Grace Hopper (1906–1992), American naval officer and computer pioneer

Edward Hopper (1882–1967), American artist

A wide bin-like entry to feed large bulks of solid matter into a machine. It is open above, and tapers, being thinner at the bottom where it feeds into the mechanism, e.g. Often refers to hoppers used in paintball markers, which house and feed paint balls into the marker.

Hopper is the name of a wolf and minor character in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

Dennis Hopper (1936—), American actor

DeWolf Hopper (1858–1935), American actor, singer, and comedian

Hedda Hopper (1885–1966), American actress and gossip columnist

In football, a supporter of the Grasshopper-Club Zürich.

William Hopper (1915–1970), American actor

Andy Hopper (1953—), British computer scientist

Shirley Ximena Hopper Russell (1886-1985), American artist

Heather Hopper (1976–-), American actress

Thomas Hopper (1776–1856), English architect

Hopper, a spacecraft.

Josephine Hopper (1883–1968), American artist and wife of Edward Hopper

In agriculture, a hopper on a combine is a tank or bin where the harvested grain is temporarily stored until it is unloaded to a truck or grain cart. A hopper on an agricultural aircraft is a tank inside the fuselage used to hold superphosphate or other chemicals for airborne application over crops or pasture.

In aviation, a hopper is a one person, basket-less ultralight hot air balloon.

In biology, the immature form or nymph of a locust, but sometimes also referring to leafhoppers and treehoppers. Large groups of these nymphs are called hopper bands.

In politics, in the United States House of Representatives, the hopper is the box which sits on the House Clerk's desk, into which a bill or resolution is dropped for introduction.

In ship transportation, a hopper is a ship or vessel to carry the dumping materials (like rock, sand, soil or rubbish) to fill up the sea, river or lake for lands by reclamation methods.

In Sri Lankan cuisine a hopper is a food, used most frequently for breakfast.

In transportation, a type of goods railway wagon for carrying bulk solids. See hopper car for open-topped cars or covered hopper for cars with a roof.

USS Hopper (DDG 70), an Arleigh Burke class destroyer of the United States Navy.

Several Southern Gospel musicians and singers: Paul Hopper, Bill Hopper, Claud Hopper, Connie Hopper, Dean Hopper, Kim Greene Hopper

Hugh Hopper (1945—) English bass guitarist, formerly of Soft Machine

Isaac Hopper (1771–1852), American abolitionist, underground railroad pioneer