Cookson is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Brian Cookson
Michael Brian Cookson OBE (born 22 June 1951) is the former president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), having been elected to the post in September 2013 at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships.
Cookson previously served as presiden ...
(born 1951), British cyclist, and president of British Cycling
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Edgar Christopher Cookson (1883–1915), British naval officer, awarded the Victoria Cross
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Dame Catherine Cookson (1906–1998), English romance novelist
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Harry Cookson (1869–1922), English footballer
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Isaac Cookson (1679–1743), English industrialist, founder of the Cookson Group
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Oliver Cookson
Oliver Cookson is an English entrepreneur who established the sports nutrition business Myprotein, which he sold in 2011 for £58 million to The Hut Group. He was named in the Sunday Times Rich List 2019 having recorded a net worth of £306 m ...
(born 1979), British entrepreneur, founder of Myprotein
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Peter Cookson
Peter Cookson (May 8, 1913 – January 6, 1990) was an American stage and film actor of the 1940s and 1950s. He was known for his collaborations with his wife, Beatrice Straight, an actress and member of the Whitney family.
Early life
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(1913–1990), American movie actor
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Phil Cookson, English rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s
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Rob Cookson (born 1961), Canadian professional ice hockey coach
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Sam Cookson (English footballer) (1896–1955)
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Sam Cookson (Welsh footballer) (born 1891)
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Walter Cookson (1879–1948), English footballer
See also
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Cookson, Oklahoma
Cookson is a community in the Cookson Hills of Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west ...
, rural community in the Cookson Hills of Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
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Cookson Hills The Cookson Hills are in eastern Oklahoma. They are an extension of the Boston Mountains of Arkansas to the east and the southwestern margin of the Ozark Plateau. They lie generally between Stilwell, Sallisaw and Tahlequah. The area became part ...
, Oklahoma, part of The Ozarks
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Cookson Group
Vesuvius plc is a British engineered ceramics company headquartered in London whose products are used by steelmakers and foundries as well as in the glass and solar energy industries. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a c ...
, a British industrial materials and processes company
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