John Cooper may refer to:

Academics and science

John Thomas Cooper John Thomas Cooper (1790–1854) was an English chemist notable as a lecturer, chemical supplier and chemical analyst, at a time when interest was burgeoning in chemistry as a discipline of study and application. Biography Cooper was born in Gre ...

(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 John Cobb Cooper Jr. (September 18, 1887 – July 22, 1967) was an American lawyer, airline executive and presidential advisor. After graduating from Princeton University, he joined the Florida Bar and later the U.S. Navy. Post World War I, he be ...

(1887–1967), American lawyer, administrator, aerospace expert *

John Miller Cooper John Miller Cooper (1912 – September 18, 2010) was an American educator. He is also regarded as one of the early innovators of the basketball jump shot and as a pioneer in the field of biomechanics and human movement. Biography Early years C ...

(1912–2010), American kinesiology researcher, educator * John A. D. Cooper (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) (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) John Milton Cooper Jr. (born 1940) is an American historian, author, and educator. He specializes in late 19th and early 20th-century American political and diplomatic history with a particular focus on presidential history. His 2009 biography of W ...

(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 Biochemistr ...

, 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 Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) is the medical school of Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1891, the School of Medicine has 1,260 students, 604 of which are pursuing a medical degree with or ...

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 (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) John Cooper (1942 – 22 February 2015) was a British comics artist. Cooper was born in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, in 1942. In 1963 he became a freelance artist, and illustrated the comic strips " Captain Scarlet", " Thunderbirds" and "Secr ...

(1942–2015), English comic illustrator * John Cooper (author) (born 1958), Canadian writer and communications specialist *

John Cooper (musician) John Landrum Cooper (born April 7, 1975) is an American musician. He has been the lead vocalist, bassist and co-founder of Christian rock band Skillet since 1996 and the only constant member, and his side project Fight the Fury since 2018. ...

(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, 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 John Cooper (July 24, 1828 – August 22, 1891) (born as John Laver Mather Cooper) was a member of the United States Navy. He is one of only nineteen people who have received the Medal of Honor twice and one of only fourteen to receive the Me ...

(1828–1891), U.S. Navy, Medal of Honor recipient *

John Cooper (British Army officer) Lieutenant General John Cooper, (born 17 February 1955) is a former senior British Army officer. From March 2008 he was the Deputy Commander of Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I), the operational-level headquarters in Iraq, and the Senior British ...

(born 1955), commander of British forces in Iraq 2008

Politics

John Cooper (MP for Worcester) John Cooper may refer to: Academics and science * John Thomas Cooper (1790–1854), English chemist * John Montgomery Cooper (1881–1949), American anthropologist, priest, sociologist * John Cobb Cooper (1887–1967), American lawyer, administra ...

, in 1380 and 1395 Member of Parliament (MP) for

Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Englan ...

John Cooper (MP for Maldon) John Cooper may refer to: Academics and science * John Thomas Cooper (1790–1854), English chemist * John Montgomery Cooper (1881–1949), American anthropologist, priest, sociologist * John Cobb Cooper (1887–1967), American lawyer, administra ...

, in 1421 and 1425 MP for

Maldon Maldon (, locally ) is a town and civil parish on the River Blackwater, Essex, Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon District and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. It is known for Maldon Sea ...

* John Cooper (fl. 1529), MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed *

Sir John Cooper, 1st Baronet Sir John Cooper, 1st Baronet (died 23 March 1630), was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629. He was the father of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. Life Cooper was the son of Sir ...

(died 1630), English landowner and politician *

John Cooper (died 1779) John Cooper (c. 1726–1779), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1775 and 1779. Cooper was the son of Thomas Cooper of Salisbury and his second wife Sarah Priaulx. He matriculated at Queen’s College, Oxford on 13 ...

, British politician * John Cooper (New Jersey politician) (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 John Sherman Cooper (August 23, 1901 – February 21, 1991) was an American politician, jurist, and diplomat from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He served three non-consecutive, partial terms in the United States Senate before being elect ...

(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) John Cooper (born October 15, 1956) is an American businessman who is the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee. A Democrat, he served as a councilman at-large on the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County from 2015 until 2019. He is the b ...

(born 1956), mayor of Nashville *

John Cooper (barrister) John Gordon Cooper KC (born 15 September 1958 in Wolverhampton) is a British barrister specialising in human rights and criminal law. He is also a broadcaster and politician. He is a member of the Bar of England and Wales, where he practises ...

(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) (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 desi ...

(1923–2000), British racing driver & entrepreneur * John Cooper (cricketer, born 1855) (1855–1928), English cricketer and solicitor * John Cooper (cricketer, born 1922) (1922–2012), Australian cricketer *

John Cooper (Australian footballer) John Cooper (23 May 1933 – 20 October 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as ...

(1933–2020), Australian footballer *

John Cooper (American football) John Harold Cooper (born July 2, 1937) is a former American football player and coach. Cooper was an assistant coach at Iowa State, Oregon State, UCLA, Kansas, and Kentucky. Then, he embarked on a head coaching career, as he served as the head co ...

(born 1937), coach *

John Cooper (motorcyclist) John Cooper (born 1938 in Derby) is an English retired garage proprietor who was a prolific short-circuit motorcycle road racer during the 1960s and early 1970s. He also entered selected Grands Prix motorcycle road races. His best season was ...

(born 1938), British Grand Prix motorcycle racer *

John Cooper (hurdler) John Cooper (18 December 1940 – 3 March 1974) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. He competed for Great Britain in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 400 metre hurdles, where he won the si ...

(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 medal ...

(born 1954), Welsh chess master * John Cooper (basketball) (born 1969), head men's basketball coach at Miami University

Other people

* John Cooper (archdeacon of Westmorland) (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) John William Cooper (born 3 September 1944) is a Welsh serial killer. On 26 May 2011, he was given a whole life order for the 1985 double murder of siblings Richard and Helen Thomas, and the 1989 double murder of Peter and Gwenda Dixon. The mur ...

(born 1944), serial killer from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire * John Henry Cooper (c.1855–1910), English architect

Fictional

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