Gooch is a surname. Gooch or the Gooch is also a nickname. It may refer to:

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Gooch baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Gooch, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Gooch Baronets of Benacre Hall The Gooch Baronetcy of Benacre Hall, in the Count ...

for a list of baronets with the surname (some are listed below) * Alexander Gooch (died 1558), English Protestant martyr * Arthur Gooch (footballer) (born 1931), former Australian rules footballer * Sir Arthur Gooch, 14th Baronet (born 1937), English baronet and retired British Army officer * Arthur Gooch (criminal) (died 1936), American criminal and the only person ever executed under the Lindbergh kidnapping law * Barnabas Gooch (died c. 1626), English lawyer, academic, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and Member of Parliament * Brad Gooch (born 1952), American writer * Brison D. Gooch (1925–2014), American historian *

Charmian Gooch Charmian Penelope Gooch (born 1965) is a British anti-corruption campaigner and activist. She is a co-founder and board member of the NGO Global Witness, where she works to uncover and fight corruption in the developing world. Gooch's career s ...

(born 1965), British anti-corruption campaigner and activist *

Daniel Gooch Sir Daniel Gooch, 1st Baronet (24 August 1816 – 15 October 1889) was an English railway locomotive and transatlantic cable engineer. He was the first Locomotive Superintendent, Superintendent of Locomotive Engines on the Great Western Ra ...

(1816–1889), English chief mechanical engineer and chairman of the Great Western Railway * Daniel Linn Gooch (1853–1913), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * Daniel W. Gooch (1820–1891), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts * Edwin Gooch (1869–1964), British politician and trade union leader * Frank Austin Gooch (1852–1929), American chemist and engineer * George Peabody Gooch (1873–1968), British journalist, historian and politician * Graham Gooch (born 1953), English cricketer * Henry Gooch (Conservative politician) (1871–1959), British barrister, educationalist and politician * Jeff Gooch (born 1974), American former National Football League player * Jim Gooch (politician) (born 1951), American politician * Jimmy Gooch (footballer) (1921–2001), English football goalkeeper * Joe Gooch (born 1977), English singer and guitarist *

John Viret Gooch John Viret Gooch FRSA (29 June 1812 – 8 June 1900) was the locomotive superintendent of the London and South Western Railway from 1841 to 1850. Born at Bedlington, Northumberland, John Viret Gooch (elder brother of Daniel Gooch) was the sec ...

(1812–1900), locomotive superintendent of the London and South Western Railway *

Johnny Gooch John Beverley Gooch (November 9, 1897 – May 15, 1975) was an American professional baseball player, coach, minor league manager and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from to , most prominently for the Pittsburgh Pirates ...

(1897–1975), American Major League Baseball player and minor league player, manager, pitching coach and scout *

Jon Gooch Jonathan Barry Gooch (born 22 August 1984 in Hertfordshire, England), more commonly known by his stage names Feed Me, Spor and seventh stitch, is a British drum and bass, dubstep and electro house producer and DJ. He is currently managed by Thr ...

(born 1984), English musician, record producer and DJ * Keith Gooch (born 1959), former Canadian Football League player * Lee Gooch (1890–1966), American Major League Baseball player and college head coach * Lynden Gooch (born 1995), American footballer in England * Martin Gooch (born 1972), British filmmaker * Nancy Gooch (1811–1901), African American settler in California *

Peter Gooch Peter Anthony Gooch (born 2 May 1949) is a former English cricketer. Gooch was a left-handed batsman (cricket), batsman who bowled right-arm Fast bowling, fast-medium. He was born in Timperley, Cheshire. Career Gooch made his first-class cri ...

(born 1949), English former cricketer * Robert Gooch (1784–1830), English physician * Sir Robert Gooch, 11th Baronet (1903–1978), British Army colonel * Robert Kent Gooch (1893–1982), American college football quarterback and political science professor * Stan Gooch (1932–2010), British psychologist *

Steve Gooch Stephen Gooch (born February 25, 1967) is an American politician. He is a member and former majority leader of the Georgia State Senate from the 51st District, serving as a senator since 2010 and as the majority leader from 2023 to 2025. He is a ...

(born 1967), American politician * Talor Gooch (born 1991), American golfer * Thomas Gooch (disambiguation) * Tiny Gooch (1903–1986), American all-around college athlete, attorney, and politician * U. L. Gooch (1923–2021), American aviator, aviation entrepreneur, and politician * Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet (1681–1751), colonial Governor of Virginia * William Gooch (astronomer) (1770–1792), English astronomer on the Vancouver Expedition

Fictional characters

* Stephanie Gooch, on the television series ''Scrubs'' * The Gooch, an unseen character on the television series ''

Diff'rent Strokes ''Diff'rent Strokes'' is an American television sitcom, which originally aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and ...

'' * The Gooch, an occasional character on the New Zealand television series '' Outrageous Fortune'', portrayed by Karl Willetts. *Steve "Gooch" Yamaguchi, an supporting character in The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants *Vinnie the Gooch, the color commentator in the '' Backyard Baseball'' video game series

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Colm Cooper Colm "the Gooch" Cooper (born 3 June 1983) is an Irish Gaelic footballer whose National Football League (Ireland), league and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, championship career at senior level with the Kerry county football team, Kerr ...

, nicknamed "The Gooch" senior Kerry GAA Gaelic football player * Devin Setoguchi, nicknamed "The Gooch", NHL player for the Minnesota Wild *

Oguchi Onyewu Oguchialu Chijioke Onyewu (born May 13, 1982) is an American former association football, soccer player who is the Vice President of Sporting for the United States Soccer Federation. He was previously the sporting director for Orlando City B an ...

, nicknamed "Gooch", association football player for the United States National Team and Sporting Portugal

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