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 John Pope Cook (June 12, 1825 – October 13, 1910) was an Illinois politician and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served in the Western Theater and played a prominent role in securing the Union victory at th ...

(1825–1910), American Civil War general *

John Cook (VC) Major John Cook VC (28 August 1843 – 19 December 1879) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. An ...

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

Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its ...

* John Cook (fl. 1393), 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) 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 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) 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 (1846–1920), U.S. representative and district judge from Iowa *

John Cook (Texas politician) John F. Cook (born February 27, 1946) is an American businessman, veteran, civic leader, and member of the Paso Del Norte Group. Cook was Mayor of El Paso, Texas for two terms from 2005 to 2013. Due to the City Charter's term limits clause Cook ...

(born 1946), mayor of El Paso, Texas * John R. Cook, member of the Texas House of Representatives

Religion

* John Cook (Canadian minister) (1805–1892), Canadian clergyman and educator *

John Cook (professor, born 1739) John Cook (1739-1815) was Professor of Humanity at St Andrews University from 1769 to 1773 and Professor of Moral Philosophy at the same institution 1773 to 1814. Life He was the son John Cook, minister of St Monans, who was born about 1711, and h ...

(1739–1815), Scottish professor and a minister of the Church of Scotland *

John Cook (moderator 1816) John Cook (1770 (sic)–1824) was a Scottish minister, historian and amateur artist. He was a pioneer in the field of Biblical Criticism. Life He was born on November 24, 1770 in St Andrews the first son of John Cook and his wife, Janet H ...

(1770–1824), moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1816–1817 * John Cook (moderator 1859) (1807–1869), moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1859 *

John Cook (Haddington) John Cook (1807–1874) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for the year 1866/67. In common with other members of the ecclesiastical family of Cook, he was a strong supporter of ...

(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 John Manuel Cook, (1910–1994) was a British classical archaeologist. He was educated at Marlborough College, and went to King's College, Cambridge (1929–32). His older brother was Robert Manuel Cook, also a noted scholar of antiquity. Caree ...

(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) John G. Cook (born April 19, 1956) is an American volleyball head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball, Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball team, who is in his 23rd season as head coach in 2022. He has led the Huskers to four NCAA Divi ...

(born 1956), head coach of the women's volleyball team at the University of Nebraska *

John Cook (golfer) John Neuman Cook (born October 2, 1957) is an American professional golfer, who won eleven times on the PGA Tour and was a member of the Ryder Cup team in 1993. He was ranked in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking for 45 weeks in 1992 ...

(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) John Kenneth Cook (born December 18, 1958 in Van Nuys, California)Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986). ''1986 Speedway Yearbook''. is an American former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was represented the USA in several World Team Cup Final ...

(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 John Douglas Cook (1808?–1868) was a Scottish journalist, known as the founding editor of the '' Saturday Review''. Life He was born at Banchory-Ternan in Aberdeenshire, probably in 1808. At an early age he obtained an appointment in India, qu ...

(1808–1868), Scottish journalist, founding editor of the ''Saturday Review'' *

John Edwin 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 * Second E ...

(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., pastor and educator * John F. Cook Jr. (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