Cowper (pronounced ''Cowper'' or ''Cooper'' depending on family) is a

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of several persons: * Austen Cowper (1885–1960), South African cricketer *

Bob Cowper Robert Maskew Cowper (born 5 October 1940) is a former cricketer who played Test cricket for Australia from 1964 to 1968, and Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria and Western Australia from 1960 to 1970. Cricket career Bob Cowper was the so ...

(born 1940), Australian cricketer * Sir

Charles Cowper Sir Charles Cowper (), (26 April 1807 – 19 October 1875) was an Australian politician and the Premier of New South Wales on five occasions from 1856 to 1870. Cowper did useful work but does not rank among the more distinguished Australian ...

(1807–1875), Australian politician * Charles Cowper Jr. (1834–1911), Australian politician, son of Sir Charles Cowper Snr. *

David Scott Cowper David Scott Cowper is a British yachtsman, and was the first man to sail solo round the world in both directions and was also the first to successfully sail around the world via the Northwest Passage single-handed. Biography Born in 1942, Dav ...

(born 1942), British yachtsman * Douglas Cowper (1817–1839), British painter *

E. E. Cowper Edith Elise Cadogan Cowper (21 July 185918 November 1933) was a prolific author of adventure stories for girls. She married yachtsman Frank Cowper and had eight children by him before the marriage fell apart. Early life Cowper was born on 21 ...

(1859–1933), British author *

Edward Alfred Cowper Edward Alfred Cowper (10 December 1819 London – 9 May 1893 Rastricke, Weybridge, Surrey) was a British mechanical engineer. Biography He was born on 10 December 1819 in London to professor Edward Shickle Cowper (1790–1852), head of the depa ...

(1819–1893), British mechanical engineer and metallurgist * Frances Maria Cowper (née Madan; sometimes known as Maria Frances; 1726-1797), British poet * Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper *

Frank Cowper Frank Cowper (18 January 18494 – 28 May 1930) was an English yachtsman, author and journalist who was influential in popularising single-handed cruising. He has been credited as "the forefather of modern cruising", and his books "laid the ...

(1849–1930), British yachtsman and author *

Frank Cadogan Cowper Frank Cadogan Cowper (16 October 1877 – 17 November 1958)"Obituary: Fran ...

(1877–1958), British artist *

Gerry Cowper Geraldine Cowper (born 23 June 1958) is an English actress who is best known for playing Rowan Morrison in the 1973 horror film ''The Wicker Man'' and Rosie Miller in ''EastEnders''. In the mid-1980s she took the part of Clare France in ''After ...

(born 1958), British actress *

Mary Cowper Mary, Countess Cowper (née Clavering) (1685 – February 5, 1724) was an English courtier and diarist, and the wife of William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper. Biography In September 1706, William Cowper secretly married the beautiful 20-year-old Mary, ...

(1625–1784), British courtier and diarist *

Nicola Cowper Nicola Jane Cowper (born 21 December 1967) is a British actress. Cowper is the younger sister of twin actresses Gerry Cowper and Jackie Cowper. Cowper made an impression as a film actress in her early career, but she is best known for her work on ...

(born 1967), British actress * Peter Cowper (1902–1962), English footballer of the 1920s and 1930s * Phipps Coles Cowper (1819–1870), English naval captain and inventor *

Richard Cowper John Middleton Murry Jr. (9 May 1926 – 31 March 2002) was an English writer who used the names Colin Murry and Richard Cowper. Early life Murry was the son of the writer John Middleton Murry and his second wife, Violet Le Maistre. His mother c ...

, pseudonym of John Middleton Murry Jr. * Robert Cowper (1465–1539/40), English composer * Sarah Cowper (1644–1720), English diarist *

Spencer Cowper Spencer Cowper (23 February 1670 – 10 December 1728) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1705 and 1727. Early life Cowper was the second son of Sir William Cowper, 2nd Baronet of ...

(1670–1728), British MP and barrister *

Spencer Cowper (priest) Spencer Cowper (1713–1774) was Dean of Durham Cathedral from 1746 to 1774, known also for his early contributions to meteorology and his liking for poetry and music. Life and work Cowper was the younger son of William Cowper, the first Earl ...

1713–1774, Dean of Durham Cathedral *

Steve Cowper Stephen Cambreleng Cowper (born August 21, 1938) is an American Democratic politician who was the sixth governor of Alaska from 1986–90. He was governor during the 1989 ''Exxon Valdez'' oil spill. Cowper is the CEO of Steve Cowper & Associa ...

(born 1938), American politician and governor of Alaska * William Cowper (disambiguation), multiple people

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