Hopper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

People

• Ailish Hopper, American poet
• Alan Hopper (born 1937), English footballer
• Andrew Hopper (1948–2018), British solicitor
• Andy Hopper (born 1953), British computer scientist
• Annie Powe Hopper (1876–1952), American college dean
• Bill Hopper (disambiguation), several people
• Briallen Hopper, American writer and scholar
• Brian Hopper (born 1943), English musician
• Christopher Hopper (1918–2009), British arts administrator
• Clay Hopper (1902–1976), American basketball player
• Deborah Hopper, American costume designer
• Dennis Hopper (1936–2010), American actor
• DeWolf Hopper (1858–1935), American actor, singer, comedian and producer
• E. Mason Hopper (1885–1967), American film director
• Edward Hopper (1882–1967), American painter and printmaker
• Edna Wallace Hopper (1872–1959), American actress
• Fran Hopper (1922–2017), American comic book artist
• Grace Hopper (1906–1992), American computer scientist and naval officer
• Hal Hopper (1912–1970), American musician, composer, and screenwriter
• Harrison Hopper (born 2000), English footballer
• Hedda Hopper (1885–1966), American actress and gossip columnist
• Hugh Hopper (1945–2009), English guitarist and composer
• Humphrey Hopper (1764/5–1844), English mason and sculptor
• Isobel Hoppar (c. 1490–after 1538), Scottish courtier
• Isaac Hopper (1771–1852), American abolitionist and underground railroad pioneer
• J. Hopper (Kent cricketer) (fl. 1822–1827)
• Jacob Hopper (born 1997), Australian rules footballer
• Jade Hopper (born 1991), Australian tennis player
• James Hopper (disambiguation), several people
• Jerry Hopper (1907–1988), American film and television director
• Jessica Hopper (born 1976), American writer
• Jim Hopper (disambiguation), several people
• John Hopper (politician) (1923–1996), American politician
• John Hopper (scientist), Australian genetic epidemiologist
• Josephine Hopper (1883–1968), American artist
• Kev Hopper (born 1961), English musician
• Lefty Hopper (1874-1959), American baseball player
• Linda Hopper (born 1959), American musician
• Luico Hopper (born 1952), American musician
• Matt Hopper (born 1985), English rugby union footballer
• Matthew Hopper (1893–1978), English footballer
• Max Hopper (1934–2010), American IT manager
• Niall Hopper (born 1935), Scottish footballer
• Norris Hopper (born 1979), American baseball player
• Paul Hopper, American linguist of British birth
• Paul A. Hopper (born 1956), Australian bioentrepreneur
• Randy Hopper (born 1966), American politician
• Ray Hopper (born 1960), Australian politician
• Regina Hopper, American journalist and attorney
• Robin Hopper (1939–2017), Canadian ceramist
• Ruthanna Hopper (born 1972), American author and actress
• Ryan Hopper (born 1993), English footballer
• Shirley Ximena Hopper Russell (1886–1985), American artist best known for Hawaiian themes
• Stephen Hopper (born 1951), Australian botanist denoted by the author abbreviation "Hopper" when citing a botanical name
• Suzanne Hopper (1970–2011), American police officer
• Tim Hopper, American actor
• Thomas Hopper (disambiguation), also Tom Hopper, several people
• Tony Hopper (1976–2018), English footballer
• Victoria Hopper (1909–2007), Canadian-born British actress
• Wilbert Hopper (1933–2006), Canadian business executive
• William Hopper (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters

• Franz Hopper, a character in Code Lyoko
• Jim Hopper, a character in the Netflix television series Stranger Things