Culpeper
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Culpeper, Colepeper, or Culpepper are varying forms of the last name of several people:
The meaning and origin of the name Culpeper are obscure.
It is also the name of:
- John CulpeperJohn CulpeperJohn Culpeper lived from 1366 to 1414. He was styled "Sir John Culpeper of Oxon Hoath, Knight", a knight in the court of King Henry V of England. The family's name is believed to derive from the herb.-External links:*...
(1366–1414), knight in the court of Henry V - Thomas CulpeperThomas CulpeperSir Thomas Culpeper was a courtier of Henry VIII and the lover of Henry's fifth queen, Catherine Howard. He was born to Alexander Culpeper of Bedgebury, to the south of Maidstone in Kent, and his second wife, Constance Harper. He was the middle child and his older brother, also named Thomas, was a...
(1514–1541), courtier of Henry VIII - Martyn Culpepper, English academic administrator at the University of Oxford
- Nicholas CulpeperNicholas CulpeperNicholas Culpeper was an English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer. His published books include The English Physician and the Complete Herbal , which contain a rich store of pharmaceutical and herbal knowledge, and Astrological Judgement of Diseases from the Decumbiture of the Sick ,...
(1616–1654), English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer - The Barons ColepeperBaron ColepeperBaron Colepeper is an extinct title in the Peerage of England. Colepeper is sometimes rendered Culpeper, Baron Colepeper of Thoresway, or Baron Thoresway...
including:- John Colepeper, 1st Baron ColepeperJohn Colepeper, 1st Baron ColepeperJohn Colepeper of Bedgebery, 1st Baron Culpeper of Thoresway was an English politician.-Life:He was the only son of Thomas Culpeper of Wigsell and Anne Slaney , daughter of Sir Stephan Slaney, Lord Mayor of London...
(d. 11 June 1660), English politician & Chancellor of the Exchequer 1643–1646 - Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron ColepeperThomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron ColepeperThomas Colpeper, 2nd Baron Culpeper of Thoresway was the colonial governor of Virginia from 1677 to 1683.-Biography:...
(1635–1689), English colonial governor of Virginia
- John Colepeper, 1st Baron Colepeper
- John CulpepperJohn CulpepperJohn Culpepper was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C., in 1761; attended the public schools; became a minister in the Baptist Church; presented credentials as a Federalist Member-elect to the Tenth Congress and served from March 4, 1807,...
(1761–1841), North Carolina Congressman - William T. Culpepper, IIIWilliam T. Culpepper, IIIWilliam Thomas Culpepper, III was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's second House district, including constituents in Chowan, Dare, Gates, Perquimans and Tyrrell counties. A lawyer from Edenton, North Carolina, Culpepper was the Chairman of the...
(b. 1947), North Carolina General Assemblyman - Brad CulpepperBrad CulpepperJohn Broward "Brad" Culpepper is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League for nine seasons in the 1990s and early 2000s...
(b. May 8, 1969), American football player - Alan CulpepperAlan CulpepperAlan Culpepper is an American distance runner and two time United States Olympian. Along with competing on four World Championship Teams, his accomplishments include finishing fourth in the Boston Marathon in 2005, winning the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon and finishing 12th at the 2004...
(b. 15 December 1972), American distance runner married to Shayne Culpepper - Shayne CulpepperShayne CulpepperShayne Culpepper is a middle distance athlete. She is a two-time Olympian in track and field; in 2004 in the 5,000m and in 2000 in the 1,500m....
(b. 3 December 1973), American middle distance athlete - Daunte CulpepperDaunte CulpepperDaunte Rachard Culpepper is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He last played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League . Prior to joining the UFL, Culpepper enjoyed a successful National Football League career after being drafted 11th overall in...
(b. 28 January 1977), American football player - Thomas Culpeper, fictional character in the 1943 film A Canterbury TaleA Canterbury TaleA Canterbury Tale is a 1944 British film by the film-making team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. It stars Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price and Sgt. John Sweet; Esmond Knight provided narration and played several small roles. For the postwar American release, Raymond Massey narrated...
- C. G. Culpepper, fictional character in the 1963 film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a 1963 American comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer about the madcap pursuit of $350,000 in stolen cash by a diverse and colorful group of strangers...
The meaning and origin of the name Culpeper are obscure.
It is also the name of:
- Culpeper, VirginiaCulpeper, VirginiaCulpeper is an incorporated town in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,664 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Culpeper County. Culpeper is part of the Culpeper Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Culpeper County. Both the Town of Culpeper and...
- Culpeper County, VirginiaCulpeper County, VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 34,262 people, 12,141 households, and 9,045 families residing in the county. The population density was 90 people per square mile . There were 12,871 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...
- USS PC-1240 Culpeper, patrol ship of the United States Navy
- The Culpepper Cattle Co.The Culpepper Cattle Co.The Culpepper Cattle Co. is a 1972 Revisionist Western film produced by Twentieth Century Fox. It was directed by Dick Richards and starred Billy Green Bush as Frank Culpepper and Gary Grimes as Ben Mockridge...
, a 1972 western - Culpepper IslandCulpepper IslandCulpeper Island is a tiny rock in the Atlantic Ocean close to Bayfield and Ragged Point in Saint Philip, Barbados.The island is uninhabited and according to some accounts the island is now overgrown with bush and some coconut trees....
, a small uninhabited isle off the coast of BarbadosBarbadosBarbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, West Indies - Culpepper IslandDarwin IslandDarwin Island is named in honor of Charles Darwin, and is among the smallest in the Galapagos Archipelago with an area of just one square kilometer. With no dry landing sites, Darwin Island's main attractions are found in the Pacific Ocean, which is teeming with a spectacular variety of marine life...
, other name of the Darwin Island in the Galapagos, Ecuador.