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Opie (name)

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Opie is a surname, a given name and a nickname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name or nickname

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  • Opie Cates (1909–1987), American clarinet player
  • Gregg Hughes, American radio personality, known by his air name Opie, former co-host of Opie and Anthony
  • Opie Ortiz, American artist specializing in tattoos, pop art and murals
  • Otto P. Weyland (1903–1979), United States Air Force general

Surname

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  • Alan Opie (born 1945), British baritone singer
  • Amelia Opie (1769–1853), English author; the wife of John Opie
  • Catherine Opie (born 1961), American artist and photographer
  • Eugene Lindsay Opie (1873–1971), American pathologist
  • Iona Opie (1923–2017), British specialist in children's literature and the customs of schoolchildren; the wife of Peter Opie
  • John Opie (1761–1807), Cornish historical and portrait painter; the husband of Amelia Opie
  • Julian Opie (born 1958), British artist known for his use of vector-based reproductions
  • June Opie (1924–1999), New Zealand polio survivor and writer
  • Lisa Opie (born 1963), English squash player
  • Peter Opie (1918–1982), British specialist in children's literature and the customs of schoolchildren; the husband of Iona Opie
  • Redvers Opie (1900–1984), British economist
  • Robert Opie (born 1947), British item collector and the director of the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising; son of Iona and Peter Opie
  • Roger Opie (1927-1998), Australian-born Economist, Rhodes Scholar and Oxford academic

Fictional characters

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