Cockrell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Cockrell, American major league baseball player *

Alvin C. Cockrell USS ''Alvin C. Cockrell'' (DE-366) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1968. She was finally sunk as a target in 1969. Namesake Alvin Chester Cockrell, Jr. was born on 18 September 1918 in Hazlehurs ...

, American serviceman in World War II; Navy Cross winner * Amanda Cockrell, Hollins University professor *

Byron Lavoy Cockrell Byron Lavoy Cockrell (1935–2007) was an American rocket scientist and engineer who conducted research and development of micro-motors for solid propellant rocketsByron L. Cockrell, ''Ballistic Evaluation of Propellants in Micro-motors'' (1964), ...

, American engineer *

Bud Cockrell James Ray "Bud" Cockrell (March 28, 1950 – March 6, 2010) was an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the original bassist and one of the lead vocalists for the San Francisco-based California rock band Pablo Cruise. Cockr ...

, American musician and band member *

Chris Cockrell Kyuss ( ) was an American rock band, formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987. The band disbanded in 1995, and since then, members of Kyuss have gone on to form or play in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu, D ...

, bass player with Kyuss * Francis Cockrell, U.S. senator from Missouri and Confederate general *

Gene Cockrell Eugene Oliver Cockrell (June 10, 1934 – May 16, 2020) was an American football offensive tackle who played three seasons with the New York Titans (football), New York Titans of the American Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland ...

(born 1934), American football player *

Jeremiah V. Cockrell Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell, also known as Vard Cockrell, (May 7, 1832 – March 18, 1915) was a U.S. Representative from Texas, after having served as a field commander in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was a ...

, U.S. congressman from Texas and Confederate officer * Kenneth Cockrell, American astronaut * Lila Cockrell, former mayor of San Antonio, Texas *

Nathan Elams Cockrell Nathan Elams Cockrell (September 27, 1833 – June 3, 1859) was a founder of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Early life Nathan Elams Cockrell was born on September 27, 1833 in Livingston, Alabama.''A Register of the Officers and Students of ...

, fraternity founder *

Phil Cockrell Phillip "Fish" Cockrell, born Philip Cockrell Williams, (June 29, 1895 – March 31, 1951) was a baseball player in the Negro leagues. Cockrell started his career as a top-level Negro league pitcher in 1917, playing for both with the Lincoln Gian ...

, Negro league baseball player * Thad Cockrell, American musician *

Simon Cockrell Simon Cockrell (1745-1835) was an American Baptist minister and politician from Virginia. Early life Simon Cockrell was born in 1745. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two ...

(1745-1835) was an American Baptist minister and politician from Virginia.

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