Kock is a surname literally meaning "cook" in some languages. Notable people with this surname include: Annuar Kock, Aruban footballer Axel Kock, Swedish philologist Elrich Kock, South African rugby union player Elsebeth Kock-Petersen, Danish politician Henry Kock (1952–2005), horticulturist, eco-activist, and founder of the Elm Recovery Project in Ontario Johan Kock (1861–1951), Finnish soldier, revolutionary and businessman Karin Kock-Lindberg, Swedish politician Kristina Kock, Austrian skier Ned Kock, Brazilian-American philosopher Nils Kock, surgeon, the namesake of the Kock pouch Osmo Kock, Finnish politician Putte Kock (1901–1979), Swedish sportsman Quinton de Kock, South African cricketer Theodor Kock (1820–1901), biologist, the namesake of Kock's mouse-eared bat Ulla Kock am Brink, German TV presenter Vera Kock (born 1952), Swedish former swimmer Winston Kock (1909–1982), first director of NASA Electronics Research Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts