Cookson

Article summary

Cookson is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Henry Cookson (born 1975), British explorer and adventurer *Brian Cookson (born 1951), British cyclist, and president of British Cycling *Dame Catherine Cookson (1906–1998), English romance novelist *Edgar Christopher Cookson (1883–1915), British naval officer, awarded the Victoria Cross *Harry Cookson (1869–1922), English footballer *Isaac Cookson (foundryman) (1679–1743), English industrialist, founder of the Cookson Group *Isaac Cookson (politician) (1817–1870), merchant and New Zealand politician *Oliver Cookson (born 1979), British entrepreneur, founder of Myprotein *Peter Cookson (1913–1990), American movie actor *Phil Cookson (born 1951), English rugby league footballer *Rob Cookson (born 1961), Canadian professional ice hockey coach *Jack Cookson (1928–2021), Canadian politician *Sally Cookson, British theatre director *Sam Cookson (English footballer) (1896–1955) *Sam Cookson (Welsh footballer) (1891–1974) *Sophie Cookson (born 1990), English actress *Walter Cookson (1879–1948), English footballer

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1975 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358929348