Draper (surname)

Template:Sister project 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 US, with approximately 22,383.

People

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, teacher
• 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
• Haydn Draper (1889–1934), clarinetist, military and orchestral player, teacher
• 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
• John Draper (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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), multiple people
• Peter Draper (disambiguation), multiple people
• Polly Draper (born 1955), American actress, writer, producer, and director
• Ray Draper (1940–1982), American jazz musician
• Richard Draper (1857–1938), bassoonist, Queen's Hall Orchestra, D’Oyle Carte and Carl Rosa Opera companies
• Robert Draper (born 1959), American author
• Ronald Draper (1926–2025), South African cricketer
• Ronald Draper (basketball) (born 1967), American basketball player
• 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): multiple people
• 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): multiple people

Fictional characters with the surname

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