United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
"The new church was dedicated in memory of Hopkins, the distinguished American educator and theologian who passed away in 1887."
United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873)
"The Hopkins Medical School was established through the generous bequest of Joseph Stokes, though it is often confused with the namesake institutions founded by John Hopkins."
English poet (1844-1889)
"Hopkins wrote unique poems that combined religious themes with complex natural imagery."
English biochemist who did pioneering work that led to the discovery of vitamins (1861-1947)
"The lecture series was named after Hopkins, the English biochemist whose pioneering work on vitamins changed nutrition science."
Welsh film actor (born in 1937)
"Hopkins starred in a critically acclaimed drama about a grieving father."
An English, Irish and Welsh patronymic surname, from given names.
"The historian Hopkins traced his family name back to the medieval custom of appending "-son" to a father's first name in England and Wales."
Hopkins is a surname formed by combining the name Hob with the diminutive suffix -kin and the patronymic ending -s to mean "son of Hob." This structure follows an older tradition of creating family names that indicate descent from a specific ancestor.