John Cooke may refer to:

Politicians

* John R. Cooke (1788–1854), Virginia planter, lawyer and politician * John Robert Cooke (1866–1934), political figure in Ontario * John Herbert Cooke (1867–1943), Australian politician *

John B. Cooke John Bleecker Cooke (May 17, 1885 – June 26, 1971) served in the California State Assembly for the 40th district from 1941 to 1943, the 38th and 37th district from 1947 to 1955. During World War I and World War II he also served in the United S ...

(1885–1971), served in the California legislature *

John H. Cooke John Henry Cooke (June 29, 1911 – March 31, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was born on June 29, 1911, in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, the son of Congressman Edmund F. Cooke (1885–1967) and Jen ...

(1911–1998), New York politician and judge *

John Warren Cooke John Warren Cooke (February 28, 1915 – November 28, 2009) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1942–1980 and was its Speaker from 1968 until his retirement. Per ...

(1915–2009), American politician * John William Cooke (1919–1968), Argentine politician and revolutionary *

John Cooke (Colorado politician) John B. Cooke III is an American politician who served in the Colorado Senate from the 13th district as a member of the Republican Party. He also served as the Minority Leader in the state senate from May 2022 to January 2023. Prior to his tenure ...

(fl. 2000s–2020s)

Sports

John Cooke (Oxford University cricketer) John Cooke (1808 – 29 January 1841) was an English cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails ba ...

(1808–1841), English cricketer *

John Cooke (Derbyshire cricketer) John Cooke (7 March 1851 – 22 November 1908) was an English cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising tw ...

(1851–1908), English cricketer * John Cooke (footballer, born 1878), English professional footballer *

John Cooke (rower) John Cooke (April 9, 1937 – December 26, 2005) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capita ...

(1937–2005), American rower at the 1956 Olympics *

John Cooke (sport shooter) John Patrick Cooke (17 March 1939 – 9 April 2008) was a British sports shooter. Shooting career Cooke competed at the 1972, 1976 and the 1984 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the rapid fire pistol and the 50 metres free pistol ...

(1939–2008), British sport shooter * John Cooke (footballer, born 1942), English professional footballer *

John Cooke (footballer, born 1962) John Cooke (born 25 April 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Career Born in Salford, Cooke played for Sunderland, Carlisle United, Sheffield Wednesday, Carlisle United, Stockport County, Chest ...

, English professional footballer

Other people

* John Cooke (composer), English composer with works in the

Old Hall Manuscript The Old Hall Manuscript (British Library, Add MS 57950) is the largest, most complete, and most significant source of English sacred music of the late 14th and early 15th centuries, and as such represents the best source for late Medieval English ...

*John Cooke (fl. c. 1611), author of the play ''

Greene's Tu Quoque ''Greene's Tu Quoque,'' also known as ''The City Gallant,'' is a Jacobean era stage play, a comedy written by John Cooke. The play was a major popular success upon its premier and became something of a legend in the theatre lore of the seventee ...

'' *

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 a ...

(1608–1660), English Solicitor General, prosecuted King Charles I *

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 serv ...

or John Cooke (died 1684), English pirate, associate of Edward Davis * John Cooke (Six Preacher) (1646/7–1726), Anglican clergyman *

John Cooke (judge) John Cooke (1944 – 29 April 2022) was an Irish lawyer and judge who served as a judge of the Court of First Instance between 1996 and 2008 and the High Court between 2008 and 2013. He practised as a barrister before and after serving as a judg ...

(1944–2022), Irish judge *

John Cooke (lawyer) Sir John Cooke (29 August 1666 – 31 March 1710) was an English lawyer who served as King's Advocate under William III. He was born the son of John Cooke of Whitechapel, London and educated at Merchant Taylors' School from 1673 and St. John's C ...

(1666–1710), English lawyer *

John Cooke (academic) John Cooke D.D. A Doctor of Divinity (D.D. or DDiv; la, Doctor Divinitatis) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity. In the United Kingdom, it is considered an advanced doctoral degree. At the University of Oxford, doctors ...

(1734–1823), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University *

John Cooke (physician) John Cooke (1756–1838) was an English physician. Life Cooke was born in Lancashire, and was educated by Philip Doddridge to be a dissenting minister. He preached at Rochdale and at Preston. He then became a medical student at Guy's Hospital i ...

(1756–1838), British physician, Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries of London *

John Cooke (Royal Navy officer) John Cooke (17 February 176221 October 1805) was an experienced and highly regarded officer of the Royal Navy during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars and the first years of the Napoleonic Wars. Cooke is best know ...

(1763–1805), British captain killed at the Battle of Trafalgar *

John Cooke (entrepreneur) John Cooke (1824–1882) was one of the principals of Cooke Locomotive Works, one of the constituent companies that made up American Locomotive Company in the merger of 1901. Cooke was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, but sought his fortune ...

(1824–1882), American locomotive maker *

John Esten Cooke John Esten Cooke (November 3, 1830 – September 27, 1886) was an American novelist, writer and poet. He was the brother of poet Philip Pendleton Cooke. During the American Civil War, Cooke was a staff officer for Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart in th ...

(1830–1886), American novelist, Confederate Army officer *

John Peyton Cooke John Peyton Cooke (born March 7, 1967) is an American novelist. He is most notable as a short story writer known for thrillers, often with gay male protagonists and including themes of male homosexuality and psychological suspense. Reviews H ...

, American novelist *

John Rogers Cooke John Rogers Cooke (June 9, 1833 – April 10, 1891) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was the son of Union general Philip St. George Cooke and the brother-in-law of Confederate cavalry leader Jeb Stuart. Early and fa ...

(1833–1891), Confederate general during the American Civil War *

John Starr Cooke John Starr Cooke (March 1920 – August 21, 1976) was an American mystic and spiritual teacher who influenced the development of the counterculture movement that emerged in San Francisco during 1966–1967. His teachings were based on the doc ...

(1920–1976), American mystic and spiritual teacher * John Cooke (RAF officer) (1922–2011), British doctor and senior Royal Air Force officer * John Byrne Cooke (1940–2017), American author, musician and photographer

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