Namesakes
American First Ladies:
1 first lady
Priscilla Tyler (a.k.a. Cooper) 1842-1844 
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Betty Cooper 1942 Archie Comics
Fictional Characters from Television:
18 characters
Afton Cooper 1978 Dallas
Liam Spencer (a.k.a. Cooper) 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Winnie Cooper 1988 The Wonder Years
Brian Cooper 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Colleen Cooper 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Matthew Cooper 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Jodie Cooper 1994 Heartbreak High
Jimmy Cooper 2003 The O.C.
Julie Cooper 2003 The O.C.
Kaitlin Cooper 2003 The O.C.
Marissa Cooper 2003 The O.C.
Bert Cooper 2007 Mad Men
Betty Cooper 2017 Riverdale
Mary Cooper 2007; 2017 The Big Bang Theory; Young Sheldon
Sheldon Cooper 2007; 2017 The Big Bang Theory; Young Sheldon
George Cooper Jr. 2017 Young Sheldon
George Cooper Sr. 2017 Young Sheldon
Missy Cooper 2017 Young Sheldon
Hall-of-Famers:
3 basketball, 1 baseball
(basketball) Charles "Tarzan" Cooper 1976
(baseball) Andy Cooper 2006
(basketball) Cynthia Cooper-Dyke 2010
(basketball) Chuck Cooper 2019
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Mort Cooper 1942 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Leon Cooper 1972
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
9 actors
Gladys Cooper 1888-1971
Melville Cooper 1896-1973
Gary Cooper 1901-1961
Jackie Cooper 1922-2011
Jeanne Cooper 1928-2013
Elana Eden (a.k.a. Cooper) 1940-
Chris Cooper 1951-
Bradley Cooper 1975-
Dominic Cooper 1978-
Notable Athletes:
2 basketball, 2 rugby, 1 football, 1 tennis
(tennis) Charlotte Cooper 1870-1966
(basketball) Chuck Cooper 1926-1984
(basketball) Cynthia Cooper-Dyke 1963-
(rugby) Adam Ashley-Cooper 1984-
(rugby) Quade Cooper 1988-
(football) Amari Cooper 1994-
Notable Journalists:
1 journalist
(journalist) Anderson Cooper 1967-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician
Alice Cooper 1948-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Roy Cooper 1957-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer, 1 inventor, 1 physicist
Vera Rubin (a.k.a. Cooper) 1928-2016
Martin Cooper 1928-
Leon Cooper 1930-
Notable Writers:
3 authors
James Fenimore Cooper 1789-1851
Susan Cooper 1935-
Jilly Cooper 1937-
Olympic Medalists:
1 gold, 1 gold/bronze, 1 silver, 1 silver/bronze
(silver/bronze) Joyce Cooper 1928; 1932 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver) John Cooper 1964 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay
(gold) Brad Cooper 1972 swimming - 400 m freestyle
(gold/bronze) Cynthia Cooper-Dyke 1988; 1992 basketball
Oscar Award Winners:
2 actors
(actor) Gary Cooper 1942; 1953 Sergeant York; High Noon
(actor) Chris Cooper 2003 Adaptation
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Alice Cooper 2011 Alice Cooper
Jason Cooper 2019 The Cure