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:
Persons named Harper
- Last name Harper
- *Marc Harper (1976–), Inventor of the Harper Filter
- *Ben Harper (1969–), 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"
- *Paul Vincent Harper/Paul V. Harper/Paul Harper (born 1915), American doctor
- *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
- *Susan Harper (1952–), Canadian diplomat
- *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
- First name Harper
- *Harper Goff (1911–1993), American artist, musician, and actor
- *Harper Lee (1926–), American novelist
Fictional persons
- The Harper family, from the situation comedy My Family
- The Harpers, whom maintain and teach the history, laws and customs of society through song in the world of Pern in the
- Joe Harper, character in the novel Tom Sawyer
- Kate Harper, character on the television show The West Wing
- Patrick Harper, character in the television series Sharpe (TV Series)
- Seamus Harper, character in the television series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
- Several characters in the American sitcom Mama's Family
- * Ellen Harper
- * Naomi Harper
- * Thelma Harper
- * Vinton Harper
- * Matthew Harper
Place names
- Harper, Liberia (also known as Cape Palmas), capital of Maryland County, Liberia
- Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa, USA
- Harper, Harper County, Kansas, USA
- Harper, Gillespie County, Texas, USA
- Harper, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Harpers Ferry, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
- Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
- Harper County, Kansas, USA
- Harper County, Oklahoma, USA
- Harper Woods, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Other
- Battle of Harpers Ferry (September 12–15, 1862), battle in the American Civil War
- Harper College, community college in Palatine, Illinois, USA
- Harpers, a semi-secret organization of good in the fictional Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons
- Harper & Brothers, New York City book and magazine publishing firm, founded Harper's Magazine and Harper's Bazaar
- Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises, (471 U.S. 539) (1985), United States Supreme Court decision concerning the fair use doctrine
- Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History, published by Harper & Brothers (1901, 1905)
- Harper's, American monthly general-interest magazine
- Harper's Bazaar, American fashion magazine
- Harper's Weekly, American political magazine published by Harper & Brothers (1857–1916)
- "Harper Valley PTA", 1968 country music song by Tom T. Hall
- Harper Valley PTA, 1980s television sitcom based on the song Harper Valley PTA
- HarperCollins, imprint for publishing used by News Corporation
- USS Harpers Ferry, dock landing ship of the United States Navy
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