William Cooper may refer to:

Business

William Cooper (accountant) William Cooper (1826–1871) was an English accountant. He is best known for having founded the accountancy practice of ''Cooper Brothers'' that now forms part of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Career He was the son of Emmanuel Cooper, an important fig ...

(1826–1871), founder of Cooper Brothers * William Cooper (businessman) (1761–1840), Canadian businessman *

William Cooper (co-operator) William Cooper (1822 – 31 October 1868) was an English co-operator, Owenite, and a founding member of the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers. Cooper played a leading role in promoting the success of the Rochdale Pioneers through written ...

(1822–1868), English co-operator *

William E. Cooper (civic leader) William Edward "Bill" Cooper (October 16, 1921 – March 6, 2008) was a prominent Dallas businessman and civic leader. Biography Born in Wichita, Kansas, Cooper worked nights at Beech Aircraft while also attending the Municipal University of Wic ...

(1921–2008), prominent businessman in Dallas, Texas *

William W. Cooper William Wager Cooper (July 23, 1914 – June 20, 2012) was an American operations researcher, known as a father of management science and as "Mr. Linear Programming".. He was the founding president of The Institute of Management Sciences, founding ...

(1914–2012), management scientist

Government

William B. Cooper (Delaware politician) William Barkley Cooper (December 16, 1771 – April 27, 1849) was an American politician from Laurel, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, then later the Whig Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembl ...

(1771–1849), American farmer and politician * William B. Cooper (North Carolina politician) (1867–1959), lieutenant governor of North Carolina * William C. Cooper (politician) (1832–1902), US congressman from Ohio *

William Cooper (judge) William Cooper (December 2, 1754 – December 22, 1809) was an American merchant, land speculator and developer, the founder of Cooperstown, New York. A politician, he was appointed as a county judge and later served two terms in the United Sta ...

(1754–1809), father of James Fenimore Cooper and founder of Cooperstown, New York * William Cooper (Prince Edward Island politician), Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island *

Prentice Cooper William Prentice Cooper Jr. (September 28, 1895May 18, 1969) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 39th governor of Tennessee from 1939 to 1945. He led the state's mobilization efforts for World War II, when over 300,000 Ten ...

(William Prentice Cooper, 1895–1969), Tennessee governor * William Raworth Cooper (1793–1856), US congressman from New Jersey *

William Frierson Cooper William Frierson Cooper (March 11, 1820 – May 7, 1909) was a lawyer, planter and politician. He was nominated to the Supreme Court of the Confederate States of America by President Jefferson Davis, but the court never sat because of the American ...

(1820–1909), lawyer, politician and judge of the Tennessee Supreme Court * Bill Cooper (Georgia politician) (born 1933), American former politician and judge *

William Cooper (Australian politician) William Cooper (1868 - 29 November 1957) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Cooper was born at Maitland, New South Wales, the son of Henry John Cooper and his wife Elizabeth (née Chaffe). He was educated in Maitla ...

(1868–1957), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly *

William Prentice Cooper William Prentice Cooper (September 27, 1870 – July 3, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Early life William Prentice Cooper was born on September 27, 1870. He gradu ...

(1870–1961), Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives

Literature and arts

* William Cooper (novelist) (1910–2002), British novelist * William C. Cooper (actor) (1853–1918), stage and film actor *

William Cooper Nell William Cooper Nell (December 16, 1816 – May 25, 1874) was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, publisher, author, and civil servant of Boston, Massachusetts, who worked for the integration of schools and public facilities in the st ...

(1816–1874), African-American abolitionist * William Heaton Cooper (1903–1995), British landscape artist *

William J. Cooper Jr. William J. Cooper Jr. (born October 22, 1940) is an American historian who specializes in the History of the Southern United States, history of the American South, and is regarded as a leading expert on the life of Jefferson Davis. Life and care ...

(born 1940), American historian *

William T. Cooper William Thomas "Bill" Cooper AO (6 April 1934 – 10 May 2015) was an Australian artist. William was born in Adamstown NSW Australia to Coral Bird and William Cooper. He had one brother, Buddy Cooper. He was originally a self-taught lands ...

(1934–2015), Australian natural history illustrator * Revd William Cooper (1824–1892), pseudonym of James Bertram, a Scottish pornography producer * William Sidney Cooper (1854–1927), English landscape artist * William Brown Cooper (1811–1900), American painter * William Y. Cooper (1934–2016), African-American painter, writer and illustrator

Characters

*William Cooper, a CIA agent in the 2010 film ''Red''

Science

William Cooper (chemical manufacturer) William Cooper (26 December 1813 – 20 May 1885) was a British veterinary surgeon, agriculturalist and industrialist who specialised in the manufacture of agricultural insecticides for livestock. He is credited with developing the first succ ...

(1813–1885), British sheep dip manufacturer *

William Cooper (conchologist) William Cooper (1798–1864) was an American naturalist, conchologist (shell zoologist) and collector. Early life Cooper studied zoology in Europe from 1821 to 1824, and afterwards travelled to Nova Scotia, Kentucky and the Bahamas collecting sp ...

(1798–1864), American conchologist *

William Skinner Cooper William Skinner Cooper (25 August 1884 – 8 October 1978) was an American ecologist. Cooper received his B.S. in 1906 from Alma College in Michigan. In 1909, he entered graduate school at the University of Chicago, where he studied with Henry Chan ...

(1894–1978), American ecologist

Sports

Bill Cooper (American football) Bill Cooper (born July 12, 1939), nicknamed "Cannonball", is a former American football fullback and linebacker. He was initiated to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000. He played professionally with the San Francisco 49ers The San Fr ...

(born 1939), professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers * Bill Cooper (baseball) (1915–1985), American Negro leagues baseball player *

Bill Cooper (hurler) Bill Cooper (born 16 December 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for club side Youghal, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. Playing career Youghal Cooper joined the Youghal clu ...

(born 1987), Irish hurler *

William Cooper (cricketer) William Henry Cooper (11 September 1849 – 5 April 1939) was an English-born Australian cricketer who played in two Test matches, one in each of 1881 and 1884. He took six wickets on debut in the second innings against England in Melbourne i ...

(1849–1939), Australian cricketer * William Osborne Cooper (1891–1930), Australian cricketer *

Bill Cooper (sailor) Until Bill's death, Bill & Laurel Cooper were a married couple who were successful co-authors of several nautical books and travelogues. For a record number of decades, they lived afloat on a succession of boats, including a ketch sailing boat, a ...

(1928–2016), Royal Navy officer, sailor and author *

William Cooper (sailor) William H. Cooper (August 4, 1910 – March 19, 1968) was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an internatio ...

(1910–1968), Olympic gold medalist of 1932 *

Billy Cooper (Canadian football) Billy Cooper is a former award-winning and Grey Cup champion wide receiver and defensive back who played in the Canadian Football League from 1964 to 1974. Coming from the Winnipeg Rods junior team and joining the Blue Bombers in 1964, Cooper w ...

(born 1945), Canadian football player * Billy Cooper (footballer) (1917–?), English footballer *

Willie Cooper William Cooper (24 October 1909 – 18 May 1994) was a professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), full back for Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen, his List of one-club men in association football, only ...

(1909–1994), Scottish footballer (Aberdeen FC) * Billy Cooper (trumpeter), cricket supporter and trumpet player for the Barmy Army * Willie Cooper (footballer, born 1886), (1886–?} English footballer for Barnsley and Rochdale, see 1910–11 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Other fields

Milton William Cooper Milton William "Bill" Cooper (May 6, 1943 – November 5, 2001) was an American conspiracy theorist, radio broadcaster, and author known for his 1991 book ''Behold a Pale Horse'', in which he warned of multiple global conspiracies, some in ...

(1943–2001), American writer, radio host, and political activist *

William Cooper (Aboriginal Australian) William Cooper (18 December 1860 or 1861 – 29 March 1941) was an Aboriginal Australian political activist and community leader; the first to lead a national movement recognised by the Australian Government. Early life William Cooper was born ...

(c. 1860–1941), Aboriginal rights leader *

William Cooper (Puritan) William Cooper ( fl. 1653) was an English clergyman of Puritan views, chaplain to Elizabeth of Bohemia, participant in the Savoy Conference, and ejected minister. Life He matriculated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1628, graduating B.A, in 163 ...

(fl. 1653), chaplain to Elizabeth of Bohemia and ejected minister * William E. Cooper (university president), president of the University of Richmond (1998–2007) * William Cooper (priest) (1833/34–1909), Church of England priest * William Durrant Cooper (1812–1875), English lawyer and antiquary *

William John Cooper William John Cooper (November 24, 1882 – September 19, 1935) was an American educator who served as US Commissioner of Education from February 1929 to July 1933. According to the ''New York Times'': "His fundamental theory of education, which ...

(1882–1935), American educator *

William Turakiuta Cooper William Turakiuta Cooper (c.1886 – 4 August 1949) was a New Zealand interpreter and land officer. Personal life Cooper was of Māori descent, identifying with the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi. He was born in Muriwai, East Coast, New Zealand about 18 ...

(1886–1949), New Zealand interpreter and land officer * William Cooper (banker), Governor of the Bank of England from 1769 to 1771 * William E. Cooper (general) (born 1929), United States Army general