The word Napier () 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.

People

• 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 (automotive engineer) (1785–1873), of the precision engineering business Napier & Son
  • James Napier (engineer), son of David Napier
  • Montague Napier, grandson of David Napier
• David Napier (marine engineer) (1790–1869), marine engineer
• Duncan Napier, Victorian 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 (porn star) (born 1976), a Puerto Rican pornographic actor
• James Napier (1810–1884), Scottish author of the 19th century
• James Napier (actor) (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 Encyclopędia Britannica
• Mark Napier (historian) (1798–1879), a Scottish historian
• Mark Napier (ice hockey) (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
• Neil Napier, American actor
• 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
• Buddy Napier (Skelton Le Roy "Buddy" Napier), an American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Sue Napier (born 1948), a Tasmanian politician
• Susan Napier, a New Zealand novellist.
• Thomas Napier (philanthropist) (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
• Winston Napier, African American literature scholar
• Bill Napier (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
• Homeworlds Resistance, fictional character in Exosquad

Places

Australia

• Electoral district of Napier, a state electoral district in South Australia
• Mount Napier, a dormant volcano in Victoria (last erupted about 5,290 BC)
• Napier Range, a mountain range in Western Australia

Antarctica

• Napier Mountains, a group of peaks 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, named for Sir George Thomas Napier

United States

• Napier Field, Alabama
• Napier Township, Pennsylvania
• Napier, West Virginia

Transportation

• Napier & Son, a British engine manufacturer
• Napier-Railton, an aero-engined racing car built in 1933
• The Napier-Bentley, a vintage racing car
• American Napier (automobile), an early automobile
• Air Napier, a charter airline in New Zealand
• Napier Express, a New Zealand passenger express train
• HMS Napier, a number of ships in the British Royal Navy

Other uses

• 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 Company (jewellery), maker of the "Napier" brand of jewellery
• 7096 Napier, a mars-crossing asteroid

See also

Also related: Neper

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