John Cooper may refer to:

Academics and science

* John Thomas Cooper (1790–1854), English chemist *

John Montgomery Cooper John Montgomery Cooper (October 28, 1881May 22, 1949) was an American priest, anthropologist, and sociologist. He was a sociology professor at the Catholic University of America and from 1934 to 1949 served as chairman of the first Department of ...

(1881–1949), American anthropologist, priest, sociologist * John Cobb Cooper (1887–1967), American lawyer, administrator, aerospace expert * John Miller Cooper (1912–2010), American kinesiology researcher, educator *

John A. D. Cooper John Allen Dicks Cooper (December 22, 1918 – January 27, 2002) was an American physician and educator. Cooper was born on December 22, 1918 in El Paso, Texas. He grew up in the bilingual and bicultural environment of Las Cruces, New Mexico an ...

(1918–2002), American medical education administrator *

John Philip Cooper John Philip Cooper (1923–2011) was a Professor of Agricultural Botany at the University of Wales. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1977, and appointed CBE in the 1983 Birthday Honours Queen's Birthday Honours are anno ...

(1923–2011), professor of agricultural botany *

John Cooper (Islamic studies scholar) John (Yahya) Cooper (24 August 1947 - 9 January 1998) was a British Islamic studies scholar and the E. G. Browne lecturer in Persian at the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From ...

(Yahya Cooper) (1947–1998), British Islamic scholar and professor at the University of Cambridge *

John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich, (15 September 1929 – 1 June 2018), known as John Julius Norwich, was an English popular historian, travel writer, and television personality. Background Norwich was born at the Alfred House Nursing ...

(1929–2018), English historian *

John M. Cooper (philosopher) John Madison Cooper (November 29, 1939 – August 8, 2022) was an American philosopher who was the Emeritus Henry Putnam University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University and an expert on ancient philosophy. Education and career Coop ...

(1939–2022), American philosopher * John M. Cooper (historian) (born 1940), American historian and educator *

John A. Cooper John Allen Cooper is an American biochemist. He is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and of Cell Biology and Physiology at Washington University School of Medicine. He served as head of the university's Department of Biochemis ...

, American

biochemist Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. They study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. Biochemists study DNA, proteins and Cell (biology), cell parts. The word "biochemist" is a portmanteau of ...

affiliated with Washington University School of Medicine

Arts and entertainment

John Cooper (composer) John Coprario (c. 1570 – 1626), also known as Giovanni Coprario or Coperario, was an English composer and viol player. According to later commentators such as John Playford and Roger North, he changed his name from either Cowper or Cooper ...

(c. 1570–1626), English classical composer *

John Gilbert Cooper John Gilbert Cooper or John Gilbert (24 August 1722 – 21 April 1769) was a British poet and writer. Biography John Gilbert was born in Lockington, Leicestershire. His father was left a legacy which included Thurgarton Priory which he was allow ...

(1722–1769), British poet and miscellaneous writer *

John Cooper (actor) John Cooper (1793–1870), was a British actor active between 1811 and 1859, who played in "a singularly large number of parts, some of them of leading importance"Joseph Knight, ‘Cooper, John (1793–1870)’, rev. Nilanjana Banerji, Oxford Dicti ...

(1793–1870), English actor *

John Paul Cooper John Paul Cooper (3 October 1869 – 3 May 1933) was a British architect and a leading craftsman in the Arts and Crafts Movement, specialising in metalwork and jewellery. He is particularly noted for the use of materials such as shagreen and os ...

(1869–1933), arts and crafts designer in metalwork and jewelry *

John W. Cooper John Walcott Cooper Jr. (February 17, 1873 – April 1966) was an American ventriloquist, entertainer, and singer with the Southern Jubilee Singers. He was known as the "Black Napoleon of Ventriloquism" and also performed under the pseudonym Hezek ...

(1873–1966), American ventriloquist and singer *

John Nelson Cooper John Nelson Cooper (1906–1987) was a custom knifemaker who was a founding member of the Knifemakers' Guild. He was a mentor to Jody Samson and made knives for over 60 years. History Cooper began making utility knives and butcher knives in ...

(1906–1987), custom knife maker * John Cooper (artist) (1942–2015), English comic illustrator *

John Cooper (author) John Cooper (born 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian author and corporate communications specialist. Currently a manager for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Cooper is also a part-time teacher and freelance business writer. Cooper has ...

(born 1958), Canadian writer and communications specialist * John Cooper (musician) (born 1975), American singer for Skillet * John Cooper (fl. 1980s–2010s), director of the

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

Military

John B. Cooper John B. Cooper is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who most recently served as the Air Force deputy chief of staff for logistics, engineering and force protection. During his 35-year career, he served in various assignments i ...

, US Air Force general *

John B. R. Cooper Juan Bautista Rogers Cooper (born John Rogers Cooper on September 11, 1791, Alderney, Channel Islands, British Channel Islands – June 2, 1872, San Francisco, California) was a 19th-century pioneer of California, who held United Kingdom, British, ...

(1791–1872), California pioneer, sea captain * John Laver Mather Cooper (1828–1891), U.S. Navy, Medal of Honor recipient * John Cooper (British Army officer) (born 1955), commander of British forces in Iraq 2008

Politics

* John Cooper (MP for Worcester), in 1380 and 1395 Member of Parliament (MP) for Worcester * John Cooper (MP for Maldon), in 1421 and 1425 MP for Maldon *

John Cooper (fl. 1529) John Cooper (died by 1532), was an English Member of Parliament. He represented Berwick-upon-Tweed Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of ...

, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed * Sir John Cooper, 1st Baronet (died 1630), English landowner and politician * John Cooper (died 1779), British politician *

John Cooper (New Jersey politician) John Cooper (November 5, 1729 – April 1, 1785) was a political leader of the American Revolution in New Jersey. He was likely the main author of the New Jersey Constitution of 1776, and served as one of the first judges of Gloucester County ...

(1729–1785), public official from New Jersey during the American Revolution *

John Tyler Cooper John Tyler Cooper (March 26, 1844November 21, 1912)Frankli ...

(1844–1912), American politician *

John G. Cooper John Gordon Cooper (April 27, 1872January 7, 1955) was an Anglo-American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Early years According to his birth certificate, Cooper was born in Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England. Cooper ...

(1872–1955), American politician * John Sherman Cooper (1901–1991), U.S. Senator from Kentucky *

John Cooper (Arkansas politician) John R. Cooper (born 1947), is a Republican politician from Jonesboro, Arkansas. He won a special election to fill a partial term in the Arkansas Senate in 2014, and was reelected in 2016. He lost his reelection bid in the Republican Primary in ...

(born 1947), member of the Arkansas State Senate since 2014 * John Cooper (Tennessee politician) (born 1956), mayor of Nashville * John Cooper (barrister) (born 1958), British barrister and Queen's Counsel *

John Lewis Cooper John Lewis Cooper (1908–1961) was a Liberian businessman and government official who was responsible for the telecommunications developments in Liberia during the presidency of William Tubman. He was married to Eugenia Simpson. They had four ...

, Liberian businessman and government official

Sports

John Cooper (footballer, born 1897) John Cooper (24 February 1897 – 16 September 1975) was an English footballer who had a brief professional career with Southampton in the 1920s. Football career Cooper was born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire and joined Darlaston playing in the ...

(1897–1975), English footballer *

John Cooper (Scottish footballer) John Christie Cooper (23 August 1908 – 25 June 1940) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a left back. He was capped by Scotland at amateur An amateur () is generally considered a person ...

(fl. 1930s), Scottish footballer *

John Cooper (car maker) John Newton Cooper CBE (17 July 1923 – 24 December 2000) was a co-founder, with his father Charles Cooper, of the Cooper Car Company. Born in Surbiton, Surrey, United Kingdom, he became an auto racing legend with his rear-engined chassis de ...

(1923–2000), British racing driver & entrepreneur *

John Cooper (cricketer, born 1855) John Frederick Cooper (14 February 1855 – 30 January 1928) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor. Cooper was born at Henley-on-Thames in February 1855. He was educated at Marlborough College, where he played for the school cricke ...

(1855–1928), English cricketer and solicitor *

John Cooper (cricketer, born 1922) John Cooper (11 July 1922 – 19 November 2012) was an Australian cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Queensland in 1956/57. See also * List of Queensland first-class cricketers This is a complete list in alphabetical orde ...

(1922–2012), Australian cricketer * John Cooper (Australian footballer) (1933–2020), Australian footballer * John Cooper (American football) (born 1937), coach * John Cooper (motorcyclist) (born 1938), British Grand Prix motorcycle racer * John Cooper (hurdler) (1940–1974), British athlete *

John Cooper (tennis) John Richard Cooper (born 4 November 1946) is a former Australian male tennis player who played on the ATP tour in the 1970s. He reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1967 and the Australian Open in 1972 and 1973. Other career highlights in ...

(born 1946), Australian tennis player *

John Grantley Cooper John Grantley Cooper (born 14 May 1954) is a Welsh chess International Master (IM) (1984), ten-times Welsh Chess Championship winner (1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996), two-times Chess Olympiad individual silver meda ...

(born 1954), Welsh chess master *

John Cooper (basketball) John Anthony Cooper (born February 16, 1969) is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach at Oklahoma State. He was the head men's basketball coach at Miami University, accepting the position on April 6, 2012 after Charlie Col ...

(born 1969), head men's basketball coach at Miami University

Other people

John Cooper (archdeacon of Westmorland) John Cooper was Archdeacon of Westmorland from 1865 until 1896. Cooper was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1835. He was Vicar of Kendal from 1858 and Canon of Carlisle from 1861 until his death on 25 July 1896.''Birth ...

(died 1896) *

John Cooper (archdeacon of Aston) John Leslie Cooper (born 16 December 1933) is a British retired Anglican priest. He was a senior clergyman in the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham in the last quarter of the 20th century, serving as Archdeacon of Aston from 1982 to 1990. Cooper was ...

(born 1933), British Anglican priest * John Cooper (serial killer) (born 1944), serial killer from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire *

John Henry Cooper John Henry Cooper (c. 1855 – 19 November 1910) was an architect who worked in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Initially he worked for the Lincoln architect Henry Goddard (architect), Henry Goddard, but had set up his own practice by 1888. He designed ...

(c.1855–1910), English architect

Fictional

* John Cooper (''Southland''), a character on ''Southland'' * John Cooper, a character in '' Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive''