• Source: 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.




A


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




B


Neil Back (born 1969), rugby union player who played 66 times for England
Angela Bailey (1962–2021), Canadian track and field athlete and Olympic medallist
Gillian Barber (born 1958), actress
Jessica Barry (born 1994), super featherweight boxer
Ian Bell (born 1982), Warwickshire cricketer
John Blakemore (born 1936), photographer
Jordan Bolger (born 1994), actor
John Bradbury (1953 –2015), drummer of the 2-tone band the Specials
Charles Bray (1811–1884), ribbon manufacturer, social reformer and phrenologist
Albert Brown (1858–1930), Coventry's first England international footballer
Sydney John Bunney (1877–1928), impressionist artist
Jocelyn Burgener (born 1949), businesswoman and Canadian politician
Joseph Butterworth (1770–1826), law bookseller, philanthropist, politician and Member of Parliament for Coventry from 1812 to 1818




C


Sheila Carey (born 1946), middle-distance runner and Olympian
Samuel Carter (1805–1878), solicitor and Member of Parliament for Coventry
Tom Cartwright (1935–2007), international test match cricketer
Cathy Cassidy (born 1962), children's writer
William Chattaway (1927–2019), sculptor and draughtsman
Lee Child (born 1954), novelist best known for his Jack Reacher series
David Clements (born 1994), ice hockey player for Coventry Blaze and the British men's national team
Rowena Cole (born 1992), middle distance runner
Anketil de Coleshull (active in 1295), first known Member of Parliament for Coventry
Ray Colledge (1922–2014), mountaineer
Cyril Connolly (1903–1974), literary critic and writer
William of Coventry (active c.1340–1360), Carmelite friar and historian
Mary Creagh (born 1967), Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Coventry East
Cyrus Christie (born 1992), footballer
Cal Crutchlow (born 1985), MotoGP motorcycle racer




D


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




E


Thomas Edwards (1729–1785), Anglican clergyman, divine and writer
George Eld (1791–1862), antiquary and editor of the Coventry Standard
Evelyn Evans (1910–2005), British librarian who founded libraries in Ghana
John Eyre (c. 1771– ), painter and engraver, transported to New South Wales as a convict




F


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




G


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




H


Terry Hall (1959–2022), lead singer of the 2-tone band the Specials
Mary Dormer Harris (1867–1936), local historian, translator, writer and suffragist
Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001), actor
Vince Hill (1934-2023), traditional pop music singer and songwriter




I


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




J


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




K


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




L


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




M


Sharon Maguire (born 1960), film director best known for directing Bridget Jones's Diary
Margery Manners (1926–1997), music hall performer and TV actress
Clint Mansell (born 1963), lead singer of rock band Pop Will Eat Itself and film music composer
John Marquez (born 1970), actor
Beverley Martyn (born 1947), folk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist
Dame Clare Marx (1954–2022), surgeon and former president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Sian Massey-Ellis (born 1985), football referee in English Premier and Football Leagues
Brian Matthew (1928–2017), BBC Radio 2 broadcaster
Reg Matthews (1933–2001), England football goalkeeper
Sinead Matthews (born 1980), actress
Panjabi MC (born 1970), recording artist, rapper, record producer and DJ
Millie McKenzie (born 2000), professional wrestler and longest reigning CPW Women’s Champion
Carla Mendonça (born 1961), actress
Clara Milburn (1883–1961), diarist and housewife whose writing gives an insight into domestic life during the Second World War
Brian Mitchell (born 1967), Australian Labor Party politician
David Moorcroft (born 1953), athlete, Olympian and former world record holder for the men's 5,000 metres
Billie Myers (born 1971), pop singer best known for her hit song Kiss the Rain




N


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)
Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (1854–1930), watercolour and oil painter
Simon Norton (1578–1641), dyer, politician and former Member of Parliament




O


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




P


Julins Palmer (d. 1556), English Protestant martyr
Henry Parkes (1815–1896), statesman and founder of modern Australia
Robin Parkinson (1929–2022), actor
Bharti Patel, actress
April Phillips (born 1965), screenwriter, director and producer of film and theatre
Jill Phipps (1964–1995), animal rights activist
Pamela Vandyke Price (1923–2014), wine expert and writer




R


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




S


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




T


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




V


Joseph Vernon (1738–1782), boy soprano and actor
Manjinder Virk (born 1975), actress, director and writer




W


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




Z


Salma Zahid (born 1970), Liberal Party of Canada politician




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