John Cook may refer to:

Entertainment

* John Cook (filmmaker) (1935–2001), Austrian filmmaker * John Cook (musician) (1918–1984), English organist * John Kingsley Cook (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) John Cook (August 10, 1847 – August 3, 1915) was a bugler in the Union Army during the American Civil War. At age fifteen, he earned the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Antieta ...

(1847–1915), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

John H. Cook John Henry Cook (July 19, 1840 to July 22, 1916) was an English soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Cook received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Pleasant Hill in Loui ...

(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 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 * Seco ...

, on

List of members of the National Congress of Honduras, 2006–10 A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List The SC Germania ...

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 Truro (; kw, Truru) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its population was 18,766 in the 2011 census. People of Truro c ...

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) John Cook or Cooke (baptised 18 September 1608 – 16 October 1660) was the first Solicitor General of the English Commonwealth and led the prosecution of Charles I. Following The Restoration, Cook was convicted of regicide and hanged, drawn a ...

(1608–1660), English Solicitor General executed for regicide * John Cooke (died 1726), MP for

Midhurst Midhurst () is a market town, parish and civil parish in West Sussex, England. It lies on the River Rother inland from the English Channel, and north of the county town of Chichester. The name Midhurst was first recorded in 1186 as ''Middeh ...

and Arundel

U.S.

* John Cook (governor) (1730–1789), American farmer and governor of Delaware *

John Parsons Cook John Parsons Cook (August 31, 1817 – April 17, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician affiliated with the Whig Party who represented Iowa's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1855. Bor ...

(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 (1918–2012), American geophysicist * John Cook (Australian author), 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) John Cook may refer to: Entertainment * John Cook (filmmaker) (1935–2001), Austrian filmmaker * John Cook (musician) (1918–1984), English organist * John Kingsley Cook (1911–1994), English artist Military * John Pope Cook (1825–1910), Am ...

, 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) Charles John Cook (5 June 1946 – 20 December 2007) was an English first-class cricketer active 1974–75 who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Retford. John made his first-class debut for Notts vs India at Trent Bridge in June, 19 ...

(1946–2007), English cricketer *

John Cook (rugby league) John Thomas Cook (born 5 June 1941) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer from Newcastle, New South Wales. Early career He played soccer in his early life and represented New South Wales at under 16 level winning the ...

(born 1941), Australian rugby league player

Other

* John Cook (pirate) (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 reporte ...

, 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 * Secon ...

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