John Cooper
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John Cooper may refer to:
- John A. D. CooperJohn A. D. CooperJohn A. D. Cooper 1918-2002 was an American physician and educator.Dr. John Allen Dicks 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 and attended the New Mexico State University from which he graduated with...
(1918–2002), American physician & educator - John B.R. CooperJohn B.R. CooperJohn Bautista Rogers Cooper was born in England and raised in Massachusetts. He came to California as master of the ship Rover, and was a pre-gold rush pioneer of Monterey, California...
(1791–1872), California pioneer - John Cooper, current director of the Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film FestivalThe Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
- John Cooper, fictional character in video-game Desperados: Wanted Dead or AliveDesperados: Wanted Dead or AliveDesperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is a stealth-based real-time tactics computer game, developed by Spellbound and released in 2001. In the game, the player controls up to six characters in a wild west setting. The protagonist is a wordly knife fighter and gunslinger, John Cooper. He takes on a...
- John Cooper (actor)John Cooper (actor)John Cooper , was a British actor active between 1811 and 1859, who played in "a singularly large number of parts, some of them of leading importance" in many locations in England, Wales and Scotland.-Early years:...
(1793–1870), English - John Cooper (author)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...
(born 1958), Canadian writer and communications specialist - John Cooper (American football) (born 1937), coach
- John Cooper (athlete)John Cooper (athlete)John Cooper 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 silver medal...
(1940–1974), British - John Cooper (basketball)John Cooper (basketball)John Cooper is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Tennessee State University. He replaced Cy Alexander.-References:...
(born 1969), head men's basketball coach at Tennessee State University - John Cooper (British Army officer)John Cooper (British Army officer)Lieutenant General John Cooper CB DSO MBE is a former senior British Army officer. From March 2008 the Deputy Commander of Multinational Force-Iraq , the operational-level headquarters in Iraq, and Senior British Military Representative-Iraq. As Deputy Commander, he was the principal assistant to...
(born 1955), commander of British forces in Iraq 2008 - John Cooper (car maker)John Cooper (car maker)John Newton Cooper was a co-founder, with his father Charles Cooper, of the Cooper Car Company. Born in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK he became an auto racing legend with his rear-engined chassis design that would eventually change the face of the sport at its highest levels, from Formula One to...
(1923–2000), British racing driver & entrepreneur - John Cooper (editor), British magazine editor and constructor of the Cooper-Alta
- John Cooper (comics) (born 1942), British artist
- John Cooper (composer)John Cooper (composer)John Cooper , also known as Giovanni Coprario or Coperario, was an English composer, viol player and lutenist....
(c. 1570–1626), English - John Cooper (footballer)John Cooper (footballer)John Cooper 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 Birmingham & District League. Described as "the best inside-right in the Birmingham League", he...
(born 1898), English - John Cooper (lawyer)John Cooper (lawyer)John Gordon Cooper QC 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 with 25 Bedford Row, and the Australian Bar...
, British barrister and Queen's CounselQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law... - John Cooper (motorcyclist)John Cooper (motorcyclist)John Cooper was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1967 when he finished the year in seventh place in the 500cc world championship. Cooper was a two-time winner of the North West 200 race held in Northern Ireland...
(born 1938), British Grand Prix motorcycle racer - John Cooper (musician)John Cooper (musician)John Landrum Cooper , professionally credited as John L. Cooper, is an American musician. He has been the lead singer and bassist of the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band Skillet since 1996.-Seraph:...
(born 1975), American Christian rock band Skillet - John Cooper (New Jersey)John Cooper (New Jersey)John Cooper was a public official from New Jersey during the American Revolution.Born near Woodbury in Gloucester County, New Jersey, he was a member of the Gloucester County Committee of Correspondence in 1774. He served in the Provincial Congress of New Jersey in 1775 and 1776 and served on the...
(1729–1785), public official from New Jersey during the American Revolution. - John Cooper (tennis)John Cooper (tennis)John Cooper is a former Australian male tennis player who played on the ATP tour in the 1970s. He achieved a career-high ranking of #66 in September 1973...
(born 1946), Australian - John G. CooperJohn G. CooperJohn Gordon Cooper was an Anglo-American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Early years:...
(1872–1955), American politician - John Gilbert CooperJohn Gilbert CooperJohn Gilbert Cooper or John Gilbert 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 allowed if he changed his name to Cooper...
(1723–1769), British poet and miscellaneous writer - John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich (born 1929), English historian
- John Laver Mather CooperJohn Laver Mather CooperJohn Cooper was a member of the United States Navy. He is one of only nineteen people who have received the Medal of Honor twice....
(1828–1891), American sailor - John M. CooperJohn M. CooperJohn M. Cooper is an American historian, author, and educator. His specialization is late 19th and early 20th century American Diplomatic History. Cooper is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison....
(born 1939), American scholar - John Sherman Cooper (1901–1991), American politician
- John Tyler CooperJohn Tyler CooperJohn Tyler Cooper was an American politician, serving from 1887 until 1889 as the 30th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.-Biography:Born in Marietta, Georgia, John T...
(1844–1912), American politician - John W. CooperJohn W. CooperJohn W. Cooper was an African-American ventriloquist of the early 20th century. He was the first black ventriloquist on the predominantly white vaudeville circuit, and later in his life taught ventriloquism to Shari Lewis....
(1873–1966), American performer - John Cooper (Southland)John Cooper (Southland)Officer John Cooper is a fictional character who appears on the American television series Southland. A veteran officer with the Los Angeles Police Department , Cooper is a Police Officer III+1, which is a Senior Lead Officer, serving as a field training officer in the Hollywood Division in West...
, fictional police officer from the television series Southland - John Cooper (serial killer)John Cooper (serial killer)John William Cooper is a serial killer from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. On the 26th May 2011 he was given four life sentences for the 1985 double murder of brother and sister Richard and Helen Thomas, and the 1989 double murder of Peter and Gwenda Dixon...
, a serial killer from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire
See also
- Jack Cooper (disambiguation)
- Johnny Cooper (disambiguation)
- The John Cooper SchoolThe John Cooper SchoolThe John Cooper School is an independent, college-preparatory, nonsectarian, co-educational day school located in The Woodlands, an unincorporated planned community in Montgomery County, Texas, United States.-Overview:...
, The Woodlands, Texas - John Cooper ClarkeJohn Cooper ClarkeJohn Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet"...
(born 1949), British performance poet