McCool is an
Irish surname
A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, surnames are generally patronymic in etymology but are no longer literal patronyms as, for example, most Icelandic names still are. The form of a surname varies ...
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People
Notable people with the surname include:
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Alex McCool (1923–2020), American NASA manager
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Billy McCool (1944–2014), professional baseball player
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Colin McCool (1916–1986), Australian cricket player
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Courtney McCool
Courtney Lynn McCool-Griffeth (born April 1, 1988) is an American former artistic gymnast who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was coached by Al and Armine Fong of Great American Gymnastic Express.
From 2007–2010, McCool competed ...
(born 1988), American gymnast
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Felix J. McCool (1912–1972), American Marine held as prisoner of war in both World War II and Korea
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Michelle McCool
Michelle Leigh Calaway (née McCool; born January 25, 1980) is an American retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with WWE, where she is a former two-time WWE Divas Champion and a two-time WWE Women's Champion.
McCool ...
, professional wrestler and diva for WWE
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Robert McCool
Robert Martin McCool (born 1973), more commonly known as Rob McCool, is a software developer and architect.
McCool was the author of the original NCSA HTTPd web server, later known as the Apache HTTP Server, and until Apache version 2.2, files a ...
, software developer and architect, author of
Apache HTTP Server.
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William Cameron McCool
William Cameron "Willie" McCool (September 23, 1961 – February 1, 2003) ( Cmdr, USN) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut, who was the pilot of Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' mission ST ...
(1961–2003), crew member and pilot of the final mission of
Space Shut''
tle Columbia''
Fictional characters
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Cool McCool'', 1960s cartoon spy in an animated TV show of the same name
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Droopy McCool, fictional Star Wars character and member of the Max Rebo Band
*Harry McCool, cartoon cop in the 1960s animated TV show ''
Cool McCool''
*Tom McCool, cartoon cop in the 1960s animated TV show ''
Cool McCool''
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Orla McCool, fictional character from TV series ''
Derry Girls
''Derry Girls'' is a British teen sitcom created and written by Lisa McGee that premiered on 4 January 2018 on Channel 4. The channel's most successful comedy since ''Father Ted'', the series was inspired by McGee's own experiences growing up ...
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See also
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Fionn mac Cumhaill
Fionn mac Cumhaill ( ; Old and mga, Find or ''mac Cumail'' or ''mac Umaill''), often anglicized Finn McCool or MacCool, is a hero in Irish mythology, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore. He is leader of the ''Fianna'' bands of y ...
(aka "Finn McCool"), character from Irish mythology
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Cool (surname) Cool is a surname.
People with the name include:
* Fabien Cool (born 1972), French soccer player
* Kenton Cool (born 1973), British mountaineer
* Wim Cool (born 1943), Dutch politician
See also
* Tré Cool (born 1972, as Frank Edwin Wright III ...
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Cools
Cools is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Cool", Cool being an archaic nickname for Nicholas. The name is particularly prominent in the Belgian province of Antwerp. People with the surname include:
* Alexander Cools ( 1941–2013), D ...
(surname)
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Anglicised Irish-language surnames