Kemper may refer to:

Buildings

* Kemper Arena, in Kansas City, Missouri *

Kemper Building (Chicago) The Kemper Building is a 522 ft (159m) tall skyscraper in the Loop area of Downtown Chicago, Illinois. It was completed 1962 and has 41 floors. When it was completed, it was the tallest marble-clad office building in Chicago. In March 2018 ...

, a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois *

Kemper Hall Kemper Hall is placed on a Kenosha County park with 17.5 acres in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. Kemper Hall overlooks Lake Michigan with a historic chapel, observatory, the Anderson Arts Center, and the Durkee Mansion. Kemper Hall began wit ...

, a 1911 mansion in Kenosha, Wisconsin *

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 1994 in Kansas City, Missouri. With a $5 million annual budget and approximately 75,000 visitors each year, it is Missouri's first and largest contemporary museum. Founders The core of the museum's perm ...

, in Kansas City, Missouri

Companies

Thomas Kemper Thomas Kemper was a brewer of root beer, ginger ale, and other craft sodas under the Thomas Kemper Soda Co. label. Formerly owned by Pyramid Breweries, Inc., it was sold in 2007 to Adventure Funds of Portland, Oregon, which is running the company u ...

, an American soda brewing company *

Kemper Corporation Kemper is an American insurance provider with corporate headquarters located in Chicago, Illinois. With nearly $15 billion in assets, the Kemper family of companies provide insurance to individuals, families, and businesses. History Kemper Corpor ...

, an American insurance group

Places

* Quimper ( br, Kemper, link=no), France * Kemper County, Mississippi * Kemper, Illinois *

Kemper, South Carolina Kemper is an unincorporated community in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States. It is located along South Carolina Highway 41 southwest of Lake View, South Carolina Lake View is a town in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States. The p ...

People

Surname

Andreas Kemper Andreas Kemper (born April 11, 1963) is a German sociologist and author specializing in Classism. Life He was born into a working-class family and started to study philosophy, sociology and pedagogy first at the University of Münster, then th ...

(born 1963), German sociologist * Charles Kemper (1900–1950), American film actor *

Christine de Bosch Kemper Jonkvrouw/Freule Christine de Bosch Kemper (16 August 1840, Amsterdam - 12 May 1924, Amersfoort) was a Dutch writer. She was a member of the Kemper noble family, daughter of and Maria Aletta Hulshoff (not the author Maria Hulshoff) and younger ...

(1840–1924), Dutch feminist * David Kemper (born 1947), American rock drummer * David Kemper (writer), American television writer and producer *

Dieter Kemper Dieter Kemper (11 August 1937 – 11 October 2018) was a German cyclist who competed professionally between 1961 and 1980. During his career he won one UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1975, seven European titlesEdmund Kemper (born 1948), American serial killer and necrophile *

Ellie Kemper Elizabeth Claire Kemper (born May 2, 1980) is an American actress and comedian. She has been nominated for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Satellite Awards, and seven Scre ...

(born 1980), American actress and comedian * Franz-Josef Kemper (born 1945), German middle-distance runner *

Frederick T. Kemper Frederick T. Kemper (1816 – March 9, 1881) was the founder of the school that later became Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri. Early life Frederick T. Kemper was born in Madison County, Virginia, in 1816. His brother was General J ...

(1816–1881), American school-founder *

Hermann Kemper Hermann Kemper (5 April 1892 in Nortrup – 13 July 1977) was a German engineer and pioneer in magnetic levitation. Herman Kemper began his research on magnetic levitation in 1922. In 1933, Kemper constructed a working circuit for hovering on ...

(1892–1977), German electrical engineer and inventor *

Hunter Kemper Hunter Craig Kemper (born May 4, 1976) is a triathlete from the United States. He won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games, behind Venezuela's Gilberto González, followed by winning gold four years later at the 2003 Pan American Ga ...

(born 1976), American triathlete * Jackson Kemper (1789–1870), American Episcopalian bishop *

James L. Kemper James Lawson Kemper (June 11, 1823 – April 7, 1895) was a lawyer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 37th Governor of Virginia. He was the youngest brigade commander and only non-professional military officer in the div ...

(1823–1895), Confederate general in the American Civil War and governor of Virginia, U.S. *

James S. Kemper James Scott Kemper Sr. (November 18, 1886 - September 17, 1981) was a United States of America, U.S. businessman, philanthropist, and diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Brazil from 1953 to 1955 and as President of the U.S. Chamber of Comme ...

(1886–1981), American insurance company founder and billionaire * Jeltje de Bosch Kemper (1836–1916), Dutch feminist *

Joan Melchior Kemper Joan Melchior Kemper (26 April 1776 – 20 July 1824) was a Dutch jurist and politician. After studies in Amsterdam and Leiden he taught civil law in Amsterdam beginning in 1806, and natural, public and international law in Leiden beginning in 18 ...

(1776–1824), Dutch jurist and politician *

Johan Kemper ) , birth_date = c. 1670 , birth_place = Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , death_date = 3 May 1716 ( O.S.)14 May 1716 ( N.S.) , death_place = Uppsala, Swedish Empire , spouse = SiphraAnna Strömer (m. 1701) , othe ...

(1670–1716), Polish Christian Kabbalist *

Johnny Kemper Johnny Kemper (July 31, 1944 – June 13, 2012) was an American bodybuilder and actor. He was the owner of the Diamond Gym, which he sold in 2007. Selected filmography * ''Surfari'' (1967) * ''Women in Revolt ''Women in Revolt'' is a 1971 Amer ...

, American bodybuilder and actor *

Kay Ann Kemper Kay Ann Lenz (born March 4, 1953) is an American actress. She is the recipient of a Daytime Emmy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Saturn Award. Lenz is best known for her title role in the f ...

, stage name of Kay Lenz (born 1954), American actor *

Kathy Kemper Kathy "Coach" Kemper (born July 17, 1953) is an American executive, tennis coach, writer, and philanthropist. Kemper rose to prominence in the tennis scene, eventually heading the women's tennis team at Georgetown University, where she earned the ...

, American tennis coach, columnist and CEO *

R. Crosby Kemper Rufus Crosby Kemper Sr. (1892–1972) was an American banker. He is known for expanding City Center Bank, acquired by his father, from a three-man operation with $600,000 in deposits into UMB Financial Corporation, with $300 million in deposits, du ...

(1892–1972), American banker and philanthropist * R. Crosby Kemper Jr. (1927–2014), American banker and philanthropist *

Reuben Kemper Reuben Kemper (February 21, 1771 – January 29, 1827) was an American pioneer and filibuster. Kemper and West Florida Born in Fauquier County, Virginia, Kemper and his brothers Nathan and Samuel settled in Feliciana Parish, near Baton Rouge, Span ...

(1770–1826), American filibuster *

Samuel Kemper Samuel Kemper (died 1814) was an American adventurer and filibuster. Filibustering activities Born in Fauquier County, Virginia, Kemper was involved, along with his brothers Reuben and Nathan Kemper, in the 1804 rebellion against Spanish authori ...

(died 1814), American filibuster *

Sandy Kemper Alexander Sandy Kemper (born June 18, 1965) is an American entrepreneur, known for being founder and board chairman of Agriculture Future of America, founder of Education, Inc., chairman of Global Trading Web Association, founder of The Collector ...

(born 1965), American financial entrepreneur *

Tom Kempers Tom Kempers (born 1 June 1969) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands. Kempers won four doubles titles during his professional career. He reached his highest doubles ATP ranking on August 10, 1998, when he became the number 42 in the wor ...

(born 1969), Dutch tennis player *

Victor J. Kemper Victor Jay Kemper (born April 14, 1927) is a retired American cinematographer. Life and career Kemper was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Florence (née Freedman) and Louis Kemper. He is a graduate of Seton Hall University. As a cinema ...

(1927–2023), American cinematographer *

William Thornton Kemper Sr. William Thornton Kemper Sr. (November 2, 1867 – January 19, 1938) was an American banker who was the patriarch of the Missouri Kemper family, which developed both Commerce Bancshares and UMB Financial Corporation, United Missouri Bank to becom ...

(1866–1938), American banker and entrepreneur

Given name

Kemper Freeman Frederick Kemper Freeman Jr. (born October 23, 1941) is the active chairman and CEO of Kemper Development Company, which built and operates Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place, and Lincoln Square, all located in Bellevue, Washington. Kemper repre ...

(born 1941), American real estate developer *

Kemper Goodwin Kemper Goodwin (April 28, 1906 – December 24, 1997) was a noted architect from Tempe, Arizona. He specialized in educational buildings. Some of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona. Life Goodwin was b ...

(1906–1997), American architect * Kemper Harreld (1885–1971), African-American concert violinist * Kemper Nomland (1919–2009), American architect *

Kemper Yancey Kemper Winsborough Yancey (June 2, 1887 – February 17, 1957) was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Hampden–Sydney College in 1910 and at the University of Virginia in 1911, compiling a career college fo ...

(1887–1957), American football player and coach

Other uses

* '' Kemper: The CoEd Killer'', a 2008 film *

Kemper Insurance Open The Kemper Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1968 to 2006. Perhaps more so than any other "regular" PGA Tour stop, the event wandered about, not just from course to course within a given metropolitan area, but along the East Coast ...

, a former golf tournament in Potomac, Maryland * Kemper Lakes Golf Club, Kildeer, Illinois * Kemper Military School, in Boonville, Missouri, U.S. *

Kemper Project The Kemper Project, also called the Kemper County energy facility or Plant Ratcliffe, is a natural gas-fired electrical generating station currently under construction in Kemper County, Mississippi. Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co ...

, an energy project in Kemper County, Mississippi {{disambiguation