Cooke is a surname derived from the occupation of

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. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alexander Cooke Alexander Cooke (died February 1614) was an actor in the King's Men and the Lord Chamberlain's Men, the acting companies of William Shakespeare, John Heminges and Richard Burbage. Cooke was most likely introduced to the theatre by John Heminge ...

(died 1614), English actor * Alfred Tyrone Cooke, of the Indo-Pakistani wars *

Alistair Cooke Alistair Cooke (born Alfred Cooke; 20 November 1908 – 30 March 2004) was a British-American writer whose work as a journalist, television personality and radio broadcaster was done primarily in the United States.Amos Starr Cooke Amos Starr Cooke (December 1, 1810 – March 20, 1871) was an American educator and businessman in the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was patriarch of a family that influenced Hawaii during the 20th century. Life Amos Starr Cooke was born in Danbury, Co ...

(1810–1871), found of Royal School and Castle & Cooke in Hawaii *

Anna Rice Cooke Anna Rice Cooke (September 5, 1853 – August 8, 1934) was a patron of the arts and the founder of the Honolulu Museum of Art. Biography Anna Charlotte Rice was born on September 5, 1853, into a prominent missionary family on Oahu, Hawaii. Her fa ...

(1853–1934), patron of the arts and founder of the Honolulu Academy of Arts *

Anthony Cooke Sir Anthony Cooke (1504 – 11 June 1576) was an English humanist scholar. He was tutor to Edward VI. Family Anthony Cooke was the only son of John Cooke (died 10 October 1516), esquire, of Gidea Hall, Essex, and Alice Saunders (died 1510), da ...

(1505–1576), British scholar *

Baden Cooke Baden Cooke (born 12 October 1978) is an Australian retired professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2000 and 2013. Early life Born in Benalla, Victoria, Benalla, Victoria, Cooke began competitive cycling at 11. He comp ...

(born 1978), Australian cyclist *

Barrie Cooke Barrie C. Cooke (1931 – 4 March 2014) was an English-born Irish abstract expressionist painter. Cooke was born in Knutsford, to an English father and an American mother, and spent part of his childhood in Jamaica and Bermuda, before moving to ...

(born 1931), Irish painter *

Bates Cooke Bates Cooke (December 23, 1787 – May 31, 1841) was an American lawyer and politician. Life He was the son of Captain Lemuel Cooke who had fought in the American Revolutionary War. Bates and his brother Lathrop participated in the War of 1812. ...

, US Representative 1831–1833, and NY State Comptroller 1839–1841 *

Benjamin Cooke Benjamin Cooke (1734 – 14 September 1793) was an English composer, organist and teacher. Cooke was born in London and named after his father, also Benjamin Cooke (1695/1705 – 1743), a music publisher based in Covent Garden (active from 1 ...

(1734–1793), British musician *

Beryl Cooke Beryl Cooke (1 November 1906 – 21 August 2001) was an English actress. Her career spanned six decades; she is most familiar to British audiences as Aunt Lucy in the sitcom '' Happy Ever After'' and Mrs. Vance in the BBC drama '' Tenko''. ...

(1906–2001), British actress *

C. R. Cooke Lieutenant-Colonel Conrad Reginald Cooke, OBE (31 August 1901 – 27 December 1996) was an English early Himalayan mountaineer. In 1935, alone and without oxygen, he reached the summit of Kabru North. His achievement remained the highest sol ...

(Conrad Reginald Cooke, 1901–1996), English early Himalayan mountaineer * Charles Cooke (disambiguation), several people * Chauncey H. Cooke (1846–1919), American soldier in the U.S. Civil War *

Christian Cooke Christian Louis Cooke (born 15 September 1987) is an English actor. He is known for playing Luke Kirkwall in '' Where the Heart Is'', Luke Rutherford in ''Demons'', Dorian Gaudain in ''Trinity'', Freddie Taylor in '' Cemetery Junction'' and Len ...

(born 1986), English actor *

Clarence Hyde Cooke Clarence Hyde Cooke (April 17, 1876 – August 23, 1944) was a politician and businessman in Honolulu. Life Clarence Cooke was born April 17, 1876 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was the second son of Charles Montague Cooke and Anna Rice Cooke, and gra ...

(1876–1944), businessman in Hawaii *

Dave Cooke Dave Cooke (born August 1, 1952) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was an NDP member of the provincial legislature from 1977 to 1997, and was a senior cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae. Background Cooke was born in Wind ...

, Canadian politician *

Denise D'Ascenzo Denise D'Ascenzo Cooke (January 30, 1958 December 7, 2019) was an American television news anchorwoman at WFSB-TV in Hartford, Connecticut. She worked there for 33 years (19862019), becoming the longest-serving anchor at WFSB-TV. D'Ascenzo w ...

Cooke (19582019), American news anchor *

Derek Cooke Derek Cooke Jr. (born August 23, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played three years of Division I college basketball for Wyoming. High school career Cooke attended Frien ...

(born 1991), basketball player for

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250 ...

of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Deryck Cooke Deryck Cooke (14 September 1919 – 26 October 1976) was a British musician, musicologist, broadcaster and Gustav Mahler expert. Life Cooke was born in Leicester to a poor, working-class family; his father died when he was a child, but his mother ...

(1919–1975), British musicologist *

Doc Cook Charles L. Cooke (September 3, 1891 – December 25, 1958), known as Doc Cook, was an American jazz bandleader and arranger. Cook was a Doctor of Music, awarded by the Chicago Musical College in 1926. Born in Louisville, he first worked as a compo ...

(Charles L. Cooke, 1891–1958), American jazz bandleader *

Dusty Cooke Allen Lindsey "Dusty" Cooke (June 23, 1907 – November 21, 1987), was an American professional baseball outfielder, coach, and manager, in Major League Baseball (MLB), who played for three different big league teams, between and . During his p ...

(1907–1987), American professional baseball player *

Edmund F. Cooke Edmund Francis Cooke (April 13, 1885 – May 13, 1967) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Early life Cooke was born in Prescott, Arizona, then a small frontier town. In his infancy, the Yavapai ...

(1885–1967), US congressman from New York *

Edward William Cooke Edward William Cooke (27 March 1811 – 4 January 1880) was an English landscape and marine painter, and gardener. Life and work Cooke was born in Pentonville, London, the son of well-known line engraver George Cooke; his uncle, William B ...

(1811–1880), English maritime artist *

Eric Edgar Cooke Eric Edgar Cooke (25 February 1931 – 26 October 1964), nicknamed the Night Caller and later the Nedlands Monster, was an Australian serial killer who terrorised the city of Perth, Western Australia, from September 1958 to August 1963. Cooke c ...

, Australian murderer *

Francis Cooke Francis Cooke (c.1583 – April 7, 1663) was a Leiden English Separatist, Separatist, who went to America in 1620 on the Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony), Pilgrim ship ''Mayflower'', which arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was a founding member ...

, Passenger on the Mayflower *

Francis Judd Cooke Francis Judd Cooke (December 28, 1910 – May 18, 1995) was an American composer, organist, cellist, pianist, conductor, choir director, and professor. Life Cooke was born December 28, 1910 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a family of New England mi ...

(1910–1995), American composer *

Geoff Cooke (disambiguation) Geoff Cooke may refer to: *Geoff Cooke (rugby union) Geoff Cooke OBE (born ) is a former rugby union player, an England Rugby coach and manager of the 1993 British Lions rugby union tour to New Zealand. Early career During his playing career he ...

, several people * George Cooke (disambiguation), several people * H. Basil S. Cooke (1915–2018), Canadian paleontologist *

Hope Cooke Hope Cooke (born June 24, 1940) was the "Gyalmo" () ( Queen Consort) of the 12th Chogyal (King) of Sikkim, Palden Thondup Namgyal. Their wedding took place in March 1963. She was termed ''Her Highness The Crown Princess of Sikkim'' and became th ...

, Queen of Sikkim *

Jack Kent Cooke Jack Kent Cooke (October 25, 1912 – April 6, 1997) was a Canadian-American businessman in broadcasting and professional sports. Starting in sales, Cooke was very successful, eventually becoming a partner in a network of radio stations and news ...

(1912–1997), Canadian entrepreneur * Sir

James Douglas Cooke Sir James Douglas Cooke, FRCS (1879 – 13 July 1949) was a Conservative politician from England. He served as the British Conservative politician for Hammersmith South In 1931, he became a member of Parliament, where he remained until ...

(1879–1949), MP for Hammersmith South *

James J. Cooke James J. Cooke (2 August 1939 – 28 March 2016) was an American historian, author, academic and soldier. He is known for his studies of the American armed forces during World War I. Early life Born at St. Mary's Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland ...

, American historian, author, academic and soldier *

James W. Cooke James Wallace Cooke (August 23, 1812 – June 21, 1869) was an American naval officer, serving in the United States Navy and during the American Civil War serving in the Confederate States Navy, Confederate Navy. Pre-war life James Wallace Cooke w ...

, American naval officer *

Janet Cooke Janet Leslie Cooke (born July 23, 1954) is an American former journalist. She received a Pulitzer Prize in 1981 for an article written for ''The Washington Post''. The story was later discovered to have been fabricated and Cooke returned the Pul ...

(born 1954), American journalist, won a Pulitzer Prize for a fabricated story *

Jay Cooke Jay Cooke (August 10, 1821 – February 16, 1905) was an American financier who helped finance the Union war effort during the American Civil War and the postwar development of railroads in the northwestern United States. He is generally acknowle ...

(1821–1905), American financier, notable for financing Union effort in Civil War and Northern Pacific Railway *

Jennifer Cooke Jennifer Cooke (born September 19, 1964) is a former American actress. She is best known for her roles as Los Angeles Resistance Cell#Other Members, Elizabeth Maxwell on the NBC science fiction television series ''V (1984 TV series), V'' (1984� ...

, actress *

John Cooke (disambiguation) John Cooke may refer to: Politicians * John R. Cooke (1788–1854), Virginia planter, lawyer and politician * John Robert Cooke (1866–1934), political figure in Ontario *John Herbert Cooke (1867–1943), Australian politician * John B. Cooke (1 ...

, several people *

John William Cooke John William Cooke (14 November 1919 – 19 September 1968) was an Argentine lawyer and politician. An early follower of President Juan Perón, Cooke went on to form part and lead the revolutionary leftist wing of the Peronist movement. Followi ...

(1919–1968), Argentine politician and revolutionary *

Joseph Platt Cooke Joseph Platt Cooke (January 4, 1730 – February 3, 1816) was an American military officer in the Revolutionary War, a Connecticut politician, and twice a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation. He was born in Stratford, Connecticut an ...

(1730–1816), in American Revolutionary War *

Keith Cooke Keith Cooke Hirabayashi (born September 17, 1959; also known as Keith H. Cooke) is an American martial artist, actor and an occasional stuntman. He is best known for portraying Reptile from ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) and Sub-Zero from the sequ ...

, actor *

L. J. Cooke Louis Joseph "L. J." "Doc" Cooke (February 15, 1868 – August 19, 1943) was the first head men’s basketball coach at the University of Minnesota. He coached the Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s basketball team for 28 seasons. Cooke also serv ...

(Louis Joseph Cooke, 1868–1943), first men's basketball coach at the University of Minnesota *

Lawrence H. Cooke Lawrence Henry Cooke (October 15, 1914, Monticello, Sullivan County, New York – August 17, 2000, Monticello, Sullivan Co., NY) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1979 ...

(1914–2000), Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals 1979–1984 *

Logan Cooke Logan Edward Cooke (born July 28, 1995) is an American football punter for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State. He has been the regular Jaguars punter since the 2018 ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Lorrin A. Cooke Lorrin Alanson Cooke (April 6, 1831 – August 12, 1902) was an American politician and the 57th governor of Connecticut from 1897 to 1899. Biography Cooke was born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, the Son of Levi Cooke and Amelia (Todd) Coo ...

(1831–1902), American politician, governor of Connecticut *

Martin Cooke (disambiguation) Martin Cooke may refer to: * Martin Cooke (baritone), opera singer * Martin Cooke (mayor), mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, 1912–1915 See also *Marty Cook Marty Cook (born May 1947) is an American jazz trombonist. Biography Cook was born in New ...

, several people *

Matt Cooke Matthew David Cooke (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played sixteen seasons and 1046 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Cooke won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the ...

, hockey player *

Mel Cooke Melville Lance Cooke (30 May 1934 – 5 September 2013) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand twenty three times between 1959 and 1964. Playing career Cooke was a member of th ...

(1934–2013), New Zealand rugby league footballer *

Mildred Cooke Mildred Cecil, Baroness Burghley (née Cooke; 1526 – 4 April 1589) was an English noblewoman and translator in the sixteenth century. She was the wife of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, the most trusted adviser of Elizabeth I, and the mother ...

(1524-1589) - was an English noblewoman and translator. *

Mordecai Cubitt Cooke Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (12 July 1825, in Horning, Norfolk – 12 November 1914, in Southsea, Hampshire) was an English botanist and mycologist who was, at various points, a London schoolteacher, a Kew mycologist, curator at the India Museum, jour ...

(1825–1914), British botanist *

Nathaniel Cooke Nathaniel Cooke was the designer of a set of chess figures called the Staunton chess set which is now the standard set. Chess set Cooke registered his design at the United Kingdom Patent Office on 1 March 1849 under the Ornamental Designs Ac ...

(19th century), designer of the standard set of chess figures *

Nelson Cooke Nelson Ripley Cooke AM (21 December 1919 – 7 February 2018) was an Australian cellist who was principal cellist at the London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras during the 1950s and 1960s. Career Cooke was born in Bellbir ...

(1919–2018), Australian cellist *

Nicole Cooke Nicole Denise Cooke, MBE (born 13 April 1983) is a Welsh former professional road bicycle racer and Commonwealth, Olympic and World road race champion. At Beijing in 2008 she became the first British woman to win a Gold Olympic medal in an ...

(born 1983), British cyclist *

Peter Cooke (Scouting) Peter Cooke served as the Overseas Secretary and the Commonwealth Secretary of the Scout Association. In 1978, Cooke was awarded the 126th ''Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organiza ...

Philip St. George Cooke Philip St. George Cooke (June 13, 1809 – March 20, 1895) was a career United States Army cavalry officer who served as a Union General in the American Civil War. He is noted for his authorship of an Army cavalry manual, and is sometimes called ...

(1809–1895), 19th century US cavalry officer *

Pinny Cooke Audre "Pinny" Cooke (December 26, 1923 – August 1, 2004) was an American social activist and politician from New York. Life She was born Audre Trupin on December 26, 1923, in Syracuse, New York. There she attended Nottingham High School. She gra ...

(1923–2004), New York politician, assemblywoman from Rochester *

Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon Robin Brunskill Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon (9 May 1926 – 30 August 2006) was a New Zealand judge and later a British Law Lord and member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. He is widely considered one of New Zealand's most ...

, New Zealand judge *

Rose Terry Cooke Rose Terry Cooke (February 17, 1827 – July 18, 1892) was an American author and poet. Some of her earliest contributions were published in ''Putnam's Magazine''; and the ''Atlantic Monthly'', in which she wrote the leading story in the first n ...

(1827–1892), American author, poet * Ross Cooke (born 1988), English professional wrestler *

Sam Cooke Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an American singer and songwriter. Considered to be a pioneer and one of the most influential soul artists of all time, Cooke is commonly referred ...

(1931–1964), American singer/songwriter * Sir

Samuel Cooke Samuel Winter Cooke (13 March 1847 – 26 June 1929) was an Australian politician. Early life Cooke was the son of pastoralist Cecil Pybus Cooke and Arbella, née Winter. He was sent to England for his schooling, where he attended Mr S ...

(1912–1978), British judge *

Samuel Nathaniel Cooke Samuel Nathaniel Cooke Jr. (26 June 1882 – 11 April 1964) was an English architect active in Birmingham, England in the early to mid 20th century. He was almost invariably credited as S. N. Cooke and his later work was carried out under the aus ...

(S. N. Cooke) (born 1883), English architect *

Sarah Cooke Sarah Cooke (died 1688) was an English stage actress of the seventeenth century. She was a member of the King's Company, based at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. She played a number of lead roles during the 1680s. Her aunt was the governess to th ...

(died 1688), English actress *

Sasha Cooke Sasha Cooke is an American mezzo-soprano. Cooke was born in Riverside, California, and grew up in College Station, Texas, where her parents are professors of Russian at Texas A&M University. She earned a bachelor's degree from Rice University and ...

, American mezzo-soprano *

Sidney Cooke Sidney Charles Cooke (born 18 April 1927) is an English convicted child molester and suspected serial killer serving two life sentences. He was the leader of a paedophile ring suspected of murdering up to twenty young boys in the 1970s and 1980s. ...

(born 1927), paedophile and child killer *

Steve Cooke Steven Montague Cooke III (born January 14, 1970) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1992–1994 and 1996-1998. He was named as the LHP in the Topps All-Star Rookie Team in 1993. On the final day of the ...

(born 1970), baseball player *

Terence Cooke Terence James Cooke (March 1, 1921 – October 6, 1983) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of New York from 1968 until his death, quietly battling leukemia throughout his tenure. He was named a cardin ...

(1921–1983), Cardinal, and Archbishop of New York *

Thomas Cooke (disambiguation) Thomas, Tommy or Tom Cooke may refer to: *Thomas Cooke (author) (1703–1756), English translator of the classics *Thomas Simpson Cooke (1782–1848), Irish composer, singer and theatre musician *Thomas Taplin Cooke (1782–1866), English showman * ...

, several people *

Walter E. Cooke Walter E. Cooke (November 22, 1910 – December 31, 1982) was an American politician from New York. Life He was born on November 22, 1910, in Brooklyn, New York City. He married Lillian Reilly, and they had three daughters. Cooke was a member of ...

(1910–1982), New York politician *

Walter H. Cooke Walter Howard Cooke (21 July 1838 – 28 January 1909) was a Union Army officer who fought in the American Civil War. Cooke received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the First Battle of ...

(1838–1909), American recipient of the Medal of Honor * Weldon B. Cooke (1884–1914), American pioneer aviator killed in crash *

Wells Cooke Wells Woodbridge Cooke (25 January 1858 – 30 March 1916), was an American ornithologist who was called the “father of cooperative study of bird migration in America”. Cooke was the fifth child (of nine) and the eldest son of Rev. Elisha Wo ...

(1858–1916), American ornithologist *

William Cooke (disambiguation) William Cooke or Bill Cooke may refer to: Sports *Harry Cooke (born William Henry Cooke, 1919–1992), English footballer * William Cooke (cricketer) (1868–1954), New Zealand cricketer * William Cooke (footballer) (1915–?), English footballer ...

, several people

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