Cooke

Cooke is a surname derived from the occupation of cook. Notable people with the surname include:Alexander Cooke, English actor Alfred Tyrone Cooke, of the Indo-Pakistani wars Alistair Cooke KBE (1908–2004), British-American journalist and broadcaster Amos Starr Cooke (1810–1871), found of Royal School and Castle & Cooke in Hawaii Anna Rice Cooke (1853–1934), patron of the arts and founder of the Honolulu Academy of Arts Anne Margaret Cooke (1907–1997) also known as Anne Cooke Reid, African-American stage director and academic Anthony Cooke (1505–1576), British scholar Baden Cooke, Australian cyclist Barrie Cooke (1931–2014), Irish painter Bates Cooke, US Representative 1831–1833, and NY State Comptroller 1839–1841 Benjamin Cooke (1734–1793), British musician Beryl Cooke (1906–2001), British actress C. R. Cooke, English early Himalayan mountaineer Charles Cooke (disambiguation), several people Chauncey H. Cooke (1846–1919), American soldier in the U.S. Civil War Christian Cooke, English actor Clarence Hyde Cooke (1876–1944), businessman in Hawaii Dave Cooke, Canadian politician Denise D'Ascenzo Cooke (1958–2019), American news anchor Derek Cooke, basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Deryck Cooke (1919–1975), British musicologist Doc Cook, American jazz bandleader Dusty Cooke (1907–1987), American professional baseball player Edmund F. Cooke (1885–1967), US congressman from New York Edward William Cooke (1811–1880), English maritime artist Eric Edgar Cooke, Australian murderer Francis Cooke, Passenger on the Mayflower Francis Judd Cooke (1910–1995), American composer Geoff Cooke (disambiguation), several people George Cooke (disambiguation), several people H. Basil S. Cooke (1915–2018), Canadian paleontologist Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim Jack Kent Cooke (1912–1997), Canadian entrepreneur Sir James Douglas Cooke (1879–1949), MP for Hammersmith South James J. Cooke, American historian, author, academic and soldier James W. Cooke, American naval officer Janet Cooke, American journalist, won a Pulitzer Prize for a fabricated story Jay Cooke (1821–1905), American financier, notable for financing Union effort in Civil War and Northern Pacific Railway Jennifer Cooke, actress John Cooke (disambiguation), several people John J. Cooke (actor) (1874-1921) American Actor of Silent Era John William Cooke (1919–1968), Argentine politician and revolutionary Joseph Platt Cooke (1730–1816), in American Revolutionary War L. J. Cooke, first men's basketball coach at the University of Minnesota Lawrence H. Cooke (1914–2000), Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals 1979–1984 Logan Cooke, American football player Lorrin A. Cooke (1831–1902), American politician, governor of Connecticut Marcia G. Cooke (1954-2023), American jurist Martin Cooke (disambiguation), several people Matt Cooke, hockey player Mel Cooke (1934–2013), New Zealand rugby league footballer Mildred Cooke (1524-1589) - was an English noblewoman and translator. Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (1825–1914), British botanist Nathaniel Cooke, designer of the standard set of chess figures Nelson Cooke (1919–2018), Australian cellist Nicole Cooke, British cyclist Peter Cooke (Scouting) Philip St. George Cooke (1809–1895), 19th century US cavalry officer Pinny Cooke (1923–2004), New York politician, assemblywoman from Rochester Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon, New Zealand judge Rose Terry Cooke (1827–1892), American author, poet Ross Cooke, English professional wrestler Sam Cooke (1931–1964), American singer/songwriter Sir Samuel Cooke (1912–1978), British judge Samuel Nathaniel Cooke (1883–1964), English architect Sarah Cooke, English actress Sasha Cooke, American mezzo-soprano Sidney Cooke, paedophile and child killer Steve Cooke, baseball player Terence Cooke (1921–1983), Cardinal, and Archbishop of New York Thomas Cooke (disambiguation), several people Trish Cooke, children's TV presenter, author and playwright Walter E. Cooke (1910–1982), New York politician Walter H. Cooke (1838–1909), American recipient of the Medal of Honor Weldon B. Cooke (1884–1914), American pioneer aviator killed in crash Wells Cooke (1858–1916), American ornithologist William Cooke (disambiguation), several people Wilson Cooke, American politician and merchant Zia Cooke, American basketball player