| Intro | English oculist, born 1816 |
| A.K.A. | William White Cooper |
| Was | Physician |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Healthcare |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1816 |
| Death |
1886 (aged 70 years) |
William Cooper may refer to:
Business
- William Cooper (accountant) (1826–1871), founder of Cooper Brothers
- William Cooper (businessman) (1761–1840), Canadian businessman
- William E. Cooper (civic leader) (1921–2008), prominent businessman in Dallas, Texas
- William W. Cooper (1914–2012), management scientist
Government
- William B. Cooper (1771–1849), American farmer and politician
- William B. Cooper (NC politician) (1867–1959), lieutenant governor of North Carolina
- William C. Cooper (1832–1902), US congressman from Ohio
- William Cooper (judge) (1754–1809), father of James Fenimore Cooper and founder of Cooperstown, New York
- William Cooper (politician), Canadian politician
- Prentice Cooper (William Prentice Cooper, 1895–1969), Tennessee governor
- William Raworth Cooper (1793–1856), US congressman from New Jersey
- William Frierson Cooper (1820–1909), lawyer, politician and judge of the Tennessee Supreme Court
Literature and arts
- William Cooper (novelist) (1910–2002), British novelist
- William Cooper Nell (1816–1874), African American abolitionist
- William Heaton Cooper (1903–1995), British landscape artist
- William T. Cooper (1934–2015), Australian natural history illustrator
- Revd William Cooper (1824–1892), pseudonym of James Bertram, a Scottish pornography producer
- William Sidney Cooper (1854–1927), English landscape artist
- William Brown Cooper (1811–1900), American painter
Science
- William Cooper (chemical manufacturer) (1813-1885), a British sheep dip manufacturer
- William Cooper (conchologist) (1798–1864), nineteenth century U.S. conchologist
- William Skinner Cooper (1894–1978), American ecologist
Sports
- Bill Cooper (American football) (born 1939), professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers
- Bill Cooper (fighter) (born 1987), American Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
- Bill Cooper (hurler) (born 1987), Irish hurler
- William Cooper (cricketer) (1849–1939), Australian cricketer
- Bill Cooper (sailor) (1928-2016), Royal Navy officer, sailor and author
- William Cooper (sailor) (1910–1968), Olympic gold medalist of 1932
- Billy Cooper (Canadian football) (born 1945), Canadian football player
- Billy Cooper (footballer) (born 1917), English footballer
- Willie Cooper, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen FC)
- Billy Cooper (trumpeter), cricket supporter and trumpet player for the Barmy Army
Other fields
- Milton William Cooper (1943–2001), American writer, radio host, and political activist
- William Cooper (Aboriginal Australian) (c. 1860–1941), aboriginal rights leader
- William Cooper (Puritan) (fl. 1653), chaplain to Elizabeth of Bohemia and ejected minister
- William E. Cooper, president of the University of Richmond (1998–2007)
- William Cooper (Anglican priest) (1833/34–1909), Church of England priest
- William Durrant Cooper (1812–1875), English lawyer and antiquary
- William John Cooper (1882–1935), American educator
- William Turakiuta Cooper (1886–1949), New Zealand interpreter and land officer