Topper (surname)

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

  • Burt Topper (1928–2007), American film director and screenwriter of teen cult films
  • Curt Topper, American politician from Pennsylvania
  • Hertha Töpper (1924–2020), Austrian operatic contralto and voice teacher
  • Jesse Topper (born 1981), American politician
  • Steve Topper (born 1961), Australian rugby player, brother of Stuart
  • Stuart Topper (born 1971), Australian rugby player, brother of Steve
  • Uwe Topper (born 1940), German non-fiction author

Fictional characters

  • 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".
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