Draper (surname)
Appearance
Draper is a surname, taken from the occupation (a draper was a merchant in cloth or dry goods). It is the 1365th most common name in the USA, with approximately 22,383.
People
[edit]Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert Draper (1897–1963), Canadian politician
- Brian Draper (born 1990), perpetrator, murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart
- Charles Draper (musician) (1869–1952), British clarinetist
- Charles Stark Draper (1901–1987), American engineer, after whom the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, formerly part of MIT, is named
- Christopher Draper (1892–1979), British flying ace, secret agent, and film star
- Daniel Draper (1841-1931), meteorologist
- Daniel Draper (1940–2004), American attorney and member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Dave Draper (1942–2021), American bodybuilder
- Derek Draper (1967-2024), British political lobbyist, spin doctor, editor of LabourList website, journalist, psychotherapist
- Dexter W. Draper (1881–1961), American college basketball and football coach
- Dontaye Draper (born 1984), American basketball player
- Dorothy Draper (1889–1969), American interior decorator
- Dorothy Catherine Draper (1807-1901), educator and chemist
- Eben Sumner Draper (1858–1914), American politician, governor of Massachusetts
- Foy Draper (1911–1943), American athlete
- Francis Collier Draper (1837–1894), Chief Constable of Toronto
- Fred W. Draper (1868–1962), American politician
- Hal Draper (1914–1990), American socialist author
- Henry Draper (1837–1882), American doctor, pioneer of astrophotography, brother of John Christopher Draper and son of John William Draper
- Herbert James Draper (1863–1920), English painter
- Jack Draper (cinematographer) (1892–1962), American cinematographer
- Jack Draper (born 2001), British tennis player
- James Draper (disambiguation), multiple people, including
- James T. Draper Jr. (born 1935), former Southern Baptist Convention President
- James Draper (settler) (1618–1697), settler of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Jim Draper (James W. Draper, 1925–2006), Scottish golfer
- James Draper (umpire) (1925–2013), South African cricket umpire
- John Draper (disambiguation), several people, including
- John Draper "Captain Crunch" (born 1943), American hacker and telecommunications phreaker
- John Christopher Draper (1835–1885), American chemist, son of John William Draper and brother of Henry Draper
- John William Draper (1811−1882), English-born American scientist, historian and photographer
- John Draper (MP for New Shoreham), MP for New Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency) 1413–1416
- John Draper (MP for Rochester), MP for Rochester (UK Parliament constituency) in 1420
- John Draper (motorcyclist) (1939-2002), English professional motorcycle racer
- Kris Draper (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player
- Margaret Green Draper (1727–c. 1804), American printer during the American Revolutionary War
- Mary Draper (1719–1810), participant in the American Revolutionary War
- Nicholas Draper (retired 2020), British historian, inaugural director of the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at University College London
- Nicholas Draper, British Labour Party candidate in several local elections since 1990, most recently the 1990 Merton London Borough Council election
- Nick Draper, Scots football player in the 2013–14 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
- Paul Draper (disambiguation), several people, including
- Paul W. Draper (born 1978), American magician
- Paul Draper (bassoonist) (fl. 1933), with London Baroque Ensemble under Karl Haas (conductor)
- Paul Draper (cricketer) (born 1972), English cricketer
- Paul Draper (dancer) (1909–1996), American dancer
- Paul Draper (musician) (born 1970), English singer-songwriter
- Paul Draper (philosopher) (born 1957), American philosopher
- Paul Draper (priest) (born 1964), Church of Ireland Dean of Lismore
- Paul Draper (winemaker) (born 1936), American winemaker
- Peter Draper (born 1958), Australian politician
- Polly Draper (born 1955), American actress, writer, producer, and director
- Ray Draper (1940–1982), American jazz musician
- Robert Draper (born 1959), American author
- Ronald Draper (born 1926), South African cricketer
- Ross Draper (born 1988), English footballer
- Ruth Draper (1884–1956), American actress
- Scott Draper (born 1974), Australian tennis player and golfer
- Theodore Draper (1912–2006), American historian and political writer
- Timothy C. Draper (born 1958), American venture capitalist
- Thomas Draper (disambiguation): several people, including
- Thomas Draper (criminal) (1839–1883), American professional criminal
- Thomas Draper (died 1703), of the Draper baronets
- Thomas Draper, a name used by Thomas Fermore (died 1609), English MP
- Thomas Percy Draper (1864–1946), Australian politician and judge
- Tom Draper (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player
- Trish Draper (born 1959), Australian politician
- Warren Fales Draper (1883–1970), U.S. Deputy Surgeon General and member of Eisenhower's staff during WWII
- Warren Fales Draper (publisher) (1818–1905), publisher in Andover, Massachusetts, philanthropist
- Wickliffe Draper (1891–1972), American segregationist, eugenicist and philanthropist; founded the Pioneer Fund
- William Draper (disambiguation): several people, including
- William Franklin Draper (artist) (1912–2003), American painter
- William Franklin Draper (politician) (1842–1910)
- William Henry Draper (1801–1877), Canadian judge and politician
- William Henry Draper (congressman) (1841–1921), American politician
- William Henry Draper Jr. (1894–1974), American general and venture capitalist, father of William Henry Draper III, grandfather of Timothy C. Draper and Polly Draper
- William Henry Draper III (born 1928), American venture capitalist, son of William Henry Draper Jr., father of Timothy C. Draper and Polly Draper.
Fictional characters with the surname
[edit]In Mad Men:
- Anna Draper, Lt. Donald Draper's wife
- Betty Draper, Don Draper's first wife
- Bobby Draper, Don Draper's elder son
- Don Draper, the protagonist of Mad Men
- Gene Draper, Don Draper's younger son
- Megan Draper, Don Draper's second wife
- Sally Draper, Don Draper's daughter