Meanings of Cook (surname)
James Cook (1728–1779), British explorer, navigator, and map maker
Dane Cook (born 1972), American comedian
A. J. Cook (actress) (born 1978), actress
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A. J. Cook (trade unionist) (1883–1931), Welsh trade unionist
Alastair Cook (born 1984), English cricketer
Ann Turner Cook (born 1926), mystery author and model for the Gerber baby logo
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Barbara Cook (born 1927), singer, actress
Bert Cook, New Zealander former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s
Beryl Cook (1926–2008), English painter
Bob Cook (born January 6, 1948 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired ice hockey right winger.
Boo Cook (born 1972) is a British comic artist, whose work mainly features in the comic 2000 AD.
Bruce Cook (1932–2003), American writer
Bun Cook, Canadian professional ice hockey forward
Byron Cook (born April 8, 1954), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives
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Carole Cook (born 1928) is an American actress. She has appeared in many theatrical productions, in films and on television.
Charlie Cook (born November 20, 1953), originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, is an American political analyst who specializes in election forecasts and political trends. He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Christine Cook (born 1970), English field hockey player
Clay Cook (born April 20, 1978) is a songwriter, producer and musician
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Daequan Cook (born April 28, 1987 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American basketball player and currently a shooting guard for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.
Dane Cook (born 1972), American comedian
Dennis Cook (born 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
Dick Cook, Chairman of Disney Studios
Doc Cook (Charles L. Cooke, 1891-1958), jazz bandleader
Don Cook - Don Kirby Cook is an American record producer and songwriter whose work is mainly in the field of country music.
Don Cook (organist), organ area coordinator and the university carillonneur at Brigham Young University (BYU).
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Fielder Cook (March 9, 1923 – June 20, 2003) was an American television and film director, producer, and writer whose 1971 television movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story spawned the series The Waltons.
Frank Cook (born 1935), leftist British politician
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Garry Cook (born 10 January 1958) is a former British athlete, who competed mainly in the 800 metres with a best time of 1:44.55.
Garry Cook (CEO) is a British football executive, currently Chief Executive of Manchester City having worked for Nike between 1996 and 2008.
Geoff Cook - Geoff Cook is a former English cricketer, who played in seven Tests and six ODIs from 1981 to 1983.
Glen Cook (born 1944), author
Glen Cook (baseball) - Glen Patrick Cook (born September 8, 1959 in Buffalo, New York) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season.
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Harry Cook (born 1949), English martial arts historian and author
Hugh Cook (Canadian novelist) (born 1942), Canadian writer
Hugh Cook (science fiction author) (born 1956), cult author
Hume Cook, James Hume Cook, Australian politician
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James Cook (1728–1779), British explorer, navigator, and map maker
James Cook (Australian footballer), former Australian Football League player
James Cook (American football), former NFL player
James M. Cook, New York State Comptroller 1854–1855
James William Cook (1820–1875), Canadian businessman and political figure
James Cook (boxer and community worker), UK Boxer
James Cook (Skins character), a fictional character from the British teen drama, Skins
Jamie Cook, guitarist with British band, The Arctic Monkeys
Jamie Cook (footballer) - James "Jamie" Cook is an English footballer who plays for Bath City.
Jesse Cook is a Toronto-based guitarist, born in Paris to Canadian parents.
Jim Cook, NASCAR driver
Jimmy Cook, former South African cricketer
Joan Cook (born October 6, 1934 in English Harbour West, Newfoundland) was a Canadian Senator for Newfoundland and Labrador.
Joan Riddell Cook - Joan Riddell Cook was an American newspaper journalist and editor, a trade union leader, and a founding director of JAWS.
Jonathan Cook (born 1965) is a British writer and a freelance journalist based in Nazareth, Israel, who writes about the Middle East, and more specifically, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Jordan Cook (born 20 March 1990) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a striker at Premier League side Sunderland.
Justin Cook (born 1982), American voice actor
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Kathy Smallwood-Cook (born 1960), former British sprint athlete
Kenneth Cook (1929–1987), Australian journalist and novelist
Kristy Lee Cook (born 1984), American singer
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Lee Cook (born 3 August 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder.
Lemuel Cook (1759–1866), American Revolutionary War veteran
Leonard Cook (born 20 April 1912, date of death unknown) was an Australian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Lester Cook (born 1984) is an American professional tennis player.
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Marlow Cook (born July 27, 1926) is a former Republican United States Senator from Kentucky.
Marv Cook was born to Marilyn Cook February 24, 1966 in West Branch, Iowa, is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 1989 NFL Draft. A 6'4", 234-lb.
Merrill Cook (born May 6, 1946) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah.
Mitch Cook (born 15 October 1961 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England) is a retired English professional football player.
Murray Cook (born 30 June 1960 in Cowra, New South Wales) is an Australian vocalist, songwriter and guitarist.
Myke Cook (born 1989) is an Australian Rules football player who plays for the Adelaide Crows.
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Natalie Cook (born 1975), Australian beach volleyball player
Nathaniel Cook (19th century), designer of the standard set of chess figures
Nicholas Cook (born 1950), musicologist
Nick Cook (Nicholas Julian Cook, b. September 2, 1959) is a British aviation journalist and author of fiction and non-fiction works and has won four Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards from the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Nick Cook (cricketer) - Nicholas "Nick" Grant Billson Cook is a former English cricketer who played in fifteen Tests and three ODIs from 1983 to 1989.
Nicky Cook - Nicky Cook is an English professional boxer who fights at featherweight he is the former British, Commonwealth, European featherweight and WBO super featherweight champion.
Norman Cook (born 1963), British musician (aka Fatboy Slim)
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Omar Cook (born 1982) is a member of the Montenegro national basketball team
Orator F. Cook (born 1867), American botanist
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Paula Cook (born 2 November 1969 in Rotherham) is a British auto racing driver.
Penny Cook (born 13 July 1957) is an Australian actress. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1978.
Perry R. Cook (born 1955), computer music researcher and professor at Princeton
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Quinn Cook - Quinn Cook (born March 23, 1993) is an American college basketball player who currently plays guard for Duke University.
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Rachael Leigh Cook (born 1979), actress
Rick Cook (born 1944), American author
Rick Cook (architect) (born 1960), New York City architect
Roderick Cook (1932–1990) was an English playwright, writer, theater director, and actor of stage, television, and film.
Ron Cook (born 1948) is an English actor who has been active in the theatre, film and television since the 1970s.
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Sherburne F. Cook (born 1896, died 1974), physiologist and pioneer in population studies
Stu Cook, former bassist of the U.S rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Ted Cook, association football player who represented New Zealand, playing in New Zealand's first ever official international
Terry Cook (born 1968) is an American former stock car driver.
Theodore Andrea Cook (1867–1928), British writer and art critic
Thomas Cook (1808–1892), entrepreneur
T.S. Cook (born Thomas Steven Cook August 25, 1947), is an American screenwriter and producer, perhaps best known for writing The China Syndrome (1979), sharing with Mike Gray and James Bridges, which garned him Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Golden Globe-nominations.
Timothy D. Cook (born 1960), CEO of Apple, Inc.
Troy Cook (born 12 August 1976) is an Australian rules footballer. Cook plays for the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League.
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Victor Cook is an American television director, writer, and producer.
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Will Marion Cook (January 27, 1869 – July 19, 1944) was a composer and violinist from the United States.
Willie Cook (November 11, 1923, Tangipahoa, Louisiana - September 22, 2000, Stockholm, Sweden) was an American jazz trumpeter.
See also
Cook (Brentford cricketer) - Cook (dates unknown) was an English professional cricketer from Brentford who played in major matches for Middlesex during the 1730s.
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