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Famous People in History whose Surname begins with 'C' - 3

This category is for famous people in history whose surname begins with the letter 'C'. The names shown on this page are - Jean Cocteau - Samuel Taylor Coleridge - William Wilkie Collins - Arthur Holly Compton - Joseph Conrad - John Constable - Captain James Cook - Catherine Ann Cookson - Gary Cooper - James Fenimore Cooper.

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Jean Cocteau

(1889-1963) Jean Cocteau was a French film director, novelist, dramatist, poet and critic. His best known novel is "Les Enfants Terribles".

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

(1772-1834) Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet and critic. His best known poems are "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", "Christabel". and "Kubla Khan".

William Wilkie Collins

(1824-1889) William Wilkie Collins the Engish novelist and playwright was born in London. He wrote "The Woman in White", "No Name" and "The Moonstone".

Arthur Holly Compton

(1892-1962) Arthur Holly Compton was an American physicist. He was a prominent researcher into X-rays, gamma rays and nuclear energy, and discovered the Compton effect. In 1927 he was awarded the Nobel prize for physics.

Joseph Conrad

(1857-1924) Joseph Conrad (born Jozef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski) the Polish novelist and short-story writer was born in Berdichev, Ukraine. He wrote "Lord Jim" (1900), "Heart of Darkness" and "Nostromo".

John Constable

(1776-1837) John Constable was an English landscape painter. He specialized in Suffolk scenes. Two of his most famous paintings are "Dedham Vale" and "The Hay Wain".

Captain James Cook

(1728-1779) Captain James Cook was an English navigator. He charted the east coast of Australia and he discovered New Caledonia. He was killed by islanders in Hawaii.

Catherine Ann Cookson

(1906-1998 ) Dame Catherine Ann Cookson the English novelist was born in Tyne Dock, County Durham. She wrote "Kate Hannigan", "Tilly Trotter" and "The Cinder Path".

Gary Cooper

(1901-1961) Gary Cooper (real name Frank James Cooper) was an American movie actor. He specialized as the quiet, couragous hero in many westerns. One of his most famous was 'High Noon'.

James Fenimore Cooper

(1789-1851) James Fenimore Cooper was an American novelist. He wrote stories about American frontier life. His most famous story is "The Last of the Mohicans".