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 Gr ...

(1790–1854), English chemist * John Montgomery Cooper (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 (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 (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 parts. The word "biochemist" is a portmanteau of "biological che ...

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 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) 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 46,6 ...

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 (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 Briti ...

(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 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 i ...

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 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 ...

, 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 (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) 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 ...

(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 practise ...

(born 1958), British barrister and Queen's Counsel * John Lewis Cooper, 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) 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 coa ...

(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 w ...

(born 1938), British Grand Prix motorcycle racer * John Cooper (hurdler) (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 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''