Notable people with the surname include: •
Albert Draper (1897–1963), Canadian politician •
Brian Draper (born 1990), perpetrator,
murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart •
Charles Draper (musician) (1869–1952), British clarinetist, teacher •
Charles Stark Draper (1901–1987), American engineer, after whom the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, formerly part of MIT, is named •
Christopher Draper (1892–1979), British flying ace, secret agent, and film star •
Daniel Draper (1841–1931), meteorologist •
Daniel Draper (1940–2004), American attorney and member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives •
Dave Draper (1942–2021), American bodybuilder •
Derek Draper (1967–2024), British political lobbyist, spin doctor, editor of LabourList website, journalist, psychotherapist •
Dexter W. Draper (1881–1961), American college basketball and football coach •
Dontaye Draper (born 1984), American basketball player •
Dorothy Draper (1889–1969), American interior decorator •
Dorothy Catherine Draper (1807–1901), educator and chemist •
Eben Sumner Draper (1858–1914), American politician, governor of Massachusetts •
Foy Draper (1911–1943), American athlete •
Francis Collier Draper (1837–1894), Chief Constable of Toronto •
Fred W. Draper (1868–1962), American politician •
Hal Draper (1914–1990), American socialist author •
Haydn Draper (1889–1934), clarinetist, military and orchestral player, teacher •
Henry Draper (1837–1882), American doctor, pioneer of astrophotography, brother of John Christopher Draper and son of John William Draper •
Herbert James Draper (1863–1920), English painter •
Jack Draper (cinematographer) (1892–1962), American cinematographer •
Jack Draper (born 2001), British tennis player •
James Draper (disambiguation), multiple people •
John Draper (disambiguation), multiple people •
Kris Draper (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player •
Margaret Green Draper (1727–c. 1804), American printer during the American Revolutionary War •
Mary Draper (1719–1810), participant in the American Revolutionary War •
Nicholas Draper (retired 2020), British historian, inaugural director of the
Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at University College London • Nicholas Draper, British Labour Party candidate in several local elections since 1990, most recently the
1990 Merton London Borough Council election •
Paul Draper (disambiguation), multiple people •
Peter Draper (disambiguation), multiple people •
Polly Draper (born 1955), American actress, writer, producer, and director •
Ray Draper (1940–1982), American jazz musician •
Richard Draper (1857–1938), bassoonist,
Queen's Hall Orchestra,
D’Oyle Carte and
Carl Rosa Opera companies •
Robert Draper (born 1959), American author •
Ronald Draper (1926–2025), South African cricketer •
Ronald Draper (basketball) (born 1967), American basketball player •
Ross Draper (born 1988), English footballer •
Ruth Draper (1884–1956), American actress •
Scott Draper (born 1974), Australian tennis player and golfer •
Theodore Draper (1912–2006), American historian and political writer •
Timothy C. Draper (born 1958), American venture capitalist •
Thomas Draper (disambiguation): multiple people •
Trish Draper (born 1959), Australian politician •
Warren Fales Draper (1883–1970), U.S. Deputy Surgeon General and member of Eisenhower's staff during WWII •
Warren Fales Draper (publisher) (1818–1905), publisher in Andover, Massachusetts, philanthropist •
Wickliffe Draper (1891–1972), American segregationist, eugenicist and philanthropist; founded the
Pioneer Fund •
William Draper (disambiguation): multiple people ==Fictional characters with the surname==