Cole (name)
Cole is a surname of English origin, and is much less frequently a given name. It is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal". The Cole family originated in Cornwall, South West England. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Randolphi Cole, appearing in the Winton Rolls of Hampshire in 1148.
It is also an Americanized spelling of the German name "Kohl", and of the Scottish and Irish name "McCool".
People with surname Cole
A
- A. J. Cole III, American football player
- Alfred Rudolph Cole, known as Al Cole, American professional boxer, former holder of the IBF cruiserweight title
- Sir Alexander Colin Cole, Garter Principal King of Arms
- Adam Cole, American professional wrestler
- Adam Cole , English cricketer
- Aivale Cole, soprano singer from New Zealand
- Alfred Clayton Cole, Governor of the Bank of England
- Allan Cole, American author and television writer
- Alphaeus Philemon Cole, American artist
- Andrew Cole, British football player
- Ann Cole, American R&B singer
- Ashley Cole, English football player
B
- Babette Cole, English children's writer
- Barry Cole, English poet
- Bill Cole , American jazz musician and educator
- Bob Cole, multiple people
- Brendan Cole, New Zealand ballroom dancer
- Brian Cole, American musician, founding member of the band the Association
- Brian Cole II, American football player
- Buddy Cole , pianist
C
- Carlton Cole, English footballer
- Carolyn Cole, American photographer
- Carroll Cole, American serial killer
- Catharine Cole, a pen name of American newspaper reporter Martha R. Field
- Catherine Cole, Australian author and academic
- Chanel Cole, New Zealand musician
- Cheryl Cole, English singer, member of girl band Girls Aloud
- Chris Cole, multiple people
- Christian Cole, a Sierra Leonean football coach
- Christian Cole , Sierra Leonean barrister and the first black graduate of Oxford University
- Christina Cole, English actress
- Christopher Okoro Cole, former Governor-general and President of Sierra Leone
- Clay Cole, American disc jockey and television host
- Colin Cole , Canadian football player
- Cordelia Throop Cole, American social reformer
- Cornelius Cole, American politician
- Cozy Cole, American jazz drummer
- Craig Cole, American football player
D
- Daniel Cole, multiple people named Dan, Daniel or Danny Cole
- Dandridge M. Cole, aerospace engineer
- David D. Cole, American lawyer and academic
- Darrell S. Cole, American marine
- Dennis Cole, American actor
- Deon Cole, American standup comedian and comedy writer
- Dick Cole, Cornish activist and archaeologist
- Donald Cole, multiple people
- Duncan Cole, New Zealand football player
- Dylan Cole , American football player
E
- Edward William Cole, Australian business man and publisher, also known as "E. W. Cole of the Book Arcade"
- Ed Cole, American car manufacturer
- Edward B. Cole, American Marine Corps officer
- Edwin Louis Cole, American Christian leader
- Ellie Cole, Australian Paralympic swimmer
- Elsie Vera Cole, English painter
- Erik Cole, American ice hockey player
- Ezra Danolds Cole, of Nyack, New York
F
- Femi Claudius Cole, Sierra Leonean politician
- Francis Joseph Cole, English zoologist
- Frank Cole, Canadian documentary filmmaker
- Frank Nelson Cole, American mathematician
- Fred Cole, multiple people
- Freddy Cole, American musician
- Fremont Cole, New York politician
G
- G. D. H. Cole, English political theorist, economist and historian
- Galen Cole, American philanthropist
- Gary Cole, American actor
- Gary Cole, Australian football player
- George Cole , British actor
- Goody Cole, American witch
- Gracie Cole, English trumpeter
- Graham Cole, British actor
- Gerrit Cole, American Baseball Player
H
- Harold Cole, British soldier and
- Harry A. Cole, Maryland jurist
- Harry A. Cole, American chemist, inventor of Pine-Sol
- Sir Henry Cole, British civil servant and innovator
- Holly Cole, Canadian singer
- Horace de Vere Cole, British eccentric and jokester
- Howard N. Cole, military historian and author
- Hugh M. Cole, U.S. Army officer in World War II, American professor of history
J
- J. Cole , English professional cricketer
- J. Cole, American Hip Hop record artist, songwriter, and music producer
- Jack Cole, multiple people
- Jade Cole, American model
- James Cole, multiple people
- Jeffrey Cole, American anthropologist
- Joanna Cole, multiple people
- Joe Cole, English footballer
- Joe Cole , American roadie and author
- John Cole, multiple people
- Johnnetta B. Cole, American academic
- Jon Cole, multiple people
- Joseph J. Cole, American automobile pioneer and founder of the Cole Motor Car Company
- Juan Cole, American professor of modern history and political commentator
- Jude Cole, Canadian singer and songwriter
- Julie Dawn Cole, British actress
K
- Kate Cole, Australian actress
- Keelan Cole, American football player
- Kenneth Cole, multiple people
- Keyshia Cole, American singer and songwriter
- King Cole may refer to:
- * King Cole , Major League Baseball pitcher
- * Nat King Cole, American jazz singer and pianist
- * Old King Cole, legendary Celtic Britain king
- Kyla Cole, Slovak glamour model
L
- L. B. Cole, American comic book artist
- Lanisha Cole, American model
- Lester Cole, American screenwriter
- Lily Cole, English model
- Lionel Cole, pianist and songwriter
- Lloyd Cole, English singer and songwriter
- Lori Ann Cole, computer game designer
- Lowry Cole, British Army general and politician
- Luther A. Cole, American politician and businessman
- Luther F. Cole, American jurist
- Lynnette Cole, American model
M
- M. J. Cole, British musician
- Mason Cole, American football player
- Margaret Cole, English novelist and politician
- Martin Cole, multiple people
- Martina Cole, English novelist
- Michael Cole, American sports commentator
N
- E. Nelson Cole, American politician
- Nat King Cole, American jazz singer and pianist
- Natalie Cole, American singer; daughter of Nat King Cole
- Natalie Robinson Cole, American educator and author
- Nicholas Cole, multiple people
- Norman Cole, multiple people
- Norris Cole, American basketball player
O
- Ollie Cole, Irish musician
P
- Paula Cole, American singer and songwriter
- Peter Cole, American poet
- Philip Cole American pharmacologist
R
- R. J. Cole, American basketball player
- R. Clint Cole, U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Ralph D. Cole, U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Rebecca Cole, African American woman doctor
- Rebel A. Cole, American Professor of Finance
- Reece Cole, English footballer
- Rich Cole, Canadian journalist
- Richard Cole, British music tour manager and author
- Robert G. Cole, American soldier
- Robert H. Cole, American scientist
- Robert MacFarlan Cole III, American chemist
- Roger Cole, Irish politician
S
- Samantha Cole, American pop singer
- Stanley Cole, multiple people
- Stephen Cole, multiple people
- Steve Cole, American saxophonist
- Stewart Cole, New Zealand businessman living in Perth Western Australia
- Stu Cole, Major League Baseball player
- Susanna Cole, only survivor of Indian attack killing her mother Anne Hutchinson
T
- T. N. Cole, Australian umpire
- Tammy Cole, Australian field hockey defender
- Taylor Cole, American actress
- Ted Cole, Canadian voice actor
- Thomas Cole, American artist
- Tiffany Cole, American murderer
- Timothy Cole, American wood engraver
- Tim Cole, American man wrongly convicted of rape
- Tom Cole, American politician
- Tommy Cole, of The Mickey Mouse Club
- Tony Cole, former senior Australian public servant
- Tonye Cole, businessman
- Trent Cole, American football player
V
- George Vicat Cole, British artist
- Rex Vicat Cole, British artist
W
- Walter Cole, 19th century New York politician
- Walter L. Cole, Irish merchant and politician
- William Cole, multiple people
Z
- Zeralda Elizabeth Cole, mother of American outlaws
Use as an aristocratic family name
- John Cole, 1st Baron Mountflorence
- William Willoughby Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen, 2nd Baron Mountflorence
- John Willoughby Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen, elected a Representative Peer in 1804
- William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen, British palaeontologist
- Lowry Egerton Cole, 4th Earl of Enniskillen
People with given name Cole
- Cole Aldrich, American basketball player
- Cole Custer, American NASCAR driver
- Cole Hamels, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Cole Hauser, American actor
- Cole Hedlund, American football player
- Cole Holcomb, American football player
- Cole Hunt, American football player
- Cole Kmet, American football player
- Cole McDonald, American football player
- Cole Madison, American football player
- Cole Mazza, American football player
- Cole Porter, American songwriter
- Cole Rouse, American NASCAR driver
- Cole Sprouse, Italian-American actor
- Cole Swensen, female American poet
- Cole Swindell, American country singer
- Cole Walliser, Canadian film director
- Cole Weston, American photographer
- Cole Whitt, American NASCAR driver
- Cole Younger, American outlaw
Fictional characters with surname Cole
- Augustus Cole, in Gears of War
- Blackie Cole, in The Invisible Woman
- Buddy Cole, Canadian television character
- Gordon Cole, in Twin Peaks
- James Cole, the main character in the film 12 Monkeys played by Bruce Willis
- Jem Cole, in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- King Cole, figure in British literature and legend since the Middle Ages
- Locke Cole, in Final Fantasy VI
- Lucy Saxon/Cole, The Master's wife in Doctor Who
- Marcus Cole, a character in the novel and Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
- Marcus Cole, in Babylon 5
- Nathaniel Cole, in Hell on Wheels
- Norris Cole, in Coronation Street
- Richard Cole, in EastEnders
- Simone Cole, in Clive Barker's Jericho
- Taylor Cole, in Laguna Beach
- Virgil "Tiger" Cole, in Flight of the Intruder
Fictional characters with given name Cole
- Cole, a character from the animated TV series '
- Cole MacGrath, the main character of the PlayStation 3 game Infamous and Infamous 2
- , a character from the eighth season of the television series 24, played by Freddy Prinze Jr.
- Cole Phelps, the main character of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game L.A. Noire
- Cole Richards, a main character of the online comic PvP
- Cole Sear, the main character of the film The Sixth Sense, played by Haley Joel Osment
- Cole Trickle, the main character of the film Days of Thunder, played by Tom Cruise
- Cole Turner, multiseason supporting actor, antagonist, and love interest in three mid-run seasons of the television series Charmed played by Julian McMahon
- Cole St. Clair, one of the main characters in Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver Trilogy
- Cole Matthews, main character of Touching Spirit Bear and The Ghost of Spirit Bear
- Cole, a spirit that can be a companion in the RPG game ' from Bioware Corp.
- Cole Brown, from the TV show Martin.
- Cole Sullivan, the main character of the PC game Gorky 17
- Colton 'Cole' White, the main protagonist of the PlayStation 2 game Gun
- Cole Thornhart, son of Patrick Thornhart and Marty Saybrook, on the American soap opera One Life to Live; creator, Agnes Nixon on air: 1968–2012; played by Van Hughes
- Cole Randolf, main character in the Five Kingdoms series by Brandon Mull
- Cole Gioberti, a character on the show Falcon Crest, played by William R. Moses from 1981–1987
- Cole Evans, main character from Power Rangers Wild Force, played by Ricardo Medina, Jr.
- Cole D. Walker, a character in the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series
- Cole Thornton, main character from ''El Dorado, played by John Wayne