Topper (surname)

Last updated March 02, 2025

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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