Skipper (surname)

Skipper (or Skippers) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Dan Skipper (born 1994), American football player
• Elix Skipper (born 1967), American professional wrestler and former professional football player
• George Skipper (1856–1948), English architect
• Harry Skipper (born 1960), Canadian football player
• Howard E. Skipper (1915–2006), American cancer researcher and oncologist
• John Skipper, president of ESPN
• Jim Skipper (born 1949), American football coach
• Katherine Skipper, New Zealand architect
• Kelly Skipper (born 1967), American football coach
• Pat Skipper (born 1958), American actor
• Peter Skipper (1958–2019), English retired footballer
• Ricardo Skippers (born 1986), South African footballer
• Ryan Skipper (1981–2007), American murder victim
• Spencer Skipper (c. 1848–1903), journalist in South Australia, wrote as "Hugh Kalyptus"
• Susan Skipper (born 1951), British actress
• Svenn Skipper (1947–2021), Danish composer
• Tim Skipper, American vocalist and guitarist in the alternative rock band House of Heroes
• Tim Skipper (American football) (born 1978), American football player and coach
• Tuzar Skipper (born 1995), American football player
• Wayde Skipper (born 1983), Australian rules footballer

See also

• Ricardo Skippers (born 1986), South African footballer