# Hopkinson

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**Hopkinson** is a surname of English and Welsh origin. Notable people with the surname include:

- [Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson](/source/Abdur_Rahman_Slade_Hopkinson) (1934–1993), West Indian writer
- [Alfred Hopkinson](/source/Alfred_Hopkinson) (1851–1939), British politician
- [Alister Hopkinson](/source/Alister_Hopkinson) (1941–99), New Zealand rugby union player
- [Amanda Hopkinson](/source/Amanda_Hopkinson) (born 1948), British scholar and literary translator
- [Austin Hopkinson](/source/Austin_Hopkinson) (1879–1962), British politician
- [Barney Hopkinson](/source/Barney_Hopkinson) (born before 1965), British Anglican priest
- [Bertram Hopkinson](/source/Bertram_Hopkinson) (1874–1918), British engineer - [Split-Hopkinson pressure bar](/source/Split-Hopkinson_pressure_bar), an apparatus for testing the dynamic stress-strain response of materials, named after Bertram Hopkinson
- [Bobby Hopkinson](/source/Bobby_Hopkinson) (born 1990), English footballer
- [Carl Hopkinson](/source/Carl_Hopkinson) (born 1981), English cricketer
- [Charles Hopkinson](/source/Charles_Hopkinson) (1869–1962), American artist
- [Deborah Hopkinson](/source/Deborah_Hopkinson) (born before 2004), American writer of children's books
- [Eddie Hopkinson](/source/Eddie_Hopkinson) (1935–2004), English football goalkeeper
- [Edward Hopkinson](/source/Edward_Hopkinson) (1859–1922), British politician and engineer
- [Emilius Hopkinson](/source/Emilius_Hopkinson) (1869–1951), British medical doctor, ornithologist and writer
- [Francis Hopkinson](/source/Francis_Hopkinson) (1737–91), American writer and signer of the Declaration of Independence - [Francis Hopkinson House](/source/Francis_Hopkinson_House), a historic home in Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, onetime residence of Francis Hopkinson
- [Fred Hopkinson](/source/Fred_Hopkinson) (1908–after 1935), English footballer
- [Frederick Hopkinson](/source/Frederick_Hopkinson) (1922–2004), British sports shooter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics
- [George F. Hopkinson](/source/George_F._Hopkinson) (1895–1943), British general
- [Gerald Hopkinson](/source/Gerald_Hopkinson) (before 1930–after 1952), British general
- [Gordon Hopkinson](/source/Gordon_Hopkinson) (born 1933), English footballer
- [Greta Hopkinson](/source/Greta_Hopkinson) (1901–93), British wood sculptor
- [Harry Hopkinson](/source/Harry_Hopkinson) (1902–79), English yodeler
- [Henry Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton](/source/Henry_Hopkinson,_1st_Baron_Colyton) (1902–96), British diplomat and politician
- [Hopkinson (MCC cricketer)](/source/Hopkinson_(MCC_cricketer)) (), English cricketer
- [Ian Hopkinson](/source/Ian_Hopkinson) (born 1950), English footballer
- [John Hopkinson](/source/John_Hopkinson) (1849–98), British physicist - [Hopkinson and Imperial Chemical Industries Professor of Applied Thermodynamics](/source/Hopkinson_and_Imperial_Chemical_Industries_Professor_of_Applied_Thermodynamics), University of Cambridge, named after John Hopkinson - [Hopkinson's law](/source/Magnetic_circuit#Resistance–reluctance_model), the magnetic analogy to Ohm's law, named after John Hopkinson
- [John Hopkinson (priest)](/source/John_Hopkinson_(priest)) (before 1904–1957), British Anglican priest
- [Joseph Hopkinson](/source/Joseph_Hopkinson) (1770–1842), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, later a federal judge
- [Mark Hopkinson](/source/Mark_Hopkinson) (1949–92), American proxy murderer
- [Mick Hopkinson](/source/Mick_Hopkinson) (born 1942), English footballer
- [Nalo Hopkinson](/source/Nalo_Hopkinson) (born 1960), Jamaican writer
- [Peter Hopkinson](/source/Peter_Hopkinson) (1920–2007), British film-maker and director
- [Rusty Hopkinson](/source/Rusty_Hopkinson) (active from 1990s), Australian drummer
- [Samuel Hopkinson (cricketer)](/source/Samuel_Hopkinson_(cricketer)) (1825–87), Australian cricketer
- [Samuel Hopkinson (footballer)](/source/Samuel_Hopkinson_(footballer)) (1903–58), English footballer
- [Simon Hopkinson](/source/Simon_Hopkinson) (born 1954), British chef and cookery writer
- [Thomas Hopkinson](/source/Thomas_Hopkinson) (1709–51), American lawyer and public official
- [Tom Hopkinson](/source/Tom_Hopkinson) (1905–90), British journalist, picture magazine editor, author, and teacher
- [W. C. Hopkinson](/source/W._C._Hopkinson) (1880–1914), British intelligence agent
- [William John Hopkinson](/source/William_John_Hopkinson) (1887–1970), Canadian artist

**Given name**

- [Francis Hopkinson Smith](/source/Francis_Hopkinson_Smith) (1838–1915), American author, artist and engineer
- [Hopkinson Smith](/source/Hopkinson_Smith) (born 1946), American lutenist
- [William Hopkinson Cox](/source/William_Hopkinson_Cox) (1856–1950), American politician in Kentucky

## See also

- [Ambrose Hopkinson House](/source/Ambrose_Hopkinson_House), a historic house located in Olney, Illinois
- [Francis Hopkinson School](/source/Francis_Hopkinson_School), a historic school building located in the Juniata neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- [George Hopkinson House](/source/George_Hopkinson_House), a historic house located in Groveland, Massachusetts
- [Grace Hopkinson Eliot Hall](/source/Grace_Hopkinson_Eliot_Hall), a historic dormitory building on the Radcliffe Quadrangle of Harvard University
- [Hopkinson Gold Medal](/source/Hopkinson_Gold_Medal), awarded for piano performance by the [Royal College of Music](/source/Royal_College_of_Music)
- *[Hopkinson v Police](/source/Hopkinson_v_Police)*, a New Zealand court case relating to burning of the national flag
- [Hopkinsons](/source/Hopkinsons), an Australian bus company in Western Sydney
- [Hopkin](/source/Hopkin)
- [Hopkins (disambiguation)](/source/Hopkins_(disambiguation))

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