title: Koopman
text: # 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
  