Koopman
# Koopman

Koopman is a Dutch occupational surname that means "merchant". The spelling Coopman is more common in West Flanders. Notable people with the surname include:

## Koopman

* Bernard Koopman (1900–1981), French-born American mathematician
   * known for a.o.: Koopman operator, Koopman–von Neumann classical mechanics, Pitman-Koopman theorem
* Bertha Koopman (married name Bertha Frensel Wegener; 1874–1953), Dutch composer and music educator
* Bram Koopman (1917–2008), Dutch Labour Party politician
* Elias Bernard Koopman (1860–1929), founder of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
* Elisabeth Koopman (1647–1693), German astronomer with Dutch parents, wife of Johannes Hevelius
   * 12625 Koopman, a Main Belt asteroid named after her
* Gionne Koopman (born 1991), South African cricketer
* Hilda Koopman (born 1947), Dutch-American linguist
* Jan Coenraad Koopman [nl; sv] (1790–1855), Dutch vice-admiral
* Karl Koopman (1920–1997), American zoologist
   * Koopman's anole, Koopman's mountain mouse, Koopman's Pipistrelle and Koopman's rat are named for him
* Martin Koopman (born 1956), Dutch football defender and manager
* Ody Koopman (1902–1949), Dutch tennis player, brother of Toto
* Pim Koopman (1953–2009), Dutch musician and member of Kayak
* Rinse Koopman (1770–1826), Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister
* Ton Koopman (born 1944), Dutch conductor, organist and harpsichordist
* Toto Koopman (1908–1991), Dutch model and anti-fascist spy during World War II, sister of Ody
* Willi Koopman (born 1944), Dutch actress
* Gerrit Koopman (1905-1969), American Businessman and Farmer

## Coopman

* Jean-Pierre Coopman (born 1946), Flemish boxer
* Sander Coopman (born 1995), Flemish footballer
* Theophiel Coopman [de; fr; nl] (1852–1915), Flemish poet
