# 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

## Fictional characters

* Jimmy Hopkins, main character of the controversial video game Bully
* Kailey Hopkins, American Girl character, "Girl of the Year" for 2003
* Gilly Hopkins, main character of The Great Gilly Hopkins
* Martin Hopkins, main character of the Pentagram series by Anthony Horowitz