McCool is an
Irish surname
A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, most surnames are patronymic surnames (distinct from patronymic, patronyms, which are seen in Icelandic names for example). The form of a surname varies according ...
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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 (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 ( McCool; born January 25, 1980) is an American retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she is a two-time WWE Women's Champion, as well as the first WWE Divas Champion. She is a WW ...
(born 1980), American professional wrestler and diva for WWE
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Ralph W. McCool (1918–2011), American politician from Maryland
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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 ...
(born 1973), software developer and architect, author of
Apache HTTP Server
The Apache HTTP Server ( ) is a free and open-source software, free and open-source cross-platform web server, released under the terms of Apache License, Apache License 2.0. It is developed and maintained by a community of developers under the ...
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William Cameron McCool (1961–2003), crew member and pilot of the final mission of ''
Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the Columbia Rediviva, first American ship to circumnavigate the globe, and the Columbia (personification) ...
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Hayden McCool (born 1997), Canadian Hockey Player
*Marie McCool (born 1996), United States Lacrosse National Team
Fictional characters
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Cool McCool
''Cool McCool'' is a Saturday morning animated series that ran on NBC from September 10, 1966, to January 21, 1967, with three segments per show, consisting overall of sixty segments. It was created by Bob Kane—who was most famous as one of ...
'', 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
''Cool McCool'' is a Saturday morning animated series that ran on NBC from September 10, 1966, to January 21, 1967, with three segments per show, consisting overall of sixty segments. It was created by Bob Kane—who was most famous as one of ...
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*Tom McCool, cartoon cop in the 1960s animated TV show ''
Cool McCool
''Cool McCool'' is a Saturday morning animated series that ran on NBC from September 10, 1966, to January 21, 1967, with three segments per show, consisting overall of sixty segments. It was created by Bob Kane—who was most famous as one of ...
''
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Orla McCool, fictional character from TV series ''
Derry Girls''
*Strait McCool, fictional
mountie
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; , GRC) is the Law enforcement in Canada, national police service of Canada. The RCMP is an agency of the Government of Canada; it also provides police services under contract to 11 Provinces and terri ...
from animated TV series ''
Fugget About It''
See also
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Fionn mac Cumhaill
Fionn mac Cumhaill, often anglicised Finn McCool or MacCool, is a hero in Irish mythology, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore. He is the leader of the ''Fianna'' bands of young roving hunter-warriors, as well as being a seer a ...
(aka "Finn McCool"), character from Irish mythology
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Cool (surname)
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Cools (surname)
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Anglicised Irish-language surnames