Harper


Gender:
Origin: Gaelic, Indian
473 famous people named Harper found on Wikipedia.
80796 female, 5830 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 9-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 9-th in year 2018
Used in: English

Meanings

Harper is a Scottish family name that is also commonly used as a given name in the USA. The name is believed to have originated in the Dalriadan region of Scotland, especially in the Lennox district, and is associated with Clan Buchanan.
Harper is also the Anglicization of the German family name Härpfer, deriving from playing the musical instrument harp.

Old English hearpere "one who plays the harp," agent noun from harp (v.). As a surname from late 12c. Compare Middle High German harpfære, German Harfner.

One who plays the harp, player or maker of harps. Pleasant and brave.

Famous People: 473 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Harper Lee 1926 American author
2 Bryce Harper 1992 Major League Baseball outfielder
3 Luke Harper 1979 American professional wrestler
4 Valerie Harper 1939 Actress
5 Hill Harper 1966 Actor
6 Bob Harper 1965 American personal trainer
7 Kalenna Harper 1982 American musician
8 Tess Harper 1950 American actress
9 Hannah Harper 1982 English pornographic actress and director
10 Roman Harper 1982 American football player, defensive back, safety
11 David W. Harper 1961 American actor
12 Jessica Harper 1949 American actress
13 Laureen Harper 1963 Wife of Stephen Harper
14 Frank Harper 1962 British actor and film producer
15 Derek Harper 1961 American basketball player
16 Ella Harper 1873 American circus performer
17 Harper Simon 1972 Singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
18 Rahman "Rock" Harper American chef
19 Jeremy Harper American World Record holder
20 Johnny Harper
21 Ron Harper 1936 American actor
22 Dawn Harper 1963 British doctor and television presenter
23 Owen Harper Fictional character of Torchwood
24 Charley Harper 1922 American Modernist artist
25 Frances Harper 1825 American writer
26 Rebecca Harper
27 Blake Harper 1968 Canadian actor & nurse
28 Gerald Harper 1929 British actor
29 Alvin Harper 1967 American football player
30 Dillion Harper 1991 American pornographic actress
31 William Jackson Harper 1980 American actor
32 Charlie Harper 1944 Singer
33 Elijah Harper 1949 Canadian politician
34 Gregg Harper 1956 American politician
35 Liza Harper 1976 French pornographic actress
36 William Rainey Harper 1856 American academic administrator
37 Diane Harper American medical researcher
38 Ray Harper 1961 American basketball player-coach
39 Bruce Harper 1955 Former NFL football player
40 Vaughn Harper 1945
41 Brian Harper 1959 American baseball player
42 Ty Harper
43 Martha Matilda Harper 1857 Canadian entrenpeneur
44 Douglas Harper 1948 American sociologist
45 Holly Harper Fictional character
46 Rob Harper 1955 English musician
47 Harper Reed 1978 American entrepreneur
48 Jake Harper
49 Clifford Harper 1949 Illustrator
50 Tommy Harper 1940 American baseball player and coach
51 Kellie Harper 1977 American basketball player-coach
52 Billy Harper 1943 American musician
53 Rock Harper 1976
54 Robert Goodloe Harper 1765 American politician
55 Harper Goff 1911 American musician
56 Josh Harper 1991 American football player
57 Pat Harper 1935 American journalist
58 Matthew Harper Member of the California State Assembly
59 Emily Harper 1978 American actress
60 Robert Harper 1957 Computer scientist
61 Kevin Harper 1976 Football (soccer) player
62 Henry S. Harper 1864 American businessman
63 Walter Harper 1892 American mountain climber
64 Lee Harper 1971 Footballer and manager
65 Molly Harper American writer
66 Irving Harper 1916 Industrial designer
67 Roland Harper 1953 American football player
68 Heather Harper 1930 British soprano
69 Ryan Harper 1987 Scottish footballer
70 Daryl Harper 1951 Cricket umpire
71 Robin Harper 1940 British politician
72 Michael S. Harper 1938 American writer
73 Shane Harper 1989 American ice hockey player
74 Edward Eugene Harper 1946 American former fugitive
75 Joseph H. Harper 1901 United States general
76 Andy Harper 1967 Australian soccer player
77 Jamie Harper 1989 Player of American football
78 Joe Harper 1948 Scottish footballer
79 Aaron Harper 1981 Basketball player
80 Roy Harper 1941 British musician
81 Leni Harper 1954 British actress
82 Harper Carter 1939 American film actor
83 Ethel Ernistine Harper 1903 Actress
84 Evelyn Harper
85 Karen Harper American writer
86 Keith Harper 1965 Lawyer, ambassador
87 John Joseph Harper 1944 Canadian politician
88 Willie Harper 1950 American football player
89 Ida Husted Harper 1851 American suffragist and writer
90 Don Harper 1921 Australian composer
91 Tanisha Harper 1985 American actress and model
92 Skinny Bobby Harper 1939 American DJ
93 Steven C. Harper 1970 American academic
94 Chandler Harper 1914 Professional golfer
95 Laura Harper 1986 American professional women's basketball player
96 Justin Harper 1985 American football player
97 Jesse Harper 1883 American football player and coach
98 Ben Harper 1980 American musician
99 Sam Harper 1996 Australian cricketer
100 Demonte Harper 1989 American basketball player
101 Don L. Harper American conductor
102 Stan Harper 1921 Harmonica player
103 F. A. Harper 1905 American economist
104 Peanut Louie Harper 1960 American tennis player
105 Cullen Harper 1985 American football player
106 Kieran Harper 1992 Australian rules footballer
107 Winard Harper 1962 Jazz drummer
108 Rod Harper 1985 Player of American football
109 Emma Harper Scottish politician
110 Dwayne Harper 1966 American football player
111 Christine Harper American journalist
112 Shawn Harper 1968 American football player
113 Conrad K. Harper 1940 American lawyer
114 Kenn Harper Canadian historian
115 Toni Harper 1937 American singer
116 Michael Harper 1931 British priest
117 George Montague Harper 1865 British Army general
118 Harper Williams 1971 American professional basketball player
119 C. Michael Harper 1927 American businessman
120 Ted Harper 1901 English footballer
121 A. Breeze Harper 1976 African-American critical race feminist and writer
122 Thelma Harper 1940 American politician
123 Nathan Harper American police chief
124 Harper LeBel 1963 American football player
125 Brett Harper 1981 American baseball player
126 Chris Harper 1957 Royal Air Force air marshal
127 Harper Davis 1925 American football player and coach
128 John L. Harper 1925 British biologist
129 Tara K. Harper 1961 American writer
130 Henry Albert Harper 1873 Canadian journalist
131 Ian Harper Australian economist
132 Jerry Harper 1934 American collegiate basketball player
133 Edward Harper British engineer
134 Leonard Harper 1899
135 Mike Harper 1957 American basketball player
136 David Harper British palaeontologist
137 Sarah Harper British academic
138 Bryan Harper 1927 Australian canoeist
139 Kate M. Harper 1956 American politician
140 Steve Harper 1969 Footballer
141 Sylvia Lance Harper 1895 Australian tennis player
142 Fletcher Harper 1806 American publisher
143 Joseph Harper 1914 British politician
144 Jon Harper 1978 British musician
145 Roger Harper 1970 American football player
146 Anna McCune Harper 1902 US tennis player
147 Harper Marshall British actress
148 Harry Harper 1895 American baseball player
149 William Harper 1944 American jeweller
150 Mitch Harper 1956 American politician
151 Wally Harper 1941 Musical director, composer, conductor, dance arranger, musical supervisor
152 Terry Harper 1955 American baseball player
153 Herbie Harper 1920 American musician
154 Deveron Harper 1977 American football player
155 John William Harper 1916 Recipient of the Victoria Cross
156 Helena Harper
157 Kenton Harper 1801 Confederate Army general
158 Andrew Harper 1844 Scottish-Australian scholar
159 Bill Harper 1897 Scottish footballer
160 Wayne Harper 1956 American politician
161 Colin Harper 1946 Footballer, football manager
162 Travis Harper 1976 American baseball player
163 Francis Harper 1886 U.S naturalist (1886–1972)
164 Linnae Harper 1995 American basketball player
165 Sonya Harper
166 Walt Harper 1926 American musician
167 Philip Harper 1966 British-born sake brewer in Japan
168 Jenny Harper 1950
169 David M. Harper 1953 American architect
170 Barbara Harper 1952 American activist
171 Arthur Cyprian Harper 1866 American politician
172 Charles George Harper 1863 British artist
173 Brandon Harper 1976 American baseball player
174 Glenn Harper 1962 Player of American and Canadian football
175 Alan Harper 1979
176 Stephen Harper British automobile designer
177 Dani Harper Author
178 Nat Harper 1865 Australian politician
179 Susan Harper 1952 Canadian diplomat
180 James Harper 1780 American politician from Pennsylvania
181 Ed Harper 1931 Canadian politician
182 Jack Harper 1914 Tennis player
183 Dennis Harper American nonprofit executive
184 Christopher J. Harper 1951 American journalist
185 Darrell Harper 1938 American football player
186 Charles Harper 1842 Pastoralist, newspaperman, politician
187 Vern Harper 1936 Cree elder
188 Arthur Harper 1835
189 Eric Harper 1877 New Zealand rugby union player
190 Kenneth Harper 1913 Film producer
191 Hugo Harper British academic
192 Henry Harper 1804 Primate of New Zealand; Bishop of Christchurch; British-born Anglican colonial bishop
193 Dave Harper 1966 American football player
194 John Ernest Harper 1874 Royal Navy admiral
195 Joseph M. Harper 1787 American politician
196 John Harper 1930 Kentucky politician
197 Graeme Harper 1959 British writer
198 Kelly Harper 1982 American musician
199 J. C. Harper 1965 American football coach
200 Mark Harper 1957 West Indian cricketer