882 with the Royal Navy as a gunnery officer, completed it in 1919 as a Rear admiral (Royal Navy), rear ad ...
(1868–1949), rear admiral, Royal Navy
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Shon Hopwood
Shon Robert Hopwood (born June 11, 1975) is an American appellate lawyer and professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center. Hopwood became well-known as a jailhouse lawyer who served time in prison for bank robbery. While in prison, he st ...
, American reformed bank robber and self-taught attorney
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