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
- Pepper Binkley, American actress
- Pepper Constable (1914–1986), American football player
- Pepper D. Culpepper (born 1968), American political scientist
- Pepper Keenan (born 1967), American rock musician
- Pepper Ottman, American politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representative since 2021
- Pepper Schwartz (born 1945), American sociologist and sexologist
- Pepper Winters, Hong Kong-born American romance novelist
Nickname
- Pepper Adams (1930–1986), American jazz saxophonist
- Pepper Bassett (1910–1980), American baseball player
- Pepper Daniels (1902–1978), American baseball player
- Pepper Gomez (1927–2004), American professional wrestler and bodybuilder
- Pepper Jay (born 1949), American music producer, teacher, lecturer, actress, author, and attorney
- Pepper Johnson (born 1964), American football coach and player
- Pepper LaBeija (1948–2003), American drag queen and fashion designer
- Pepper Martin (1904–1965), American baseball player
- Pepper Martin (actor) (1936–2022), Canadian-American actor and professional wrestler
- Pepper MaShay (born 1953), American musician and singer-songwriter
- Pepper Morgan, American baseball player
- Pepper Paire (1924–2013), catcher and infielder from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Pepper Parks (born 1980), American professional wrestler
- Pepper Peploski (1891–1972), American baseball player
- Pepper Rodgers (1931–2020), American football player and coach
- Pepper Rose, English singer
- Pepper Sharpe (1918–1997), American baseball player
- Pepper Somerset, female vocalist in the American Industrial band My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
- Pepper Wilson (1921–1988), American executive and manager
Fictional characters
- Pepper Roni, the central protagonist of the LEGO Island video game trilogy and a mascot for The LEGO Group in the late 1990s and early 2000s
- 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, a news reporter in the television show Pepper Dennis played by Rebecca Romijn
- Pepper Ann Pearson, the protagonist and title character in Disney's 1997 animated series Pepper Ann
- Pepper Potts, Tony Stark's assistant and later lover in the Iron Man/Marvel Comics universe
- Pepper Saltzman, a guest character played by Nathan Lane in Modern Family
- Pepper Steiger, in Neighbours
- Floyd Pepper, a puppet character in The Muppet Show
- Suzy Pepper, character in Glee
- Mrs. Pepper, a female character in the Nick Jr. series Blue's Clues
- The title character of the 1975 film The Great Waldo Pepper, played by Robert Redford
- Pepper, in the musical Annie
- Pepper, a horse in the television series Horseland
- Pepper, in the musical Mamma Mia!
- Pepper, in the webcomic series Pepper&Carrot
- Pepper, in the book Good Omens
- Pepper, in the television series American Horror Story