Jack the Ripper, a pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer (or killers) active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London in the latter half of 1888.

Rupert Giles, a character from Buffy the Vampire Slayer who was also known as "Ripper"

Ripper (hot dog), a variety of hot dog served in New Jersey

A race of mutant kangaroo–human hybrids in the graphic novel/movie Tank Girl.

Ripper (Slade), the fourth novel in Michael Slade's long running Special X series

A slater's tool with a blade and a hook, used for removing broken slate

John the Ripper, a password cracking tool

CD ripper, a piece of software that reads compact discs and extracts audio data and stores it in an audio format computer file

Ripper (game), a computer game released in 1996 by Take-Two Interactive

The Yorkshire Ripper, the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, who killed thirteen women in Yorkshire during the 1970s.

Brandon Vedas, a man who died of drug overdose on IRC.

Ripper, a person who is seriously and continuously involved in the ripping process

Ripper (racquet), a patented raquetball racquet from Wilson Sporting Goods.

Ripper (Harry Potter) is the name of Aunt Marge's bulldog in the Harry Potter series of novels

Ripper (film), a 2001 horror film, starring A. J. Cook and Bruce Payne

Ripper (television), a proposed spin-off series or made-for-TV movie from Buffy

'Ripper' is the villain played by Tom Noonan in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Last Action Hero.