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 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 (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

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* John Cook (fl. 1393), in 1393, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme * John Cook (fl.1542), MP for Orford *

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 ...

(1608–1660), English Solicitor General executed for regicide

U.S.

* John Cook (governor) (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 Dillard Cook (1792–1852), justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri *

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 w ...

(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 (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 (1918–2012), American geophysicist * John Cook (Australian author), 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 volleyball team, who is in his 23rd season as head coach in 2022. He has led the Huskers to four national championships, in 2000 by defeating Wisc ...

(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 *

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 F ...

(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) (died 1684), English buccaneer and pirate * John Cook (reporter), 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 ...

(died 1859) participated in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry * John F. Cook Sr. (1810–1855), American pastor and educator * John F. Cook Jr. (1833–1910), American educator and civil rights activist * John Williston Cook (1844–1922), American educator