Kok is either a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

occupational surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

, "kok" meaning "cook", or an alternate spelling for the common

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...

surname

Guo "Guo", written in Chinese: 郭, is one of the most common Chinese surnames and means "the wall that surrounds a city" in Chinese. It can also be transliterated into English as Cok, Gou, Quo, Quach, Quek, Que, Keh, Kuo, Kwo, Kuoch, Kok, Koc, ...

. Kok is a quite common surname in the Netherlands, ranking 27th in 2007 (20,834 people).Leender Brouwer
The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands
/ref> Notable people with the surname Kok include:

List of people with the surname Kok

Ada Kok Aagje ("Ada") Kok (born 6 June 1947, in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a former Dutch swimmer who ranked among the world's best in the butterfly stroke category during the 1960s. Her international career started in 1962 when, at the age of fifteen ...

(born 1947), Dutch swimmer *

Adam Kok III Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

(1811–1875), leader of the Griqua people in South Africa * Alexander Kok (1926–2015), English cellist *

Ann Kok Ann Kok (; born 11 January 1973) is a Singaporean actress. She started her acting career in 1993 after emerging as a finalist in the local talent-search competition ''Star Search'', where she won a contract to work on Chinese-language TV chan ...

(born 1973), Chinese Singaporean television actress and singer * (1882–1969), Dutch poet, co-founder of

De Stijl ''De Stijl'' (; ), Dutch for "The Style", also known as Neoplasticism, was a Dutch art movement founded in 1917 in Leiden. De Stijl consisted of artists and architects. In a more narrow sense, the term ''De Stijl'' is used to refer to a body o ...

* Bessel Kok (born 1941), Dutch businessman * Boris Kok (born 1991), French-born Cambodian footballer * Christiaan Kok (born 1971), Zimbabwean cricketer * Debbie Kok (1963–2010), New Zealand football player *

Derek Kok Derek Kok Jing-hung (, born 18 November 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who had worked for TVB from 1986 to 2015. He filmed over 70 dramas. He is specialised in action and Chinese Kung Fu performance. Career His career started when he entered the N ...

(born 1964), Hong Kong actor *

Eelyn Kok Eelyn Kok Hui Wen () is a Singaporean actress. She was prominently a full-time MediaCorp artist from 2001 to 2013, but continues to film on an ad hoc basis. Career Kok was first spotted in SPH MediaWorks's talent show ''Route to Glamour'' in 20 ...

(born 1978), Singaporean television actress *

Felix Kok Felix Kok (1 August 1924 – 11 August 2010), born in South Africa and resident in Britain from 1938, was a violinist, leader of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1988. Life Kok was born in Brakpan in South Africa in 1924; h ...

(1924–2010), English violinist, brother of Alexander Kok *

George Kok George William Kok Sr. (March 18, 1922 – October 5, 2013) was an American basketball player. At the University of Arkansas in the 1940s, he was one of the first true big men to dominate the game. He was the second overall pick in the 1948 BAA dr ...

(1922–2013), American basketball player *

Gert-Jan Kok Gert-Jan Kok is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established ...

(born 1986), Dutch motorcycle racer * Gretta Kok (born 1944), Dutch swimmer * Huug Kok (1918–2011), Dutch singer *

James Kok Arthur James Kok (January 24, 1902, Czernowitz - October 18, 1976, Berlin) was a Romanian bandleader, violinist, and arranger. He led dance bands that played light music and jazz. Kok learned to play music from his father, a violinist. He also cou ...

(1902–1976), Romanian bandleader, musician, and arranger * Jan Kok (1889–1958), Dutch footballer * Jan Kok (1899–1982), Dutch pharmacist and rector magnificus *

Jito Kok Jito Kok (born 23 March 1994) is a Dutch professional basketball player who plays for Heroes Den Bosch of the BNXT League. Standing at 206 cm (6 ft 9 in), Kok plays as center. He also plays for the Netherlands national team. Professional caree ...

(born 1994), Dutch basketball player *

Jocie Kok Jocie Guo (born 21 March 1982), also known as Guo Mei Mei, is a Singaporean female singer who made her first appearance on the entertainment scene in the middle of 2005. She is signed under Singapore record company Play Music which practises pa ...

(born 1982), Chinese-Singaporean singer * Kees Kok (born 1949), Dutch politician * (1923–1945), Dutch draughtsman and designer *

Marinus Kok Marinus Kok (8 February 1916 - 31 July 1999) was a Dutch priest who served as the twentieth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1970 to 1982. After studying at the Old Catholic Seminary i Amersfoort, Netherlands, he was ordained to the diaconate and pri ...

(1916–1999), Dutch archbishop of the Old Catholic Church *

Marja Kok Marja Kok (born 29 June 1944) is a Dutch actress and film director. In 1981 she won the Golden Calf for Best Actress award. She has appeared in more than 25 films and television shows since 1967. Selected filmography * ''In for Treatment'' (197 ...

(born 1944), Dutch actress and film director * Mary Kok (born 1940), Dutch swimmer * Melanie Kok (born 1983), Canadian rower *

Mimi Kok Maria Christina "Mimi" Kok (25 January 1934 – 19 April 2014) was a Dutch film and television actress. Biography Kok was discovered by Toon Hermans after winning a beauty pageant in Zandvoort in 1951. He hired her to perform with his theater sh ...

(1934–2014), Dutch film and television actress *

Paul Kok Paul Kok (born 21 December 1994) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a left-back for VV Katwijk in the Tweede Divisie. He formerly played on loan for Telstar whilst being at AZ and later for FC Oss. Career Kok did not make one appearance for AZ ...

(born 1994), Dutch footballer * Peter Nyot Kok (died 2015), South Sudanese lawyer and minister of education * Pieter Kok (born 1972), Dutch physicist * Ralph Kok (born 1987), Dutch tennis player * Robert Kok (born 1957), Dutch footballer * Salomon Kok, Flemish Jewish diamond dealer and activist *

Teresa Kok Teresa Kok Suh Sim (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kwo̍k Su-tshim''; born 31 March 1964) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Primary Industries in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ...

(born 1964), Malaysian politician *

Vincent Kok Vincent Kok Tak-chiu (; born 15 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actor, scriptwriter and film director. Vincent's ancestral hometown is Shandong province. Kok is best known for his frequent collaborations with Stephen Chow, acting and co-writing wi ...

(born 1965), Hong Kong actor, scriptwriter and film director * Werner Kok (born 1993), South African rugby player *

Wim Kok Willem "Wim" Kok (; 29 September 1938 – 20 October 2018) was a Dutch politician and trade union leader who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 August 1994 until 22 July 2002.Wjm Kok (born 1959), Dutch artist

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List of people with the surname Kok

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