Mega Celebrity Birthdays a2z

Mega Celebrity Birthdays a2z

This page was compiled on 04-30-2012

Jimmy Coo -- b.3/6/1939
Ry Cooder -- b.3/15/1947
Folk Singer, Rock & Roll Singer, Guitarist, Arranger, Music Producer, Banjoist, Songwriter, Mandolin
RN:Ryland Peter Cooder
Charles Coody -- b.7/13/1937
Golfer
Jackie Coogan -- b.10/26/1914 d.3/1/1984 (69)
TV/Movie/Radio Actor, Panelist
b. in Los Angeles; NN:The Kid (the firstfull-length movie to star a child); McKeever & the Colonel, Pantotime Quiz reg, The Addams Family's Uncle Fester; in 1400+ TV shows!
Keith Coogan -- b.1/13/1970
Actor
The Waltons' Jeffrey; Jackie's grandson
Richard Coogan -- b.4/4/1914
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Radio Actor
Orig Capt. Video of his Video Rangers; The Californian's marshal Matthew Wayne
Robert Coogan -- b.12/13/1924 d.5/12/1978 (53)
Movie Actor
Steve Coogan -- b.10/14/1965
Movie Actor
Around The World in 80 Days (2004)
A. J. Cook -- b.7/22/1978
Actress, Canadian
Tru Calling's Lindsay Walker Thompson, Criminal Minds' Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
Alyssa Joy Cook -- b.4/17/1995
Anthony Cook -- b.5/30/1972
NFL Player
Anthony Cook -- b.5/19/1967
NBA Forward
Barbara Cook -- b.10/25/1927
Stage Actress, Singer
Bill Cook -- b.10/9/1896 d.??/??/????
NHL Player, Canadian
Bun Cook -- b.9/18/1903
NHL Player
RFN:Frederick
Clay Cook -- b.4/20/1978
Country Musician
of The Zac Brown Band
Dane Cook -- b.3/18/1972
Actor, Comedian
Employee of the Month, Mr. Brooks, Good Luck Chuck, My Best Friend's Girl
David Cook -- b.12/20/1982
Singer
Dennis Cook -- b.10/4/1962
MLB Pitcher
Donald Cook -- b.9/26/1901 d.10/1/1961 (60)
TV/Stage Actor
Elisha Jr. Cook -- b.12/26/1906 d.5/18/1995 (88)
TV/Movie Actor
The Maltese Falcon, Magnum PI's Francis "Ice Pick" Hofstetler; some say 1903 & d. age 91
Fielder Cook -- b.3/9/1923
Producer/Director
Frederick Cook -- b.6/10/1865 d.8/5/1940 (75)
Explorer
claimed falsely to be at North Pole
Glen Cook -- b.7/9/1944
Sci-fi Writer
Greg Cook -- b.1/28/1965
Country Musician
Captain James Cook -- b.10/27/1728 d.2/14/1779 (50)
Explorer, Navigator, English
Sea Captain, South Pacific; discovered the Sandwich Islands; mapped New Zealand, Australia and the Hawaiian Islands
Jamie Cook -- b.7/8/1985
Rock & Roll Performer
of Arctic Monkeys
Jason Cook -- b.9/13/1980
Soap Actor
Days of Our Lives' Shawn-Douglas Brady, General Hospital's Dr. Matt Hunter
Jeff Cook -- b.12/17/1965
MLB Player
Jeffrey Alan Cook -- b.8/27/1949
Country Singer/Guitarist, Keyboardist, Fiddler, Bassist, Violinist
of Alabama
John Cook -- b.10/2/1957
Golfer
John Neuman Cook -- b.10/2/1957
Golfer
Junior Cook -- b.7/22/1934 d.??/??/1992
Tenor-sax, Jazz Musician
Kristy Lee Cook -- b.1/18/1984
Country Singer
American Idol former contestant
Kyle Cook -- b.8/29/1975
Rock & Roll Performer
of Matchbox 20
Marv Cook -- b.2/24/1966
NFL Tight End
Michael Cook -- b.2/14/1933
Dramatist/Playwright, English, Canadian
Nathan Cook -- b.4/9/1950 d.6/11/1988 (38)
Actor
The White Shadow's Milton Reese, Hotel's Billy Griffin
Nathan E. Cook -- b.10/10/1885 d.9/10/1992 (106)
Hero
the last surviving U.S. veteran of the Spanish-American War of 1898
Norman Cook -- b.7/31/1963
Singer, Bassist, British
FN:Quentin; of The Housemartins, soloist
Paul Cook -- b.7/20/1956
Rock & Roll Drummer, English
b. in London; of The Sex Pistols
Peter Cook -- b.11/17/1937 d.1/9/1995 (57)
Producer, Comedian, Writer, TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English
b. in Turquay; credited with founding contemporary British satire with the 1960s revue "Beyond the Fringe"; Beyond The Fringe English Comedy Troupe w/ Dudley Moore; d. in London
Rachel Leigh Cook -- b.10/4/1979
Actress
Dawson's Creek's Devon; The Babysitter's Club, Tom and Huck, etc., Josie and the Pussycats, Stateside
Roger James Cook -- b.8/19/1940
Singer, Songwriter
Jonathan of David & Jonathan
Stu Cook -- b.4/25/1945
Rock & Roll Bassist
lead of Credence Clearwater Revival
Thomas Cook -- b.11/22/1808 d.7/18/1892 (83)
Businessperson, English
travel agent
Toi Cook -- b.12/3/1964
NFL Player
Will Marion Cook -- b.1/27/1869 d.7/19/1944 (75)
Conductor/Composer, Violinist
Willie Cook -- b.11/11/1923 d.9/22/2000 (76)
Jazz Performer, Trumpeter
of Duke Ellington band
Woody Cook -- b.12/15/2000
Celebrity Son
Zoe Ball and Norman "Fat Boy" Slim's son
Alistair Cooke -- b.11/20/1908 d.3/30/2004 (95)
Actor, TV Host, Journalist, Author, English
b. in Manchester; FN:Alfred; Omnibus & Masterpiece Theater 1971-93, BBC Radio's Letters From America
Jack Kent Cooke -- b.10/25/1912 d.4/6/1997 (84)
Sportsfigure
sole owner of NFL Washington Redskins since 1985; teams have won 2 Super Bowls (1987,91); also owned NBA Lakers and NHL Kings in LA; built LA Forum for $12 million in 1967.
Jay Cooke -- b.8/10/1821 d.2/18/1905 (83)
Financier
fund-raiser for the federal government during the American Civil War.
Jennifer Cooke -- b.9/19/1964
Movie Actress
V, Friday the 13th part VI
Josh Cooke -- b.11/22/1979
Actor
Kristi Cooke -- b.12/21/1967
Beauty Pagent Winner
Miss Ohio-America (1991)
Sam Cooke -- b.1/22/1935 d.12/11/1964 (29)
Soul Singer, Gospel Singer, Songwriter
b. in Clarksdale, MS; RFN:Samuel; The Soul Stirrers lead, soloist; You Send Me; some say d. Dec 10
Steve Cooke -- b.1/14/1970
MLB Pitcher
Cardinal Terence Cooke -- b.3/1/1921 d.10/6/1983 (62)
Religious Leader
archbishop of NY
Victoria E. Cooke -- b.7/31/1957
Playmate
Aug 1980
Sir William F. Cooke -- b.5/4/1806 d.6/25/1879 (73)
Inventor, Engineer, English
electric telegraph co-inv
Danny Cooksey -- b.11/2/1975
Rock & Roll Singer, TV/Movie Actor
Diff'rent Strokes' Sam McKinley; Bad 4 Good, Lucy's Milk
Dame Catherine Cookson -- b.6/20/1906 d.6/11/1998 (91)
Novelist, English
Charles Horton Cooley -- b.8/17/1864 d.5/8/1929 (64)
Sociologist
Chris Cooley -- b.7/11/1982
NFL Player
Dr. Denton Arthur Cooley -- b.8/22/1920
Surgeon, Educator
Heart diseases & transplants; performed the first artifical heart transplant
Mike Cooley -- b.9/14/1966
Rock & Roll Performer
of Drive-By Truckers
Spade Cooley -- b.12/17/1910 d.11/23/1969 (58)
Country Singer, Fiddler
b. Feb 22?
Calvin Coolidge -- b.7/4/1872 d.1/5/1933 (60)
President/V.Prez
b. in Plymouth, VT; FN:John; 30th U.S. President 1923-29; 29th U.S. Vice President; died at his home in Northhampton, Massachusetts; NN: Silent Cal; d. in Northhampton, Mass
Charles Coolidge -- b.11/30/1858 d.??/??/????
Architect
Grace Anna Coolidge -- b.1/3/1879 d.7/8/1957 (78)
First Lady
Calvin's wife; MN:Goodhue
Jennifer Coolidge -- b.8/28/1961
TV/Movie Actress
Best in Show, Joey's Bobbi, American Dreamz
Martha Coolidge -- b.8/17/1946
Director
Philip Coolidge -- b.8/25/1908 d.5/23/1967 (58)
Actor
The Farmers' Daughter's butler
Rita Coolidge -- b.5/1/1945
Country Singer, Songwriter, Baptist, Pianist, Bandleader
b. in Nashville, TN; Kris Kristofferson's wife; Octopussy "All Time High" singer
William Coolidge -- b.10/23/1873 d.2/3/1975 (101)
Inventor, Engineer, Chemist
his improvement of tungsten filaments was essential in the development of the modern incandescent lamp bulb and the X-ray tube.
Coolio -- b.8/1/1963
Rap Singer
Fantastic Voyage, Gangsta's Paradise, which "Weird Al" parodied into Amish Paradise
Gaz Coombes -- b.3/8/1976
Music Figure
of Supergrass
Rod Coombes -- b.5/15/1946
Drummer, British
of Lulu, Cat Stevens, Jeff Beck, Stealers Wheel, and Strawbs
Pat Coombs -- b.8/27/1926 d.5/25/2002 (75)
Actress
Ron Coomer -- b.11/18/1966
MLB Player
Carleton Coon -- b.2/5/1894 d.5/3/1932 (38)
Drummer
of Coon-Sanders team with Joe Sanders
Dr. Carleton Coon -- b.6/23/1904 d.6/3/1981 (76)
Professor, Anthropologist
d. June 6?
Ricky Coonce -- b.8/1/1947
Rock & Roll Drummer
of The Grass Roots
Barbara Cooney -- b.8/6/1916 d.3/10/2000 (83)
Children's Author, Illustrator
Dennis Cooney -- b.9/18/1938 d.9/8/2002 (63)
Soap Actor
As the World Turns, Love of Life, Secret Storm
Gerry Cooney -- b.8/24/1956
Boxer
Olympics-1980
Joan Ganz Cooney -- b.10/30/1929 or 11/30/1929
TV Producer/Director, Executive
founder Children's Television Workshop, Sesame Street developer
John Walter Cooney -- b.3/18/1901
MLB Player
Robert Coons -- b.9/18/1969
NFL Player
Denys Coop -- b.7/20/1920 d.8/16/1981 (61)
Entertainment Figure
Adrian Cooper -- b.4/27/1968
NFL Player
Alice Cooper -- b.2/4/1948
Heavy Metal Singer, Songwriter, Bandleader
b. in Detroit; RN:Vincent Damon Furnier; Alice Cooper lead; hit: School's Out
Anderson Cooper -- b.6/3/1967
TV Host
of The Mole, CNN
Ashley J. Cooper -- b.9/15/1936
Tennis Player
US Open 1957
Ben Cooper -- b.9/30/1930
Actor
Bob Cooper -- b.12/6/1925 d.8/5/1993 (67)
Jazz Saxophonist, Tenor-sax, Reeds
Bradley Cooper -- b.1/5/1975
Actor
Alias' Journalist / CIA Analyst William 'Will' D. Tippin, The Midnight Meat Train, My Life in Ruins
Buster Cooper -- b.4/4/1929
Jazz Performer
Calico Cooper -- b.5/20/1981
Celebrity Daughter
Sheryl and Alice's daughter
Carol Lee Cooper -- b.3/21/1942
Country Singer
daughter of Opry veterans Stoney and Wilma Lee Cooper and leader of the Opry's vocal support group the Carol Lee Singers
Cecil Cooper -- b.12/20/1949
MLB Player
MN:Celester; Boston Red Sox
Chris Cooper -- b.7/9/1951
TV/Movie Actor
October Sky, American Beauty, The Patriot, Adaptation, Seabiscuit, Jarhead, Breach, The Kingdom
Clancy Cooper -- b.7/23/1906 d.6/14/1975 (68)
Actress
Colin Cooper -- b.10/7/1939
Singer, Saxophonist, Songwriter, British
of Climax Blues Band
Cynthia Cooper -- b.4/14/1963
Basketball Player
Olympic-gold-1988
Dale T. "Stoney" Cooper -- b.10/16/1918 d.3/22/1977 (58)
Country/Western Performer
Dominic Cooper -- b.6/2/1978
Actor
Duane Cooper -- b.6/25/1969
NBA Guard
Edmund Cooper -- b.4/30/1926 d.3/11/1982 (55)
Sci-fi Writer, British
Seed of Light, All Fool's Day
Gary Cooper -- b.11/24/1953
Singer, Songwriter
of Sly Fox (Let's Go All The Way)
Gary Cooper -- b.5/7/1901 d.5/13/1961 (60)
Movie Actor
b. in Helena, MT; RFMN:Frank James; Sgt. York, High Noon, The Plainsman
Giles Cooper -- b.8/9/1918 d.12/2/1966 (48)
Dramatist/Playwright, Irish
Dame Gladys Cooper -- b.12/18/1888 d.11/17/1971 (82)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, English
The Rogues
Harry Cooper -- b.8/4/1904 or 8/6/1904 d.10/17/2000 (96)
Golfer
NN:Lighthorse
Jackie Cooper -- b.9/15/1922 d.5/3/2011 (88)
TV/Movie Actor, Movie Producer/Director, TV Director
b. in Los Angeles; Our Gang member; some say 1921; The People's Choices' Socrates Sock Miller, Hennesey's Charles J. Chick Hennesey, Mobile One
James Fenimore Cooper -- b.9/15/1789 d.9/14/1851 (61)
Novelist, Historian, Critic
America's first major novelist, "Last Of The Mohicans"
Jeanne Cooper -- b.10/25/1928
TV/Movie Actress, Soap Actress
Young & the Restless's Katherine Kay Chancellor-Sterling; Corbin Bernsen's mother
Jeffrey Cooper -- b.7/2/1955
Rhythm and Blues Musician, Guitarist
of Midnight Star
John Cooper -- b.7/2/1937
College Ftbl Coach
Joseph Cooper -- b.12/14/1914
NHL Player
Justin Cooper -- b.11/17/1988
Movie/Soap Actor
General Hospital's Lucas Jones, Liar Liar
Leroy Gordon Jr. Cooper -- b.3/6/1927 d.10/4/2004 (77)
Astronaut
Les Cooper -- b.3/15/1931
Singer, Pianist, Arranger, Bandleader
Lindsay Cooper -- b.3/3/1951
Pianist, Composer, English
Reeds
Marilyn Cooper -- b.12/14/1934 d.4/22/2009 (74)
Stage Actress
Martin Cooper -- b.10/1/1958
Saxophonist, British
of OMD
Melville Cooper -- b.10/15/1896 d.3/29/1973 (76)
Movie Actor, English
Merian C. Cooper -- b.10/24/1893 d.4/21/1973 (79)
Producer/Director
King Kong
Michael Cooper -- b.11/15/1952
Rhythm and Blues Performer, Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter
of ConFunkShun
Michael Cooper -- b.4/15/1956
NBA Player
L.A. Lakers
Michael Cooper -- b.1/14/1955
Reggae Musician, Jamaican
of Third World
Mort Cooper -- b.3/2/1913
MLB Player
Morton Cooper -- b.3/4/1914
MLB Pitcher
Peter Cooper -- b.2/12/1791 d.4/4/1883 (92)
Inventor, Philanthropist, Industrialist, Businessperson, American
Ralph Cooper -- b.4/6/1951
Drummer, Australian
of Air Supply
Richard Cooper -- b.11/1/1964
NFL Player
Scoot Cooper -- b.10/13/1967
MLB 3rd baseman
of Boston
Terence Cooper -- b.7/5/1933
Actor, Irish
Casino Royale
Wayne Cooper -- b.9/16/1956
NBA Player
Wilbur Cooper -- b.2/24/1892 d.??/??/????
MLB Player
Wilma Lee Leary Cooper -- b.2/7/1921 d.9/13/2011 (90)
Country Singer
Wyllis Cooper -- b.1/26/1899 d.6/22/1955 (56)
Director, Writer, Narrator
Stephen Coore -- b.4/6/1959
Reggae Musician
Jamaican; of Third World
Joseph Coors -- b.11/12/1917 d.3/??/2003
Businessperson
Brewer; head of Adolph Coors Co. 1982-
Robert Coote -- b.2/4/1909 d.11/25/1982 (73) or 11/26/1982 (73)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English
The Rogues, Nero Wolfe
J. Fred Coots -- b.5/2/1897 d.??/??/????
Songwriter
wrote Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Robert Coover -- b.2/4/1932 or 2/4/1948
Novelist

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The Mega Celebrity Birthdays a2z section has been online since 1996 and the author has been collecting celebrity birthdays since 1981. Since then, many new celebrities have been born, some older ones have died, and there are some that were born and died since 1981.