BASKETBALL PLAYER

Michael Cooper

1956 - Today

Photo of Michael Cooper

Icon of person Michael Cooper

Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956), nicknamed "Coop", is an American basketball coach and former player. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers during his entire career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning five NBA championships with the Lakers during their Showtime era. He was an eight-time selection to the NBA All-Defensive Team, including five times on the first team. He was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Cooper is the 335th most popular basketball player (down from 260th in 2019), the 12,241st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,770th in 2019) and the 190th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Michael Cooper by language

Loading...

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Michael Cooper ranks 335 out of 1,757. Before him are Boban Marjanović, Shawn Kemp, Jorge Garbajosa, Bill Lienhard, Jānis Timma, and James Johnson. After him are Harry Gallatin, Nando de Colo, Jeremy Lin, Tim Hardaway, Robert Horry, and Joe Arlauckas.

Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Michael Cooper ranks 578. Before him are Erick Zonca, Frank Andersson, Albert Pobor, Rob Paulsen, Teejan Bai, and Jean-René Bernaudeau. After him are Vladimir Fyodorov, Sergey Andreyev, Luigi Negri, Charalambos Cholidis, Peter Chelsom, and Roine Stolt.

Others Born in 1956

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Cooper ranks 12,244 out of 20,380. Before him are Fannie Lou Hamer (1917), Chris Frantz (1951), Troy Ruttman (1930), Edward Andrews (1914), Ryan Hurst (1976), and James Johnson (1987). After him are Frank Lautenberg (1924), Laura Johnson (1957), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), Ellen Willis (1941), Brent Briscoe (1961), and Wyatt Russell (1986).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Michael Cooper ranks 190. Before him are Duane Swanson (1913), Kawhi Leonard (1991), Rick Adelman (1946), Shawn Kemp (1969), Bill Lienhard (1930), and James Johnson (1987). After him are Harry Gallatin (1927), Jeremy Lin (1988), Tim Hardaway (1966), Robert Horry (1970), Joe Arlauckas (1965), and Bobby Jackson (1973).

American born Basketball Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous