Pepper is a given name, nickname and surname. Notable people with the name include: Surname Abel C. Pepper (1793–1860), American politician and Indian agent Art Pepper (1925–1982), American jazz musician Barry Pepper (born 1970), Canadian actor Belville Robert Pepper (1850–1888), British singer Bill Pepper (1895–1918), English footballer Charles T. Pepper (1830–1903), American physician. Claude Pepper (1900–1989), U.S. Congressman from Florida Conor Pepper (born 1994), Irish footballer Cuthbert Pepper (died 1608), Member of Parliament in 1597 and 1601 Daniel Pepper (born 1989), English swimmer Dick Pepper (1889–1962), English musician and writer Dottie Pepper (born 1965), American golfer George W. Pepper (1867–1961), U.S. senator and lawyer Harry S. Pepper (1891–1970), English light music composer and BBC producer James Welsh Pepper (1853–1919), American music publisher and instrument maker; founded J.W. Pepper & Son in 1876 Jeffrey Pepper, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2022 to 2023 Jim Pepper (1941–1992), American jazz musician John Henry Pepper (1821–1900), English scientist, inventor, and lecturer Nigel Pepper (born 1968), English footballer Pamela Pepper (born 1964), American judge Sam Pepper (born 1989), English YouTube personality Stephen Pepper (1891–1972) American philosopher Taybor Pepper (born 1994), American football player Tom Pepper (born 1975), computer programmer Wendy Pepper (born 1964), American fashion designer William Pepper Jr. (1843–1898), Philadelphia physician and founder of the Free Library of Philadelphia William Francis Pepper (born 1937), New York City lawyer Given name or nickname Pepper Adams (1930–1986), American jazz saxophonist Pepper Binkley, American actress Pepper Keenan (born 1967), American rock musician Pepper LaBeija (1948–2003), American drag queen and fashion designer Pepper Martin (1904–1965), American baseball player Pepper MaShay (born 1953), American musician and singer-songwriter Pepper Ottman, American politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives since 2021 Pepper Paire (1924–2013), catcher and infielder from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Pepper Rodgers (1931–2020), American football player and coach Pepper Schwartz (born 1945), American sociologist and sexologist Pepper Somerset, female vocalist in the American Industrial band My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult Pepper Winters, Hong Kong-born American romance novelist Fictional characters Sgt. Leann "Pepper" Anderson, the central character in the 1970s Police Woman TV series, played by Angie Dickinson Pepper Brooks, television commentator played by Jason Bateman in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Pepper Clark, a skunk in the cartoon Littlest Pet Shop Pepper Dennis, news reporter in the television show Pepper Dennis played by Rebecca Romijn Pepper Ann Pearson, the