John Cook may refer to:

Entertainment

John Cook (filmmaker) John Cook (1935 - 21 September 2001) was an Austrian filmmaker. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Cook lived and worked most of his life in Europe and often referred to himself as "Viennese by choice", having moved to Austria in the late 1960s aft ...

(1935–2001), Austrian filmmaker * John Cook (musician) (1918–1984), English organist *

John Kingsley Cook John Kingsley Cook (1911-1994) was an English artist, teacher and wood engraver. Biography Cook was born in Winchcombe in Gloucestershire and studied art at the Royal Academy Schools, where he was taught by both Walter Thomas Monnington and Wa ...

(1911–1994), English artist

Military

* John Pope Cook (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 of ...

(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 A list is a Set (mathematics), set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of t ...

U.K.

* John Coke (fl. 1390) or John Cook, in 1390, Member of Parliament (MP) for

Truro Truro (; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England; it is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom, just under west-south-west of Charing Cross in London. It is Cornwall's county town, s ...

* 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) John Cook (1730–1789) was an American planter and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware. He served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware. Early life and family Cook was born in Duck Creek, now Smyrna, son of ...

(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 John Dillard Cook (1792 – 1852) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from November 1820 to May 1823. Born in Virginia, Cook read law with a Frankfort, Kentucky, lawyer to gain admission to the bar. Cook moved Missouri during territori ...

(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 ...

(born 1946), mayor of El Paso, Texas * John R. Cook (born 1944), 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 (24 November 1771–28 November 1824) was a Scottish minister, historian and amateur artist. He was a pioneer in the field of Biblical Criticism. Life He was born on 24 November 1771 in St Andrews, the first son of John Cook (pr ...

(1770–1824), moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1816–1817 *

John Cook (moderator 1859) John Cook (1807–1869) was a Scottish minister and Professor of Church History who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1859. Life He was born in St Andrews on 1 September 1807 the son of Rev Prof John Coo ...

(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 the ...

(1807–1874), moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1866–1867

Science

John Howard Cook John Howard Cook, M.S., F.R.C.S. (30 May 1872 – 19 September 1946) was a British physician, missionary, lecturer, and disease consultant. With his brother he is known for the formation of the Mengo Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Working alongside hi ...

(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. Care ...

(1910–1994), British archaeologist *

John Call Cook John Call Cook (April 7, 1918 – October 12, 2012) was an American geophysicist who played a crucial role in establishing the field of ground-penetrating radar and is generally regarded as contributing the fundamental research to develop th ...

(1918–2012), American geophysicist *

John Cook (Australian author) Skeptical Science (occasionally abbreviated SkS) is a climate science blog and information resource created in 2007 by Australian former cartoonist and web developer, John Cook, who received a PhD degree in cognitive science in 2016. In addition ...

, cognitive scientist and creator of SkepticalScience.com

Sports

John Cook (coach) John G. Cook (born April 19, 1956) is a retired American volleyball coach who served as the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's college volleyball team from 2000 to 2024. In twenty-five seasons at Nebraska, He led the Cornhuskers to f ...

(born 1956), former women's volleyball head coach *

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 Ryder Cup, 1993. He was ranked in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking for 4 ...

(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) is an American former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was represented the USA national speedway team, USA in three Speedway World Team Cup, World Team Cup finals and ...

(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) John Cook (died 1684) was an English buccaneer, privateer, and pirate. History In 1679, when he was still a merchant captain, Cook abandoned his ship on the island of Bonaire to escape the Spanish. He then joined the assembly of buccaneers ser ...

(died 1684), English buccaneer and pirate * John Cook (reporter), editor-in-chief of ''The Intercept'' * John Douglas Cook (1808–1868), Scottish journalist, founding editor of the ''Saturday Review'' * John Edwin Cook (died 1859) participated in

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16th to 18th, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (since 1863, We ...

* 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 John Williston Cook (April 20, 1844 – July 15, 1922) was an educator during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the United States, specifically in Illinois. His work in education, specifically in association with the Herbartian ...

(1844–1922), American educator