Cobb (surname)

Cobb is an English surname of Anglo-Saxon/Old Norse origin.

Notable people with the surname "Cobb" include

A

• Abbie Cobb (born 1985), American actress
• Agnes Egan Cobb (1877–1963), American businesswoman
• Alex Cobb (born 1987), American baseball player
• Alf Cobb (1892–1974), American football player
• Alice Cobb (born 1995), British cyclist
• Amasa Cobb (1823–1905), American politician
• Andrew R. Cobb (1876–1943), Canadian-American architect
• Arnett Cobb (1918–1989), American saxophonist
• Artie Cobb (born 1942), American poker player

B

• Betty Reynolds Cobb (1884–1956), American attorney
• Billy Cobb (born 1940), English footballer
• Brent Cobb (born 1986), American musician
• Britt Cobb, American politician
• Buff Cobb (1927–2010), American actress

C

• Calvin Cobb (1853–1928), American newspaper publisher
• Camilla Cobb (1843–1933), American teacher
• Catherine Cobb (1903–1995), British jeweler
• Charles Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Charley Cobb (born 1929/1930), American football coach
• Chester Francis Cobb (1899–1943), Australian-English novelist
• Chris Cobb (born 1964), British computer scientist
• Clinton L. Cobb (1842–1879), American politician
• Craig Cobb (born 1951), American activist
• Curt Cobb (born 1971), American politician
• Cyril Cobb (1861–1938), British barrister
• Cyrus Cobb (1834–1903), American lawyer

D

• Darius Cobb (1834–1919), American painter
• Daryl Cobb (born 1961), American author
• Dave Cobb (born 1974), American record producer
• David Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• DeAndra' Cobb (born 1981), American football player
• Denise LeClair Cobb, American anchor

E

• Ed Cobb (1938–1999), American musician
• Edmund Cobb (1892–1974), American actor
• Edward Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Elijah Cobb (1769–1848), American sea captain
• Elisabeth Cobb (1902–1959), American writer
• Ellen Cobb (born 1940), British judoka
• Enoch Cobb (1797–1876), American businessman
• Eunice Hale Waite Cobb (1803–1880), American writer
• Evelyn Hey Cobb (1899–1972), British army officer

F

• Fiona Cobb, British engineer
• Frank I. Cobb (1869–1923), American journalist
• Frederick Cobb (1901–1950), English politician
• Freeman Cobb (1830–1878), American businessman

G

• Gail Cobb (1950–1974), American policewoman
• Garry Cobb (born 1957), American football player
• Gary Cobb (born 1968), English footballer
• Gavin Cobb (born 1998), Canadian football player
• George Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gerald Cobb (1900–1986), English artist
• Gerard Francis Cobb (1838–1904), English organist
• Granger Cobb (1960–2015), American businessman
• Guy Cobb (born 1963), American artist and entrepreneur

H

• Hannah Cobb, British archaeologist
• Helena Maud Brown Cobb (1869–1922), American missionary
• Henry Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Herb Cobb (1904–1980), American baseball player
• Howell Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Hubbard Cobb (1917–2006), American writer
• Humphrey Cobb (1899–1944), Canadian-American screenwriter
• Humphry Cobb (1873–1949), English cricketer

I

• Irvin S. Cobb (1876–1944), American author
• Isabel Cobb (1858–1947), American educator
• Ivorey Cobb (1911–1992), American publisher

J

• Jack Cobb (1904–1966), American basketball player
• James Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Janine O'Leary Cobb (born 1933), Canadian activist
• Jeff Cobb (born 1982), American professional wrestler
• Jelani Cobb (born 1969), American writer
• Jennie Ross Cobb (1881–1959), American photographer
• Jennifer Jo Cobb (born 1973), American race car driver
• Jeremiah Cobb (born 2004), American football player
• Jerrie Cobb (1931–2019), American aviator
• Jewel Plummer Cobb (1924–2017), American biologist
• Jia M. Cobb (born 1980), American attorney
• Jim Cobb, American politician
• Jimmy Cobb (1929–2020), American drummer
• Jodi Cobb, American photographer
• Joe Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• John Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joseph B. Cobb (1819–1858), American writer and politician
• Josh Cobb (born 1990), English cricketer
• Joyce Cobb (born 1945), American singer
• J. R. Cobb (1944–2019), American guitarist
• Julie Cobb (born 1947), American actress
• June Cobb (1927–2015), American intelligence officer
• Junie Cobb (1896–1970), American musician
• Justin Cobb, British surgeon

K

• Kay B. Cobb (1942–2023), American judge
• Keith Hamilton Cobb (born 1962), American actor
• Kevin Cobb, American musician
• Kim Cobb (born 1974), American scientist

L

• Laura M. Cobb (1892–1981), American nurse
• Lawrence Cobb (1894–1945), American politician
• Lee J. Cobb (1911–1976), American actor
• Leonie Cobb (1912–1984), British conservationist
• Linda Cobb (born 1950), American journalist
• Lorenza Cobb (1888–1953), American baseball player
• Lyman Cobb (1800–1864), American author

M

• Madeleine Cobb (born 1940), British sprinter
• Margaret C. Cobb (1892–1975), American geologist
• Margaret V. Cobb (1884–1963), American psychologist
• Marvin Cobb (born 1953), American football player
• Mary E. Cobb (1852–1902), American manicurist
• Mason Cobb (born 2001), American football player
• Matthew Cobb (born 1957), British zoologist
• Maud Barker Cobb (1872–1925), American politician
• Melanie Cobb, American biochemist
• Michael Cobb (born 1945), Australian politician
• Michael Cobb (railway historian) (1916–2010), British historian
• Mike Cobb (born 1955), American football player
• Monica Geike Cobb (1891–1946), English barrister

N

• Nathan Cobb (1859–1932), American zoologist
• Ned Cobb (1885–1973), American farmer
• Nelson Cobb (1811–1894), American judge
• Noah Cobb (born 2004), American soccer player
• Noel Cobb (1938–2015), American philosopher
• Norah Marjorie Cobb (1899–1991), English toy maker
• Norvell P. Cobb (1824–1879), American army officer

O

• Omari Cobb (born 1997), American football player
• Oscar Cobb, American architect
• Osro Cobb (1904–1996), American lawyer and politician

P

• Patrick Cobb, American army officer
• Paul M. Cobb (born 1967), American historian
• Price Cobb (born 1954), American race car driver

R

• Randall Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rebecca Cobb, British illustrator
• Reggie Cobb (1968–2019), American football player
• Regina Cobb, American politician
• Richard Cobb (1917–1996), British historian
• Rob Cobb (born 1999), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Robert Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ron Cobb (1937–2020), American cartoonist
• Rufus W. Cobb (1829–1913), American politician
• Russell Cobb (born 1961), English cricketer

S

• Samuel Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sara Miranda Maxson Cobb (1858–1917), American teacher
• Seth Wallace Cobb (1838–1909), American politician
• Stanley Cobb (1887–1968), American neurologist
• Stanwood Cobb (1881–1982), American educator
• Stephen Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sue Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Silas B. Cobb (1812–1900), American industrialist
• Silvanus Cobb (1709–1762), English naval officer
• Sylvanus Cobb Jr. (1823–1887), American writer

T

• Thomas Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tim Cobb (born 1964), American musician
• Trevor Cobb (born 1970), American football player
• Ty Cobb (1886–1961), American baseball player
• Ty Cobb (attorney) (born 1950), American lawyer
• Ty Cobb (politician) (born 1975), American politician in Nevada, son of Tyrus
• Tyrus W. Cobb (1940–2024), American lieutenant colonel and academic, specialized in national security

W

• Wally Cobb (1870–1933), Australian rugby union footballer
• Walt Cobb (born 1944), Canadian politician
• Weldon J. Cobb, American author
• Wilbur Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Will D. Cobb (1876–1930), American lyricist and composer
• William Cobb (disambiguation), multiple people
• Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb (1807–1864), American politician
• Willie Cobb, American baseball player

Z

• Zita Cobb (born 1958), Canadian businesswoman

Fictional characters

• Dom Cobb, protagonist of the film Inception (2010)
• Frank Cobb, a character in the comic series Cobb: Off the Leash
• Jayne Cobb, a character in the TV series Firefly (2002} and the film Serenity (2005)

See also

• Cob (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Cob"
• Cobbe, a page for people with the surnamed Cobbe
• Cobbs, a page for people with the surnamed Cobbs
• Cobby, a page for people with the surnamed Cobby
• Judge Cobb (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Judges surnamed "Cobb"
• Justice Cobb (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Justices surnamed "Cobb"
• General Cobb (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Generals surnamed "Cobb"
• Governor Cobb (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Governors surnamed "Cobb"
• Senator Cobb (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators surnamed "Cobb"