Hopkins

Hopkins is an English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from the personal name Hopkin and the genitive ending -''s''. Hopkin is itself a pet form of the name Hobb, a shortening of Robert (with alteration of the initial consonant). Notable people and characters with the surname include:

* Anna Hopkins (born 1987), Canadian actress * Andrew Delmar Hopkins (1857–1948), American entomologist * Sir Anthony Hopkins (born 1937), actor * Antony Hopkins, composer * A. G. Hopkins (Antony Gerald Hopkins), British historian * Arthur Hopkins (disambiguation), several people * Bernard Hopkins, professional boxer * Bert Hopkins, Australian cricketer * Bobb Hopkins, actor, director and founder of the National Hobo Association * Brad Hopkins, NFL offensive lineman * Brycen Hopkins (born 1997), American football player & son of Brad * Budd Hopkins, artist and UFO researcher * Cathy Hopkins, novelist * Charles Hopkins (disambiguation), several people * Christian Hopkins, American football player * Claude Hopkins, musician * Claude C. Hopkins, advertising man * Constance Hopkins, ''Mayflower'' passenger * CJ Hopkins, American playwright and author * DeAndre Hopkins (born 1992), American football player * Dustin Hopkins, American football player * Edward Hopkins (disambiguation), several people * Edward John Hopkins, English organist and composer * Elizabeth Hopkins (1731–1801), English actress * Esek Hopkins (1718–1802), Continental Navy officer * Esther A. Hopkins, American chemist and environmental attorney * Ezekiel Hopkins, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe * Frank Hopkins, U.S. cowboy * Frank Hopkins (Royal Navy officer), Captain of HMS ''Ark Royal'' * Frederick Gowland Hopkins, biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate * Gail Hopkins (born 1943), American baseball player and coach * Gareth Hopkins, New Zealand cricketer * Gareth Hopkins (footballer), English footballer * Gaynor Hopkins, stage name Bonnie Tyler (born 1951), Welsh singer * George Hopkins (disambiguation), several people * Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, Jesuit * Graham Hopkins, drummer/musician * Harold Hopkins (physicist), physicist * Harry Hopkins, economics advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt * Harry Hopkins (engineer) (1912–1986), New Zealand civil engineer and professor * Herbert Hopkins, Australian/English cricketer * Ian Hopkins, British police chief * Isaac S. Hopkins, professor/founder Georgia Institute of Technology * J. Fletcher Hopkins (died 1953), American politician * James Hopkins (disambiguation), several people * Jeff Hopkins, footballer * Jeffrey Hopkins, Tibetologist * John Hopkins (disambiguation), several people * Johns Hopkins, philanthropist * Jon Hopkins, electronica musician * Juliet Opie Hopkins (1818–1890), American nurse * Katie Hopkins, British TV personality and newspaper columnist * Keith Hopkins, historian and sociologist * Larry J. Hopkins (1933–2021), American politician * Lea Hopkins (born 1944), American LGBT rights activist from Missouri * Lemuel Hopkins (1750–1801), American poet * Lightnin' Hopkins, blues guitarist and singer * Linda Ann Hopkins (born 1976) known as Tera Patrick, pornographic actress * Lisa Hopkins (born 1978), American opera singer * Livingston Hopkins "Hop" (1846–1927), American-born cartoonist in Australia * Mark Hopkins (disambiguation), several people * Mary Hopkins (disambiguation), several people * Matthew Hopkins, 17th century witch-hunter * Maudie Hopkins (1914–2008), last surviving American Civil War widow * Mel Hopkins (1934–2010), Welsh international footballer * Michael Hopkins (disambiguation), several people * Milton Hopkins (biologist) (1906–1983), American botanist and textbook editor * Milton N. Hopkins (1926–2007), farmer and ornithologist * Milton W. Hopkins (1789–1844), American portrait painter * Miriam Hopkins (1902–1972), American actress * Nathan T. Hopkins, U.S. Representative from Kentucky * Neil Hopkins (born 1977), American actor * Nelson K. Hopkins, New York State Comptroller, 1872–1875 * Nicky Hopkins (1944–1994), English rock pianist * Patty Hopkins (born 1942), British architect * Paul Hopkins (baseball) (1904–2004), baseball pitcher * Paul Hopkins (actor) (born 1968), Canadian television, film and theatre actor * Paul Hopkins (footballer) (born 1986), English (soccer) footballer * Peter W. Hopkins (1826–1879), New York politician * Rachel Hopkins, British Member of Parliament elected 2019 * Raymond F. Hopkins (born 1939), American political science professor and expert on food politics and food policy * Richard Hopkins (disambiguation), several people * Rob Hopkins (born 1968), English activist founder of Transition Towns movement * Ron Hopkins (born 1960), American football player * Roy M. Hopkins (1943–2006), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives * Stephen Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

* Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress * Thelma Hopkins (athlete) (1936–2025), Northern Irish athlete * Tom Hopkins, English footballer * Tim Hopkins, jazz musician * Wes Hopkins, NFL defensive back * William Hopkins (disambiguation), several people Provided by Wikipedia