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Roy Cooper

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Roy Asberry Cooper III ( KUUP-ər; born June 13, 1957) is an American politician and lawyer who was the 75th governor of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 50th attorney general of North Carolina from 2001 to 2017 and served in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1987 to 2001. Born and raised in Eastern North Carolina, Cooper graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 1979. He began his career as a lawyer and in 1986 was elected to represent the 72nd district in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Cooper is the 18,237th most popular politician (down from 18,167th in 2019), the 14,589th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,368th in 2019) and the 1,145th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Roy Cooper ranks 18,237 out of 19,576Before him are Ángel Acebes, Ian Ferguson, Judy Martz, Kent Conrad, Jack Dalrymple, and Oveta Culp Hobby. After him are Alton B. Parker, Stéphane Le Foll, Tom Udall, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, Howie Hawkins, and Eric Bristow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Roy Cooper ranks 694Before him are Taylor Negron, Harvey Glance, Mark E. Smith, Vladimir Alikin, Philip May, and Tim Shaw. After him are Eric Bristow, Robert Clohessy, Olaf Heredia, Bill Cartwright, Sheila Ingram, and Mike Watt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Cooper ranks 14,593 out of 20,380Before him are Quinton Aaron (1984), Bob Armstrong (1939), Julie Plec (1972), Jack Dalrymple (1948), Oveta Culp Hobby (1905), and Rachel Talalay (1958). After him are James Burrows (1940), Max Casella (1967), Ella Hall (1896), Erik (1984), Fred Melamed (1956), and Alton B. Parker (1852).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Roy Cooper ranks 1,145Before him are Jared Ingersoll (1749), Eliot Engel (1947), Judy Martz (1943), Kent Conrad (1948), Jack Dalrymple (1948), and Oveta Culp Hobby (1905). After him are Alton B. Parker (1852), Tom Udall (1948), Howie Hawkins (1952), Kirsten Gillibrand (1966), Doris Matsui (1944), and Mike Parson (1955).