List of people from Coventry
This is a list of people from Coventry, a city in the West Midlands region of England. The list is arranged alphabetically by surname.
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A
[edit]- Alice Arnold (1881–1955), politician, trade unionist and first female mayor of Coventry[1]
B
[edit]- Gillian Barber (born 1958), actress[2]
- Jordan Bolger (born 1994), actor[3]
- Sydney John Bunney (1877-1928), impressionist artist[4]
- Jocelyn Burgener (born 1949), businesswoman and Canadian politician[5]
C
[edit]- Sheila Carey (born 1946), middle-distance runner and Olympian[6]
- Aimee Challenor (born 1997), politician and transgender activist[7]
- Lee Child (born 1954), novelist best known for his Jack Reacher series[8]
- Mary Creagh (born 1967), Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Coventry East[9]
- Cal Crutchlow (born 1985), MotoGP motorcycle racer[10]
D
[edit]- Christopher Davenport (1598–1680), Catholic theologian, religious controversialist, and royal chaplain[11]
- Dame Laura Davies (born 1963), professional golfer[12]
- Delia Derbyshire (1937–2001), composer of electronic music, creator of the theme music to the BBC TV series Doctor Who[13]
- Marlon Devonish (born 1976), sprinter and Olympic gold medallist[10]
- Lisa Dillon (born 1979), actress[14]
- Reg Dixon (1915–1984), comedian[15]
- Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper (born 1956), cricket umpire and member of the first-all female umpiring duo in ECB Premier League history[16]
- Lee Dorrian (born 1968), heavy metal musician of bands Napalm Death, Cathedral, Septic Tank and With the Dead[17]
E
[edit]- Evelyn Evans (b. 1910–2005), British librarian who founded libraries in Ghana[18]
F
[edit]- Tom Farndon (1910–1935), speedway rider[19]
G
[edit]- Cathy Galvin (born 1959), poet and journalist[20]
- Frederick Gibberd (1908–1984), English architect, town planner and landscape designer[21]
- Chelsie Giles (born 1997), judoka and Olympic medallist[22]
- Neelam Gill (born 1995), fashion model[23]
- Lady Godiva (died between 1066 and 1086), Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and figure of legend[24]
- Andy Goode (born 1980), former England international rugby union player[25]
- Bobby Gould (born 1946), English former footballer and manager[26]
- Melissa Graham (born 1975), singer-songwriter in pop band Solid HarmoniE[14]
- Theresa Griffin (born 1962), Labour Party politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the North West England constituency[27]
- Alfred Robert Grindlay (1876–1965), inventor, industrialist and politician[28]
H
[edit]- Terry Hall (1959–2022), lead singer of the 2-tone band the Specials[29]
- Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001), actor[25]
- Vince Hill (born 1934), English traditional pop music singer and songwriter[30]
I
[edit]- Frank Ifield (born 1937), English-Australian country music singer, yodeller and guitarist[31]
- Harold Innocent (1933–1993), actor[32]
J
[edit]- Margot James (born 1957), Conservative Party politician, former Member of Parliament for Stourbridge and Minister of State for Digital and Creative Industries[33]
- Yasmin Javadian (born 2000), judoka and Commonwealth Games medallist[34]
- JAY1 (born 1998), British rapper and songwriter[25]
- Sally Jones, tennis player, writer and TV presenter[35]
K
[edit]- Tamla Kari (born 1988), actress[36]
- Richard Keys (born 1957), English sports presenter[37]
- Guz Khan (born 1986), British comedian and actor[38]
- Sarah Jane Kirk (1829–1916), New Zealand temperance leader, suffragist and human rights activist[39]
- Thomas Kirk (1828–1898), New Zealand botanist, teacher, public servant, writer and churchman[40]
- Neil Kulkarni (1972–2024), music critic and writer[41]
L
[edit]- Philip Larkin (1922–1985), English poet, novelist, and librarian[42]
- Lisa Lashes (born 1971), music producer and electronic dance music DJ[43]
- Jen Ledger (born 1989), drummer and co-vocalist of the Christian rock band Skillet[44]
- Yasmin Liverpool (born 1999), 200m and 400m sprinter[45]
- Alice Lowe (born 1977), actress, screenwriter and film director[46]
M
[edit]- Sharon Maguire (born 1960), film director best known for directing Bridget Jones's Diary.[47]
- Clint Mansell (born 1963), lead singer of rock band Pop Will Eat Itself and film composer[14]
- Dame Clare Marx (1954–2022), surgeon and former president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England[48]
- Reg Matthews (1933–2001), English football goalkeeper[49]
- Sinead Matthews (born 1980), actress[50]
- Panjabi MC (born 1970), recording artist, rapper, record producer and DJ[51]
- Millie McKenzie (born 2000), professional wrestler and longest reigning CPW Women’s Champion[52]
- Brian Mitchell (born 1967), Australian Labor Party politician[53]
- David Moorcroft (born 1953), athlete, Olympian and former world record holder for men's 5,000 metres[54]
N
[edit]- Dave Nellist (born 1952), Militant tendency politician in the Labour Party, former Member of Parliament and current National Chair of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC)[55]
- Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (1854–1930), artist[56]
- Simon Norton (1578–1641), dyer, politician and former Member of Parliament[57]
O
[edit]- Hazel O'Connor (born 1954), singer-songwriter and actress[58]
- Christine Oddy (1955–2014), Labour Party politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Midlands Central constituency[59]
- Clive Owen (born 1964), actor[60]
P
[edit]- Julins Palmer (d. 1556) English Protestant martyr.[61]
- Henry Parkes (1815–1896), statesman and founder of modern Australia[62]
- Robin Parkinson (1929–2022), actor[63]
- Bharti Patel, actress[64]
- Jill Phipps (1964–1995), animal rights activist[65]
R
[edit]- Roddy Radiation (born 1955), lead guitarist of the 2-tone band the Specials[66]
- Julianne Regan (born 1962), lead singer and songwriter of the rock band All About Eve[14]
- Ann Rollason (1760s–1846), printer and bookseller who published the Coventry Mercury newspaper from 1813 to 1846[67]
S
[edit]- Selaine Saxby (born 1970), Conservative Party politician and former Member of Parliament for North Devon[68]
- Tarsame Singh Saini (1967–2022), lead singer of the band Stereo Nation[69]
- Rachel Smith (born 1993), rhythmic gymnast and Olympian[70]
- Thomas Stevens (1828–1888), weaver and inventor of Stevengraph woven silk pictures[71]
- Graham Sykes (1937–2008), competitive swimmer and Olympian[72]
T
[edit]- Dame Ellen Terry (1847–1928), leading English actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries[73]
- Donald Trelford (1937–2023), editor of The Observer newspaper from 1975 to 1993[74]
V
[edit]- Joseph Vernon (1738–1782), boy soprano and actor
- Manjinder Virk (born 1975), actress, director and writer[75]
W
[edit]- Kevin Warwick (born 1954), cybernetics scientist[60]
- Pete Waterman (born 1947), English record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ and television presenter[76]
- Billie Whitelaw (1932–2014), actress[77]
- Tony Whittaker (1932–2016), solicitor and politician, co-founder and first leader of PEOPLE, forerunner of the Ecology Party and Green Party UK[78]
- Sir Frank Whittle (1907–1996), inventor of the jet engine[79]
- Daphne Wilkinson (born 1932), English freestyle swimmer and Olympian[80]
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