Nathan Elams Cockrell was a founder of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.

Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell is an American Astronaut and veteran of 5 space shuttle missions

Francis Marion Cockrell was a 5-term U.S. senator from Missouri. His brother Jeremiah Vardeman Cockrell was a lawyer and judge in Texas.

And there's another Francis M. Cockrell who was a writing and director.

Gary Cockrell is an actor.

Alan Cockrell is a hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies.