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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 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Roy Cooper is the 18,361st most popular politician (down from 18,140th in 2024), the 14,690th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,368th in 2019) and the 1,149th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Roy Cooper ranks 18,361 out of 19,576. Before him are Judy Martz, Kent Conrad, Aleksei Chaly, Riho Terras, 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 694. Before 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 14,694 out of 20,380. Before 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), Paula Jones (1966), Max Casella (1967), Ella Hall (1896), Erik (1984), and Fred Melamed (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Roy Cooper ranks 1,149. Before 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).

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