Kuiper is a Dutch

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

meaning cooper. Common spelling variants include Kuyper,

Kuipers Kuipers is a Dutch language, Dutch occupational surname meaning Cooper (profession), cooper's. Common spelling variants include Kuiper, Kuijpers, and Kuypers. Notable people with the surname include: * Aert H. Kuipers (1919–2012), Dutch linguis ...

, Kuijper,

Kuijpers Kuijpers or Kuypers is a Dutch language, Dutch surname corresponding to the English Cooper (surname), Cooper.Kuypers, and De Kuyper. Notable people with the name include:

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* Adrian Kuiper (born 1959), South African cricketer * Barend Klaas Kuiper (1877–1961), Dutch-American historian * David Kuiper (born 1980), Dutch rower * Duane Kuiper (born 1950), American baseball player * Edith Kuiper (born 1960), Dutch economist * F. B. J. Kuiper (1907–2003), Dutch Indologist *

Gerard Kuiper Gerard Peter Kuiper ( ; born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper, ; 7 December 1905 – 23 December 1973) was a Dutch-American astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. The Kuiper belt is named after him. Kuiper is consi ...

(1905–1973), Dutch-American astronomer after whom the

Kuiper belt The Kuiper belt ( ) is a circumstellar disc in the outer Solar System, extending from the orbit of Neptune at 30 astronomical units (AU) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun. It is similar to the asteroid belt, but is far larger—20 times ...

was named * Glen Kuiper (born 1963) American broadcaster * Hennie Kuiper (born 1949), Dutch cyclist * J. P. Kuiper (1922–1985), Dutch professor of social medicine * Michael Kuiper (born 1989), Dutch martial artist * Nick Kuiper (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player * Nicky Kuiper (born 1989), Dutch footballer *

Nicolaas Kuiper Nicolaas Hendrik Kuiper (; 28 June 1920 – 12 December 1994) was a Dutch mathematician, known for Kuiper's test and proving Kuiper's theorem. He also contributed to the Nash embedding theorem. Kuiper studied at University of Leiden in 1937- ...

(1920–1994), Dutch mathematician, known for Kuiper's test, Kuiper's theorem, and the Eells–Kuiper manifold * Peter Kuiper (1929–2007), Dutch-German actor * Piet Kuiper (1934–2017), Dutch botanist * Rienk Kuiper (1886–1966), Frisian-Dutch president of Calvin College *

Roel Kuiper Roelof (Roel) Kuiper (born 5 April 1962 in Mariënberg) is a Dutch historian, philosopher, ideologue, politician and university professor. He was from 2007 to 2019 a member of the Dutch Senate of the Netherlands, Senate, and is professor of Refo ...

(born 1962), Dutch historian, philosopher and politician * Taco Kuiper (1941–2004), South African publisher and journalist

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* Abraham Kuyper (1837–1920), Dutch prime minister, theologian, and founder of a Protestant church * Elisabeth Kuyper (1877–1953), Dutch Romantic composer and conductor * Frans Kuyper (1629–1691), Dutch Socinian writer and printer * Jacques Kuyper (1761–1808), Dutch draftsman and composer

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