Cuypers is a variation of the Dutch surname
Kuipers
Kuipers is a Dutch occupational surname meaning cooper's. Common spelling variants include Kuiper, Kuijpers, and Kuypers. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aert H. Kuipers (1919–2012), Dutch linguist
* Alice Kuipers (born 1979), Briti ...
and, has the same meaning as the English surname
Cooper
Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to:
* Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels
Arts and entertainment
* Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads
* Cooper (video game character), in ' ...
or Coopers. People with this surname include:
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Alain Cuypers
Alain Cuypers (born 29 November 1967 in Ostend) is a retired Belgian hurdler. Competing in both the 110 and 400 metres hurdles, he represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships.
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(born 1967), Belgian hurdler
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Brigitte Cuypers
Brigitte Cuypers (born 3 December 1955) is a retired tennis player from South Africa.
Cuypers reached the final of the South African Championships singles event on five consecutive occasions from 1975 to 1979 and won the title in 1976, 1978 a ...
(born 1955), South African tennis player.
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Eduard Cuypers
Eduard Cuypers (18 April 1859 Roermond – 1 June 1927, The Hague) was a Dutch architect. He worked in Amsterdam and the Dutch East Indies.
Biography
Cuypers was trained in the architectural practice of his uncle Pierre Cuypers, the count ...
(1859–1927), Dutch architect, nephew of Pierre Cuypers
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Elisabeth Cuypers
Elisabeth Cuypers (unknown – unknown) was a Belgian chess player, Belgian Women's Chess Championship four-times winner.
Biography
From the early 1940s to the end of 1960s, Elisabeth Cuypers was one of the leading chess players in the Belgiu ...
, Belgian chess master
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Harald Cuypers
Harald Cuypers is a West German retired slalom canoeist who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C-1 team: 1969), two silvers (C-1: 1967, C-1 team: 1971 *
The year 1 ...
(born ca. 1940), German slalom canoeist
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Joseph Cuypers
Josephus Theodorus Joannes Cuypers (10 June 1861, Roermond - 20 January 1949, Meerssen) was a Dutch architect; primarily known for his Catholic churches. Life and work
He was born to the architect, Pierre Cuypers, and his wife, Antoinette née ...
(1861–1949), Dutch architect, son of Pierre Cuypers
* (1871–1952), Belgian-Dutch stage and film actress
* (1947–2017), Dutch jazz composer and pianist
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Marcel Cuypers
Marcel Cuypers (born 8 May 1880, date of death unknown) was a Belgian fencer. He competed at the 1920 and 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, ...
(1880–?), Belgian fencer
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Pierre Cuypers
Petrus Josephus Hubertus "Pierre" Cuypers (16 May 1827 – 3 March 1921) was a Dutch architect. His name is most frequently associated with the Amsterdam Central Station (1881–1889) and the Rijksmuseum (1876–1885), both in Amsterdam. ...
(1827–1921), Dutch architect, father of Jos Cuypers
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