John Cobb (racing driver)

John Rhodes Cobb
At Brooklands
Born	(1899-12-02)2 December 1899 Esher, Surrey, England
Died	29 September 1952(1952-09-29) (aged 52) Loch Ness
Cause of death	Crash during water speed record attempt
Resting place	Christ Church, Esher
Known for	Speed record holder
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Mitchell-Smith (1947–1948) (her death) Vera Victoria Henderson (m. 1950–1952) (his death)

John Rhodes Cobb (2 December 1899 – 29 September 1952) was an early to mid 20th century English racing motorist. He was three times holder of the World Land Speed Record, in 1938, 1939 and 1947, set at Bonneville Speedway in Utah, US. He was awarded the Segrave Trophy in 1947. He was killed in 1952 whilst piloting a jet powered speedboat attempting to break the World Water Speed Record on Loch Ness water in Scotland.