Cooper (family name)
Cooper is a mostly English family name .
Origin and meaning
According translation Cooper is the professional title of Cooper . The name belongs to the group of professional names .
Name bearer
A.
- Abraham Cooper (painter) (1787–1868) British painter
- Abraham Cooper (rabbi) (born 1950), American rabbi
- Adam Cooper (* 1971), English actor, choreographer, dancer and theater director
- Adrienne Cooper (1946–2011), American musician
- Alan Cooper (software developer) (* 1952), American software designer and author.
- Alan Cooper (musician) (1931–2007), British teacher, jazz musician and band leader
- Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich (1890–1954), British politician and writer
- Alice Cooper (born 1948), American rock musician
- Allan Cooper (* 1977), Kenyan tennis player
- Allen Foster Cooper (1862-1917), American politician
- Amari Cooper (* 1994), American football player
- Anderson Cooper (* 1967), American journalist
- Andrew Cooper (born 1964), Australian rower
- Anna J. Cooper (1858–1964), African American activist, author, and educator
- Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621–1683), English politician
- Anthony Ashley Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury (1652–1699), English politician
- Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713), English politician, philosopher and writer
- Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801–1885), British politician and philanthropist
- Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury (1831–1886), British politician
- Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury (1869–1961), British brigadier general and politician
- Anthony Cooper (1893–1974), English football player
- Armando Cooper (* 1987), Panamanian soccer player
- Artemis Cooper (* 1953), British writer
- Arthur Cooper (* 1952), Trinidadian sprinter
- Arthur Melbourne-Cooper (1874–1961), British film producer
- Ashley Cooper (tennis player) (1936-2020), Australian tennis player
- Ashley Cooper (racing driver) (1980–2008), Australian racing car driver
- Astley Paston Cooper (1768–1841), English anatomist and surgeon
- Audrey Cooper (born 1964), British volleyball player and coach
- Augustus Charles Cooper (1879–1955), British photographer
B.
- Barbara Cooper (* 1949), English-Canadian squash player
- Barry Cooper (* 1949), English musicologist
- Ben Cooper (actor) (1933-2020), American actor
- Ben Cooper (* 1982), American singer, see Radical Face
- Bert Cooper (1966-2019), American boxer
- Besse Cooper (1896–2012), American age record holder
- Bob Cooper (1925–1993), American jazz musician
- Boyd Cooper (born around 1975), Australian badminton player
- Brad Cooper (born 1954), Australian swimmer
- Bradley Cooper (born 1975), American actor
- Bradley Cooper (athlete) (born 1957), Bahamian discus thrower and shot putter
- Brenda Cooper (* 1960), American science fiction writer
- Bridget Cooper (born around 1939), English badminton player
- Brittnee Cooper (* 1988), American volleyball player
- Buster Cooper (1929-2016), American jazz trombonist
C.
- Carolyn Cooper (* 1950), Jamaican literary scholar
- Charles Cooper (designer) (1893–1964), British racing car designer and racing team owner
- Charles Cooper (actor) (1926-2013), American actor
- Charles Cooper (Kaptein) , Kaptein of the Nama in Botswana
- Charles D. Cooper (1769–1831), American lawyer and politician
- Charles Henry Cooper (antiquarian) (1808–1866), English antiquarian
- Charles Henry Cooper (Judge) (1865–1946), American attorney and judge
- Charles Henry Cooper (1926–1984), American basketball player, see Chuck Cooper (basketball player)
- Charles Merian Cooper (1856–1923), American politician
- Charles T. Cooper (1907-1980), American basketball player, see Tarzan Cooper
- Charlotte Cooper (1870–1966), English tennis player
- Chris Cooper (born 1951), American actor
- Christin Cooper (* 1959), American ski racer
- Christopher Cooper (* 1967), American horn player
- Chuck Cooper (basketball player) (1926-1984), American basketball player
- Chuck Cooper (actor) (born 1954), American actor
- Clarence L. Cooper, Jr. (1934–1978), American writer
- Clive Forster Cooper (1880-1947), English paleontologist
- Colin Cooper (Editor) (1926–2012) British musician, music educator, and editor
- Colin Cooper (musician) (1939-2008), British singer and musician
- Colin Cooper (psychologist) (* 1954), British psychologist
- Colin Cooper (soccer player) (born 1967), English soccer player and coach
- Colin Campbell Cooper (1856–1937), American artist and writer
- Craig Cooper (* 1981), New Zealand badminton player
- Curtis Cooper (born 1978), American football player
- Cynthia Cooper (* 1963), American basketball player
D.
- DB Cooper , pseudonym of a US aircraft hijacker
- Darin Cooper (born 1956), American actor
- David Cooper (psychiatrist) (1931-1986), South African psychiatrist
- David Cooper (athlete) (born 1934), British ultra runner
- David Cooper (producer) , American film producer
- David Cooper (ice hockey player) (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
- David Y. Cooper (1924-2013), American biochemist and pharmacologist
- Deniz Cooper (* 1985), Austrian actor
- Dennis Cooper (* 1953), American author, poet and journalist
- Diana Cooper (1892–1986), British actress and writer
- Dominic Cooper (born 1978), British actor
- Donell Cooper (* 1990), American basketball player
- Dorothy Musuleng-Cooper (1930–2009), Liberian teacher and politician
- Dorree Cooper , American production designer and art director
- Douglas Cooper (1911–1984), British art historian, critic and art collector
- Douglas Hancock Cooper (1815–1879), American brigadier general
- Dylan Cooper (* 1979), Australian mountain bike rider
E.
- Earl Cooper (1886–1965), American racing car driver
- Edith Emma Cooper (1862-1913), British writer, see Michael Field
- Edmund Cooper (politician) (1821–1911), American politician
- Edmund Cooper (Author) (1926–1982) English author
- Edward Cooper (politician, 1824) (1824–1905), American politician (New York)
- Edward Cooper (politician, 1873) (1873–1928), American politician (West Virginia)
- Edward Joshua Cooper (1798-1863), Irish astronomer
- Edward William Cooper (* 1960), Canadian ice hockey player, see Ed Cooper
- Emil Cooper (1877–1960), Ukrainian-Russian-American violinist and conductor
- Emma Lampert Cooper (1855–1920), American painter, art teacher and art director
- Eric Cooper (* 1967), American basketball player
F.
- Francis D'Arcy Cooper (1882-1941), British manager
- Frederick Cooper (* 1947), American historian
G
- G. Arthur Cooper (1902-2000), American paleontologist
- Gareth Cooper (born 1979), Welsh rugby player
- Gary Cooper (1901–1961), American actor
- Gary Cooper (rugby league) (1938-2019), English rugby league player
- George Cooper (organist) (1820–1876), British organist and music teacher
- George Cooper (song writer) (1840–1905), song writer
- George Cooper (poet) (1840–1927), American poet and composer
- George Cooper (actor, 1892) (1892–1943), American actor
- George Cooper (actor, 1920) (1920–2015), American actor
- George Cooper (1929-2016), American jazz trombonist; see Buster Cooper
- George Cooper ( American football player ) (* 1984), American football player
- George A. Cooper (1925-2018), English actor
- George B. Cooper (1808–1866), American politician
- George W. Cooper (1851–1899), American politician
- Gladys Cooper (1888–1971), English actress
- Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), American astronaut
H
- Harold Cooper (1886–1970), Australian anthropologist and historian
- Harry Cooper (musician) (1903–1961), American jazz musician
- Harry Cooper (golfer) (1904-2000), English-American golfer
- Helene Cooper (* 1966), American journalist and author
- Henry Cooper (politician) (1827-1884), American politician (Tennessee)
- Henry Cooper (boxer) (1934-2011), British boxer
- Henry A. Cooper (1850–1931), American politician
- Henry Ernest Cooper (1857–1929), Hawaiian politician
- Henry Cooper Bennett , Costa Rican soccer player
I.
- Ian Cooper (soccer player) (born 1946), English soccer player
- Ian Cooper (ice hockey player) (born 1968), British ice hockey player
- Ian Cooper (cyclist) (born 1978), British cyclist
- Imogen Cooper (* 1949), British pianist
- Isobel Cooper (stage name Izzy ; * 1975), British singer (soprano)
- Ivan Cooper (1944–2019), Northern Irish politician
J
- J. California Cooper († 2014), American writer
- JP Cooper (* 1983), British singer and songwriter
- Jack Cooper, Baron Cooper of Stockton Heath (1908–1988), British trade union official and politician
- Jackie Cooper (1922-2011), American actor
- Jacqui Cooper (* 1973), Australian freestyle skier
- James Cooper (politician) (1810–1863), American officer and politician (Whig Party)
- James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), American writer
- James Graham Cooper (1830-1902), American naturalist
- Jeanne Cooper (1928–2013), American actress
- Jeff Cooper (1920–2006), American firearms technician
- Jeff Cooper (actor) (1936-2018), Canadian actor
- Jere Cooper (1893–1957), American politician
- Jerome Cooper (1946–2015), American jazz drummer
- Jillie Cooper (* 1988), Scottish badminton player
- Jilly Cooper (born 1937), British author
- Jim Cooper (jazz musician) (* 1951), American jazz musician
- Jim Cooper (politician) ( James Hayes Shofner Cooper ; born 1954), American politician
- Jim Cooper ( American football player ) ( James Albert Cooper ; born 1955), American football player
- Job Adams Cooper (1843–1899), American politician
- John Cooper (composer) (around 1570–1626), English composer
- John Cooper (engineer) (1923–2000), British car designer
- John Cooper (motorcycle racer) (born 1938), British motorcycle racer
- John Cooper (philosopher) (* 1939), American philosopher
- John Cooper (track and field athlete) (1940–1974), British hurdler
- John Cooper (tennis player) (born 1946), Australian tennis player
- John Cooper (chess player) (born 1954), Welsh chess player
- John Cooper (racing driver) , British racing car driver
- John Astley Cooper (1858–1930), Australian-British clergyman, inventor of the Commonwealth Games
- John G. Cooper (1872–1955), American politician
- John L. Cooper (* 1975), American musician and songwriter
- John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich (1929–2018), British nobleman and historian
- John Montgomery Cooper (1881–1949), American ethnologist
- John Sherman Cooper (1901–1991), American politician
- John Thomas Cooper (1790-1854), British chemist and mineralogist
- Johnny Cooper (* 1988), American musician
- Jon Cooper (ice hockey coach) (born 1967), American-Canadian ice hockey coach
- Jon Cooper ( American football player ) (* 1986), American football player
- Joseph Cooper (* 1985), New Zealand cyclist
- Justin Cooper (* 1988), American producer and child actor
K
- Kate Cooper (* 1960), American ancient historian
- Kenneth H. Cooper (* 1931), American sports medicine specialist
- Kenny Cooper (* 1984), American football player
- Kent Cooper (1880–1965), American journalist
- Kevin Cooper (cricketer) (born 1957), English cricketer
- Kevin Cooper (film producer) , American film producer and director
- Kevin Cooper (soccer player) (* 1975), English soccer player
- Kyle Cooper (born 1962), American film title designer
L.
- Lana Cooper (* 1981), German actress
- Leisha Cooper (* 1987), Australian badminton player
- Leon Neil Cooper (* 1930), American physicist
- Léontine Cooper (1837–1903), British-Australian teacher, suffragette and trade unionist
- Lewis Cooper (1937-2019), Australian cricketer
- Lily Cooper , real name of Lily Allen (* 1985), English singer
- Lindsay Cooper (1951–2013), British musician and composer
- Lindsay L. Cooper (1940-2001), British bassist and cellist
- Lionel Cooper (1915–1979), British mathematician
- Luise Cooper (1849–1931), German missionary
M.
- Malcolm Cooper (1947-2001), English marksman
- Marc Cooper (* before 1966), American journalist
- Margaret Cooper (1909-2002), British swimmer
- Mario Cooper (Illustrator) (1905-1995), American illustrator
- Mario Cooper (activist) (1954-2015), American AIDS activist
- Mark Anthony Cooper (1800–1885), American politician
- Martha Cooper (* 1942), American photojournalist
- Martin Cooper (* 1928), American electrical engineer
- Martin Cooper (musician) (born 1958), British musician, songwriter and painter
- Max Dale Cooper (* 1933), American immunologist
- Melville Cooper (1896–1973), British actor
- Mercator Cooper (1803–1872), American ship captain
- Merian C. Cooper (1893–1973), American pilot and filmmaker
- Michael Cooper (photographer) (1941–1973), British photographer
- Michael Cooper (basketball coach) (born 1956), American basketball player and coach
- Michael Robert Cooper , paleontologist
- Mike Cooper (born 1942), English guitarist and singer
- Milton William Cooper (1943–2001), American radio broadcaster and conspiracy theorist
- Miriam Cooper (1891–1976), American actress
- Mitch Cooper (* 1994), Australian soccer player
- Mitchell Cooper (born 1995), Australian athlete
- Muriel Cooper (1925–1994), American graphic designer, researcher and art teacher
- Myers Y. Cooper (1873-1958), American politician
N
- Natasha Cooper , pseudonym of Daphne Wright (* 1951), British author
- Nesta Cooper (* 1993), Canadian actress
O
- Oliver Cooper (* 1988), American actor
P
- Patience Cooper , Indian actress
- Paula Cooper (1969-2015), American who committed murder when she was 15 years old
- Paulette Cooper (* 1942), American author
- Peter Cooper (1791–1883), American industrialist and inventor
- Peter Cooper-Hewitt (1861–1921), American electrical engineer
- Peter Gordon Cooper (born 1948), Australian badminton player
- Prentice Cooper (1895–1969), American politician
- Priya Cooper (* 1974), Australian swimmer
R.
- Ray Cooper (born 1942), English percussionist
- Richard Cooper (actor) (1893–1947), British actor
- Richard Cooper (lawyer) (1947-2005), Australian lawyer and judge
- Richard Cooper ( American football player ) (born 1964), American football player
- Richard Cooper (soccer player) (born 1979), English soccer player
- Richard Cooper (racing driver) (born 1983), British motorcycle racer
- Richard M. Cooper (1768–1843), American politician
- Robert Cooper (politician) , Canadian local politician
- Robert Cooper (diplomat) (born 1947), British diplomat
- Robert Cooper (producer) (born 1950), English film producer, director and screenwriter
- Robert Archer Cooper (1874–1953), American politician (South Carolina)
- Robert C. Cooper (* 1968), Canadian writer and director
- Robert G. Cooper (* 1943), Canadian economist
- Robyn Cooper (* 1972), Australian squash player
- Ron Cooper (born 1943), American artist
- Roland Edgar Cooper (1890–1962), Scottish gardener
- Roland H. Cooper (* 1916), Liberian diplomat
- Roy Cooper (* 1957), American politician
- Ryan Cooper (* 1986), Australian actor and model
S.
- Samuel Cooper (painter) (1609–1672) British painter
- Samuel Cooper (General) (1798–1876), American general in the Civil War
- Samuel B. Cooper (1850-1918), American politician
- Sara Cooper , American writer and librettist
- Sarah Cooper (entrepreneur) (1848–1932), British entrepreneur
- Sarah Cooper (soccer player) (* 1969), Australian soccer player
- Sarah Cooper (comedian) (* 1977), Jamaican-American writer and comedian
- Sarah Brown Ingersoll Cooper (1835-1896), American educator and philanthropist
- Scott Cooper (baseball player) (born 1967), American baseball player
- Scott Cooper (football coach) (* 1970), English football coach
- Scott Cooper (Director) (* 1970), American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor
- Sean Cooper (tennis player) (born 1979), Irish tennis player
- Sean Cooper ( American football player ) (* 1986), American football player
- Sean Cooper (ice hockey player) (born 1992), Israeli ice hockey player
- Shane Cooper (artist) , installation artist and special effects artist
- Shane Cooper (musician) (* 1985), South African jazz bassist and composer
- Sid Cooper (1918–2011), American jazz musician
- Stanley Cooper (1925-2016), American music publisher
- Steve Cooper (soccer player, 1955) (born 1955), English soccer player
- Steve Cooper (soccer player, 1964) (1964-2004), English soccer player
- Steve Cooper (soccer player, 1979) (born 1979), Welsh soccer player and coach
- Stuart Cooper (* 1942), American film director, screenwriter and actor
- Susan Cooper (born 1935), English writer
- Susan Augusta Fenimore Cooper (1813–1994), American author
T
- T Cooper (born 1972), American writer
- Tarzan Cooper (1907–1980), American basketball player
- Terence Cooper (1933–1997), Northern Irish actor, restaurateur and author
- Terry Cooper (born 1944), English football player and coach
- Theodore Cooper (1839-1919), American bridge construction engineer, see Québec Bridge
- Thomas Cooper (Bishop) (also Couper, Cowper ; around 1517–1594), English theologian, lexicographer and clergyman, Bishop of Winchester
- Thomas Cooper (chemist) (1759–1839), British-American chemist, lawyer, politician and economist
- Thomas Cooper (theologian) (1759–1840), American theologian and politician
- Thomas Cooper (politician) (1764-1829), American politician (Delaware)
- Thomas Cooper (poet) (1805-1892), British poet
- Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross (1892–1955), Scottish politician, judge and historian
- Thomas Buchecker Cooper (1823–1862), American politician (Pennsylvania)
- Thomas Haller Cooper (1919–1987), British SS member
- Thomas Joshua Cooper (* 1946), American photographer
- Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803-1902), British painter
- Tom Cooper (cyclist) (1874–1906), American cyclist and automobile racer
- Tom Cooper (soccer player) (1905-1940), English soccer player
- Tom Cooper (Author) (* 1970), Austrian journalist and author
- Tommy Cooper (1921–1984), British comedian and magician
- Travis Cooper (* 1996), American biathlete
- Tyree Cooper , American musician and DJ
V
- Violet Kemble-Cooper (1886–1961), British actress
W.
- Waltraut Cooper (* 1937), Austrian mathematician and artist
- Warren Cooper (born 1933), New Zealand politician
- Wayne Cooper (* 1978), English snooker player
- Whina Cooper (1895-1994), New Zealand women's activist
- Wilhelmina Cooper (1939–1980), American model and entrepreneur
- Wilkie Cooper (1911-2001), British cameraman
- William Cooper (Judge) (1754-1809), American judge, founder of Cooperstown, New York
- William Cooper (zoologist) (1798–1864), American zoologist
- William Cooper (civil rights activist) (1861–1941), Australian Aboriginal leader
- William Cooper (sailor) (1910–1968), American sailor
- William B. Cooper (1771–1849), American politician
- William Bryant Cooper (1867–1959), American politician
- William C. Cooper (1832–1902), American politician
- William Raworth Cooper (1793-1856), American politician
- William Thomas Cooper (1934–2015), Australian painter and ornithologist
- William W. Cooper (1914–2012), American economist and mathematician
- Wilma Lee Cooper (1921–2011), American musician
Y
- Yvette Cooper (* 1969), British politician
Fictional characters
- Dan Cooper , hero of the comic series of the same name
- Dr. Dr. Sheldon Lee Cooper , character from the sitcom The Big Bang Theory