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Cooper is an English surname originating in England;[1] see Cooper (profession). Cooper is the 4th most common surname in Liberia and 35th most common in England.[2]
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- Adam Cooper (dancer) (born 1971), actor, choreographer, dancer and theater director
- Adrian Cooper (born 1968), American football tight end
- Adrienne Cooper (1946–2011), American Yiddish singer, musician and activist
- Afua Cooper (born 1957), Jamaican-Canadian poet and academic
- Alan Cooper (bishop) (1909–1999), British Anglican bishop
- Alan Cooper (born 1952), American creator of Visual Basic
- Alan Cooper (biblical scholar), American
- Albert Cooper (disambiguation), several people
- Alex Cooper (born 1936)]], American architect
- Alex Cooper (sailor) (born 1942), Bermudian Olympic sailor
- Alex Cooper (footballer) (born 1991), Scottish footballer
- Alexander Cooper (1609–1660), English painter
- Alfred Cooper (disambiguation)
- Alice Cooper (born 1948), born Vincent Damon Furnier, American Singer and musician
- Alisa Cooper (born 1952), American politician in New Jersey
- Alison Cooper (born 1966), British businesswoman
- Allen Foster Cooper (1838–1918), American politician
- Amari Cooper (born 1994), American football wide receiver
- Amy Sue Cooper (born 1983), American adult model
- Anderson Cooper (born 1967), American journalist
- Andre Cooper (born 1975), American footballer wide receiver
- Andrew and Andy Cooper (disambiguation), several people
- Angus Cooper (born 1964), New Zealand hammer thrower
- 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
- Anton Cooper (born 1994), New Zealand cross-country mountain biker
- Armando Cooper (born 1987), Panamanian footballer
- Artemis Cooper (born 1953), British writer
- Ashley Cooper (disambiguation), several people
- Astley Cooper (1768–1841), English surgeon
- Audrey Cooper (born 1977), American journalist
B
- B. Cooper (born 1984), American Christian hip-hop musician
- Barbara Cooper (politician) (born 1929), American politician
- Barbara Cooper (RAF officer) (born 1959), British Royal Air Force officer
- Barry Cooper (disambiguation)
- Ben and Benjamin Cooper (disambiguation), several people
- Bernard Cooper (born 1951), American novelist
- Bert Cooper (American football) (born 1952), American football player
- Bert Cooper (born 1966), American boxer
- Bertie Cooper (c.1892–1916), Australian rules footballer
- Besse Cooper (1896-2012), American supercentenarian and world's oldest person from 2011-2012
- Bette Cooper (born 1924), Miss America 1937
- Betty Cooper, fictional character from Archie Comics
- Bill and Billy Cooper (disambiguation), several people
- Blake Cooper (born 2001), American actor
- Bob Cooper (disambiguation), several people
- BP Cooper, American screenwriter, film and commercial producer
- Brad Cooper (born 1954), Australian Olympic swimmer
- Bradley Cooper (athlete) (born 1957), Bahamian discus thrower and shot putter
- Bradley Cooper (born 1975), American actor
- Bransby Cooper (1844–1914), Australian cricketer
- Brenda Cooper, American author
- Brent Cooper (judoka) (born 1960), New Zealand Olympic judoka and judo administrator
- Brent Cooper (boxer) (born 1973), American boxer
- Bret Cooper (born 1970), American football player
- Brett Cooper (footballer) (born 1959), Australian rules footballer
- Brett Cooper (fighter) (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
- Brian Cooper (born 1974), American baseball pitcher
- Britney Cooper (born 1989), West Indian cricketer from Trinidad
- Brittnee Cooper (born 1988), American volleyball player
- Bryan Cooper (politician) (1884–1930), Irish independent/Cumann na nGaedhael politician
- Bryan Cooper (born 1976), aka COOPER, American artist
- Bryan Cooper (jockey) (born 1992), Irish National Hunt jockey
- Buster Cooper (born 1929), American jazz trombonist
C
- Caitlin Cooper (born 1988), Australian soccer player
- Camille Cooper (born 1979), American basketball player
- Carl Cooper (born 1960), British Anglican bishop
- Carolyn Cooper (born 1950), Jamaican author
- Cary Cooper (born 1940), American-born British psychologist
- Cathy Cooper (born 1960), American artist
- Cec Cooper (born 1926), Australian rugby league footballer
- Cecil Cooper (bishop) (1882–1964), British Bishop of Korea
- 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)
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- 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)
- Darren Cooper (d. 2016), British Labour Party politician
- 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
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G
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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
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- 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
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R
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T
V
- Val Cooper, fictional character from the Marvel Universe
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Y
- Yvette Cooper (born 1969), British Labour Party politician and 2015 Labour leadership contender
Fictional characters
See also
Surnames derived from occupation Cooper and its specializations |
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| | German/Yiddish |
- Kübler, Kiefer, Kieffer, Küfner, Küffner
- Fassbender, Fassbinder, Fässler, Bender, Binder
- Böttcher/Boettcher, Böttger, Büttner, Bittner, Bodner
- Schäffler, Scheffler, Schedler
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| | Other Germanic | |
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| | Romance | |
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| | Slavic | |
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