Alcock is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alfred William Alcock Alfred William Alcock (23 June 1859 in Bombay – 24 March 1933 in Belvedere, Kent) was a British physician, naturalist, and carcinologist. Early life and education Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who re ...

, British naturalist * C. W. Alcock, British sports administrator, creator of the FA Cup * Charles R. Alcock, American astronomer *

Deborah Alcock Deborah Alcock (1835– 15 January 1913) was a late-Victorian author of historical fiction focused on religious, evangelical themes. Life She was born in Kilkenny, where her father, the Venerable John Alcock, who became Archdeacon of Waterfo ...

, British author of fiction *

Edward Alcock (footballer) Edward Alcock (7 September 1913 – 1981) was a association football, footballer who played as an outside forward, outside left in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers F.C., Tranmere Rovers. He also played for Congleton Town F.C., Congleton ...

, English footballer *

George Alcock George Eric Deacon Alcock, MBE (28 August 1912, in Peterborough, Northamptonshire – 15 December 2000) was an English amateur astronomer. He was one of the most successful visual discoverers of novae and comets. George’s interest in astro ...

, British astronomer *

George Alcock (footballer) George Leonard Alcock (15 August 1902 – 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Bradford City, Crewe Alexandra and Doncaster Rovers. He served Yorkshire County Cricket Club as masseur and ...

, English footballer * Harry Alcock, English footballer *

James Alcock James E. Alcock (born 24 December 1942) is Professor emeritus (Psychology) at York University (Canada). Alcock is a noted critic of parapsychology and a Fellow and Member of the Executive Council for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He is a m ...

, Psychologist and noted skeptic *

John Alcock (aviator) Captain Sir John William Alcock (5 November 189219 December 1919) was a British Royal Navy and later Royal Air Force officer who, with navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, piloted the Alcock and Brown, first non-stop transatlantic flight ...

, pioneer aviator, of Alcock and Brown *

John Alcock (bishop) John Alcock ( – 1 October 1500) was an English churchman, bishop and Lord Chancellor. Biography Alcock was born at Beverley in Yorkshire, son of Sir William Alcock, Burgess of Kingston upon Hull, and was educated at Beverley Grammar ...

, English bishop of the fifteenth century *

John Alcock (behavioral ecologist) John Alcock (; November 13, 1942 – January 15, 2023) was an American behavioral ecologist and author. He was the Emeritus' Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. His research interests include the evolution of d ...

, American behavioral ecologist and author *

John Alcock (organist) John Alcock (11 April 1715, London – 23 February 1806) was an English organist and composer. He wrote instrumental music, Glee (music), glees and much church music. Career He was a pupil of John Stanley (composer), John Stanley at St. Pau ...

, English organist and composer *

Lara Alcock Lara Alcock is a British mathematics educator. She is a professor in mathematics education at Loughborough University, head of the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough, and the author of several books on mathematics. Alcock won the Selde ...

, British mathematics educator *

Leslie Alcock Leslie Alcock (24 April 1925 – 6 June 2006) was Professor of Archaeology at the University of Glasgow, and one of the leading archaeologists of Early Medieval Britain. His major excavations included Dinas Powys hill fort in Wales, Cadbury Ca ...

, British archaeologist *

Mary Alcock Mary Alcock (née Cumberland, – 1798) was an English poet, essayist, and philanthropist. She was part of Lady Anne Miller's literary circle in Bath. Biography Mary Cumberland was the youngest child of Joanna Bentley (1704/5–1775) a ...

(c.1742 –1798), British writer *

Michael Alcock Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert James Michael Alcock (born 11 July 1936) usually referred to as Sir Michael Alcock, is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander and an aerospace consultant. RAF career Educated at Victoria College, Jersey, Alcock ...

, British air chief marshal *

Milly Alcock Amelia Alcock (born 11 April 2000) is an Australian actress. She received an AACTA Award nomination for her performance in the Foxtel comedy-drama '' Upright'' (2019–2022). She gained wider recognition for starring as young Rhaenyra Targary ...

(born 2000), Australian actress * Nathan Alcock, British physician *

Rachel Alcock Rachel Alcock (1862 – 2 February 1939) was an English physiologist and academic. Early life and education Born in Stockport, Cheshire, in 1862, Alcock received her early education from tutors and private school. She attended Newnham College ...

(1862–1939), English physiologist *

Reg Alcock Reginald B. Alcock, (April 16, 1948 – October 14, 2011) was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Winnipeg South in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2006 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Prime Minister P ...

, Canadian politician *

Ronald Alcock Ronald Cecil Alcock (26 March 1905 – 6 July 1991) was a British stamp dealer and philatelic publisher notable for writing or publishing some of the key works in British philately. He collaborated with Captain Frank Holland in many of his works. ...

(died 1991), British stamp dealer and philatelic publisher *

Rutherford Alcock Sir John Rutherford Alcock, KCB (25 May 1809''London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812''2 November 1897) was the first British diplomatic representative to live in Japan. Early life Alcock was born in St ...

, British diplomat * Siccature Alcock, birth name of

Jah Cure Jah Cure, or Iyah Cure (born Siccature Alcock on 11 October 1978 in Hanover, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician. Raised in Kingston, he was given the name Jah Cure by Capleton. Career His first big break came in March 1997 when he rele ...

, Jamaican reggae musician *

Terry Alcock Terrence Alcock (born 9 December 1946) is an English former footballer. A defender, he played 330 league games in a 15-year career in the English Football League. He played for Port Vale from 1963 to 1967 before spending nine years with Bla ...

, English footballer *

Thomas Alcock (adventurer) Thomas Alcock (died 1563) was an English traveller and adventurer and an agent or servant of the Muscovy Company from 1558 to 1563. According to one of his letters, preserved by Hakluyt, in 1558 he took his first journey overland from Moscow to ...

, (died 1563), English traveller and adventurer *

Thomas Alcock (priest) Thomas Alcock (1709 – 24 August 1798) was a clergyman in the Church of England, a Benefice#Abuse, pluralist and an author. Early life He was born at Aston-by-Sutton, Aston, near Runcorn, Cheshire the third son of David Alcock and his wife Mary ...

, (1709–1798), English clergyman, pluralist and author * Thomas Alcock (surgeon) (1784–1833) English surgeon *

Thomas Alcock (MP) Thomas Alcock (19 August 1801 – 22 August 1866) was a British Member of Parliament for 24 years non-consecutively, a progressive Liberal on questions of expansion of the popular ballot he was also an established church benefactor. Alcock was ...

(1801–1866) British politician *

Vivien Alcock Vivien Alcock (23 September 1924 – 11 October 2003) was an English writer of children's books. Life and career Alcock was born in Worthing, now in West Sussex, England, and her family moved to Devizes in Wiltshire when she was ten years o ...

, British children's writer *

Walter Galpin Alcock Sir Walter Galpin Alcock (29 December 186111 September 1947) was an English organist and composer. He held a number of prominent positions as an organist and played at the coronations of three monarchs. He was professor of organ in the Royal Co ...

, English organist and composer *

William Congreve Alcock William Congreve Alcock ( – 4 September 1813) was an Irish parliamentarian from Waterford. Alcock was educated at Trinity College Dublin."Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College ...

(c.1771–1813), Irish politician from Waterford

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