Samuel or Sam Cooper may refer to:Samuel Cooper (painter) (1609–1672), English miniature painter Samuel Cooper (clergyman) (1725–1783), Congregationalist minister in Boston, Massachusetts Samuel Cooper (surgeon) (1780–1848), English surgeon and writer of medical books Samuel Cooper (general) (1798–1876), U.S. Army officer and senior Confederate general officer Samuel Cooper, American serial killer Samuel B. Cooper (1850–1918), U.S. Representative from Texas Samuel Cooper Thacher (1785–1818), American clergyman and librarian Samuel Cooper (volleyball), Canadian volleyball player Sam Cooper (baseball) (1897–?), American baseball player Sam Cooper (1909–1998), American football player Sam Cooper (journalist), Canadian investigative journalist and author