William Cook
Encyclopedia
William Cook, Will Cook, Bill Cook or Billy Cook may refer to:
- William Cook (entrepreneur), founder of the Cook Group, medical equipment manufacturer
- William Edwards CookWilliam Edwards CookWilliam Edwards Cook was an American-born expatriate artist, architectural patron, and long-time friend of American writer Gertrude Stein. Following his 1903 departure from the U.S., Cook resided in Paris, Rome, Russia, and on the island of Majorca, in the Balearic Islands off the eastern coast of...
, American-born expatriate artist, architectural patron, and long-time friend of writer Gertrude Stein - William Cook, 19th/early 20th century creator of the Orpington poultry breedsOrpington (chicken)The Orpington is a breed of chicken named after Orpington, England, which was made famous in part by this breed. Belonging to the English class of chickens, it was bred to be an excellent layer with good meat quality...
- William Cook (billiards player), World Champion of English billiards in the 19th century
- William Douglas CookWilliam Douglas CookWilliam Douglas Cook was the founder of Eastwoodhill Arboretum, now the national arboretum of New Zealand, and one of the founders of Pukeiti, a rhododendron garden, close to New Plymouth...
(1884–1967), founder of Eastwoodhill Arboretum, now the national arboretum of New Zealand - William Harrison Cook (1903–1998), Canadian chemist
- William Hemmings CookWilliam Hemmings CookWilliam Hemmings Cook was a Canadian fur trader, settler, and politician.William Cook was born in London, England to John and Elizabeth Cook and was baptized in the parish of St. Andrew in Holborn....
(1768–1846), Canadian fur trader and politician - William R. Cook, American history professor, collaborator with Ron Herzman
- William R. CookWilliam Cook (computer scientist)William R. Cook is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Sciences at University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1989 at Brown University. His research concentrates on object-oriented programming, programming languages, modeling languages, and the...
, computer scientist - Bill CookBill CookWilliam Osser Xavier Cook was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and Saskatoon Crescents in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association....
, ice hockey player in the Hockey Hall of Fame - Bill Cook (Ontario politician), political activist in Ontario, Canada
- Bill Cook (Australian rules footballer), Australian rules footballer for Carlton Football ClubCarlton Football ClubThe Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
- Billy Cook (actor) (1928–1981), American actor
- Billy Cook (footballer)Billy Cook (footballer)Billy Cook was an English footballer who played for Hebburn Argyle, Sheffield United and Worksop Town. He was a lightweight but useful full back, a two footed tackler and solid defender.-Club career:...
, English footballer - Billy Cook (footballer born 1940)Billy Cook (footballer born 1940)Billy Cook is a former footballer who played seven times for the Australia national association football team.-Club career:...
, Scottish born Australian footballer - Billy Cook (Northern Irish footballer)Billy Cook (Northern Irish footballer)William Cook was a Northern Irish professional football player and manager. He capped 15 times for Northern Ireland....
, footballer who played for Celtic and Everton - Billy Cook (criminal)Billy Cook (criminal)William Edward "Billy" Cook was an American spree killer who murdered six people on a 22-day rampage between Missouri and California in 1950–51.-Early life:...
(1928–1952), American mass murderer - Will Marion CookWill Marion CookWilliam Mercer Cook , better known as Will Marion Cook, was an African American composer and violinist from the United States. Cook was a student of Antonín Dvořák and performed for King George V among others...
(1869–1944), American composer and violinist - Will Cook (writer)Will Cook (writer)William Everett Cook , was a western writer as Will Cook and Frank Peace. He also wrote under the pseudonym James Keene with the romance writer Ida Cook and as Wade Everett with the western and erotic writer Giles A...
, born William Everett Cook (1921–1964), American writer of westerns - Antony TudorAntony TudorAntony Tudor was an English ballet choreographer, teacher and dancer.-Biography:Tudor, born William Cook, discovered dance accidentally. He began dancing professionally with Marie Rambert in 1928, becoming general assistant for her Ballet Club the next year...
, choreographer, born Wiliam Cook
See also
- Willie Cook (disambiguation)
- William Cooke (disambiguation)