Roper is an English surname. In England, people with this surname include members from the House of Roper. Members of the family have held three hereditary titles: Viscount of Baltinglass,

Baron Dacre of Glanton Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton (15 January 1914 – 26 January 2003) was an English historian. He was Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford. Trevor-Roper was a polemicist and essayist on a range of ...

, and Baron of Teynham. Other people worldwide, with the surname include politicians, academics, sportsmen, entertainment, and fictional characters.

House of Roper

William Roper William Roper ( – 4 January 1578) was an English lawyer and member of Parliament. The son of a Kentish gentleman, he married Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas More. He wrote a highly regarded biography of his father-in-law. Life William Roper ...

(1496–1578), attorney general of

Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...

, was offered a

Dukedom Dukedom may refer to: * The title and office of a duke * Duchy, the territory ruled by a duke * Dukedom, Kentucky and Tennessee Dukedom is an unincorporated community in both Graves County, Kentucky and Weakley County, Tennessee, straddling th ...

by him, but declined it. * Margaret Roper (1505–1544), English, writer, and daughter to Thomas More * John Roper, 1st Baron Teynham (c. 1534–1618) *

Christopher Roper, 2nd Baron Teynham Christopher Roper (b. Dec. 1561 d. 16 Apr. 1622) was a British aristocrat and member of the House of Roper who became the second Baron Teynham in 1618, after the death of his father, John Roper, 1st Baron Teynham. The Roper family is an Englis ...

(1561–1622) * Sir Thomas Roper, 1st Viscount Baltinglass (1587-1638) *

Elizabeth Roper Elizabeth Roper (d. 1658) was a member of the household of Anne of Denmark. She married Robert Mansell, a glass-making entrepreneur and became involved in his business. She was noted for her business activities as a "capitalist" by the historian ...

(d. 1658), English courtier *John Roper, 3rd Baron Teynham (c. 1591–1628) *Thomas Roper, 2nd Viscount Baltinglass (died ) *Cary Roper, 3rd Viscount Baltinglass (died 1672) *Christopher Roper, 4th Baron Teynham (1621–1673) *Christopher Roper, 5th Baron Teynham (d. 1689) *John Roper, 6th Baron Teynham (d. 1697) *Christopher Roper, 7th Baron Teynham (d. 1699) *Henry Roper, 8th Baron Teynham (c. 1676–1723) *Philip Roper, 9th Baron Teynham (1707–1727) *Henry Roper, 10th Baron Teynham (c. 1708–1781) *Henry Roper, 11th Baron Teynham (1734–1786) *Henry Roper, 12th Baron Teynham (1764–1800) *John Roper, 13th Baron Teynham (1767–1824) *Henry Francis Roper-Curzon, 14th Baron Teynham (1767–1842) *Henry Roper-Curzon, 15th Baron Teynham (1789–1842) *George Henry Roper-Curzon, 16th Baron Teynham (1798–1889) *Henry George Roper-Curzon, 17th Baron Teynham (1822–1892) * Henry John Philip Sidney Roper-Curzon, 18th Baron Teynham (1867–1936) * Christopher John Henry Roper-Curzon, 19th Baron Teynham (1896–1972) * Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914–2003),

John Christopher Ingham Roper-Curzon, 20th Baron Teynham John Christopher Ingham Roper-Curzon, 20th Baron Teynham (pronounced "TEN-ham") (25 July 1928 – 27 May 2021) was a British peer, land agent, and Army officer. Early life and education He was born on 25 December 1928, elder son of Christopher ...

(1928–2021) * David John Henry Ingham Roper-Curzon, 21st Baron Teynham (born 1965) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Henry "Harry" Christopher John Ingham Roper-Curzon (born 1986).

Politicians

Daniel Calhoun Roper Daniel Calhoun Roper (April 1, 1867April 11, 1943) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 7th United States Secretary of Commerce under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and was the 5th United States Ambassador to Canada from May ...

(1867–1943), an American politician *

Elmer Roper Elmer Ernest Roper (June 4, 1893 – November 12, 1994) was a Canadian businessman, trade unionist and politician. He was a Alberta Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1942-1955, and mayor of E ...

(1893–1994), a Canadian politician *

Sandra Roper Sandra Elena Roper (born c. December 29, 1956) is an American civil rights lawyer, who had an unsuccessful candidacy for district attorney in Brooklyn, New York against former King's County district attorney Charles J. Haynes, in 2001 before making ...

(born 1956), a New York lawyer and politician *

John Roper, Baron Roper John Francis Hodgess Roper, Baron Roper PC (10 September 1935 – 29 January 2016) was a British Liberal Democrat politician. Early life Roper was educated at William Hulme's Grammar School (Manchester), Reading School, Magdalen College, Oxfo ...

(1935–2016), a British politician

Academics and writers

Brian Roper (academic) Brian Roper (born 15 December 1949) is a British economist and former vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University. Career Roper was born and raised in southeast London, and studied economics at the University of Wales. After a stint at Unil ...

, former vice-chancellor of London Met * Clyde Roper (born 1937), zoologist known for his research on giant squid *L. David Roper (born 1935), discoverer of the

Roper resonance The Roper resonance, also known as P11(1440) or N(1440)1/2+, is an unstable nucleon resonance with a mass of about 1,440 MeV/c2 and with a relatively wide full Breit-Wigner width Γ ≈ 300 MeV/c2. It contains three quarks (up (u) or down (d)) wit ...

in particle physics and genealogist *

Lyndal Roper Lyndal Anne Roper (born 1956) is a historian. She was born in Melbourne, Australia. She works on German history of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, and has written a biography of Martin Luther. Her research centres on gender and the Ref ...

, Fellow at Oriel College and author of ''Witch Craze'' * Nancy Roper (1918–2004), British nurse theorist and lexicographer

Sportspeople

* Tony Roper (racing driver) (1964–2000), pickup race driver. * Jim Roper (1916-2000), race driver *

Brian Roper (Gaelic footballer) Brian Roper (born 1974/5) is an American Gaelic footballer who has lived in Ireland most of his life, and who played for Aodh Ruadh and the Donegal county team. Roper preferred to play centre-forward, but tended to play at wing-forward for D ...

, an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for

Donegal Donegal may refer to: County Donegal, Ireland * County Donegal, a county in the Republic of Ireland, part of the province of Ulster * Donegal (town), a town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland * Donegal Bay, an inlet in the northwest of Ireland b ...

Don Roper Donald George Beaumont Roper (14 December 1922 – 8 June 2001) was an English footballer. Playing career Born in Botley, Hampshire, Roper was a prolific scorer as a schoolboy. He was spotted playing parks football by Toby Keleher, assistant m ...

(1922–2001), an English footballer * John Roper, Major League Baseball pitcher for the

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

Justin Roper Justin Parks Roper (born July 28, 1987) is a former American football quarterback who played one season in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Chicago Rush and Orlando Predators. He played college football at Oregon and Montana. Early years ...

(born 1987), American football player *

Steve Roper Steve Roper is a noted climber and historian of the Sierra Nevada in the United States. He along with Allen Steck are the founding editors of the Sierra Club journal ''Ascent''. Roper is the winner of the Sierra Club's Francis P. Farquhar Mou ...

, an American rock climber

Entertainers

Brian Roper (actor) Brian T. Roper"Brian T. Roper" appears in the ''England and Wales'' Birth Index. It appears as such on the passenger manifest for an airline flight. The middle initial "T" appears on the ''Marriage Index'' reference and also appears in his name ...

(1929–1994), British and American film actor noted for his character portrayal as ''Dickon'' in ''The Secret Garden (1949 film)''. * David Roper, British actor * Deidra Muriel Roper (born 1948), an American DJ and singer. *

George Roper George Roper (15 May 1934 – 1 July 2003) was an English comedian, best known for his appearances in the long-running UK television series '' The Comedians''. Early history He was born George Francis Furnival in Liverpool to a working-cla ...

, British stand-up comedian. Known for his work on the British comedy show The Comedians. * Lizzie Roper (born 1968), British actress * Reese Roper, singer / songwriter for the bands Five Iron Frenzy, Brave Saint Saturn, and Roper *Todd Roper, drummer for the band

Deathray Deathray (1998–2007) was a band from Sacramento, California, formed by former Cake members Greg Brown and Victor Damiani, and Dana Gumbiner, a musician formerly of the Sacramento indie band Little Guilt Shrine. After leaving Cake, Brown an ...

Skid Roper Skid Roper (born Richard Banke, October 19, 1954, in National City, California, United States) is an American musician, most active in the 1980s and early 1990s. He has recorded with several groups including the surf band The Evasions, but is bes ...

, an American musician * Jake Roper, host of YouTube science show Vsauce 3.

Other people

*Col. Roper (died 1788), Commander in Chief of the Island of St. Vincent, killed in a duel with Mr. Thomas Purefoy.''The History of Duelling'', Vol. 2, by J. G. Millingen (London: Richard Bentley, 1841), pp. 146,7 *

Abel Roper Abel Roper (1665–1726) was an English journalist, who wrote in the Tory interest. Life A younger son of Isaac Roper, he was born at Atherstone in Warwickshire, and baptised on 13 September 1665. He was adopted in 1677 by his uncle, Abel Roper, ...

(1665–1726), English journalist and publisher *

Moses Roper Moses Roper ( – April 15, 1891) was an African American abolitionist, author and orator. He wrote an influential narrative of his enslavement in the United States in his ''Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper from American Sl ...

(c. 1810 – c. 1861), a slave born in North Carolina who escaped to England and wrote a book about his slavery experiences * Elmo Roper (1900–1971), founder of the Roper Opinion Research Company (the "Roper Poll"), later renamed Roper Starch Worldwide Company *George Denny Roper (1855–1925), founder of the Roper Manufacturing Company of Zanesville, Ohio, later purchased by Whirlpool Corporation *Harry J. Roper, current partner and Chair - Intellectual Property, Jenner & Block *

Jesse M. Roper Jesse M. Roper (29 October 1851 – 31 March 1901) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War. Biography Born at Glasgow, Missouri, Roper was appointed midshipman in June 1868 and graduated from the United States Na ...

(1851–1901), an officer of the United States Navy *

Joanna Roper Joanna Louise Roper, (born 20 February 1969) is a British diplomat serving as List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands, British Ambassador to the Netherlands and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the Organisat ...

(born 1969), British civil servant and diplomat *John Charles Abercromby Roper, (1915–1998), British foreign-service officer *

Lanning Roper Lanning Roper (4 February 1912 – 22 March 1983) was an American landscape architect and writer who studied and lived in England. Life He was born in West Orange, New Jersey, the son of Willet Crosby Roper (1877–1966), an investment banker, ...

(1912–1983), a United States citizen who became a well-known English gardener *John Roper (born c. 1822, date of death unknown), Australian explorer; Roper Peak and Roper River in the Northern Territory are named after him * Kevin Roper, animator for

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...

Productions in the 1970s * Patrick Trevor-Roper (1916–2004), a British surgeon and gay rights activist * Sylvester Howard Roper (1823–1896), Inventor of the motorcycle *

Shirley Phelps-Roper Shirley Lynn Phelps-Roper (born October 31, 1957) is an American lawyer and political activist. She was the lead spokesperson of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, an organization that protests against homosexuality conducted under ...

(born 1957), ''de facto'' spokesman for the Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, daughter of Fred Phelps

Fictional characters

* George Roper, fictional character in the British sitcom '' George and Mildred''. *

Stanley Roper ''Three's Company'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. It is based on the British sitcom ''Man About the House''. The story revolves around three single roomma ...

, a character in the sitcoms ''Three's Company'' and its spinoff ''The Ropers''. * Scott Roper, a character played by Eddie Murphy in ''

Metro (1997 film) ''Metro'' is a 1997 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Michael Wincott, and Art Evans (actor), Art Evans. It is directed by Thomas Carter (director), Thomas Carter, and produced by Roger Birnbaum. The plot follows ...

''. * Steve Roper, a character in the comic strip ''

Steve Roper and Mike Nomad ''Steve Roper and Mike Nomad'' was an American adventure comic strip that ran (under various earlier titles) from November 23, 1936, to December 26, 2004. Originally ''Big Chief Wahoo'', the focus and title character of the strip changed over t ...

''. * Roper, a character played by John Saxon in '' Enter the Dragon''. * Richard Onslow Roper, a character from John le Carré's novel

The Night Manager ''The Night Manager'' is an espionage novel by British writer John le Carré, published in 1993. It is his first post- Cold War novel, detailing an undercover operation to bring down a major international arms dealer. Plot summary Jonathan Pin ...