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Famous people · Cooper

Cooper is the birthplace of 5 famous people

At the top of the list is the American football player Ron Morris, covered in 4 languages. Second place goes to the player of American football Bam Morris, third to Don Hornsby. Births span 1890 to 1972, from William V. Rattan to Bam Morris. The biggest group are athletes: 4.

Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Ron Morris
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
William V. Rattan
Youngest
1972
Bam Morris
Most common field
Sports
4 people

What stands out about Cooper’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Cooper’s famous people were born

The 1960s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950
SportsFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Cooper

Two of the three are athletes.

RM#1
Sports

Ron Morris

born 1964

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BM#2
Sports

Bam Morris

born 1972

Player of American football

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DH#3
Film, TV & Stage

Don Hornsby

1923–1950

American stand-up comedian, novelty pianist

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Cooper is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.3 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Cooper

Of the other 2, 2 are athletes.

BT

Buddy Tynes

1902–1984

American football player

WR

William V. Rattan

1890–1985

American-football player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cooper and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.