George Cooper may refer to:

Politicians

George Cooper (Poole MP) George Cooper (1626–1689) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1673. He fought in the Roundheads, Parliamentary army in the English Civil War. Life Cooper was ...

(1626–1689), English politician *

George Cooper (Canadian politician) George Thomas Hendery Cooper (born 24 June 1941 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a lawyer. He was elected to Parliament at the Halifax riding in the 1979 general ...

(born 1941), Canadian Member of Parliament for Halifax, 1979–1980 * George Cooper (Bermondsey MP) (1844–1909), Member of Parliament for Bermondsey, 1906–1909 *

George B. Cooper (politician) George Bryan Cooper (June 6, 1808 – August 29, 1866) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Cooper was born in Long Hill Township, New Jersey, where he attended the public schools. He moved to Ann Arbor, Michiga ...

(1808–1866), U.S. Representative from Michigan *

George W. Cooper George William Cooper (May 21, 1851 – November 27, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1889 to 1895. Background Born near Columbus, Indiana, Cooper attended the country ...

(1851–1899), U.S. Representative from Indiana *

George Cooper (public servant) George Cooper (23 June 1793 – 7 April 1867) was a customs official and government administrator in Ireland, England, Australia and New Zealand. He was the first Colonial Treasurer and head of Customs of New Zealand. Biography Cooper was born in ...

(1793–1867), first Colonial Treasurer of New Zealand

Sports

George Cooper (American football) George Fitzgerald Cooper (born March 19, 1984) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Georgia Tech. Cooper has also been a member of the Atl ...

(born 1984), American football player *

George Cooper (cricketer) George Henry Cooper (15 February 1907 – 2 January 2000) was an Australian cricketer. He played in two first-class matches for Queensland in 1930. Cricket career Cooper was a leg-break bowler, also described as a "dashing left-hand batsman ...

(1907–2000), Australian cricketer *

George Cooper (umpire) George Stephen Cooper (1 September 1907 – 29 December 1980) was an Australian cricket Test match umpire. Cooper umpired 13 first-class matches between 1946 and 1951: 11 matches played by South Australia in Adelaide, and two Tests, both in Mel ...

(1907–1980), Australian cricket Test match umpire * George E. Cooper, head coach of American college football teams in the 1920s * George Cooper (footballer, born 1932) (1932–1994), English footballer for Crystal Palace and Rochdale * George Cooper (footballer, born 1996) (born 1996), English footballer for Plymouth Argyle * George Cooper (footballer, born 2002) (born 2002), English footballer for Mansfield Town

Military

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George Cooper (British Army officer) General Sir George Leslie Conroy Cooper, (10 August 1925 – 6 January 2020) was a senior British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces from 1981 to 1984. Military career Educated at Downside School and Trinity College, Camb ...

(1925–2020), Adjutant-General to the Forces in the United Kingdom *

George Franklin Cooper George Franklin Cooper was a captain in the United States Navy. He was the commanding officer of the battleship from May 1914 to June 1916. Biography He was appointed to the US Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service ...

, United States Navy officer * George H. Cooper (1821–1891), United States Navy rear admiral

Fictional characters

* George Cooper, Sr., character in ''Young Sheldon'', Sheldon's father * George Cooper, Jr., character in ''Young Sheldon'', Sheldon's brother

Others

George Cooper (actor) George Cooper Healey (December 12, 1892 – December 9, 1943) was an American actor of the silent film era. Cooper appeared on stage first, then in 210 films between 1911 and 1940. His son George Cooper Jr. (1920–2015) was also an actor w ...

(1892–1943), American actor of the silent era *

George Cooper (organist) George Cooper (1820 – 1876) was an English organist and music educator. Born in Lambeth, Cooper was the son of organist George Cooper Sr (c.1783–1843). He succeeded his father as assistant organist at St Paul's Cathedral in 1838, having alr ...

(1820–1876), English organist *

George Cooper (poet) George Cooper (May 14, 1840, New York City – September 26, 1927, New York City) was an American poet remembered chiefly for his song lyrics, many set to music by Stephen Foster. He translated the lyrics of German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, and ...

(1840–1927), American poet *

George A. Cooper George Alphonsus Cooper (7 March 1925 – 16 November 2018) was an English actor and voice artist. He died in November 2018 at the age of 93. Early life Cooper was born in Leeds, the son of William and Eleanor (née Dobson) Cooper. His father ...

(1925–2018), British actor *

George A. Cooper (director) George A. Cooper (1894–1947) was a British screenwriter and film director. Partial filmography * ''The Shadow of Evil'' (1921) * '' His Wife's Husband'' (1922) * '' Geraldine's First Year'' (1922) * ''Darkness'' (1923) * ''Three to One Aga ...

(1894–1947), British screenwriter and film director *

George B. Cooper (historian) George Brinton Cooper (14 April 1916 – 18 October 1995) was an American historian of History of the British Isles, British history and professor at Trinity College, Hartford, Trinity College in Connecticut. Cooper co-founded the Journal of ...

(1916–1995), American historian of British history *

George S. Cooper George S. Cooper (December 14, 1864 – March 12, 1929) was an American architect and builder from Washington, D.C. During his 40-year career, he was responsible for designing around 850 properties, including homes, commercial buildings and apar ...

(1864–1929), American architect *

Buster Cooper George "Buster" Cooper (April 4, 1929 – May 13, 2016) was an American jazz trombonist. Career A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, Cooper played in a territory band with Nat Towles in Texas in the late 1940s and with Lionel Hampto ...

(George Cooper, 1929–2016), American jazz trombonist *

Felix Morrow Felix Morrow (June 3, 1906 – May 28, 1988) was an American communist political activist and newspaper editor. In later years, Morrow left the world of politics to become a book publisher. He is best remembered as a factional leader of the Americ ...

(1906–1988), American political activist and publisher, who used "George Cooper" as a pseudonym in the early 1930s *

George Cooper (Tortallan character) ''The Song of the Lioness'' is a young adult series of fantasy novels published in the 1980s by Tamora Pierce. The series consists of four books: '' Alanna: The First Adventure'' (1983), '' In the Hand of the Goddess'' (1984), '' The Woman Who R ...

, fictional character from Tamora Pierce's Tortall novels {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, George