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Anderson Cooper

Name at birth: Anderson Hays Vanderbilt CooperAnderson Cooper is the silver-haired and multi-talented TV journalist who began hosting the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360° in 2003. Anderson Cooper…

Gordon Cooper

Name at birth: Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr.Gordon Cooper was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, the first Americans chosen for space flight duty by the National Aeronautics and Space…

D.B. Cooper

D.B. Cooper is the world's most famous jumping skyjacker, and his ultimate fate remains a popular question for fans of famous crimes. The mysterious middle-aged passenger, who bought a ticket using…

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper(Vincent Furnier)musicianBorn: 2/4/1948Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan Rock musician known for his hard-rock teen anthems and theatrical live shows featuring shocking stunts and props. The…

Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper is the dramatic and comic actor who directed and starred in the 2018 film A Star Is Born. Sandy-haired and politely scruffy, Bradley Cooper first got notice when he played hapless…

James King

Name at birth: Jamie King James (now Jaime) King was a famously troubled teen supermodel of the 1990s; she was "discovered" at 14, a success at 15 and a heroin user at 16. After well-publicized…

Hewitt, Abram Stevens

(Encyclopedia) Hewitt, Abram StevensHewitt, Abram Stevenshy&oomacr;ˈĭt [key], 1822–1903, American industrialist and political leader, b. Haverstraw, N.Y. He became a lawyer, and friendship with a…

Cooper, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Cooper, Samuel, 1609–72, one of the greatest English miniaturists. A student of Hoskins, he worked in London from c.1642. He painted portraits of numerous celebrated Englishmen. His…

Cooper, Myles

(Encyclopedia) Cooper, Myles, 1737?–1785, 2d president of King's College (now Columbia Univ.), b. England, educated at Oxford. He was ordained a priest in 1761 and went to King's College (1762) as…