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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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- 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]
- 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 cricketer[6]
- John Blakemore (born 1936), photographer[10]
- Jordan Bolger (born 1994), actor[11]
- John Bradbury (1953 –2015), drummer of the 2-tone band the Specials[12]
- Charles Bray (1811–1884), ribbon manufacturer, social reformer and phrenologist[13]
- Albert Brown (1858–1930), Coventry's first England international footballer[6]
- Sydney John Bunney (1877–1928), impressionist artist[14]
- Jocelyn Burgener (born 1949), businesswoman and Canadian politician[15]
- Joseph Butterworth (1770–1826), law bookseller, philanthropist, politician and Member of Parliament for Coventry from 1812 to 1818[16]
- Sheila Carey (born 1946), middle-distance runner and Olympian[17]
- Samuel Carter (1805–1878), solicitor and Member of Parliament for Coventry[18]
- Tom Cartwright (1935–2007), international test match cricketer[6]
- Cathy Cassidy (born 1962), children's writer[19]
- William Chattaway (1927–2019), sculptor and draughtsman[20]
- Lee Child (born 1954), novelist best known for his Jack Reacher series[21]
- David Clements (born 1994), ice hockey player for Coventry Blaze and the British men's national team[22]
- Rowena Cole (born 1992), middle distance runner[23]
- Anketil de Coleshull (active in 1295), first known Member of Parliament for Coventry[24]
- Ray Colledge (1922–2014), mountaineer[25]
- Cyril Connolly (1903–1974), literary critic and writer[26]
- William of Coventry (active c.1340–1360), Carmelite friar and historian[27]
- Mary Creagh (born 1967), Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Coventry East[28]
- Cyrus Christie (born 1992), footballer[29]
- Cal Crutchlow (born 1985), MotoGP motorcycle racer[30]
- Christopher Davenport (1598–1680), Catholic theologian, religious controversialist, and royal chaplain[31]
- Dame Laura Davies (born 1963), professional golfer[32]
- Neol Davies (born 1952), guitarist of 2 tone band the Selecter[33]
- Peter Ho Davies (born 1966), writer[34]
- Delia Derbyshire (1937–2001), composer of electronic music and creator of the theme music to the BBC TV series Doctor Who[35]
- Marlon Devonish (born 1976), sprinter and Olympic gold medallist[30]
- Lisa Dillon (born 1979), actress[5]
- Reg Dixon (1915–1984), comedian[36]
- Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper (born 1956), cricket umpire and member of the first-all female umpiring duo in ECB Premier League history[37]
- Lee Dorrian (born 1968), heavy metal musician of bands Napalm Death, Cathedral, Septic Tank and With the Dead[38]
- Thomas Edward Dunville (1867–1924) music hall comedian[39]
- Thomas Edwards (1729–1785), Anglican clergyman, divine and writer[40]
- George Eld (1791–1862), antiquary and editor of the Coventry Standard[41]
- Evelyn Evans (1910–2005), British librarian who founded libraries in Ghana[42]
- John Eyre (c. 1771– ), painter and engraver, transported to New South Wales as a convict[43]
- Nan Fairbrother (1913–1971), writer and environmentalist[44]
- Tom Farndon (1910–1935), speedway rider[45]
- Jade Faulkner (born 1993), gymnast and Olympian[46]
- Colleen Fletcher (born 1954), former Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Coventry North East[47]
- Richard Forster (c.1546–1616), physician and astrologer[48]
- Danusia Francis (born 1994), gymnast and Olympian[49]
- Mary Franklin (1800–1867), schoolmistress[50]
- Connie Frazer (1925–2002), poet and writer[51]
- Emma Fryer (born 1980), comedian and actress[52]
- Cathy Galvin (born 1959), poet and journalist[53]
- Frederick Gibberd (1908–1984), English architect, town planner and landscape designer[54]
- Chelsie Giles (born 1997), judoka and Olympic medallist[55]
- Neelam Gill (born 1995), international fashion model[56]
- Lady Godiva (died between 1066 and 1086), Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and figure of legend[57]
- Andy Goode (born 1980), former England international rugby union fly-half[58]
- Bobby Gould (born 1946), former footballer and manager[59]
- 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[60]
- Alfred Robert Grindlay (1876–1965), inventor, industrialist and politician[61]
- Joseph Gutteridge (1816–1899), silk weaver, microscopist and naturalist[62]
- Terry Hall (1959–2022), lead singer of the 2-tone band the Specials[63]
- Mary Dormer Harris (1867–1936), local historian, translator, writer and suffragist[64]
- Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001), actor[58]
- Vince Hill (1934-2023), traditional pop music singer and songwriter[65]
- Frank Ifield (1937-2024), English-Australian country music singer, yodeller and guitarist[66]
- Harold Innocent (1933–1993), actor[67]
- Margot James (born 1957), Conservative Party politician, former Member of Parliament for Stourbridge and Minister of State for Digital and Creative Industries[68]
- William Jesson (1580–1651), dyer, politician and former Member of Parliament for Coventry in the Short Parliament[69]
- Yasmin Javadian (born 2000), judoka and Commonwealth Games medallist[70]
- JAY1 (born 1998), rapper and songwriter[58]
- Dominic Jephcott (born 1957), actor[71]
- Sally Jones, tennis player, writer and TV presenter[72]
- Gillian Joseph (born 1969), newscaster and weekend anchor of Sky News at Ten[73]
- Graham Joyce (1954–2014), fantasy and speculative fiction writer[74]
- Jackie Kabler (born 1966), TV presenter and writer[75]
- Tamla Kari (born 1988), actress[76]
- Charlotte Kelly (born 1977), singer and member of R&B group Soul II Soul[77]
- Richard Keys (born 1957), sports TV presenter[78]
- Guz Khan (born 1986), comedian and actor[79]
- Sarah Jane Kirk (1829–1916), New Zealand temperance leader, suffragist and human rights activist[80]
- Thomas Kirk (1828–1898), New Zealand botanist, teacher, public servant, writer and churchman[81]
- Aimee Knight (born 1997), former Green Party and Liberal Democrats politician and transgender activist[82]
- Neil Kulkarni (1972–2024), music critic and writer[83]
- Billy Lane (1922–1980), angler and author[84]
- Philip Larkin (1922–1985), poet, novelist, and librarian[85]
- Lisa Lashes (born 1971), music producer and electronic dance music DJ[86]
- John David Lawson (1923–2008), engineer and physicist[87]
- Jen Ledger (born 1989), drummer and co-vocalist of the Christian rock band Skillet[88]
- Yasmin Liverpool (born 1999), 200m and 400m sprinter[89]
- Alice Lowe (born 1977), actress, screenwriter and film director[90]
- Sharon Maguire (born 1960), film director best known for directing Bridget Jones's Diary[91]
- Margery Manners (1926–1997), music hall performer and TV actress[92]
- Clint Mansell (born 1963), lead singer of rock band Pop Will Eat Itself and film music composer[5]
- John Marquez (born 1970), actor[93]
- Beverley Martyn (born 1947), folk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist[94]
- Dame Clare Marx (1954–2022), surgeon and former president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England[95]
- Sian Massey-Ellis (born 1985), football referee in English Premier and Football Leagues[96]
- Brian Matthew (1928–2017), BBC Radio 2 broadcaster[97]
- Reg Matthews (1933–2001), England football goalkeeper[98]
- Sinead Matthews (born 1980), actress[99]
- Panjabi MC (born 1970), recording artist, rapper, record producer and DJ[100]
- Millie McKenzie (born 2000), professional wrestler and longest reigning CPW Women’s Champion[101]
- Carla Mendonça (born 1961), actress[102]
- Clara Milburn (1883–1961), diarist and housewife whose writing gives an insight into domestic life during the Second World War[103]
- Brian Mitchell (born 1967), Australian Labor Party politician[104]
- David Moorcroft (born 1953), athlete, Olympian and former world record holder for the men's 5,000 metres[105]
- Billie Myers (born 1971), pop singer best known for her hit song Kiss the Rain
- 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)[106]
- Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (1854–1930), watercolour and oil painter[107]
- Simon Norton (1578–1641), dyer, politician and former Member of Parliament[108]
- Hazel O'Connor (born 1954), singer-songwriter and actress[109]
- Patricia O'Connor (born 1941), soccer player and captain of the first Australia women's national soccer team[110]
- Christine Oddy (1955–2014), Labour Party politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Midlands Central constituency[111]
- Clive Owen (born 1964), actor[112]
- Julins Palmer (d. 1556), English Protestant martyr[113]
- Henry Parkes (1815–1896), statesman and founder of modern Australia[114]
- Robin Parkinson (1929–2022), actor[115]
- Bharti Patel, actress[116]
- April Phillips (born 1965), screenwriter, director and producer of film and theatre[117]
- Jill Phipps (1964–1995), animal rights activist[118]
- Pamela Vandyke Price (1923–2014), wine expert and writer[119]
- Roddy Radiation (born 1955), lead guitarist of the 2-tone band the Specials[120]
- 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[121]
- Alison Rose (born 1961), former diplomat and British ambassador to Belgium[122]
- Selaine Saxby (born 1970), Conservative Party politician and former Member of Parliament for North Devon[123]
- Doc Scott (born 1971), drum and bass DJ and producer, also known as Nasty Habits[124]
- Henry Sewall (1544–1628), draper, politician and former Member of Parliament[69]
- Ciara Sexton (born 1988), Irish dancer and choreographer[125]
- Thomas Sharp (1770– 1841), antiquary[126]
- Eileen Sheridan (1923–2023), road record-breaking cyclist[127]
- Tarsame "Taz" Singh Saini (1967–2022), lead singer of the band Stereo Nation[128]
- Rachel Smith (born 1993), rhythmic gymnast and Olympian[129]
- Thomas Stevens (1828–1888), weaver and inventor of Stevengraph woven silk pictures[130]
- Graham Stevenson (1950–2020), trade union leader and former National Secretary for the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU)[131]
- Graham Sykes (1937–2008), competitive swimmer and Olympian[132]
- Les Tarrant (1903–1979), bantamweight boxer and Olympian[133]
- Dick Taylor (born 1945), long distance runner and Olympian[134]
- Dame Ellen Terry (1847–1928), leading English actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries[135]
- Freya Thomas (born 2001), footballer[136]
- Peter Thomas (1944–2023), footballer who made two international appearances for the Republic of Ireland[137]
- Donald Trelford (1937–2023), editor of The Observer newspaper from 1975 to 1993[138]
- Joseph Vernon (1738–1782), boy soprano and actor[139]
- Manjinder Virk (born 1975), actress, director and writer[140]
- George Wagstaffe (born 1930), sculptor[141]
- Melissa Walton (born 1990), actress[142]
- Kevin Warwick (born 1954), cybernetics scientist[112]
- Pete Waterman (born 1947), record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ and television presenter[143]
- John Watts (1818–1887), educational and social reformer[144]
- Billie Whitelaw (1932–2014), actress[145]
- Tony Whittaker (1932–2016), solicitor and politician, co-founder and first leader of PEOPLE, forerunner of the Ecology Party and Green Party UK[146]
- Sir Frank Whittle (1907–1996), inventor of the jet engine[147]
- Daphne Wilkinson (born 1932), freestyle swimmer and Olympian[148]
- Arthur Wills (1926–2020), composer, organist and Director of Music at Ely Cathedral (1958–1990)[149]
- Callum Wilson (born 1992), footballer[150]
- River Wilson-Bent (born 1994), middleweight boxer[151]
- Mark Wood (born 1966), explorer[152]
- Tom Wood (born 1986), rugby union flanker[6]
- Hilda Woodward (1913–1999), pianist for the band Lieutenant Pigeon[153]
- Salma Zahid (born 1970), Liberal Party of Canada politician[154]
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