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.

Table of contents:

A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T W

## A

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* Jassa Ahluwalia (born 1990), actor, TV and radio presenter[1]
* Bob Ainsworth (born 1952), former Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament for Coventry North East and Secretary of State for Defence[2]
* Alice Arnold (1881–1955), politician, trade unionist and first female mayor of Coventry[3]
* John Ash (1723–1798), English physician and founder of Birmingham General Hospital[4]
* Martin Atkins (born 1959) drummer in post-punk and industrial groups Public Image Ltd, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Pigface, and Killing Joke[5]

## B

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* Neil Back (born 1969), rugby union player who played 66 times for England[6]
* Angela Bailey (1962–2021), Canadian track and field athlete and Olympic medallist[7]
* Gillian Barber (born 1958), actress[8]
* Jessica Barry (born 1994), super featherweight boxer[9]
* Ian Bell (born 1982), Warwickshire and England cricketer[6]
* John Blakemore (born 1936), photographer[10]
* Sara Blizzard (born 1970), weather presenter[11]
* Jordan Bolger (born 1994), actor[12]
* John Bradbury (1953 –2015), drummer of the 2-tone band the Specials[13]
* Charles Bray (1811–1884), ribbon manufacturer, social reformer and phrenologist[14]
* Albert Brown (1858–1930), Coventry's first England international footballer[6]
* Olivia Broadfield (born 1981), singer-songwriter for TV and film[11]
* Sydney John Bunney (1877–1928), impressionist artist[15]
* Jocelyn Burgener (born 1949), businesswoman and Canadian politician[16]
* Joseph Butterworth (1770–1826), law bookseller, philanthropist, politician and Member of Parliament for Coventry from 1812 to 1818[17]

## C

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* Sheila Carey (born 1946), middle-distance runner and Olympian[18]
* Samuel Carter (1805–1878), solicitor and Member of Parliament for Coventry[19]
* Tom Cartwright (1935–2007), Warwickshire and England cricketer[6]
* Cathy Cassidy (born 1962), children's writer[20]
* William Chattaway (1927–2019), sculptor and draughtsman[21]
* Fontaine Chapman (born 1990), badminton player[22]
* Lee Child (born 1954), novelist best known for his Jack Reacher series[23]
* David Clements (born 1994), ice hockey player for Coventry Blaze and the British men's national team[24]
* Paul Clews (born 1979), motorcycle speedway rider[25]
* Rowena Cole (born 1992), middle distance runner[26]
* Anketil de Coleshull (active in 1295), first known Member of Parliament for Coventry[27]
* Ray Colledge (1922–2014), mountaineer[28]
* Cyril Connolly (1903–1974), literary critic and writer[29]
* William of Coventry (active c.1340–1360), Carmelite friar and historian[30]
* Mary Creagh (born 1967), Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Coventry East[31]
* Cyrus Christie (born 1992), footballer[32]
* Cal Crutchlow (born 1985), MotoGP motorcycle racer[33]

## D

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* Dominic Dale (born 1971), professional snooker player and commentator for the BBC and Eurosport[34]
* Christopher Davenport (1598–1680), Catholic theologian, religious controversialist, and royal chaplain[35]
* Dame Laura Davies (born 1963), professional golfer[36]
* Neol Davies (born 1952), guitarist of 2 tone band the Selecter[37]
* Peter Ho Davies (born 1966), writer[38]
* Delia Derbyshire (1937–2001), composer of electronic music and creator of the theme music to the BBC TV series Doctor Who[39]
* Marlon Devonish (born 1976), sprinter and Olympic gold medallist[33]
* Lisa Dillon (born 1979), actress[5]
* Reg Dixon (1915–1984), comedian[40]
* Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper (born 1956), cricket umpire and member of the first-all female umpiring duo in ECB Premier League history[41]
* Lee Dorrian (born 1968), heavy metal musician of bands Napalm Death, Cathedral, Septic Tank and With the Dead[42]
* Thomas Edward Dunville (1867–1924) music hall comedian[43]

## E

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* Mary Eaves (c. 1805/6–1875), midwife[44]
* Thomas Edwards (1729–1785), Anglican clergyman, divine and writer[45]
* George Eld (1791–1862), antiquary and editor of the Coventry Standard[46]
* Evelyn Evans (1910–2005), British librarian who founded libraries in Ghana[47]
* John Eyre (born 1771), painter and engraver, transported to New South Wales as a convict[48]

## F

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* Nan Fairbrother (1913–1971), writer and environmentalist[49]
* Tom Farndon (1910–1935), speedway rider[50]
* Jade Faulkner (born 1993), gymnast and Olympian[51]
* Colleen Fletcher (born 1954), former Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Coventry North East[52]
* Richard Forster (c.1546–1616), physician and astrologer[53]
* Danusia Francis (born 1994), gymnast and Olympian[54]
* Mary Franklin (1800–1867), schoolmistress[55]
* Connie Frazer (1925–2002), poet and writer[56]
* Emma Fryer (born 1980), comedian and actress[57]

## G

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* Cathy Galvin (born 1959), poet and journalist[58]
* David Gee (1793–1872), oil painter[59]
* Frederick Gibberd (1908–1984), English architect, town planner and landscape designer[60]
* Chelsie Giles (born 1997), judoka and Olympic medallist[61]
* Neelam Gill (born 1995), international fashion model[62]
* Lady Godiva (died between 1066 and 1086), Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and figure of legend[63]
* Andy Goode (born 1980), former England international rugby union fly-half[64]
* Bobby Gould (born 1946), former footballer and manager[65]
* Melissa Graham (born 1975), singer-songwriter in band Solid HarmoniE[5]
* Danny Grewcock (born 1972), rugby union lock who played for England[6]
* Theresa Griffin (born 1962), Labour Party politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the North West England constituency[66]
* Alfred Robert Grindlay (1876–1965), inventor, industrialist and politician[67]
* Joseph Gutteridge (1816–1899), silk weaver, microscopist and naturalist[68]

## H

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* Terry Hall (1959–2022), lead singer of the 2-tone band the Specials[69]
* Mary Dormer Harris (1867–1936), local historian, translator, writer and suffragist[70]
* Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001), actor[64]
* Vince Hill (1934-2023), traditional pop music singer and songwriter[71]
* Edward Hopkins (c. 1675 – 1736), Whig Member of Parliament for Coventry[72]
* Amy Hurlston (1865–1949), journalist, editor, social campaigner, suffragist and trade unionist[73]

## I

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* Frank Ifield (1937-2024), English-Australian country music singer, yodeller and guitarist[74]
* Harold Innocent (1933–1993), actor[75]

## J

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* Margot James (born 1957), Conservative Party politician, former Member of Parliament for Stourbridge and Minister of State for Digital and Creative Industries[76]
* William Jesson (1580–1651), dyer, politician and former Member of Parliament for Coventry in the Short Parliament[77]
* Yasmin Javadian (born 2000), judoka and Commonwealth Games medallist[78]
* JAY1 (born 1998), rapper and songwriter[64]
* Dominic Jephcott (born 1957), actor[79]
* Sally Jones, tennis player, writer and TV presenter[80]
* Gillian Joseph (born 1969), newscaster and weekend anchor of Sky News at Ten[81]
* Graham Joyce (1954–2014), fantasy and speculative fiction writer[82]

## K

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* Jackie Kabler (born 1966), TV presenter and writer[83]
* Tamla Kari (born 1988), actress[84]
* Charlotte Kelly (born 1977), singer and member of R&B group Soul II Soul[85]
* Richard Keys (born 1957), sports TV presenter[86]
* Guz Khan (born 1986), comedian and actor[87]
* Sarah Jane Kirk (1829–1916), New Zealand temperance leader, suffragist and human rights activist[88]
* Thomas Kirk (1828–1898), New Zealand botanist, teacher, public servant, writer and churchman[89]
* Aimee Knight (born 1997), former Green Party and Liberal Democrats politician and transgender activist[90]
* Neil Kulkarni (1972–2024), music critic and writer[91]

## L

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* Billy Lane (1922–1980), angler and author[92]
* Philip Larkin (1922–1985), poet, novelist, and librarian[93]
* Lisa Lashes (born 1971), music producer and electronic dance music DJ[94]
* John David Lawson (1923–2008), engineer and physicist[citation needed]
* Jen Ledger (born 1989), drummer and co-vocalist of the Christian rock band Skillet[95]
* Yasmin Liverpool (born 1999), 200m and 400m sprinter[96]
* Alice Lowe (born 1977), actress, screenwriter and film director[97]

## M

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* Sharon Maguire (born 1960), film director best known for directing Bridget Jones's Diary[98]
* Margery Manners (1926–1997), music hall performer and TV actress[99]
* Clint Mansell (born 1963), lead singer of rock band Pop Will Eat Itself and film music composer[5]
* Tom Mann (1856–1941), trade unionist and activist[100]
* John Marquez (born 1970), actor[101]
* Ian Marter (1944–1986), actor[11]
* Beverley Martyn (born 1947), folk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist[102]
* Dame Clare Marx (1954–2022), surgeon and former president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England[103]
* Sian Massey-Ellis (born 1985), football referee in English Premier and Football Leagues[104]
* Brian Matthew (1928–2017), BBC Radio 2 broadcaster[105]
* Reg Matthews (1933–2001), England football goalkeeper[106]
* Sinead Matthews (born 1980), actress[107]
* Panjabi MC (born 1970), recording artist, rapper, record producer and DJ[108]
* Dave McCalla (born 1973), GB 4-man Bobsleigh Athlete, Olympian. Competed at 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City Utah[109]
* Millie McKenzie (born 2000), professional wrestler and longest reigning CPW Women’s Champion[110]
* Carla Mendonça (born 1961), actress[111]
* Clara Milburn (1883–1961), diarist and housewife whose writing gives an insight into domestic life during the Second World War[112]
* Brian Mitchell (born 1967), Australian Labor Party politician[113]
* David Moorcroft (born 1953), athlete, Olympian and former world record holder for the men's 5,000 metres[114]
* Billie Myers (born 1971), pop singer best known for her hit song Kiss the Rain

## N

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* 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)[115]
* Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (1854–1930), watercolour and oil painter[116]
* Simon Norton (1578–1641), dyer, politician and former Member of Parliament[117]

## O

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* Hazel O'Connor (born 1954), singer-songwriter and actress[118]
* Patricia O'Connor (born 1941), soccer player and captain of the first Australia women's national soccer team[119]
* Christine Oddy (1955–2014), Labour Party politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Midlands Central constituency[120]
* Clive Owen (born 1964), actor[121]

## P

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* Julins Palmer (d. 1556), English Protestant martyr[122]
* Henry Parkes (1815–1896), statesman and founder of modern Australia[123]
* Robin Parkinson (1929–2022), actor[124]
* Bharti Patel, actress[125]
* Elizabeth Percival (1906–1997), research chemist[126]
* April Phillips (born 1965), screenwriter, director and producer of film and theatre[127]
* Jill Phipps (1964–1995), animal rights activist[128]
* Pamela Vandyke Price (1923–2014), wine expert and writer[129]

## R

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* Roddy Radiation (born 1955), lead guitarist of the 2-tone band the Specials[130]
* Julianne Regan (born 1962), lead singer and songwriter of the rock band All About Eve[5]
* Ann Rollason (1760s–1846), printer and bookseller who published the Coventry Mercury newspaper from 1813 to 1846[131]
* Alison Rose (born 1961), former diplomat and British ambassador to Belgium[132]
* Roy Rutherford (born 1973), boxer who held the British featherweight title in 2003 and the English super featherweight title from 2004 to 2005[133]

## S

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* Selaine Saxby (born 1970), Conservative Party politician and former Member of Parliament for North Devon[134]
* Doc Scott (born 1971), drum and bass DJ and producer, also known as Nasty Habits[135]
* Henry Sewall (1544–1628), draper, politician and former Member of Parliament[77]
* Ciara Sexton (born 1988), Irish dancer and choreographer[136]
* Thomas Sharp (1770– 1841), antiquary[137]
* Eileen Sheridan (1923–2023), road record-breaking cyclist[138]
* Tarsame "Taz" Singh Saini (1967–2022), lead singer of the band Stereo Nation[139]
* Rachel Smith (born 1993), rhythmic gymnast and Olympian[140]
* Thomas Stevens (1828–1888), weaver and inventor of Stevengraph woven silk pictures[141]
* Graham Stevenson (1950–2020), trade union leader and former National Secretary for the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU)[142]
* Graham Sykes (1937–2008), competitive swimmer and Olympian[143]
* Graham Symonds (1937–2006), competitive swimmer and Olympian[144]

## T

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* Les Tarrant (1903–1979), bantamweight boxer and Olympian[145]
* Dick Taylor (born 1945), long distance runner and Olympian[146]
* Dame Ellen Terry (1847–1928), leading English actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries[147]
* Freya Thomas (born 2001), footballer[148]
* Peter Thomas (1944–2023), footballer who made two international appearances for the Republic of Ireland[149]
* Donald Trelford (1937–2023), editor of The Observer newspaper from 1975 to 1993[150]

## V

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* Joseph Vernon (1738–1782), boy soprano and actor[151]
* Manjinder Virk (born 1975), actress, director and writer[152]

## W

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* George Wagstaffe (born 1930), sculptor[153]
* Rowena Wallace (born 1947), actress[11]
* Melissa Walton (born 1990), actress[154]
* Kevin Warwick (born 1954), cybernetics scientist[121]
* Pete Waterman (born 1947), record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ and television presenter[155]
* John Watts (1818–1887), educational and social reformer[156]
* Billie Whitelaw (1932–2014), actress[157]
* Tony Whittaker (1932–2016), solicitor and politician, co-founder and first leader of PEOPLE, forerunner of the Ecology Party and Green Party UK[158]
* Sir Frank Whittle (1907–1996), inventor of the jet engine[159]
* Daphne Wilkinson (born 1932), freestyle swimmer and Olympian[160]
* Arthur Wills (1926–2020), composer, organist and Director of Music at Ely Cathedral (1958–1990)[161]
* Callum Wilson (born 1992), footballer[162]
* River Wilson-Bent (born 1994), middleweight boxer[163]
* Mark Wood (born 1966), explorer[164]
* Tom Wood (born 1986), rugby union flanker[6]
* Hilda Woodward (1913–1999), pianist for the band Lieutenant Pigeon[165]

## Z

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* Salma Zahid (born 1970), Liberal Party of Canada politician[166]

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