John Harper

John Harper may refer to:

  • John Harper (politician) (1930–2001), American politician from Kentucky
  • John Adams Harper (1779–1816), American politician from New Hampshire
  • John L. Harper (1925–2009), British biologist
  • John Harper (pastor) (1872–1912), British Baptist pastor who died on the Titanic
  • John Russell Harper (1914–1983), Canadian art historian
  • John William Harper (1916–1944), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • John Harper (mayor), mayor of Denver, Colorado, U.S.A, 1871–1872
  • Johnny Harper, fictional character in The O.C.
  • John Ernest Harper (1874–1949), British admiral
  • John Harper (computer engineer) (born 1937), British computer engineer who led the Bombe rebuild at Bletchley Park
  • John Joseph Harper (died 1988), Canadian aboriginal leader from Wasagamack, Manitoba
  • John Harper, former director of the Royal School of Church Music

Famous quotes containing the word harper:

    “as his weight wilts
    and he is on a porch
    that won’t hold my arms,
    or the legs of the race run
    forwards, or the film
    played backwards on his grandson’s eyes.”
    —Michael S. Harper (b. 1938)