Hooper (surname)

Hooper (or Hoopes) is a surname originating in England. It is derived from the archaic term for a person who aided in the building of barrels by creating the hoop for the barrel. Most Hoopers are English or of English descent. Some notable individuals named Hooper:

Persons

• Ben W. Hooper (1870–1957), governor of Tennessee 1911–1915
• Carl Hooper (born 1966) West Indian cricket player
• Chris Hooper (contemporary), Canadian musician
• Craig Hooper (contemporary), Australian musician
• Daniel Hooper (contemporary), British environmental protester
• Dick Hooper (born 1956), Irish long-distance runner
• Ed Hooper (contemporary), American author, Tennessee journalist and historian
• Edward Hooper (contemporary), British journalist
• Ellen Sturgis Hooper (1812–1848), American transcendentalist poet, daughter of William F. Sturgis
• Emma Hooper (contemporary), Canadian author and violist
• Gary Hooper (born 1988), English footballer
• George Hooper (1640–1727), English clergyman
• Harry Hooper (1887–1974), American baseball player
• Horace Everett Hooper (1859–1922), publisher of Encyclopædia Britannica
• Ibrahim Hooper, also known as Doug Hooper (contemporary), spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
• J. Robert Hooper, Maryland politician
• Jack Hooper, former deputy director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
• James Hooper, British adventurer
• James Thomas Hooper (1897–1971), British collector
• Joe R. Hooper (1938–1979), American Medal of Honor awardee
• Joseph L. Hooper (1877–1934), U.S. Representative from Michigan
• John Hooper (1495–1555), English churchman, Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester
• John Hooper (politician) (1846–1897), Irish politician and journalist
• Johnson J. Hooper (c. 1815 – 1863), American humorist
• Lyndon Hooper (born 1966), former professional Canadian soccer player
• Louisa Hooper (contemporary), English poet and writer
• Mike Hooper (contemporary), English footballer
• Nellee Hooper (contemporary), British producer/remixer for popular/rock music groups
• Nicholas Hooper (contemporary), English composer
• Pat Hooper (born 1952), Irish long-distance runner
• Selden G. Hooper (1904–1976), United States Navy admiral convicted by court-martial
• Stanford Caldwell Hooper (1884–1955), U.S. Navy admiral and radio pioneer who has been called the Father of Naval Radio
• Tobe Hooper (born 1943), American television and film director in horror films
• Tom Hooper (1883–1960), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Tom Hooper (director), British film and television director
• Tom Hooper (contemporary), Canadian songwriter and musician
• Tony Hooper, English musician and one-time member of Strawbs
• William Hooper (1742–1790), signer of the United States Declaration of Independence

Fictional persons

• Mr. Hooper, character on the children's TV show Sesame Street
• Hooper Hamilton, a founder of the World State in H.G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come
• Hoppity Hooper, a cartoon character and namesake of the cartoon Hoppity Hooper
• Matt Hooper, a main character in the original Jaws (1975) film