Harper

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Harper is an old English surname that originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps.

A harper is an older word for harpist, someone who plays the harp. Harper is often preferred by modern players of the folk or Celtic harp, as it carries more traditional connotations than harpist, which is frequently associated with playing the larger concert pedal harp.

Harper refers to:

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Persons named Harper

Last name Harper
- Ben Harper (1968–), American musician
- Blake Harper (1968–) Canadian pornographic actor
- Clifford Harper (1949–), English anarchist and cartoonist
- Derek Harper (1961–), American former professional basketball player
- Edith Harper (1884–1947), British poet and feminist, wrote under the pseudonym Anna Wickham
- Elijah Harper (1949–), Aboriginal Cree Canadian politician and band chief
- Emily Harper (1981–), American actress
- Frances Harper (1825–1911), American abolitionist and poet
- Gisèle Côté-Harper (contemporary), Canadian law professor and human rights activist
- Graeme Harper (contemporary), British television director
- Heather Harper (1930–), Irish operatic soprano
- Hill Harper (1973–), American film, television and stage actor
- John Harper (1916–1944), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Kevin Harper (1976–), Scottish Association Football player
- Liza Harper (1976–), French pornographic actress
- Mark Harper (contemporary), British politician, Member of Parliament
- Nick Harper (1965–), British singer/songwriter/guitarist, son of Roy Harper
- Pat Harper, American TV news anchorwoman who, in January 1987, pretended to be a homeless person on the streets of New York City for 6 days in order to "meet the homeless, experience and see what life on the street [was] like"
- Reg Harper (contemporary), Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island
- Robert G. Harper, (1765–1825), American politician, senator from Maryland
- Robin Harper (1940–), Scottish politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Ron Harper (1964–), American basketball player
- Roy Harper (1941–), British singer-songwriter, father of Nick Harper
- Skinny Bobby Harper (1939–2003), American radio and video DJ
- Stephen Harper (1959–), Current (22nd) Prime Minister of Canada
- Steve Harper (1975–), English football player
- Tommy Harper (1940–), American former baseball player
- Valerie Harper (1940–), American actress
- William A. Harper (contemporary), witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
- William R. Harper (1856–1906), first president of University of Chicago