Cole (family name)
Cole is a family name .
Name bearer
A.
- A. Thomas Cole (* 1933), American classical philologist
- Adam Cole (* 1989), American wrestler
- Adeola Aboyade-Cole (1950–1989), Nigerian hurdler and pole vaulter
- Al Cole (born 1964), American boxer
- Alan Cole (born 1950), Jamaican soccer player
- Albert M. Cole (1901-1994), American politician
- Alfred Cole (born 1964), American boxer
- Allan Cole (1943-2019), American author
- Alphaeus Philemon Cole (1876–1988), American artist
- Amie Joof Cole (* 1952), Gambian radio journalist
- Andrew Cole (born 1971), English football player
- Ann Cole (1934–1986), American R&B and gospel singer
- Ashley Cole (born 1980), English football player
B.
- Babette Cole (1950–2017), British children's author
- Bill Cole (* 1937), American jazz musician, ethnomusicologist and university lecturer
- Billy Cole (born 1965), British shot putter
- Brendan Cole (dancer) (* 1976), New Zealand dancer
- Brendan Cole (athlete) (born 1981), Australian hurdler
- Bridget Savage Cole , American film director and screenwriter
- Briony Cole (* 1983), Australian water diver
- Bruce Cole (1938–2018), American art historian
- Buddy Cole (1916–1964), American jazz and entertainment musician
C.
- Carlton Cole (born 1983), English football player
- Carolyn Cole (* 1961), American photographer
- Carroll Cole (1938–1985), American serial killer
- Cecilia Cole (1921–2006), Gambian teacher and politician
- Charles W. Cole (1906–1978), American historian and university professor
- Charlie Cole (photographer) (1955-2019), American photographer
- Charlie Cole (rower) (* 1986), American rower
- Charlie Cole (cinematographer) , American cinematographer
- Cheryl Cole (born 1983), British pop singer
- Chris Cole (* 1982), American professional skateboarder
- Christina Cole (born 1982), British actress
- Christopher Okoro Cole (1921–1990), Governor General, briefly President of and Minister in Sierra Leone
- Claudiana Cole , Gambian politician
- Cornelius Cole (1822-1924), American politician
- Courtney Cox Cole (1971-2019), American baseball player
- Cozy Cole (1906-1981), American swing drummer
- Cyrenus Cole (1863-1939), American politician
D.
- Dan Cole (born 1987), English rugby player
- Danton Cole (* 1967), American ice hockey player and coach
- David Cole (actor) (1936–2007), English actor
- David Cole (music producer) (1962-1995), American music producer
- David Cole (Holocaust denier) (* 1971), American Holocaust denier
- David Cole (Badminton) (* 1973), Maltese badminton player
- David D. Cole (* 1958), American law professor at Georgetown University Law Center
- David J. Cole-Hamilton (* 1948), English chemist
- Derek Cole (born 1951), British sprinter
- Desmond Thorne Cole (1922–2018), South African linguist and specialist in the plant genus Lithops
- Devante Cole (born 1995), English soccer player
- Duncan Cole (1958-2014), New Zealand soccer player
E.
- Emerson Cole (1927-2019) American football player
- Erik Cole (* 1978), American ice hockey player
- Everett B. Cole (1910-2001), American science fiction writer
F.
- Fay-Cooper Cole (1881–1961), American anthropologist
- Finn Cole (born 1995), British actor
- Frank Nelson Cole (1861–1926), American mathematician
- Frank Raymond Cole (1892–1988), American entomologist
- Freddy Cole (Lionel Frederick "Freddy" Cole; 1931-2020), American jazz pianist and singer
G
- Gary Cole , birth name of Abdul Jeelani (1954-2016), American basketball player
- Gary Cole (born 1956), American actor
- Gene Cole (1928-2018), American sprinter
- George Cole ( George Edward Cole ; 1925-2015), British actor
- George Douglas Howard Cole (1889–1959), British political and economist, historian and crime writer
- George Edward Cole (1826-1906), American politician
- George James Cole, Baron Cole (1906–1979), Australian-born British entrepreneur, business manager and politician
H
- Hal Cole (1912–1970), American racing driver
- Henry Cole (1808–1882), also Felix Summerly , English civil servant
- Holly Cole (born 1963), Canadian jazz singer
I.
- Ian Cole (* 1989), American ice hockey player
- Isabel Fargo Cole (* 1973), American writer and translator living in Germany
J
- J. Cole (Jermaine Lamarr Cole) (born 1985), American rapper
- Jack Cole (1914–1958), American comic artist
- Jack Cole (Choreographer) (1911–1974), American dancer and choreographer
- James Cole (* 1988), British racing driver
- James M. Cole (* 1952), American lawyer
- Jayden Cole (* 1985), American porn actress and actress
- Joe Cole (born 1981), English football player
- Joe Cole (actor) (born 1988), British actor
- John Cole (Maltese Politician) , Maltese Politician
- John Cole (journalist) (1927-2013), British journalist
- John Cole (geographer) (1928-2020), British geographer
- John Cole (bobsledder) , American bobsledder
- Johnnetta Cole (* 1936), American anthropologist and museum director
- Jonathan Cole (composer) (born 1970), British composer
- Jonathan R. Cole (* 1942), American sociologist
- Juan Cole (* 1952), American historian
- Julian Cole (1925–1999), American mathematician
- June Cole (1903-1960), American jazz musician
- Justine Cole , pseudonym of the American writer Susan Elizabeth Phillips (* 1948)
K
- KC Cole (* 1946), American science journalist and writer
- Kemar Bailey-Cole (* 1992), Jamaican athlete
- Kenneth Stewart Cole (1900–1984), American biophysicist
- Keyshia Cole (* 1981), American singer
- Kresley Cole , American writer
- Kyla Cole (* 1978), Slovak model
L.
- Larry Cole (born 1946), American football player
- Lester Cole (1904–1985), American screenwriter
- Lily Cole (* 1987), English model
- Lisa Cole , American soccer coach
- Lisa Cole Zimmerman (* 1969), American soccer player
- Lloyd Cole (born 1961), English singer ( Lloyd Cole and the Commotions )
- Lorraine Cole (* 1967), English badminton player
- Louis Cole (* 1983), English filmmaker and YouTuber
- Lowry Cole (1772–1842), British governor of the South African Cape Colony
M.
- Madelyn Cole (* 1997), American volleyball player
- Margaret Cole (1893–1980), British socialist politician
- Mark D. Cole (* 1972), lawyer and university professor
- Martin Cole (1931-2015), British sexologist
- Martina Cole (* 1959), English writer
- Megan Cole , actress
- Michael Cole (psychologist) (* 1938), American psychologist
- Michael Cole (actor) (born 1945), American actor
- Michael Cole (Journalist) ( Michael Sean Coulthard ; * 1968), American journalist and wrestling commentator
- Mitchell Cole (1985–2012), English football player
- MJ Cole (* 1973), British music producer
N
- Naida Cole (* 1974), Canadian-American pianist and flautist
- Nat King Cole (actually: Nathaniel Adams Coles ; 1919-1965), American jazz musician, father of Natalie Cole
- Natalie Cole (1950–2015), American singer and actress
- Nathan Cole (1825–1904), American politician
- Nigel Cole (born 1959), British director
- Norris Cole (* 1988), American basketball player
O
- Olivia Cole (1942-2018), American actress
- Orsamus Cole (1819–1903), American politician
- Oviatt Cole (1809-1878), American politician
P
- Paul Cole (equestrian trainer) (* 1941), British equestrian trainer
- Paul Cole (musician) (* 1984), American musician and actor
- Paula Cole (* 1968), American singer
- Peter Cole (writer) (* 1957), American writer and translator
- Peter Cole (basketball player) (* 1960), American-German basketball player
- Peter Cole (historian) (* before 1970), American historian and university professor
- Peter D. Cole (* 1947), Australian draftsman and sculptor
R.
- R. Clint Cole (1870–1957), American politician
- Ralph D. Cole (1873-1932), American politician
- Richie Cole (1948-2020), American jazz alto saxophonist
- Robert George Cole (1915–1944), American Lieutenant Colonel
- Robert H. Cole (1914–1990), American biophysicist, co-developer of the Cole-Cole diagram
- Robert William Cole (1869–1937), British writer and photographer
- Rosetter Gleason Cole (1866–1952), American composer
- Rufus Cole (1872–1966), American internist
- Rupert Cole (1909– ??), Trinidadian musician
S.
- Shannon Cole (born 1985), Australian soccer player
- Shaun Cole (born 1963), British astronomer
- Shelly Cole (* 1975), American actress
- Stephen Cole (sociologist) (* 1941), American sociologist
- Steve Cole (writer) (also Stephen Cole ; * 1971), British writer
- Steve Cole (* 1949), American opera singer (tenor), see Steven Cole (singer)
- Steven Cole (singer) (also Steve Cole ; * 1949), American opera singer (tenor)
- Steven Cole (actor) (born 1982), English actor
- Stewart T. Cole ( Stewart Thomas Cole ; * 1955), British microbiologist
- Stranger Cole ( Wilburn Theodore Cole ; * 1945), Jamaican composer and singer
- Syn Cole (* 1988), Estonian DJ and music producer
T
- Taylor Cole (* 1984), American actress
- Teju Cole (* 1975), Nigerian-American writer
- Theodor CH Cole (* 1954), American scientist and author of several German-English specialist dictionaries
- Theodore Cole (around 1910–1937?), American bank robber
- Thomas Cole (1801–1848), American painter
- Tim Cole (* 1950), German-American Internet publicist, columnist and book author
- Tom Cole (racing driver) (1922–1953), American racing driver
- Tom Cole (screenwriter) (1933–2009), American screenwriter
- Tom Cole (politician) (born 1949), American politician
- Tosin Cole (born 1992), British actor
V
- Vinson Cole (born 1950), American opera singer (tenor)
W.
- Warren Cole (1940-2019), New Zealand rower
- William Cole (dean) (around 1530–1600), English clergyman, dean of Lincoln and university professor
- William Cole (officer) (around 1575–1653), English officer
- William Cole (botanist) (1626–1662) English botanist
- William Cole (antiquarian) (1714–1782), English clergyman, historian and antiquarian
- William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen (1736–1803), Irish nobleman and politician
- William Cole (philologist) (1753–1806), British classical philologist and author
- William Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (1807–1886), Irish nobleman and politician
- William Cole (musician) (1909–1997), English composer and conductor
- William Carey Cole (1868-1935), American naval officer
- William Clay Cole (1897–1965), American politician
- William E. Cole (1874–1953), American Army officer
- William Hinson Cole (1837-1886), American politician
- William Purington Cole (1889–1957), American politician
- William Sterling Cole (1904–1987), American lawyer, politician and director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency
- William Storrs Cole (1902-1989), American paleontologist and geologist