Cook (family name)

Cook is a family name from English-speaking countries.

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Aaron Cook (baseball player) (born 1979), American baseball player
• Aaron Cook (Taekwondoin) (* 1991), British Taekwondoin
• Aaron Cook (politician) , Nauruan politician
• Al Cook (* 1945), Austrian blues guitarist and singer
• Alan Cook (1896–1973), American film technician
• Alastair Cook (* 1984), English cricketer
• Albert Stanburrough Cook (1853–1927), American English scholar
• Alice Cook (sociologist) (1903–1998), American sociologist and university professor
• Alice Cook (figure skater) (born 1955), American figure skater
• Alice Carter Cook (1865–1945), American botanist
• Alice Grace Cook (1877 / 1887–1958), British astronomer
• Andrea Joy Cook (* 1978), Canadian actress
• Angela Cook (* 1953), Australian medium and long distance runner
• Ann Cook (1903–1962), American blues singer
• Annelies Cook (* 1984), American biathlete and cross-country skier
• Arthur Cook (born 1928), American marksman
• Arthur Bernard Cook (1868–1952), British classical philologist, archaeologist and religious scholar

B.

• Barbara Cook (1927–2017), American singer and actress
• Beryl Cook (1926-2008), British painter
• Bill Cook (1896–1986), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Billy Cook (serial killer) (1928–1952), American serial killer
• Billy Cook (soccer player, 1882) (1882–1947), English soccer player
• Billy Cook (soccer player, 1895) (1895–1980), English soccer player
• Billy Cook (soccer player, 1909) (1909-1992) Irish soccer player
• Billy Cook (football player, 1940) (1940-2017), Scottish-Australian football player
• Bob Cook (approx. 1958–1981), American cyclist
• Brendan Cook (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bruce Alexander Cook (1932–2003), American journalist and writer
• Bun Cook (1904–1988), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Burton C. Cook (1819-1894), American politician

C.

• Carla Cook (* ~ 1962), American jazz singer
• Carole Cook (born 1924), American singer and actress
• Cecil Cook (1897–1985), general practitioner, Protector of Aborigines, military doctor and medical officer
• Charles Henry Herbert Cook (1843–1910), New Zealand University Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy
• Charlie Cook (* 1982), American ice hockey player
• Chris Cook (* 1979), British swimmer, see Christopher Cook (swimmer)
• Chris Cook (cross-country skier) (* 1980), American cross-country skier
• Chris Cook (racing driver) (* 1981), American racing driver
• Christopher Cook (actor) (born 1942), American actor
• Christopher Cook (swimmer) (born 1979), British swimmer
• Christopher David Cook (born 1933), English botanist
• Clyde Cook (1891–1984), Australian actor, comedian, film director and author

D.

• Daequan Cook (* 1987), American basketball player
• Dalvin Cook (born 1995), American football player
• Dan Cook (1926–2008), American journalist
• Dane Cook (* 1972), American comedian
• Daniel Pope Cook (1794–1827), American politician
• David Cook (actor) (1940-2015), British actor and screenwriter
• David Cook (religious scholar) ( David Bryan Cook ; * 1966), American religious scholar
• David Cook (cyclist) ( David Alan Cook ; * 1969), British cyclist
• David Cook (Musician) ( David Roland Cook ; * 1982), American singer-songwriter and musician
• Doc Cook (1891-1958), American jazz big band leader
• Donald Cook (1901–1961), American actor
• Douglas S. Cook († 2015), American screenwriter
• Dustin Cook (* 1989), Canadian ski racer

E.

• Ebenezer Cook (~ 1667– ~ 1732), English poet
• Eddie Cook (born 1966), American boxer
• Edward Cook (track and field athlete) (1889–1972), American track and field athlete
• Edward Dutton Cook (1829-1883), British writer and literary critic
• Edward Tyas Cook (1857-1919), British journalist, biographer, and scholar
• Elisha Cook (1903-1995), American actor
• Eliza Cook (1818-1889), British writer
• Elizabeth Cook (1741–1835) , wife of the discoverer James Cook
• Elizabeth Cook (writer) (born 1952), British writer
• Elizabeth Cook (musician) (* 1972), American singer
• Elizabeth Cook-Lynn (* 1930), Indigenous American author and university teacher
• Emily Cook (* 1979), American freestyle skier
• Eugene Beauharnais Cook (1830–1915), American chess composer

F.

• Fielder Cook (1923–2003), American film director and producer
• Frank Cook (1935–2012), British politician
• Frederick Cook (politician) (1833-1905), American businessman and politician (Democratic Party)
• Frederick Cook (1865–1940), American explorer, polar explorer and doctor
• Frederick Joseph Cook (1904–1988), Canadian ice hockey player and coach, see Bun Cook

G

• Garry Cook (born 1958), British athlete
• Gene Cook (1932–2002), American football player and baseball official
• George Cook (soccer player, 1895) (1895–1980), English soccer player
• George Cook (soccer player, 1904) (1904– ??), English soccer player
• George Ramsay Cook (1931-2016), Canadian historian
• George W. Cook (1851-1916), American politician
• Glen Cook (* 1944), American fantasy author
• Glenn Cook (born 1963), British triathlete
• Greg Cook (1946–2012), American football player

H

• Holly Cook , American figure skater

I.

• Ida Cook (1904–1986), British novelist and Righteous Among the Nations

J

• J. Lawrence Cook (1899–1976), American pianist
• Jacqui Cook (* 1976), Canadian rower
• James Cook (1728–1779), British navigator and explorer
• James Cook (industrialist) (1764-1837) Scottish industrialist
• James Douglas Cook (1879-1949), British politician
• James Hume Cook (1866–1942), Australian politician
• James M. Cook (1807–1868), American businessman, banker, and politician
• James Wilfred Cook (1900–1975), British chemist
• Jared Cook (born 1987), American football player
• Javier Cook (* 1961), German American football coach
• Jerry Cook (* 1943), American racing driver
• Jesse Cook (* 1964), Canadian guitarist and composer
• Joel Cook (1842–1910), American politician
• John Cook (pirate) († 1684), pirate
• John Cook (politician, 1730) (1730–1789), British-American politician (Delaware)
• John Cook (General) (1825-1910), American general
• John Cook (actor) (1876–1921), American actor
• John Cook (director) (1935–2001), Canadian photographer and director
• John Cook (politician, 1946) (born 1946), American politician, Mayor of El Paso
• John Cook (golfer) (born 1957), American golfer
• John Cook (scientist) (* 1972), Australian cognitive scientist and science writer
• John C. Cook (1846–1920), American politician (Iowa)
• John Manuel Cook (1910–1994), British classical archaeologist and ancient historian
• John Parsons Cook (1817–1872), American politician
• Jonathan Cook (* 1965), British journalist and author
• Joseph Cook (1860–1947), Australian politician
• Josephine Cook (born 1931), British shot putter
• Junior Cook (1934-1992), American jazz musician

K

• Kassidy Cook (* 1995), American water diver
• Kathy Cook (* 1960), British sprinter
• Kera Rachel Cook (* 1988), German model, see Kera Rachel Deiß
• Kristina Cook (* 1970), British eventing rider
• Kyle Cook (* 1975), American rock guitarist

L.

• Laurence Cook (* 1939), American jazz musician
• Lewis Cook (born 1997), English footballer
• Linda Cook (* 1958), American top manager

K

• Kenneth Cook (1929–1987), Australian author and filmmaker
• Kerstin Cook (* 1989), Swiss beauty queen

M.

• Marlow Cook (1926–2016), American politician
• Marty Cook (* 1947), American jazz trombonist and composer
• Mason Cook (* 2000), American actor
• Mercer Cook (1903–1987), American Romance studies scholar, translator and diplomat
• Merrill Cook (born 1946), American politician
• Michael Cook (* 1940), British scholar of Islam
• Monte Cook (* 1968), American role-play author
• Myrtle Cook (1902–1985), Canadian athlete

N

• Natalie Cook (* 1975), Australian volleyball player
• Nick Cook (* 1960), British journalist and author
• Nicky Cook (* 1979), English super featherweight boxer
• Norman Cook (* 1963), British musician and producer, see Fatboy Slim

O

• Oliver Cook (* 1990), British rower
• Omar Cook (* 1982), American-Montenegrin basketball player
• Orator Fuller Cook (1867–1949), American botanist, entomologist and cultural geographer
• Orchard Cook (1763-1819), American politician

P

• Paul Cook (* 1956), English punk musician
• Paul Cook (politician) (born 1943), American politician
• Paul Cook (writer) (born 1950), American writer
• Peter Cook (architect) (* 1936), British architect
• Peter Cook (comedian) (1937–1995), British comedian and actor
• Peter Cook (politician) (1943-2005), Australian politician
• Peter J. Cook (* 1938), British-Australian geologist
• Philip Cook (1817–1894), American politician and brigadier general

Q

• Quentin L. Cook (born 1940), Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Quinn Cook (* 1993), American basketball player

R.

• Rachael Leigh Cook (* 1979), American actress and model
• Randall William Cook , American special effects artist
• Richard Cook (1957–2007), British jazz journalist and author
• Robert Cook (software developer) , American software developer and entrepreneur, co-founder of Metaweb
• Robert A. Cook (1912–1991), American pastor and author
• Robert E. Cook ( Robert Eugene Cook ; 1920–1988), American politician
• Robert Edward Cook (* 1946), American ecologist
• Robert Finlayson Cook (1946-2005), British politician, see Robin Cook (Politician)
• Robert Manuel Cook (1909–2000), British classical archaeologist
• Robert O. Cook (1903-1995), American sound engineer
• Robin Cook (Author) (born 1940), American doctor and author
• Robin Cook (politician) (1946-2005), British politician
• Robin William Arthur Cook , pen name Derek Raymond (1931–1994), British writer
• Roger Cook (* 1940), English songwriter; see Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
• Rosa Cook (* 1998), Mexican athlete
• Rupert Svendsen-Cook (* 1990), British racing driver

S.

• Samuel A. Cook (1849–1918), American politician (Wisconsin)
• Samuel E. Cook (1860-1946), American politician (Indiana)
• Sarah Cook (art historian) (* 1974), Canadian art historian
• Sarah Cook (squash player) (* 1975), New Zealand squash player
• Sarah Cook (rower) (* 1985), Australian rower
• Sarah Cook (soccer player) (* 1993), American-Filipino soccer player
• Sarah Cook (UN official) , British UN official
• Sherburne F. Cook (1896–1974), American physiologist and anthropologist
• Stacey Cook (* 1984), American ski racer
• Stanton Cook († 2015), American manager
• Stephanie Cook (* 1972), British modern pentathlete
• Stephen A. Cook (* 1939), American computer scientist
• Steve Cook (born 1991), English football player
• Stu Cook , actually Stuart Cook (* 1945), British bassist and pianist, member of Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Summer Cook (* 1991), American triathlete, see Summer Rappaport

T

• TS Cook (1947-2013), American screenwriter
• Thomas Cook (1808-1892), British clergyman and tourism entrepreneur
• Thomas Cook (politician, fl. 1399) , English politician from Marlborough
• Thomas Cook (politician, fl. 1417) , English politician from Exeter
• Thomas Cook (singer) (1831-1894), English opera singer (bass)
• Thomas Cook (Bishop) (1866–1928), British clergyman, Bishop of Lewes
• Thomas Cook (cricketer) (1901-1950), English cricket and soccer player
• Thomas Cook (politician, 1902) (1902–1970), English politician
• Thomas Cook (politician, 1908) (1908-1952), Scottish politician
• Thomas H. Cook (* 1947), American writer
• Tim Cook (* 1960), American manager
• Tim Cook (ice hockey player) (born 1984), American ice hockey player
• Tommy Cook (Sportsman) ( Thomas Edwin Reed Cook ; 1901–1950), English cricketer, football player and coach
• Tommy Cook (actor) (born 1930), American actor, film producer and screenwriter
• Tony Cook (* 1936), Australian long-distance runner

W.

• Walter Robert Ivimey Cook (1902–1952), British mushroom expert
• Wesley Cook , known as Mumia Abu-Jamal (* 1954), American journalist
• Will Marion Cook (1869–1944), American composer
• William Cook , real name of Antony Tudor (1908–1987), American choreographer
• William Cook (1909-1992), Irish football player, see Billy Cook (football player, 1909)
• William Cook (mathematician) (* 1957), American mathematician
• William Alfred Cook (1931–2011), American entrepreneur
• William Edward Cook (1928–1952), American murderer, see Billy Cook (serial killer)
• William James McLaughlan Cook (1940-2017), Scottish-Australian football player, see Billy Cook (football player, 1940)
• William Osser Cook (1896-1986), Canadian ice hockey player and coach, see Bill Cook
• William Richard Joseph Cook (1905–1987), British physicist
• Willie Cook (1923-2000), American jazz trumpeter

Z

• Zadock Cook (1769–1863), American politician

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cook on surnames.behindthename.com