Alcock is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Notable people with the surname Alcock

Alfred William Alcock Alfred William Alcock (23 June 1859 in Bombay – 24 March 1933 in Belvedere, Kent) was a British physician, naturalist, and carcinologist. Early life and education Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who re ...

, British naturalist *

C. W. Alcock Charles William Alcock (2 December 1842 – 26 February 1907) was an English sportsman, administrator, author and editor. He was a major instigator in the development of both international football and cricket, as well as being the creator of t ...

, British sports administrator and creator of the

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competit ...

Charles R. Alcock Charles Roger Alcock (born 15 June 1951) is a British New Zealander astronomer. He was the director of the Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 2004–2022. Career Born in Windsor, Berkshire, England ...

, American astronomer *

Deborah Alcock Deborah Alcock (1835– 15 January 1913) was a late-Victorian author of historical fiction focused on religious, evangelical themes. Life She was born in Kilkenny, where her father, the Venerable John Alcock, who became Archdeacon of Waterfor ...

, British author of fiction * Edward Alcock, English footballer who played for Tranmere Rovers *

George Alcock George Eric Deacon Alcock, MBE (28 August 1912, in Peterborough, Northamptonshire – 15 December 2000) was an English astronomer. He was one of the most successful visual discoverers of novae and comets. George’s interest in astronom ...

, British astronomer *

George Alcock (footballer) George Leonard Alcock (15 August 1902 – 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Bradford City, Crewe Alexandra and Doncaster Rovers. He served Yorkshire County Cricket Club as masseu ...

, English footballer *

Glenn Alcock (musician) Glenn may refer to: Name or surname * Glenn (name) * John Glenn, U.S. astronaut Cultivars * Glenn (mango) * a 6-row barley variety Places In the United States: * Glenn, California * Glenn County, California * Glenn, Georgia, a settle ...

, British drummer *

Harry Alcock Harry Alcock was a footballer who played in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such ...

, English footballer who played for Walsall *

James Alcock James E. Alcock (born 24 December 1942) is a Canadian educator. He has been a Professor of Psychology at York University (Canada) since 1973. Alcock is a noted critic of parapsychology and is a Fellow and Member of the Executive Council for the ...

, Psychologist and noted skeptic * John Alcock, one of several people including **

John Alcock (aviator) Captain Sir John William Alcock (5 November 189218 December 1919) was a British Royal Navy and later Royal Air Force officer who, with navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, piloted the first non-stop transatlantic flight from St. John's ...

, pioneer aviator, of Alcock and Brown **

John Alcock (bishop) John Alcock ( – 1 October 1500) was an English churchman, bishop and Lord Chancellor. Biography Alcock was born at Beverley in Yorkshire, son of Sir William Alcock, Burgess of Kingston upon Hull, and was educated at the University of Ca ...

, English bishop of the fifteenth century **

John Alcock (behavioral ecologist) John Alcock (; born November 13, 1942) is an American behavioral ecologist and author. He is currently the Emeritus' Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. His research interests include the evolution of diversity ...

, American behavioral ecologist and author ** John Alcock (organist), English organist and composer * Lara Alcock, British mathematics educator *

Leslie Alcock Leslie Alcock (24 April 1925 – 6 June 2006) was Professor of Archaeology at the University of Glasgow, and one of the leading archaeologists of Early Medieval Britain. His major excavations included Dinas Powys hill fort in Wales, Cadbury C ...

, British archaeologist *

Mary Alcock Mary Alcock (née Cumberland, – 1798) was an English poet, essayist, and philanthropist. She was part of Lady Anne Miller's literary circle in Bath. Biography Mary Cumberland was the youngest child of Joanna Bentley (1704/5–1775) a ...

(née Cumberland, c. 1742 – 1798), British writer *Sir

Michael Alcock Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert James Michael Alcock, (born 11 July 1936), usually referred to as Sir Michael Alcock, is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander and an aerospace consultant. RAF career Educated at Victoria College, Jersey, Alcoc ...

, British air chief marshal *

Milly Alcock Amelia May Alcock (born 11 April 2000) is an Australian actress. She received an AACTA nomination for her performance in the Foxtel comedy-drama ''Upright'' (2019–2022). She made her international debut as young Rhaenyra Targaryen in the H ...

(born 2000), Australian actress *

Nathan Alcock Nathan Alcock (September 1707 – 8 December 1779) was an English physician. Early life and education Nathan Alcock was born at Aston, near Runcorn, Cheshire, England, the second son of David Alcock and his wife Mary née Breck. David Alcoc ...

, British physician *

Rachel Alcock Rachel Alcock (1862 – 2 February 1939) was an English physiologist and academic. Early life and education Born in Stockport, Cheshire, in 1862, Alcock received her early education from tutors and private school. She attended Newnham Colleg ...

(1862–1939), English physiologist *

Reg Alcock Reginald B. Alcock, (April 16, 1948 – October 14, 2011) was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Winnipeg South in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2006 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Prime Minister ...

, Canadian politician *

Ronald Alcock Ronald Cecil Alcock (26 March 1905 – 6 July 1991) was a British stamp dealer and philatelic publisher notable for writing or publishing some of the key works in British philately. He collaborated with Captain Frank Holland in many of his work ...

(d. 1991), British stamp dealer and philatelic publisher *

Rutherford Alcock Sir John Rutherford Alcock, KCB (25 May 1809''London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812''2 November 1897) was the first British diplomatic representative to live in Japan. Early life Alcock was born in St ...

, British diplomat * Siccature Alcock, birth name of

Jah Cure Jah Cure, or Iyah Cure (born Siccature Alcock on 11 October 1978 in Hanover, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician, who was raised in Kingston. He was given the name Jah Cure by Capleton whom he met while growing up in Kingston. Career His ...

, Jamaican reggae musician * Terry Alcock, English footballer * Thomas Alcock (adventurer), (died 1563), English traveller and adventurer *

Thomas Alcock (priest) Thomas Alcock (1709 – 24 August 1798) was a clergyman in the Church of England, a pluralist and an author. Early life He was born at Aston, near Runcorn, Cheshire the third son of David Alcock and his wife Mary née Breck. David Alcock was a ...

, (1709–1798), clergyman in the Church of England, a pluralist and an author. *

Thomas Alcock (surgeon) Thomas Alcock (1784 – 21 August 1833) was an English surgeon. He was born at Rothbury, Northumberland. After an apprenticeship to a surgeon in Newcastle, he became, in 1805, resident medical officer at the Sunderland Dispensary. In 1806 o ...

(1784–1833) English surgeon *

Thomas Alcock (MP) Thomas Alcock (1801 – 1866) was a British Member of Parliament for 24 years non-consecutively, a progressive Liberal on questions of expansion of the popular ballot he was also an established church benefactor. Alcock was born in Putney, so ...

(1801–1866) British politician * Vivien Alcock, British children's writer * Walter Galpin Alcock, English organist and composer *

William Congreve Alcock William Congreve Alcock ( – 4 September 1813) was an Irish parliamentarian from Waterford. Alcock was educated at Trinity College Dublin."Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College ...

(''c'' 1771–1813), Irish parliamentarian from Waterford.

Notable people with the surname Alcock

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