Kuipers
Kuipers is a Dutch occupational surname meaning cooper's. Common spelling variants include Kuiper, Kuijpers, and Kuypers. Notable people with the surname include:
- Aert H. Kuipers, Dutch linguist
- Alice Kuipers, British-Canadian author
- André Kuipers, Dutch astronaut
- Bas Kuipers, Dutch footballer
- Benjamin Kuipers American computer scientist
- Benno Kuipers, Dutch breaststroke swimmer
- Björn Kuipers, Dutch football referee
- Dennis Kuipers, Dutch rally driver
- Elizabeth Kuipers, British psychologist
- Ellen Kuipers, Dutch field hockey player
- Francis Kuipers, British composer, guitarist and ethno-musicologist
- Frits Kuipers, Dutch footballer
- Harm Kuipers, Dutch speed skater
- , Dutch resistance organiser in WWII
- Karin Kuipers, Dutch waterpolo player
- Michel Kuipers, Dutch footballer
- Nick Kuipers, Dutch footballer for IJsselmeervogels
- Nick Kuipers, Dutch footballer for MVV Maastricht
- Oedo Kuipers, Dutch musical theater performer
- Oscar Kuipers, Dutch molecular geneticist
- René Kuipers, Dutch rally driver
- Simon Kuipers, Dutch speed skater
