Namesakes
James Fenimore Cooper
(m) 1789-1851 
Notable Writers
Priscilla Tyler
(a.k.a. Cooper) (f) 1816-1889
American First Ladies 1842-1844
Charlotte Cooper
(f) 1870-1966
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Gladys Cooper
(f) 1888-1971
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Melville Cooper
(m) 1896-1973
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Andy Cooper
(m) 1898-1941
Hall-of-Famers 2006 (baseball)
Gary Cooper
(m) 1901-1961
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1942; 1953 Sergeant York; High Noon (actor)
Charles "Tarzan" Cooper
(m) 1907-1980
Hall-of-Famers 1976 (basketball)
Joyce Cooper
(f) 1909-2002
Olympic Medalists 1928; 1932 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver/bronze)
Mort Cooper
(m) 1913-1958
Most Valuable Players 1942 baseball
Chuck Cooper
(m) 1926-1984
Hall-of-Famers 2019 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Vera Rubin
(a.k.a. Cooper) (f) 1928-2016
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Martin Cooper
(m) 1928-
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Leon Cooper
(m) 1930-
Nobel Prize Winners 1972 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Susan Cooper
(f) 1935-
Notable Writers
Jilly Cooper
(f) 1937-
Notable Writers
Elana Eden
(a.k.a. Cooper) (f) 1940-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Cooper
(m) 1940-1974
Olympic Medalists 1964 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay (silver)
Betty Cooper
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1942 Archie Comics
Fictional Characters from Television 2017 Riverdale
Alice Cooper
(m) 1948-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2011 Alice Cooper
Chris Cooper
(m) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2003 Adaptation (actor)
Brad Cooper
(m) 1954-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 400 m freestyle (gold)
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
(f) 1963-
Hall-of-Famers 2010 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992 basketball (gold/bronze)
Jason Cooper
(m) 1967-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2019 The Cure
Anderson Cooper
(m) 1967-
Notable Journalists
Bradley Cooper
(m) 1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Afton Cooper
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1978 Dallas
Dominic Cooper
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Adam Ashley-Cooper
(m) 1984-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Liam Spencer
(a.k.a. Cooper) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Winnie Cooper
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1988 The Wonder Years
Quade Cooper
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Brian Cooper
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Colleen Cooper
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Matthew Cooper
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Jodie Cooper
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 Heartbreak High
Amari Cooper
(m) 1994-
Notable Athletes (football)
Jimmy Cooper
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2003 The O.C.
Julie Cooper
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2003 The O.C.
Kaitlin Cooper
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2003 The O.C.
Marissa Cooper
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2003 The O.C.
Bert Cooper
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Mad Men
Mary Cooper
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007; 2017 The Big Bang Theory; Young Sheldon
Sheldon Cooper
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007; 2017 The Big Bang Theory; Young Sheldon
George Cooper Jr.
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2017 Young Sheldon
George Cooper Sr.
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2017 Young Sheldon
Missy Cooper
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2017 Young Sheldon