The word Napier (pronounced /ˈneɪpɪər/) is a surname in the English language, deriving from the Scottish Clan Napier. It is part of the name of many notable persons and places, some of which are listed below.
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Persons
- Alan Napier (1903-1988), actor who played Alfred the Butler in the television series Batman
- Alex Napier (musician), a musician who was formerly a drummer for the band Uriah Heep.
- Sir Charles Napier (naval officer) (1786-1860), nephew of George, Admiral, politician
- Charles Napier (actor) (born April 12, 1936), an American actor
- Claude Napier, a British translator of Scandinavian
- David Napier (1785-1873), of the precision engineering business Napier & Son
- James Napier (engineer), son of David Napier
- Montague Napier, grandson of David Napier
- David Napier (1790-1869), marine engineer
- Duncan Napier, vistorian botanist and herbalist
- Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick, KT (1819 - 1898)
- Frederic Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868-1933), Governor of New South Wales, 1909-1913
- Colonel George Napier (1751-1804) descendant of the Scottish family of mathematician fame, and father of three brothers who were known in the Peninsular War as "Wellington's Colonels"
- Sir Charles James Napier (1782-1853), son of George, Commander-in-Chief in India
- Sir George Thomas Napier (1784-1855), son of George, Commander-in-Chief of the Army in the Cape Colony
- Sir William Francis Patrick Napier (1785-1860), son of George, historian of the Peninsular war
- Henry Edward Napier, another of George Napier's sons, a naval officer and historian.
- Graham Napier (born 1980), an English cricketer
- Irene Napier (born 1953), a Scottish film and television Make-up artist
- Jack Napier (born 1976), a Puerto Rican porn actor
- James Napier (1810-1884), Scottish author of the 19th century
- James Napier (born 1982), New Zealand actor
- John Napier (1550-1617), mathematician, the inventor of the logarithm in Western mathematics
- John Light Napier (b. 1947), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- John Mellis Napier (1924-1967), judge on the Supreme Court of South Australia
- The Rt Hon. John Napier Turner (born 1929), the seventeenth Prime Minister of Canada, June-September 1984
- John Napier (designer) (born 1944), Broadway set designer, owner of many Tony Awards
- John Napier (footballer) (born 1949), former English footballer
- Joseph Napier (1804-1882), an Irish conservative Member of Parliament
- Lonnie Napier (born 1940) American politician from Kentucky
- Macvey Napier (1776-1847), Scottish lawyer and editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Mark Napier (1798-1879), a Scottish historian
- Mark Napier (born 1957), a retired Canadian ice-hockey player
- Mark Napier (artist) (born 1961), an American internet artist
- Marshall Napier, a New Zealand actor, father of Jessica Napier
- Jessica Napier (born 1979), a New Zealand actress, daughter of Marshall Napier
- Michael R. Napier, an American ex-FBI criminologist
- Michelle Napier, Irish television personality and journalist
- Mick Napier, American actor and director
- Oliver Napier (born 1935), first leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Phillip Morris Napier, an American politician in Maine
- Richard Napier (1559-1634), astrologer
- Robert Napier (engineer) (1791-1876), Scottish marine engineer, see Cunard Steamship Lines
- James Robert Napier (engineer), Scottish engineer and inventor of Napier's diagram.
- Sir Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810--1890), Commander-in-Chief in India
- Russell Napier (1910-1974), an Australian actor
- Simon Napier-Bell (born 1939), English music professional, one-time manager of The Yardbirds, Wham!, and others
- Skelton Le Roy "Buddy" Napier, an American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Sue Napier (born 1948), a Tasmanian politician
- Thomas Napier (1802-1881), a Scottish philanthropist
- Wilfrid Napier (born 1941), a South African cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier (1786-1834), Royal Navy officer, politician, and diplomat
- William Napier (1828-1908), recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William Ewart Napier (1881-1952), an American chess master
- William M. Napier (born 1940), a Scottish astronomer and author
In fiction
- Carson Napier, fictional hero of Edgar Rice Burroughs Venus series
- Declan Napier, fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbors
- Jack Napier, fictional villain from Batman
- Rebecca Napier, fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbors
- Sean Napier, fictional character in Exosquad
Places
Australia
- Electoral district of Napier, a state electoral district in South Australia
- Mount Napier, a volcano in Victoria, Australia
- Napier Range, a mountain range in western Australia
Antarctica
- Napier Mountains, a group of peaks in Antarctica named for John Mellis Napier
New Zealand
- Napier, New Zealand, named after Sir Charles James Napier
- The Port of Napier
South Africa
- Napier, Western Cape, South Africa, named for Sir George Thomas Napier
United States
- Napier Field, Alabama, United States
- Napier Township, Pennsylvania, United States
- Napier, West Virginia, United States
Other uses
- Napier & Son, a British engine manufacturer
- Napier University, in Edinburgh, Scotland, named for the mathematician
- Napier earthquake, a 1931 earthquake in New Zealand
- Napier's constant, another name for e (mathematical constant) (see John Napier above)
- Pennisetum purpureum or Napier Grass
- Napier88, a programming language named after the mathematician
- Napier Museum, in Kerala, India, named for Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier, governor of Madras
- "Napier", a brand of jewelry
- The Napier-Bentley, a vintage racing car
See also
Also related: Neper
