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Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper  

Chris Abraham
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Being a fairly common name, it's no surprise there are a lot of famous people with the last name Cooper. Do you recognize all the celebrities whose last name is Cooper on this list? Although not all of these people are related, they are all famous people with Cooper as their surname. From athletes and actors to musicians and political figures, this list provides images of each famous Cooper along with information about their lives. If your surname is also Cooper, you very well could be related to some of the well-known people on this list. Examples of famous Coopers include Bradley Cooper, Alice Cooper, and Gary Cooper, but there are plenty of others on this list to learn about other than just those three.

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Alice Cooper is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
age 71
Alice Cooper is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and occasional actor whose career spans five decades. With a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, boa ...more
Gary Cooper is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
Dec. at 60 (1901-1961)
Gary Cooper was an American film actor known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style and screen performances. His career spanned thirty-six years, from 1925 to 1961, and ...more
Anderson Cooper is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
age 51
Anderson Hays Cooper is an American journalist, author, and television personality. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°. The program is normally broadcast live ...more
Quade Cooper is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
age 30
Quade S. Cooper is a New Zealand-born Australian rugby union football player and boxer. He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and has represented Australia at ...more
Chris Cooper is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
age 64
Christopher W. "Chris" Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an American film actor. He became well known in the late 1990s. He has appeared in supporting performances in several major ...more
Michael Cooper is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
age 62
Michael Jerome Cooper is an American basketball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA, and retired professional player. Prior to joining Atlanta, he coached the ...more
Henry Cooper is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
Dec. at 77 (1934-2011)
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG was an English heavyweight boxer known for the sheer power of his left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer", and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali. Cooper held the ...more
Dominic Cooper is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
age 40
Dominic Edward Cooper is an English actor. He has worked in TV, film, theatre and radio, in productions including Mamma Mia!, The Duchess, The History Boys, The Devil's Double, Captain America: ...more
Charlotte Cooper is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
Dec. at 96 (1870-1966)
Charlotte Cooper Sterry was an English female tennis player who won five singles titles at the Wimbledon Championships and in 1900 became the first female Olympic champion.
James Fenimore Cooper is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
Dec. at 62 (1789-1851)
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form ...more
Jackie Cooper is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
Dec. at 89 (1922-2011)
Jackie Cooper, was an American actor, television director, producer and executive. He was a child actor who managed to make the transition to an adult career. Cooper was the first child actor to ...more
Cecil Cooper is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
age 69
Cecil Celester Cooper, nicknamed "Coop," is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball and the former manager of the Houston Astros. From 1971 through 1987, Cooper played for the ...more
Tommy Cooper is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
Dec. at 63 (1921-1984)
Thomas Frederick "Tommy" Cooper was a British prop comedian and magician. Cooper was a member of the Magic Circle, and respected by traditional magicians. He was famed for his red fez, ...more
Wilbur Cooper is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
Dec. at 81 (1892-1973)
Arley Wilbur Cooper was an American left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A four-time winner of 20 games in the early ...more
Pat Cooper is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
age 89
Pat Cooper is an American actor and comedian. Cooper started performing in the 1950s, originally for primarily Italian-American audiences. He has performed at private events for members of the ...more
Riley Cooper is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
age 31
Riley Thomas Cooper is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Florida, where he was a ...more
Gordon Cooper is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
Dec. at 77 (1927-2004)
Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper, Jr., better known as Gordon Cooper, was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and one of the seven original astronauts ...more
Mort Cooper is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
Dec. at 45 (1913-1958)
Morton Cecil Cooper was an American baseball pitcher who played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, New York Giants and Chicago Cubs ...more
Jeanne Cooper is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
Dec. at 85 (1928-2013)
Wilma Jeanne Cooper, best known as Jeanne Cooper, was an American actress, best known for her Emmy Award winning role as Katherine Chancellor on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. At ...more
Teresa Cooper is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
age 59
Teresa Cooper is a former contestant on the reality television show Survivor: Africa.
Betty Cooper is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper is a fictional character of Archie Comics, the blonde-haired love interest of Archie Andrews. Betty was created by Bob Montana in December 1941. She first ...more
Claire Cooper is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
age 38
Claire Elizabeth Cooper is a British actress, best known for portraying Jacqui McQueen in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a character she had been playing from 2006 to 2013. Cooper co-owns ...more
Lindsay Cooper is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
Dec. at 62 (1951-2013)
Lindsay Cooper was an English bassoon and oboe player, composer and political activist. Best known for her work with the band Henry Cow, she was also a member of Comus, National Health, News ...more
Connie Cooper is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
age 77
Connie Cooper is an actress, acting coach and singer.
Merian C. Cooper is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list Famous People Whose Last Name Is Cooper
Dec. at 80 (1893-1973)
Merian C. Cooper was a film producer, film director, cinematographer and writer.