Topper is an occupational surname, originally denoting "a person connected with spinning of flax or wool".
Notable persons and characters with this name include:
People
edit- Burt Topper (1928–2007), American film director and screenwriter best known for cult films aimed at teenagers
- Curt Topper, Pennsylvania Secretary of General Services from 2015
- Hertha Töpper (1924–2020), Austrian operatic contralto and voice teacher
- Jesse Topper (born 1981), American politician
- Steve Topper (born 1961), Australian former professional rugby league footballer, brother of Stuart Topper
- Stuart Topper (born 1971), Australian former professional rugby league footballer, brother of Steve Topper
- Uwe Topper (born 1940), German non-fiction author
Fictional characters
edit- Bud Topper, one of the main characters in the television series Noddy
- Cosmo Topper, the protagonist of Thorne Smith's novel "Topper" and all its adaptations.
- Mr. Topper, a bachelor, and character in Charles Dickens' novella "A Christmas Carol".
This page lists people with the surname Topper.
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