Cooper (surname)
Cooper is an English surname originating in England; see Cooper. Cooper is the 4th most common surname in Liberia and 35th most common in England.
A
- Adam Cooper , actor, choreographer, dancer and theater director
- Adrian Cooper, American football tight end
- Adrienne Cooper, American Yiddish singer, musician and activist
- Afua Cooper, Jamaican-Canadian poet and academic
- Alan Cooper , British Anglican bishop
- Alan Cooper, American creator of Visual Basic
- Alan Cooper, American
- Albert Cooper, several people
- * Albert Cooper , English cricketer
- * Albert Cooper , U.S. soccer player
- * Albert Cooper , British politician
- * Albert Cooper , Canadian politician
- * Albert Cooper, British flute maker
- Alex Cooper, American architect
- Alex Cooper , Bermudian Olympic sailor
- Alex Cooper , Scottish footballer
- Alexander Cooper, English painter
- Alfred Cooper
- Alice Cooper, born Vincent Damon Furnier, American Singer and musician
- Alison Cooper, British businesswoman
- Allen Foster Cooper, American politician
- Amari Cooper, American football wide receiver
- Anderson Cooper, American journalist
- Andre Cooper, American footballer wide receiver
- Andrew and Andy Cooper, several people
- * Andrew W. Cooper, civil rights activist and journalist
- * Andrew F. Cooper, Canadian academic
- * Andrew Cooper III, modelling pseudonym of actor Sam J. Jones
- * Andrew Cooper, Baron Cooper of Windrush, British Conservative politician
- * Andrew Ian Cooper, British chemist
- ** Andy Cooper, American baseball player
- Angus Cooper, New Zealand hammer thrower
- Ann Cooper Whitall, American Quaker
- Ann Nixon Cooper, African-American representative
- Anna J. Cooper, African-American educator
- Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10 of the 12 Earls of Shaftesbury
- Anton Cooper, New Zealand cross-country mountain biker
- Armando Cooper, Panamanian footballer
- Artemis Cooper, British writer
- Ashley Cooper, several people
- * Ashley Cooper , member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1959–1975
- * Ashley Cooper , Australian former World No. 1 amateur tennis player
- * Ashley Cooper , Australian V8 Supercar driver
- * Ashley Cooper , contestant on New Zealand Idol
- * Ashley Cooper, English photographer
- Astley Cooper, English surgeon
- Audrey Cooper, American journalist
B
- B. Cooper, American Christian hip-hop musician
- Barbara Cooper , American politician
- Barbara Cooper , British Royal Air Force officer
- Barry Cooper
- * Barry F. Cooper, Canadian political scientist
- * Barry Cooper , English musicologist and composer
- * Barry Cooper , New Zealand cricketer
- * Barry Cooper , former US narcotics officer turned anti-drug war activist
- * Barry Cooper, British co-author of Christianity Explored
- * Barry Michael Cooper, American writer, producer and director
- Ben and Benjamin Cooper, several people
- * Ben Cooper, American film and television actor
- * Ben Cooper, British radio journalist, presenter and Controller of BBC Radio 1
- * Ben Cooper , singer/songwriter from Jacksonville, Florida
- * Ben Cooper, rugby league footballer of the 1990s, and 2000s
- * Ben Cooper , Dutch cricketer
- ** Benjamin Cooper, Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth 1621–24
- Bernard Cooper, American novelist
- Bert Cooper , American football player
- Bert Cooper, American boxer
- Bertie Cooper, Australian rules footballer
- Besse Cooper, American supercentenarian and world's oldest person during 2011–2012
- Bette Cooper, Miss America 1937
- Bill and Billy Cooper, several people
- * Bill Cooper , professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers
- * Bill Cooper , American Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
- * Bill Cooper , Irish hurler
- ** Billy Cooper , English footballer
- ** Billy Cooper , Canadian football player
- ** Billy Cooper, cricket supporter and trumpet player for the Barmy Army
- Blake Cooper, American actor
- Bob Cooper, several people
- * Bob Cooper , American jazz musician
- * Bob Cooper , American NASCAR Cup Series driver
- * Bob Cooper , politician and activist in Northern Ireland
- * Bob Cooper , English speedway rider
- * Bob Cooper , freelance writer and Runner's World columnist, ultramarathoner
- * Bob Cooper, Australian former professional rugby league footballer
- Bonnie Cooper, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
- BP Cooper, American screenwriter, film and commercial producer
- Brad Cooper, Australian Olympic swimmer
- Bradley Cooper , Bahamian discus thrower and shot putter
- Bradley Cooper, American actor
- Bransby Cooper, Australian cricketer
- Brenda Cooper, American author
- Brent Cooper , New Zealand Olympic judoka and judo administrator
- Brent Cooper , American boxer
- Bret Cooper, American football player
- Brett Cooper , Australian rules footballer
- Brett Cooper , American mixed martial artist
- Brian Cooper
- Britney Cooper, West Indian cricketer from Trinidad
- Brittnee Cooper, American volleyball player
- Bryan Cooper , Irish independent/Cumann na nGaedhael politician
- Bryan Cooper, aka COOPER, American artist
- Bryan Cooper , Irish National Hunt jockey
- Buster Cooper, American jazz trombonist
C
- Caitlin Cooper, Australian soccer player
- Camille Cooper, American basketball player
- Carl Cooper, British Anglican bishop
- Carolyn Cooper, Jamaican author
- Cary Cooper, American-born British psychologist
- Cathy Cooper, American artist
- Cec Cooper, Australian rugby league footballer
- Cecil Cooper , British Bishop of Korea
- Cecil Cooper, American baseball player
- Charles Cooper
- Charlotte Cooper
- Chris Cooper
- Christin Cooper, American skier
- Clarence Cooper
- Colin Cooper
- Colm Cooper, Irish Gaelic footballer with Kerry GAA
- Courtney Ryley Cooper, American circus clown, journalist and author
- Craig Cooper
- Curtis Cooper
- Cynthia Cooper
D
- Daniel C. Cooper, early American surveyor and politician
- D. B. Cooper, epithet for an unknown airline hijacker from 1971
- D. C. Cooper, American heavy metal singer
- David Cooper
- Darren Cooper, British Labour Party politician
- Dennis Cooper, American poet and writer
- Dewey Cooper, American kickboxer and boxer
- Drazen Cooper, American Music Engineer/ Recording Artist
- Lady Diana Cooper, British society beauty and actress, wife of Duff Cooper
- Dolores G. Cooper, American politician
- Dominic Cooper , British actor
- Don Cooper, American baseball player
- Douglas Cooper
- Duff Cooper, British politician and writer
E
- Earl Cooper, American race car driver, 1900–1925
- Eddie Cooper , British actor
- Eddie Cooper , English cricketer
- Edmund Cooper, English writer
- Edward Cooper
- Edwin Cooper, English artist
- Ethan Cooper, college football player
- Elizabeth Cooper, Filipina-American actress
- Emma Lampert Cooper, American painter
- Eric Cooper, American professional baseball umpire
- Eric Thirkell Cooper, British soldier and war poet during World War 1
F
- Frank Cooper
- Frederic Taber Cooper, American writer, editor and academic
- Frederick Cooper
G
- G. Cooper, English amateur cricketer
- Grant Cooper, Spanish millionaire
- Gary Cooper
- George Cooper
- Gladys Cooper, English actress
- Gordon Cooper, American astronaut
- Grey Cooper, English politician
H
- Harry Cooper
- Helen Cooper
- Helene Cooper, Liberian-American author and journalist
- Henry Cooper
- Hugh Cooper, American engineer
- Humility Cooper English passenger on the Mayflower
I
- Ian Cooper
- Ivan Cooper, Northern Ireland politician
J
- Jack Cooper
- Jackie Cooper, American actor
- Jacqui Cooper, Australian skier
- Jade Holland Cooper, British fashion designer
- James Cooper
- Jeanne Cooper, American actress
- Jeff Cooper
- Jennifer Cooper, corporate lawyer and Queen's Counsel from New Zealand
- Jere Cooper, American politician
- Jerry W. Cooper, American politician
- Jessica Cooper, British artist
- Jessie Cooper, Australian politician
- Jilly Cooper, English novelist
- Jim Cooper
- Jimmy Cooper
- Job Adams Cooper, American politician, governor of Colorado
- Joe Cooper
- John Cooper
- Johnny Cooper
- Joseph Cooper
- Joshua Cooper
- Julie Cooper
- Justin Cooper
- Justine Cooper
K
- Kenneth H. Cooper, American Air-Force Colonel, doctor and aerobics pioneer
- Kenny Cooper, American footballer
- Kenny Cooper, Sr., former English soccer goalkeeper and coach
- Kevin Cooper
- Kevon Cooper, Trinidadian cricketer
- Kitty Cooper, American bridge player
- Korey Cooper, American musician, member of Skillet
- Kyle Cooper, American designer of motion picture title sequences
- Kyle Cooper, South African rugby union player
L
- Lamart Cooper, US American football player
- Leigh Cooper, English footballer
- Leon Cooper, American Nobel Laureate in physics – theory of superconductivity
- Les Cooper, American musician
- Lettice Cooper, English writer
- Levi Cooper – The Maggid of Melbourne, Australian Orthodox Jewish teacher
- Levi Rolla Cooper, American professional wrestler
- Lindsay Cooper, English musician, composer and activist
- Lindsay L. Cooper, Scottish musician
- Lionel Cooper, Australian rugby league player
- Lionel Cooper, South African mathematician
- Louise Cooper, British writer
M
- MacDella Cooper, Liberian philanthropist
- Marc Cooper, American journalist and blogger
- Marianne Leone Cooper, American actress
- Mark Cooper
- Marquis Cooper, American NFL football player
- Martha Cooper, American photojournalist
- Martin Cooper
- Marvin Cooper, better known as Dancing Harry, dancer at professional basketball games
- Matt Cooper
- Matthew Cooper
- Merian C. Cooper, American movie actor, director, screenwriter and producer
- Michael Cooper
- Mike Cooper
- Milton William Cooper, American writer
- Miranda Cooper, British songwriter
- Mort Cooper, American baseball player
- Muriel Cooper, American artist and designer
- Myers Y. Cooper, American politician
N
- Nathan Cooper
- Neale Cooper, Scottish football manager
- Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury, Earl of Shaftesbury
P
- Pat Cooper, American comedian
- Paul Cooper
- Paulette Cooper, American journalist
- Peter Cooper
- Philip Cooper, English cricketer
- Philip H. Cooper, American admiral
- Priscilla Cooper Tyler, de facto First Lady of USA 1842–44
Q
- Quade Cooper, Australian rugby union player
R
- Ray Cooper, English musician
- Revel Cooper, Australian artist
- Richard Cooper
- Riley Cooper, US American Football player
- Risteárd Cooper, Irish comedian
- Robert Cooper
- Rosie Cooper, British politician
- Roxanne Cooper, British singer
- Roy Cooper
- Russell Cooper
S
- Samuel Cooper
- Sarah Cooper
- Selina Cooper, English suffragist and politician
- Shane Cooper
- Shaun Cooper, English footballer
- Sherry Cooper, Canadian-American, Chief Economist of BMO Capital Markets
- Sidney Cooper, English painter
- Simon Cooper
- Stoney Cooper, American country musician
- Susan Cooper
T
- Tarzan Cooper, American basketball player
- Terence Cooper, Northern Irish actor
- Terry Cooper
- Theodore Cooper, American engineer
- Thomas Cooper
- Tim Cooper
- Tina Cooper, English paediatrician
- Tommy Cooper, British comedian
- Trisha Cooper, British broadcaster
W
- Walker Cooper, American baseball player
- Warren Cooper, New Zealand politician
- Whina Cooper, New Zealand Māori leader
- Wilbur Cooper, American baseball player
- W. E. Shewell-Cooper, British organic gardener
- Wilhelmina Cooper, American model
- William Cooper
- Wilson Marion Cooper, American Sacred Harp teacher
- Wyatt Emory Cooper, American screenwriter
- Wyllis Cooper, American radio writer
Y
- Yvette Cooper, British Labour Party politician and 2015 Labour leadership contender
Fictional characters
- Betty Cooper, character from Archie Comics
- Buzz Cooper, character from the soap opera Guiding Light
- Dale Cooper, character from the TV show Twin Peaks
- Gwen Cooper, character from the Doctor Who spinoff series Torchwood
- Kaitlin Cooper, character from the TV series The O.C.
- Lauren Cooper, character in The Catherine Tate Show
- Marina Cooper, character from the soap opera Guiding Light
- Marissa Cooper, character from the TV series The O.C.
- Sheldon Cooper, character from the American TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory
- Sly Cooper, character from the Sly Cooper video games
- Valerie "Val" Cooper, character from the Marvel Universe