Pepper is a given name, nickname, and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Contents

• Surname
• Given name
• Nickname
• Fictional characters
• Given name or only name
• Surname 2
• See also

Surname

• Abel C. Pepper (1793–1860), American politician and Indian agent
• Art Pepper (1925–1982), American jazz musician
• Augustus Joseph Pepper (1849–1935), British surgeon & forensic pathologist
• Barbara Pepper (1915–1969), American stage, television, radio, & film actress
• Barry Pepper (born 1970), Canadian actor
• Belville Robert Pepper (1850–1888), British singer
• Ben Pepper (born 1975), Australian professional basketball player
• Beverly Pepper (1922–2020), American sculptor
• Bill Pepper (1895–1918), English footballer
• Bob Pepper (baseball) (1895–1968), American baseball pitcher
• Bob Pepper (illustrator) (1938–2019), American illustrator
• Buddy Pepper (1922–1993), American pianist, songwriter, arranger and actor
• C. Doris Hellman Pepper (1910–1973), American historian of science
• Carl Pepper (born 1980), English footballer
• Cec Pepper (1916–1993), Australian first-class cricketer
• Charles Pepper (cricketer) (1875–1917), English first-class cricketer
• Charles T. Pepper (1830–1903), American physician
• Claude Pepper (1900–1989), U.S. Congressman from Florida
• Conor Pepper (born 1994), Irish footballer
• Curtis Bill Pepper (1917–2014), American journalist and author
• Cuthbert Pepper (died 1608), Member of Parliament in 1597 and 1601
• Cynthia Pepper (born 1940), retired American actress
• Cyril Pepper (1911–1943), New Zealand rugby union player
• Daniel Pepper (born 1989), English swimmer
• David Pepper (intelligence official) (born 1948), British civil servant, director of GCHQ
• David Pepper (politician) (born 1971), American politician
• Del Pepper (born 1937), American politician
• Devin Pepper (born 1969), United States Space Force major general
• Dick Pepper (1889–1962), English musician and writer
• Don Pepper (born 1943), American professional baseball player
• Dottie Pepper (born 1965), American golfer
• Edward Pepper (1879–1960), British Olympic gymnast
• Edwina Sheppard Pepper (1893–1988), ecologist in West Virginia
• Eleanor Pepper (1904–1997), American architect and interior designer
• Elenore Pepper (1924–2006), American field hockey player
• Elijah Pepper (born 2001), Australian-American professional basketball player
• Elizabeth Pepper (1923–2005), American editor and publisher of The Witches’ Almanac
• Elizabeth Pepper (martyr) (died 1556), burned at the stake for her Protestant beliefs
• Evelyn Pepper, CM, RRC (1905–1998), Canadian nurse and nursing sister
• Frank Pepper (1875–1914), English footballer
• Frank S. Pepper (1910–1988), British writer of comics and story papers
• Fred Pepper (1887–1950), English footballer
• G. Willing Pepper (1909–2001), Philadelphia corporate executive & philanthropist
• Gene Pepper (1927–2006), American footballer
• George Dana Boardman Pepper (1833–1913), American academic administrator
• George H. Pepper (1873–1924), American ethnologist and archaeologist
• George Pepper (artist) RCA (1903–1962), Canadian artist
• George Pepper (film producer) (1913–1969), blacklisted Hollywood organizer and producer
• George W. Pepper (1867–1961), U.S. senator and lawyer
• Gregory Pepper, musician based in Guelph, Ontario
• Guy Pepper (born 2003), English professional rugby union player
• Hamish Pepper (born 1971), New Zealand sailor
• Harry S. Pepper (1891–1970), English light music composer and BBC producer
• Herbert Pepper (1912–2000), French songwriter
• Irvin S. Pepper (1876–1913), Democratic U.S. representative
• Jack Pepper (1902–1979), American vaudeville dancer, singer, comedian, musician
• Jacob Pepper (born 1992), Australian professional soccer player
• James Auburn Pepper (1915–1985), farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan
• James Welsh Pepper (1853–1919), American music publisher and instrument maker; founded J.W. Pepper & Son in 1876
• Jeannie Pepper (born 1958), American pornographic actress
• Jeffrey Pepper, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives
• Jess Pepper, Scottish environmentalist, charity worker, founder of the Climate Café initiative
• Jim Pepper (1941–1992), American jazz musician
• John E. Pepper Jr. (born 1938), American businessman
• John Henry Pepper (1821–1900), English scientist, inventor, and lecturer
• John Pepper (1886–1938), Hungarian Communist politician
• John Pepper (cricketer) (1922–2007), English cricketer
• John Randolph Pepper (born 1958), American-Italian photographer
• Jordan Pepper (born 1996), South African racing driver
• Kathleen Daly Pepper (1898–1994), Canadian painter
• Kelly Pepper, English singer-songwriter
• Laurin Pepper (1930–2018), American Major League Baseball player
• Mary Sifton Pepper (born 1862), American journalist and translator
• Max Pepper (born 2001), English professional English rugby union footballer
• Michael Pepper (born 1942), British physicist working in semiconductor nanostructures
• Michael Pepper (cricketer) (born 1998), English cricketer
• Nigel Pepper (born 1968), English footballer
• Pamela Pepper (born 1964), American judge
• Patricia Pepper (1936–2006), British road cyclist
• Paul Pepper, TV and radio host
• Ray Pepper (1905–1996), American Major League Baseball outfielder
• Redd Pepper (born 1961), Barbadian-British voice actor
• Robert H. Pepper (1895–1968), lieutenant general of the United States Marine Corps
• Robert Pepper (born 1948), American specialist in communications policy
• Sam Pepper (born 1989), English YouTube personality
• Simon Pepper (1947–2018), Director of the World Wildlife Fund (Scotland)
• Simon Pepper (professor), emeritus professor of architecture at the University of Liverpool
• Stephen Pepper (1891–1972) American philosopher
• Sultan Pepper (1962–2009), American comedy writer
• Suzanne Pepper (1939–2022), Hong Kong–based American political scientist and journalist
• Tasmin Pepper (born 1990), South African female racing driver
• Taybor Pepper (born 1994), American football player
• Thelma Pepper (born 1920), Canadian artist
• Tom Pepper (born 1975), computer programmer
• Tony Pepper, American journalist & news anchor
• Wendy Pepper (1964–2017), American fashion designer
• William Pepper Jr. (1843–1898), Philadelphia physician, founder of the Free Library of Philadelphia
• William Francis Pepper (1937–2024), New York City lawyer
• Wolfgang Pepper (1910–1997), German journalist and politician
• Zoe Pepper, Australian filmmaker, director of the 2025 film Birthright

Given name

• Pepper Binkley, American actress
• Pepper Constable (1914–1986), American football player
• Pepper D. Culpepper (born 1968), American political scientist
• Pepper Keenan (born 1967), American rock musician
• Pepper Ottman, American politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representative since 2021
• Pepper Schwartz (born 1945), American sociologist and sexologist
• Pepper Winters, Hong Kong-born American romance novelist

Nickname

• Pepper Adams (1930–1986), American jazz saxophonist
• Pepper Bassett (1910–1980), American baseball player
• Pepper Daniels (1902–1978), American baseball player
• Pepper Gomez (1927–2004), American professional wrestler and bodybuilder
• Pepper Jay (born 1949), American music producer, teacher, lecturer, actress, author, and attorney
• Pepper Johnson (born 1964), American football coach and player
• Pepper LaBeija (1948–2003), American drag queen and fashion designer
• Pepper Martin (1904–1965), American baseball player
• Pepper Martin (actor) (1936–2022), Canadian-American actor and professional wrestler
• Pepper MaShay (born 1953), American musician and singer-songwriter
• Pepper Morgan, American baseball player
• Pepper Paire (1924–2013), catcher and infielder from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
• Pepper Parks (born 1980), American professional wrestler
• Pepper Peploski (1891–1972), American baseball player
• Pepper Rodgers (1931–2020), American football player and coach
• Pepper Rose, English singer
• Pepper Sharpe (1918–1997), American baseball player
• Pepper Somerset, female vocalist in the American Industrial band My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
• Pepper Wilson (1921–1988), American executive and manager

Fictional characters

See also

• James E. Pepper, American whiskey brand
• Judge Pepper (disambiguation)
• Senator Pepper (disambiguation)
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (disambiguation)
• Peppers (surname)
• Pepper (disambiguation)
• Peppa Pig

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