Six Famous David Cooks

Whether you watch the show or not, you’ve probably heard that a man by the name of David Cook has won the 2008 season of American Idol. His name shall be in lights all over the place, but what about the other famous (some of them singing) David Cooks in the world?

David J. Cook (1840-1907)

• Birthplace: La Porte, Indiana.
• Housed in: Kansas (1855), Gilpin County, Colorado (1859)
• Occupations: Gold searcher, American western lawman, Denver Colorado City Marshal.
• Claim to fame: Tracked Confederate spies of gold smuggling, racking up over 3000 arrests.
• Wrote memoir called “Hands Up! or Twenty Years of Detective Work in the Mountains and on the Plains”.

David A. Cook aka David Essex (1947–)

• Birthplace: Plaistow, County Borough of West Ham (aka Greater London, England)
• Occupation: Singer/Actor
• Claim to fame: Lead in Godspell (musical, 1971), That’ll Be The Day (film, 1973), Stardust (film, 1974), Guinness’ number one British male vocalist (1974).

David L. Cook (1968–)

• Birthplace: Pascagoula, Mississippi
• Housed in: Ft Lauderdale, Florida & Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Occupation: Songwriter, gospel singer.
• Claim to Fame: Christian Music Hall of Fame inductee, has written over 2500 songs (ie. Drop that Rock)

David Z. Cook

• Occupation: Video game designer.
• Claim to fame: Inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame (2001), designer of “Advanced Dungeons * Dragons”, “City of Villains”, and “Stargate Worlds”.

Chairman David Cook

• Birthplace: Northern Ireland.
• Occupation: Former Irish politician.
• Claim to fame: First non-unionist Lord Mayor of Belfast (1978), former Chairman of the Police Authority of Northern Ireland (1994).

And of course, our latest piece of singing eye candy:

David R. Cook (1982–)

• Birthplace: Houston, Texas.
• Housed in: Blue Springs, Missouri, Tulsa Oklahoma (2006).
• Occupation: Singer. songwriter.
• Claim to fame: 7th American Idol,
• Auditioned in: Omaha, Nebraska.
• Random fact: Imitated the “Risky Business” Tom Cruise with David Arculeta in commercials for “Guitar Hero”.

There ya go, folks! More information about America’s latest love boy and a lesson in history!