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 (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 (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 (1929–2018), English historian * John M. Cooper (philosopher) (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 Biochemistr ...

, American biochemist 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 ...

Arts and entertainment

* John Cooper (composer) (c. 1570–1626), English classical composer * John Gilbert Cooper (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 (1869–1933), arts and crafts designer in metalwork and jewelry * John W. Cooper (1873–1966), American ventriloquist and singer * John Nelson Cooper (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 "Secre ...

(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

Military

* John B. Cooper, US Air Force general * John B. R. Cooper (1791–1872), California pioneer, sea captain * John Laver Mather Cooper (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), 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, Engla ...

* John Cooper (MP for Maldon), in 1421 and 1425 MP for

Maldon Maldon (, locally ) is a town and civil parish on the 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 Salt which is produced ...

* 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 (1844–1912), American politician * John G. 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) (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 ...

(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, 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 a ...

(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) (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) (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 mu ...

(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''