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David Cook (artist), found object artist in Minneapolis and Chicago •
David Cook (Blockbuster founder) (active since 1978), American businessman •
David Cook (historian) (active since 2003), American professor and historian of Islam at Rice University •
David Cook (literary critic) (1929–2003), British professor of East African literature •
David C. Cook (1875–2016), founder of a namesake nonprofit Christian publisher in Colorado Springs, Colorado •
David J. Cook (1840/2–1907), Old West detective and marshal •
David J. Cook (administrator) (fl, 1990s–2020s), American academic administrator and current president of Iowa State University •
E. David Cook (21st century), American religion professor at Wheaton College ==See also==