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), 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 Anthony Cooke (1505–1576), British scholar Baden Cooke, Australian cyclist Barrie Cooke, 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 Deryck Cooke (1919–1975), British musicologist Doc Cook, 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, 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 Joseph Platt Cooke (1730–1816), in American Revolutionary War Keith Cooke, actor 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 Martin Cooke (disambiguation), several people Matt Cooke, hockey player Mel Cooke (1934–2013), New Zealand rugby league footballer 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 Sam Cooke (1931–1964), American singer/songwriter Sir Samuel Cooke (1912–1978), British judge Samuel Nathaniel Cooke, English architect 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 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
