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 (1919–2012), Dutch linguist
• Alice Kuipers (born 1979), British-Canadian author
• André Kuipers (born 1958), Dutch astronaut
• Bas Kuipers (born 1994), Dutch footballer
• Benjamin Kuipers (born 1949) American computer scientist
• Benno Kuipers (born 1974), Dutch breaststroke swimmer
• Björn Kuipers (born 1973), Dutch football referee
• Dennis Kuipers (born 1985), Dutch rally driver
• Elizabeth Kuipers (born ca. 1950), British psychologist
• Ellen Kuipers (born 1971), Dutch field hockey player
• Francis Kuipers (born 1941), British composer, guitarist and ethno-musicologist
• Frits Kuipers (1899–1943), Dutch footballer
• Gerry Kuipers (1935–2013), Dutch businessman and auto restorer
• Harm Kuipers (born 1947), Dutch speed skater
• Helena Kuipers-Rietberg (1893–1944), Dutch resistance organiser in WWII
• Karin Kuipers (born 1972), Dutch waterpolo player
• Michel Kuipers (born 1974), Dutch footballer
• Nick Kuipers (footballer born 1992), Dutch footballer for MVV Maastricht
• Oedo Kuipers (born 1989), Dutch musical theater performer
• Oscar Kuipers (born 1956), Dutch molecular geneticist
• René Kuipers (born 1960), Dutch rally driver
• Ronald A. Kuipers (born 1969), Canadian philosopher
• Simon Kuipers (born 1982), Dutch speed skater

• Mount Kuipers, a mountain in Antarctica

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Kuipers.
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