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The word '''Napier''' ({{pronEng|ˈneɪpɪər}}) is a [[surname]] in the [[English language]], deriving from the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Clan Napier]]. It is part of the name of many notable persons and places, some of which are listed below.
==People==
*[[Alan Napier]] (1903–1988), actor who played Alfred the Butler in the television series ''Batman''
*[[Alex Napier (musician)]], a musician who was formerly a drummer for the band [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]].
*Sir [[Charles Napier (naval officer)]] (1786–1860), nephew of George, Admiral, politician
*[[Charles Napier (actor)]] (born April 12, 1936), an American actor
*[[Claude Napier]], a British translator of Scandinavian
*[[David Napier (automotive engineer)|David Napier]] (1785–1873), of the precision engineering business [[Napier & Son]]
**[[James Napier (engineer)]], son of David Napier
**[[Montague Napier]], grandson of David Napier
*[[David Napier (marine engineer)|David Napier]] (1790–1869), marine engineer
*[[Duncan Napier]], vistorian botanist and herbalist
*[[Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier]] and 1st Baron Ettrick, KT (1819 – 1898)
*[[Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford|Frederic Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford]] (1868–1933), Governor of New South Wales, 1909–1913
*Colonel [[George Napier]] (1751–1804) descendant of the Scottish family of mathematician fame, and father of three brothers who were known in the [[Peninsular War]] as "Wellington's Colonels"
**Sir [[Charles James Napier]] (1782–1853), son of George, Commander-in-Chief in India
**Sir [[George Thomas Napier]] (1784–1855), son of George, Commander-in-Chief of the Army in the Cape Colony
**Sir [[William Francis Patrick Napier]] (1785–1860), son of George, historian of the Peninsular war
**[[Henry Edward Napier]], another of George Napier's sons, a naval officer and historian.
*[[Graham Napier]] (born 1980), an English cricketer
*[[Irene Napier]] (born 1953), a Scottish film and television Make-up artist
*[[Jack Napier (porn star)|Jack Napier]] (born 1976), a Puerto Rican pornographic actor
*[[James Napier]] (1810–1884), Scottish author of the 19th century
*[[James Napier (actor)|James Napier]] (born 1982), New Zealand actor
*[[John Napier]] (1550–1617), mathematician, the inventor of the [[logarithm]] in Western mathematics
*[[John Light Napier]] (b. 1947), [[U.S. Representative]] from [[South Carolina]]
*[[John Mellis Napier]] (1924–1967), judge on the Supreme Court of South Australia
*The Rt Hon. [[John Napier Turner]] (born 1929), the seventeenth Prime Minister of Canada, June–September 1984
*[[John Napier (designer)]] (born 1944), Broadway set designer, owner of many [[Tony Award]]s
*[[John Napier (footballer)]] (born 1949), former English footballer
*[[Joseph Napier]] (1804–1882), an Irish conservative Member of Parliament
*[[Lonnie Napier]] (born 1940) American politician from Kentucky
*[[Macvey Napier]] (1776–1847), Scottish lawyer and editor of the [[Encyclopædia Britannica]]
*[[Mark Napier (historian)|Mark Napier]] (1798–1879), a Scottish historian
*[[Mark Napier (ice hockey)|Mark Napier]] (born 1957), a retired Canadian ice-hockey player
*[[Mark Napier (artist)]] (born 1961), an American internet artist
*[[Marshall Napier]], a New Zealand actor, father of Jessica Napier
**[[Jessica Napier]] (born 1979), a New Zealand actress, daughter of Marshall Napier
*[[Michael R. Napier]], an American ex-[[FBI]] criminologist
*[[Michelle Napier]], Irish television personality and journalist
*[[Mick Napier]], American actor and director
*[[Neil Napier]], American actor
*[[Oliver Napier]] (born 1935), first leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
*[[Phillip Morris Napier]], an American politician in [[Maine]]
*[[Richard Napier]] (1559–1634), astrologer
*[[Robert Napier (engineer)]] (1791–1876), Scottish marine engineer, see [[Cunard Steamship Lines]]
**[[James Robert Napier (engineer)]], Scottish engineer and inventor of ''Napier's diagram.''
*Sir [[Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala]] (1810–1890), Commander-in-Chief in India
*[[Russell Napier]] (1910–1974), an Australian actor
*[[Simon Napier-Bell]] (born 1939), English music professional, one-time manager of [[The Yardbirds]], [[Wham!]], and others
*[[Buddy Napier|Skelton Le Roy "Buddy" Napier]], an American Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Sue Napier]] (born 1948), a Tasmanian politician
*[[Susan Napier]], a New Zealand novellist.
*[[Thomas Napier (philanthropist)|Thomas Napier]] (1802–1881), a Scottish philanthropist
*[[Wilfrid Napier]] (born 1941), a South African cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
*[[William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier]] (1786–1834), Royal Navy officer, politician, and diplomat
*[[William Napier]] (1828–1908), recipient of the Victoria Cross
*[[William Ewart Napier]] (1881–1952), an American chess master
*[[Winston Napier]] African American literature scholar
*[[Bill Napier|William M. Napier]] (born 1940), a Scottish astronomer and author
==In fiction==
*[[Carson Napier]], fictional hero of Edgar Rice Burroughs Venus series
*[[Declan Napier]], fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbors
*[[Jack Napier]], fictional villain from Batman
*[[Rebecca Napier]], fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbors
*[[Homeworlds Resistance#Sean Napier|Sean Napier]], fictional character in Exosquad
==Places==
===Australia===
* [[Electoral district of Napier]], a state electoral district in South Australia
* [[Mount Napier]], a volcano in Victoria, Australia
*[[Napier Range]], a mountain range in western Australia
===Antarctica===
* [[Napier Mountains]], a group of peaks in Antarctica named for [[Mellis Napier|John Mellis Napier]]
===New Zealand===
* [[Napier, New Zealand]], named after Sir [[Charles James Napier]]
** The [[Port of Napier]]
===South Africa===
* [[Napier, Western Cape]], South Africa, named for Sir [[George Thomas Napier]]
===United States===
* [[Napier Field, Alabama]], United States
* [[Napier Township, Pennsylvania]], United States
* [[Napier, West Virginia]], United States
==Transportation==
*[[Napier & Son]], a British engine manufacturer
*[[Napier-Railton]], an aero-engined racing car built in 1933
*The [[Napier-Bentley]], a vintage racing car
*[[American Napier (automobile)]], an early automobile
*[[Air Napier]], a charter airline in New Zealand
*[[Napier Express]], a New Zealand passenger express train
*[[HMS Napier]], a number of ships in the British Royal Navy
==Other uses==
* [[Napier University]], in Edinburgh, Scotland, named for the mathematician
*[[Napier earthquake]], a 1931 earthquake in New Zealand
*Napier's constant, another name for [[e (mathematical constant)|''e'' (mathematical constant)]] (see John Napier above)
*''[[Pennisetum purpureum]]'' or Napier Grass
*[[Napier88]], a programming language named after the mathematician
* [[Napier Museum]], in Kerala, India, named for [[Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier]], governor of Madras
*"[[Napier Company (jewellery)|Napier]]", a brand of jewellery
*[[7096 Napier]], a mars-crossing asteroid
==See also==
Also related: [[Neper]]
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