John Cook may refer to:

Entertainment

John Cook (filmmaker) John Cook (1935 - 21 September 2001) was an Austrian filmmaker. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Cook lived and worked most of his life in Europe and often referred to himself as "Viennese by choice", having moved to Austria in the late 1960s aft ...

(1935–2001), Austrian filmmaker *

John Cook (musician) John Ernest Cook (11 October 1918 – 12 August 1984) was an Anglo-American organist, composer and church musician. Early life, education and early career John Cook was born at Maldon, Essex on 11 October 1918. After leaving St. John's School ...

(1918–1984), English organist *

John Kingsley Cook John Kingsley Cook (1911-1994) was an English artist, teacher and wood engraver. Biography Cook was born in Winchcombe in Gloucestershire and studied art at the Royal Academy Schools, where he was taught by both Walter Thomas Monnington and Wa ...

(1911–1994), English artist

Military

* John Pope Cook (1825–1910), American Civil War general * John Cook (VC) (1843–1879), British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross * John Cook (Medal of Honor, 1847) (1847–1915), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * John H. Cook (1840–1916), English soldier who fought in the American Civil War

Politics

Canada

John Cook (Upper Canada politician) John Cook (November 28, 1791 – November 8, 1877) was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West. He was born on what was later known as Crysler's Farm in Williamsburgh Township in Upper Canada in 1791; he later sold tha ...

(1791–1877) *

John Henry Cook John Henry Cook (May 6, 1902 – May 2, 1980) was a barber and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Waterloo North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1945 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member. The s ...

(1902–1980), provincial politician in Ontario, Canada

Honduras

* John Arnold Cook, on List of members of the National Congress of Honduras, 2006–10

U.K.

John Coke (fl. 1390) Sir John Coke (5 March 1563 – 8 September 1644) was an English civil servant and naval administrator, described by one commentator as "the Samuel Pepys of his day". He was MP for various constituencies in the House of Commons between 1621 a ...

or John Cook, in 1390, Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro *

John Cook (fl. 1393) John Cook (fl. 1393), was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Newcastle-under-Lyme Newcastle-under-Lyme ( RP: , ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Newcastle-under- ...

, in 1393, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme * John Cook (regicide) (1608–1660), English Solicitor General executed for regicide *

John Cooke (died 1726) 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 ...

, MP for Midhurst and Arundel

U.S.

John Cook (governor) John Cook (1730 – October 27, 1789) was an American planter and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware. He served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware. Early life and family Cook was born in Duck Creek, now ...

(1730–1789), American farmer and governor of Delaware * John Parsons Cook (1817–1872), U.S. representative from Iowa *

John C. Cook John Calhoun Cook (December 26, 1846 – June 7, 1920) was a 19th-century American politician, lawyer and judge from Iowa. He was twice elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 6th congressional district, each time under unus ...

(1846–1920), U.S. representative and district judge from Iowa * John Cook (Texas politician) (born 1946), mayor of El Paso, Texas *

John R. Cook John Rhodes Cook (born June 27, 1944) was an American politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997. He attended University of Texas at Austin earning a BBA and a JD. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas i ...

, member of the Texas House of Representatives

Religion

John Cook (Canadian minister) John Cook (13 April 1805 – 31 March 1892) was a minister at a Presbyterian Church in Canada and educator associated with Quebec. Life He was born in Sanquhar, Scotland, and educated at University of Glasgow and University of Edinburgh. ...

(1805–1892), Canadian clergyman and educator * John Cook (professor, born 1739) (1739–1815), Scottish professor and a minister of the Church of Scotland * John Cook (moderator 1816) (1770–1824), moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1816–1817 *

John Cook (moderator 1859) John Cook (1807–1869) was a Scottish minister and Professor of Church History who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1859. Life He was born in St Andrews on 1 September 1807 the son of Rev Prof John Coo ...

(1807–1869), moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1859 * John Cook (Haddington) (1807–1874), moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1866–1867

Science

John Howard Cook John Howard Cook, M.S., F.R.C.S. (30 May 1872 – 19 September 1946) was a British physician, missionary, lecturer, and disease consultant. With his brother he is known for the formation of the Mengo Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Working alongside hi ...

(1872–1946), British physician, missionary, lecturer * John Manuel Cook (1910–1994), British archaeologist *

John Call Cook John Call Cook (April 7, 1918 – October 12, 2012) was an American geophysicist who played a crucial role in establishing the field of ground-penetrating radar and is generally regarded as contributing the fundamental research to develop the ...

(1918–2012), American geophysicist *

John Cook (Australian author) Skeptical Science (occasionally abbreviated SkS) is a climate science blog and information resource created in 2007 by Australian former cartoonist and web developer, John Cook, who received a PhD degree in cognitive science in 2016. In additio ...

, cognitive scientist and creator of SkepticalScience.com

Sports

* John Cook (coach) (born 1956), head coach of the women's volleyball team at the University of Nebraska * John Cook (golfer) (born 1957), American professional golfer * John Cook (Minnesota golfer), American golfer in the 1960s and 1970s, see

Minnesota State Open The Minnesota State Open is the Minnesota state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Minnesota section of the PGA of America. It was first played in 1917 and has been played at a variety of co ...

* John Cook (speedway rider) (born 1958), professional motorcycle speedway rider, world finalist * John Cook (cricketer) (1946–2007), English cricketer * John Cook (rugby league) (born 1941), Australian rugby league player

Other

John Cook (pirate) John Cook (died 1684) was an English buccaneer, privateer, and pirate. History In 1679, when he was still a merchant captain, Cook abandoned his ship on the island of Bonaire to escape the Spanish. He then joined the assembly of buccaneers ser ...

(died 1684), English buccaneer and pirate *

John Cook (reporter) ''The Intercept'' is an American left-wing news website founded by Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Laura Poitras and funded by billionaire eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar. Its current editor is Betsy Reed. The publication initially reported o ...

, editor-in-chief of ''The Intercept'' * John Douglas Cook (1808–1868), Scottish journalist, founding editor of the ''Saturday Review'' * John Edwin Cook (died 1859) participated in

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

John F. Cook Sr. John Frances Cook Sr. (1810–1855) was an American pastor and educator. He was the first African-American Presbyterian minister in Washington D.C. and the head of the District's Smothers School. John F. Cook School in Washington, D.C., was name ...

, pastor and educator *

John F. Cook Jr. John Francis Cook Jr. (September 1833 – January 20, 1910) was a prominent educator, politician, tax collector, businessman, community organizer, civil rights activist, and member of the African-American, Washingtonian elite of the late 19th ce ...

(1833–1910), his son, educator and civil rights activist *

John Williston Cook John Williston Cook (April 20, 1844 – July 15, 1922) was a prominent educator during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the United States, specifically in Illinois. His work in education, specifically in association with the ...

, American educator