Kemper may refer to:

Buildings

Kemper Arena The Hy-Vee Arena, previously known as Kemper Arena, is an indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to conversion to a youth sports and community gymnasium facility, Kemper Arena was previously a 19,500-seat professional sports 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, 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 Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography The ...

( br, Kemper, link=no), France *

Kemper County, Mississippi Kemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part ...

Kemper, Illinois Kemper (also Palmer's Prairie) is an unincorporated community in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. It is located on Illinois Route 267 Illinois Route 267 (IL 267) is a north–south highway in the U.S. state of Illinois. It run ...

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 (born 1963), German sociologist *

Charles Kemper Charles Kemper (September 6, 1900 – May 12, 1950) was an American character actor born in Oklahoma. The heavy-set actor was for decades a successful stage actor. Movie career Like many actors in New York, Kemper worked in short comedies fil ...

(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 David Law Kemper (born 1947/8 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American rock drummer who was a member of the Jerry Garcia Band (1983–1994) and Bob Dylan's band (1996–2001). He was with the Jerry Garcia Band from 1983 until January 1994, when he w ...

(born 1947), American rock drummer *

David Kemper (writer) David Kemper is an American television writer and producer who is best known for his work on the science fiction/fantasy show ''Farscape''. He was raised in Oak Park, Michigan, where he attended Ferndale High School. At school he was a baseball ...

, 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 titles Edmund Kemper Edmund Emil Kemper III (born December 18, 1948) is an American serial killer who murdered a total of 10 people, including a 15-year-old girl, as well as his own mother and her best friend, from May 1972 to April 1973, following his parole for m ...

(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 Franz-Josef Kemper (born 30 September 1945) is a German athlete, Olympian, and official. He achieved his greatest success as a middle-distance runner in the 1960s and 1970s.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 Jackson Kemper (December 24, 1789 – May 24, 1870) in 1835 became the first missionary bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Especially known for his work with Native American peoples, he also founded parishes in wha ...

(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 Jkvr. Jeltje de Bosch Kemper (1836 – 1916) was a Dutch feminist. Life Bosch Kemper was born in Amsterdam on 28 April 1836. She was a member of the Kemper noble family, daughter of (1808-1876) and Maria Aletta Hulshoff (1810-1844) and e ...

(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 (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 ...

(born 1927), American cinematographer * William Thornton Kemper, Sr. (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 (1906–1997), American architect *

Kemper Harreld William Kemper Harreld (January 31, 1885, Muncie, Indiana – 1971) was an American concert violinist. He was also a pianist and organist. A graduate of Chicago Musical College, Harreld performed until 1911 when he became head of the music dep ...

(1885–1971), African-American concert violinist *

Kemper Nomland Kemper Nomland Jr. (May 8, 1919 - December 25, 2009) was a modernist architect in Los Angeles, California and part of a father-son architectural team with his father Kemper Nomland, Sr. He was also a painter and printer of poetry and arts publica ...

(1919–2009), American architect * Kemper Yancey (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 Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club in the central United States, located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Lake Zurich, Hawthorn ...

, Kildeer, Illinois *

Kemper Military School Kemper Military School & College was a private military school located in Boonville, Missouri. Founded in 1844, Kemper filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2002. The school's motto was "Nunquam Non Paratus" (Never Not Prepared). The 46-acre cam ...

, 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