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'''Kuiper''' (also '''(de) Kuyper''', '''Cuiper''' and '''de Cuyper''') is a common [[Dutch language]] [[surname]] which means "[[Cooper (profession)|cooper]]" in English: it may refer to:
== People ==
'''Kuiper'''
*[[Adrian Kuiper]] (b. 1959), South African Cricketer
*[[Albertine van Vliet-Kuiper]] (b. 1951), Dutch politician and [[burgomaster]] of [[Amersfoort]]
*[[Duane Kuiper]] (b. 1950), American baseball player
*[[Franciscus Bernardus Jacobus Kuiper]] (1907-2003), Dutch Indologist
*[[Geert Kuiper]] (b. 1960), Frisian-Dutch [[speed skater]] and coach
*[[Gerard Kuiper]] (1905-1973), Dutch-American astronomer
*[[Hennie Kuiper]] (b. 1949), Dutch cyclist
*[[Maarten Kuiper]] (?-1948), Dutch police man, [[NSB]] member and [[SS]] member
*[[Martijn Kuiper]] (b. 1978), Dutch footballer
*[[Nannie Kuiper]] (b. 1939), Dutch children's writer
*[[Nicolaas Kuiper]] (1920-1994), Dutch mathematician
*[[Pieter Cornelis Kuiper]] (1919-2002), Dutch psychiatrist and author
*[[Rienk Kuiper]] (1886-1966), Frisian-Dutch president of Calvin College
*[[Roel Kuiper]] (b. 1962), Dutch historian, philosopher and politician
'''Kuyper'''
* [[Abraham Kuyper]] (1837-1920), Dutch politician, statesman, journalist and theologian
* [[Elisa Willem Kuyper]] (1894-1944), Dutch journalist, [[SS|SS member]]
* [[H.H.Kuyper]], Dutch theologian
* [[Jacob Kuyper]] (1821-1908), Dutch geographer and cartographer
'''de Kuyper'''
* [[Bob de Kuyper]], Dutch CEO of [[De Kuyper Royal Distillers]]
* [[Eric de Kuyper]] (b. 1942), Belgian film director and writer
* [[Petrus de Kuyper]], Dutch founder of "De Kuyper Royal Distillers"
* [[Raymonde de Kuyper]] (b. 1955), Dutch actress
* [[Willem de Kuyper]], Dutch anabaptist, emissary of [[Jan Matthijs]] and baptist of [[Obbe Philips]]
'''Cuiper'''
* [[Bernhard Cuiper]], German basketballer
* [[Francois de Cuiper]] (18th century), Dutch explorer
'''de Cuyper'''
* [[Jan Baptist de Cuyper]] (1807-1852), Dutch [[sculptor]]
* [[Floris de Cuyper]] (1875-1965), Belgian producer of Artist's medals
Kuiper: The Outermost Three
== Other ==
'''Named after Gerard Kuiper'''
* [[Kuiper (lunar crater)|Kuiper]], a crater on the moon
* [[1778 Kuiper]], an asteroid
* [[Kuiper Airborne Observatory]], NASA research facility for infrared astronomy
* [[Kuiper belt]] — is an area of the solar system extending past the orbit of Neptune.
* [[Gerard P. Kuiper Prize]], award for outstanding achievement in the field of [[planetary science]]
'''Named after others'''
* [[Kuyper College]], a christian college close to [[Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]] (named after Abraham Kuyper)
* [[De Kuyper Royal Distillers]], a Dutch distillery (named after Petrus de Kuyper)
== See also ==
* [[Kuipers]] (also Kuypers, Kuijpers, Kuperus and Cuypers)
* [[Cooper]]
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