Cooper (surname)

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Cooper is an English surname originating in England;^[1] see Cooper (profession). Cooper is the 4th most common surname Liberia and 35th most common in England.^[2]

A

• Afua Cooper (born 1957), Jamaican-Canadian poet and academic
• Alan Cooper (born 1952), American creator of Visual Basic
• Alexander Cooper (17th-century–1660), English painter
• Alfred Cooper (disambiguation)

• Alf Cooper (born 1932), Irish cricketer and doctor, later emigrated to the United States
• Alfred Cooper (1893–1963), South African Test cricketer
• Alfred Edward Cooper (1869–1960), South African cricketer
• Alfred Heaton Cooper (1864–1929), Victorian artist

• Alice Cooper (born 1948), born Vincent Damon Furnier, American Singer and musician
• Allen Foster Cooper (1838–1918), American politician
• Anderson Cooper (born 1967), American journalist
• Andrew Cooper (disambiguation)
• Andy Cooper (1898–1941), American baseball player
• Ann Cooper Whitall (1716–1797), American Quaker
• Ann Nixon Cooper (1902–2009), African-American representative
• Anna J. Cooper (1859–1964), African-American educator
• Annie Cooper a British actress, singer and dancer
• Anthony Ashley-Cooper (disambiguation), 10 of the 12 Earls of Shaftesbury
• Ashley Cooper (disambiguation)
• Astley Cooper (1768–1841), English surgeon

B

• Barry Cooper (disambiguation)
• Ben Cooper (disambiguation)
• Bert Cooper (born 1966), American boxer
• Besse Cooper (1896-2012), American supercentenarian and world's oldest person from 2011-2012
• Betty Cooper, fictional character from Archie Comics
• Bradley Cooper (born 1975), American actor
• Bradley Cooper (athlete) (born 1957), Bahamian discus thrower and shot putter
• Bransby Cooper (1844–1914), Australian cricketer
• Brent Cooper (disambiguation)
• Bret Cooper (born 1970), American football player
• Buzz Cooper, fictional character from Guiding Light

C

• Calico Cooper, American actress
• Carl Cooper (born 1960), British Anglican bishop
• Cecil Cooper (born 1949), American baseball player
• Charles Cooper (disambiguation)
• Charlotte Cooper (disambiguation)
• Chris Cooper (disambiguation)
• Christin Cooper (born 1959), American skier
• Clarence Cooper (disambiguation)
• Colin Cooper (disambiguation)
• Colm Cooper (born 1983), Irish Gaelic footballer with Kerry GAA
• Courtney Ryley Cooper (1886–1940), American circus clown, journalist and author
• Craig Cooper (disambiguation)
• Curtis Cooper (disambiguation)
• Cynthia Cooper (disambiguation)

D

• Dale Cooper, fictional character from Twin Peaks
• Daniel C. Cooper (1773–1818), early American surveyor and politician
• D. B. Cooper, epithet for an unknown airline hijacker from 1971
• D. C. Cooper (born 1965), American heavy metal singer
• David Cooper (disambiguation)
• Dennis Cooper (born 1953), American poet and writer
• Dewey Cooper (born 1974), American kickboxer and boxer
• Lady Diana Cooper (1892–1986), British society beauty and actress, wife of Duff Cooper
• Dominic Cooper (born 1978), British actor
• Don Cooper (born 1957), American baseball player
• Douglas Cooper (disambiguation)
• Duff Cooper (1890–1954), British politician and writer

E

• Earl Cooper (1886–1965), American race car driver, 1900–1925
• Eddie Cooper (born 1987), British actor
• Edmund Cooper (1926–1982), English writer
• Edward Cooper (disambiguation)
• Elizabeth Cooper (died 1960), Filipina-American actress
• Emma Lampert Cooper (1855–1920), American painter
• Eric Cooper (born 1966), American professional baseball umpire
• Eric Thirkell Cooper (before 1915 – after 1947), British soldier and war poet during World War 1

F

• Frank Cooper (disambiguation)
• Frederic Taber Cooper (1864–1937), American writer, editor and academic
• Frederick Cooper, American historian

G

• G. Cooper, English amateur cricketer
• Gareth Cooper (born 1979), Welsh rugby union player
• Gary Cooper (disambiguation)
• George Cooper (disambiguation)
• Gladys Cooper (1888–1971), English actress
• Gordon Cooper (1927–2004), American astronaut
• Grey Cooper (c. 1720 – 1801), English politician
• Gwen Cooper, fictional character in the television series Torchwood

H

• Harry Cooper (disambiguation)
• Helen Cooper (disambiguation)
• Helene Cooper (born 1966), Liberian-American author and journalist
• Henry Cooper (disambiguation)
• Hugh Cooper (1865-1937), American engineer
• Humility Cooper English passenger on the Mayflower

I

• Ian Cooper (disambiguation)
• Ivan Cooper (born 1944), Northern Ireland politician

J

• Jack Cooper (disambiguation)
• Jackie Cooper (1922–2011), American actor
• Jacqui Cooper (born 1973), Australian skier
• James Cooper (disambiguation)
• Jeanne Cooper (1928–2013), American actress
• Jeff Cooper (disambiguation)
• Jere Cooper (1893–1957), American politician
• Jerry W. Cooper (born 1948), American politician
• Jessie Cooper (1914–1993), Australian politician
• Jilly Cooper (born 1937), English novelist
• Jim Cooper (disambiguation)
• Jimmy Cooper (disambiguation)
• Joe Cooper (disambiguation)
• John Cooper (disambiguation)
• Johnny Cooper (disambiguation)
• Joseph Cooper (disambiguation)
• Joshua Cooper (disambiguation)
• Julie Cooper, fictional character from The O.C.
• Julie Cooper, fictional character from EastEnders
• Justin Cooper (disambiguation)
• Justine Cooper, fictional character from the TV series Angel

K

• Kaitlin Cooper, fictional TV character from The O.C.
• Kenneth H. Cooper (born 1931), American Air-Force Colonel, doctor and aerobics pioneer
• Kenny Cooper (born 1984), American footballer (soccer)
• Kenny Cooper, Sr. (born 1946), former English soccer goalkeeper and coach
• Kevin Cooper (disambiguation)
• Kitty Cooper, American bridge player
• Korey Cooper (born 1972), American musician, member of Skillet
• Kyle Cooper (born 1962), American designer of motion picture title sequences
• Kyle Cooper (born 1989), South African rugby union player

L

• Lamart Cooper (born 1973), US American football player
• Lauren Cooper, fictional character in The Catherine Tate Show
• Leigh Cooper (born 1961), English footballer
• Leon Cooper (born 1930), American Nobel Laureate in physics – theory of superconductivity
• Les Cooper (1921–2013), American musician
• Lettice Cooper (1897–1994), English writer
• Lindsay Cooper (1951–2013), English musician (bassoon and oboe), composer and activist
• Lindsay L. Cooper (1940–2001), Scottish musician (double-bass and cello)
• Lionel Cooper, Australian rugby league player
• Lionel Cooper (1915–1979), South African mathematician
• Louise Cooper (1952–2009), British writer

M

• Marc Cooper, American journalist and blogger
• Marianne Leone Cooper (born 1952), American actress
• Marina Cooper, fictional character from Guiding Light
• Marissa Cooper, fictional TV character from The O.C.
• Mark Cooper (disambiguation)
• Marquis Cooper (1982–2009), American NFL football player
• Martha Cooper (born c. 1940), American photojournalist
• Martin Cooper (disambiguation)
• Marvin Cooper (born c. 1943), better known as Dancing Harry, dancer at professional basketball games
• Matt Cooper (disambiguation)
• Matthew Cooper (disambiguation)
• Merian C. Cooper (1893–1973), American movie actor, director, screenwriter and producer
• Michael Cooper (disambiguation)
• Mike Cooper (disambiguation)
• Milton William Cooper (1943–2001), American writer
• Miranda Cooper (born 1975), British songwriter
• Mort Cooper (1913–1958), American baseball player
• Myers Y. Cooper (1873–1958), American politician

N

• Neale Cooper (born 1963), Scottish football manager
• Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury (born 1979), Earl of Shaftesbury

P

• Pat Cooper (born 1929), American comedian
• Paul Cooper (disambiguation)
• Paulette Cooper (born 1944), American journalist
• Peter Cooper (disambiguation)
• Philip Cooper (1885-1950), English cricketer
• Philip H. Cooper (1844-1912), American admiral
• Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1816–1889), de facto First Lady of USA 1842-4

Q

• Quade Cooper (born 1988), Australian rugby union player

R

• Ray Cooper (born 1942), English musician
• Revel Cooper (died 1983), Australian artist
• Richard Cooper (disambiguation)
• Riley Cooper (born 1987), US American Football player
• Risteárd Cooper, Irish comedian
• Robert Cooper (disambiguation)
• Rosie Cooper (born 1950), British politician
• Roxanne Cooper, British singer
• Roy Cooper (disambiguation)
• Russell Cooper (disambiguation)

S

• Samuel Cooper (disambiguation)
• Sarah Cooper (1848–1932), Victorian British Oxford-based marmalade maker
• Selina Cooper (1864–1946), English suffragist and politician
• Shane Cooper (disambiguation)
• Shaun Cooper (born 1983), English footballer
• Sheldon Cooper, fictional character from American TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory
• Sherry Cooper, Canadian-American, Chief Economist of BMO Capital Markets
• Simon Cooper (born 1936), British Army officer
• Sly Cooper, fictional character from the video game series Sly Cooper
• Stoney Cooper (1918–1977), American country musician
• Susan Cooper (disambiguation)

T

• Tarzan Cooper (1907–1980), American basketball player
• Terence Cooper (1933–1997), Northern Irish actor
• Terry Cooper (disambiguation)
• Theodore Cooper (1839–1919), American engineer
• Thomas Cooper (disambiguation)
• Tim Cooper (disambiguation)
• Tommy Cooper (1921–1984), British comedian
• Trisha Cooper, British broadcaster

V

• Val Cooper, fictional character from the Marvel Universe

W

• Walker Cooper (1915–1991), American baseball player
• Warren Cooper (born 1933), New Zealand politician
• Whina Cooper (1895–1994), New Zealand Māori leader
• Wilbur Cooper (1892–1973), American baseball player
• W. E. Shewell-Cooper (1900–1982), British organic gardener
• Wilhelmina Cooper (1939–1980), American model
• William Cooper (disambiguation)
• Wilson Marion Cooper (died 1916), American Sacred Harp teacher
• Wyatt Emory Cooper (1927–1978), American screenwriter
• Wyllis Cooper (1899–1955), American radio writer

Y

• Yvette Cooper (born 1969), British Labour Party politician and Government Minister

See also

• Cooper (given name)
• Cooper (disambiguation)

Surnames derived from occupation Cooper and its specializations English/Celtic Cooper Cowper Barazer German/Yiddish Kübler, Küfer (Kuefer, Kiefer, Kieffer), Küfner, Küffner Fassbender, Fassbinder, Fässler, Binder Böttcher/Boettcher, Bötticher, Böttger, Bottiger, Böttner, Büttner, Bodner Schäffler, Scheffler, Schedler, Simmermacher Tannenmacher Other Germanic Cuypers, Kuiper/Kuijper/Kuyper, Kuipers, Kuijpers, Kuypers, Kuperus De Cuyper, De Kuyper Bødker (Bodker), Baedeker Romance Le Tonnelier, Tonnelier Tanoeiro Cubero, Boter, Botero Bottero, Botteri, Bottaro, Bottai Butnaru, Dogaru, Dogărescu Slavic Bednarz, Bednarski, Bednarek, Bednarczyk Bednář, Bednarik Bodnar Bondar, Bondarenko, Bondaryuk, Bondarchuk, Bondarev Bochar, Bocharov, Bochkaryov (Bochkarev) Other Kádár, Bodnár (Hungarian from Slavic), Varelas (Βαρελάς, "barrel", "cooper"), Kubilius, Mucenieks, Kaupers (Latvian)

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