Coppens or

Coppen Coppen or Coppens is a Dutch patronymic surname primarily found in East Flanders. surname: * Alec Coppen (1923–2019), British psychiatrist * Charles Coppen, a sports editor for the ''Providence Journal'' * Jennifer Coppen (born 2001), Indone ...

is a

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based o ...

primarily found in

East Flanders East Flanders ( ; ; ; ) is a Provinces of Belgium, province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands, Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp (province), Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut (provinc ...

. It may refer to: * Amaya Coppens (born 1994), Nicaraguan student activist * An Coppens (born 1971), Belgian gamification expert *

Astrid Coppens Astrid Coppens (born 25 January 1983) is a Flemish people, Flemish Belgians, Belgian singer-songwriter and model. Career Music Astrid is a trained classical violinist. She started playing in 1987 at the age of 4, and subsequently appeared on va ...

(born 1983), Belgian model and actress * Augustin Coppens (1668–1740), Flemish painter and engraver *

Claude Coppens Claude Coppens (born 23 December 1936, Schaerbeek, commune of Brussels) is a Belgian pianist and composer. Coppens studied at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels with Marcel Maas and in Paris with Marguerite Long. He is a Laureate of the Margu ...

(born 1936), Belgian pianist and composer * Christophe Coppens (born 1969), Belgian fashion designer and artist *

Els Coppens-van de Rijt Johanna Elisabeth "Els" Coppens-van de Rijt (born August 18, 1943) is an artist and author from Vlierden, Netherlands. Coppens-van de Rijt was born in Sint-Oedenrode, as one of twins to a Roman Catholic family with 11 children. She studied at the ...

(born 1943), Dutch artist and author *

Henri Coppens Henri 'Rik' François Louis Coppens (29 April 1930 – 5 February 2015) was a Belgian footballer who played as a striker. He played 389 games and scored 261 goals for Beerschot AC. Coppens won the first Belgian Golden Shoe in 1954. After his c ...

(1930–2015), Belgian footballer *

Jo Coppens Jo Coppens (born 21 December 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sint-Truiden in the Belgian Pro League. Career In May 2007, Coppens came third with Belgium at the European U17 Football Championship. In the ...

(born 1990), Belgian footballer *

Matt Coppens Matt Coppens (born April 18, 1971) is an American former ice sledge hockey player. He won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2002 Winter Paralympics The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, ...

(born 1971), American ice sledge hockey player *

Omer Coppens Omer Coppens (1864–1926) was a Belgian impressionist and orientalist painter, ceramic artist, and bookbinder. Born in Dunkirk, Coppens studied art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts at Ghent and worked in the south of France, Italy, and Morocco ...

, Belgian painter and ceramic artist *

Paul Coppens Paul Coppens is a Belgian television writer and sound engineer. Mainly a writer for Belgian television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a ph ...

, Belgian television writer and sound engineer *

Philip Coppens (chemist) Philip Coppens (October 24, 1930 – June 21, 2017) was a Dutch-born American chemist and crystallographer known for his work on charge density analysis using X-rays crystallography and the pioneering work in the field of photocrystallography ...

(1930–2017), Dutch chemist and crystallographer *

Philip Coppens (author) Philip Coppens (25 January 1971 – 30 December 2012)Thierry Coppens Thierry Coppens (born 2 November 1979) is a Belgian professional football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Ronse Ronse (; ) is a Belgian city and a municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality only encompasses ...

(born 1979), Belgian footballer *

Willy Coppens Willy Omer François Jean baron Coppens de Houthulst, DSO MC (6 July 1892 – 21 December 1986) was Belgium's leading fighter ace and the champion " balloon buster" of World War I. He was credited with 37 confirmed victories and six prob ...

(1892–1986), Belgium's leading fighter ace of World War I *

Yves Coppens Yves Coppens (9 August 1934 – 22 June 2022) was a French anthropologist and co-discoverer of "Lucy". A graduate from the University of Rennes and the Sorbonne, he studied ancient hominids and had multiple published works on this topic, and a ...

(1934–2022), French anthropologist

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