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COVENTRY
Most Famous People Born in Coventry, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 427
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1959
- Most distinctive
- Darts Player 39.0×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Coventry during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Coventry Is Known For
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Football is Coventry's biggest profession — 24% of all notables (101).
Coventry over-indexes on darts player — 39.0× the global rate.
Coventry under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Coventry's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Politics & Law
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Clive Owen
Born 1964
Philip Larkin
1922 - 1985
Nigel Hawthorne
1929 - 2001
Lee Child
Born 1954
Frank Whittle
1907 - 1996
Clint Mansell
Born 1963
Billie Whitelaw
1932 - 2014
Ellen Terry
1847 - 1928
Delia Derbyshire
1937 - 2001
Kevin Warwick
Born 1954
Brian Ferneyhough
Born 1943
Terry Hall (singer)
Born 1959
Cyril Connolly
1903 - 1974
Panjabi MC
Born 1973
Iain Pears
Born 1955
Peter Berresford Ellis
Born 1943
John Marston (poet)
1576 - 1634
Hazel O'Connor
Born 1955
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
1742 - 1817
Edward Taylor
1642 - 1729
Marlon Devonish
Born 1976
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
1715 - 1786
Graham Joyce
1954 - 2014
Laura Davies
Born 1963
Billie Myers
Born 1971
Cyrus Christie
Born 1992
Callum Wilson
Born 1992
Graham Alexander
Born 1971
Ian Marter
1944 - 1986
Lee Dorrian
Born 1968
Martin Atkins
Born 1959
Cal Crutchlow
Born 1985
Mary Creagh
Born 1967
Ghostpoet
Born 1983
Bob Ainsworth
Born 1952
Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland
1792 - 1865
Dominic Dale
Born 1971
Mark Cousins (film critic)
Born 1965
James Maddison
Born 1996
Pete Waterman
Born 1947
Gary McSheffrey
Born 1982
Dennis King
1897 - 1971
Margot James
Born 1957
Frederick Gibberd
1908 - 1984
Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland
1846 - 1918
Luke McCormick
Born 1983
Ian Bell
Born 1982
Alice Lowe
Born 1977
Neil Back
Born 1969
Nicholas Bullen
Born 1968
Jamie Paterson (footballer, born 1991)
Born 1991
Daniel Crowley (footballer)
Born 1997
Kelly Massey
Born 1985
David Bates (historian)
Born 1945
Jen Ledger
Born 1989
Gillian Barber
Born 1958
Martin Jacques
Born 1945
Tom Wood (rugby union)
Born 1986
Daniel Nardiello
Born 1981
Sinead Matthews
Born 1980
David Moorcroft
Born 1953
Thomas Kirk (botanist)
1828 - 1898
Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley
1750 - 1830
Tamla Kari
Born 1988
Cathy Cassidy
Born 1962
Whitey (musician)
Born 1974
Paul King (VJ)
Born 1960
John Davenport (minister)
1597 - 1670
James Quinn (footballer)
Born 1974
Jefferson Hall (actor)
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Denis Matthews
1919 - 1988
James Collins (footballer, born 1990)
Born 1990
Angela Bailey
Born 1962
Andrew Turner (politician)
Born 1953
Edward Copson
1901 - 1980
Danny Grewcock
Born 1972
Ian Evatt
Born 1981
Stephen Biesty
Born 1961
Jennifer Veal
Born 1991
John D. Lawson (scientist)
1923 - 2008
Don Fardon
Born 1943
Bobby Gould
Born 1946
Kelvin Langmead
Born 1985
John Bradbury (drummer)
1953 - 2015
Malcolm Rose
Born 1953
Joel Fearon
Born 1988
Amanda Lightfoot
Born 1987
Andy Goode
Born 1980
Brian Matthew
1928 - 2017
Jassa Ahluwalia
Born 1990
Manjinder Virk
Born 1975
Brian Kilby
Born 1938
Beverley Martyn
Born 1947
Geoff Thompson (writer)
Born 1960
Humfrey Wanley
1672 - 1726
Bill Parry (mathematician)
1934 - 2006
Theresa Griffin
Born 1962
Jennie Jacques
Born 1989
Jordan Graham
Born 1995
Declan Bennett
Born 1981
Tom Cartwright
1935 - 2007
David Duckham
Born 1946
Charles Bray
1811 - 1884
Neelam Gill
Born 1995
Shane Geraghty
Born 1986
Harry Horse
1960 - 2007
Graeme Hawley
Born 1973
Charles Kay
Born 1930
Mark Barrowcliffe
Born 1964
Greg Abbott (footballer)
Born 1963
Darren Garforth
Born 1966
Ian Taylor (British politician)
Born 1945
Jane A. Langdale
Born 1960
Terry Hall (ventriloquist)
1926 - 2007
Tony Southgate
Born 1940
Rhoda Holmes Nicholls
1854 - 1930
Brendan Price
Born 1947
Peter Ho Davies
Born 1966
Harry Webster
1917 - 2007
Conor Thomas
Born 1993
Josh Ginnelly
Born 1997
Marcus Hall
Born 1976
Melissa Walton
Born 1990
Tony Mottram
1920 - 2016
Steve Beaton
Born 1964
Robert Madge (actor)
Born 1996
Robin Parkinson
Born 1929
Leon Lloyd
Born 1977
David Dilks
Born 1938
John Middleton (cyclist)
1906 - 1991
Anthony Farrar-Hockley
1924 - 2006
Brian Barritt
1934 - 2011
Reg Matthews
1932 - 2001
Gareth Evans (footballer, born 1967)
Born 1967
Rob Ogleby
Born 1992
Marcus Law
Born 1975
Helen Masters
Born 1963
Danusia Francis
Born 1994
Thomas Martyn (zoologist)
1760 - 1816
Jordan Willis (footballer)
Born 1994
Bill Adcocks
Born 1941
Kieran Conry
Born 1951
Jordan Clarke (footballer)
Born 1991
Terence Brain
Born 1938
Alan Rotherham
1862 - 1898
Sheila Carey
Born 1946
Barry John (theatre director)
Born 1944
Norman Dewis
1920 - 2019
Julianne Regan
Born 1962
Lisa Dillon
Born 1979
John Blakemore
Born 1936
Jon Gaunt
Born 1961
Matt Aitken
Born 1956
Chris Jury
Born 1956
Godfrey Herbert
1884 - 1961
Geoff Campion
1916 - 1997
Phillip Harris
Born 1989
Rikki Bains
Born 1988
Rowena Wallace
Born 1947
Adam Whitehead
Born 1980
Henry Holland (printer)
1583 - 1650
Navin Kundra
Born 1985
George Shaw (artist)
Born 1966
Connor Taylor
Born 1992
Iyseden Christie
Born 1976
Bob Jackson (musician)
Born 1948
Charlotte (singer)
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Josh Gowling
Born 1983
Sam Parsons
Born 1995
John Eyre (painter)
1771 - 1812
Alex T. Smith
Born 1985
Jackie Hegan
1901 - 1989
John Heskett
1937 - 2014
Thomas Stedman Whitwell
1784 - 1840
Marcus Harness
Born 1996
Craig Reid (footballer, born 1985)
Born 1985
Debee Ashby
Born 1967
Luke Leahy
Born 1992
Scott Rand (darts player)
Born 1975
Courtney Baker-Richardson
Born 1995
Edward Iliffe, 1st Baron Iliffe
1877 - 1960
Simon Ellis (film director)
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Leone Ross
Born 1969
Emma McGann
Born 1990
Doc Scott
Born 1969
Alan Simpson (athlete)
Born 1940
Dick Taylor (athlete)
Born 1945
Ryan Casey
Born 1979
Peter Lunn
1914 - 2011
John Judd
Born 1942
Devon Kelly-Evans
Born 1996
Harold Innocent
1933 - 1993
Sian Massey-Ellis
Born 1985
Peter Thomas (footballer, born 1944)
Born 1944
Marc Bridge-Wilkinson
Born 1979
Dion Kelly-Evans
Born 1996
Aimee Challenor
Born 1997
Peter Eugene Ball
Born 1943
Linda Jackson (businesswoman)
Born 1959
Ivor Lawton
Born 1995
Simon Rennie
Born 1980
Scott Garner
Born 1989
Richard Keys
Born 1957
John Ash (physician)
1723 - 1798
Rachel Smith (gymnast)
Born 1993
Jimmy Ormond
Born 1977
George E. Taylor (historian)
1905 - 2000
Aron Wint
Born 1992
Lionheart (wrestler)
1982 - 2019
Eileen Sheridan (cyclist)
Born 1924
Ryan Lynch
Born 1987
Derek Higgs
1944 - 2008
Alexander Gordon (Unitarian)
1841 - 1931
Steve Twigger
-
Jetta (wrestler)
Born 1987
Steve Norris (footballer)
Born 1961
David Parker (swimmer)
1959 - 2010
Charles Brisbane Ewart
1827 - 1903
Brian Mitchell (politician)
Born 1967
Sam Vesty
Born 1981
Dominic Jephcott
Born 1957
Fontaine Chapman
Born 1990
Terry Angus
Born 1966
Richard Stanton (cave diver)
Born 1961
Foji Gill
-
Peter Boddington
Born 1942
Jake Stewart (cyclist)
Born 1999
Geoff Evans (rugby union, born 1950)
Born 1950
April Phillips
-
Michael Quirke
Born 1991
Guz Khan
Born 1986
Roger Harrabin
Born 1961
Arthur Stokes (cyclist)
1875 - 1949
John Davies (Musiker)
-
Mark McGeeney
Born 1972
Rory May
Born 1984
Ian Barnes
-
Ryan Strain
Born 1997
John Iliffe (dentist)
1846 - 1914
Gerry McGovern
Born 1956
Rosalind Ridley
Born 1949
Harvey Virdi
Born 1974
Ian Muir
Born 1963
Jason Herbert
Born 1967
Christine Oddy
1955 - 2014
Max Field
Born 1950
Ben Stevenson (footballer)
Born 1997
Dior Angus
Born 1994
Tarsame Singh Saini
Born 1967
Adrian Lombard
1915 - 1967
Tom Farndon
1910 - 1935
Bhavna Limbachia
Born 1984
Kare Adenegan
Born 2000
Jill Pittard
Born 1977
David Gee (artist)
1793 - 1872
Howard Clark (footballer)
Born 1968
Tony Kelly (footballer, born 1966)
Born 1966
Oumi Kapila
Born 1984
Stuart Giddings
Born 1986
Philip Kinorra
Born 1940
Paul Sugrue
Born 1960
Bernie James
Born 1958
Colleen Fletcher
Born 1954
Olivia Broadfield
Born 1981
Steve Waters
Born 1965
Avun Jephcott
Born 1983
Alex McSweeney
-
Steve Early
Born 1956
Alfred Jephcott
1853 - 1932
Emma Fryer
-
Harry Mundy
1915 - 1988
Dean Pithie
Born 1974
Kirk Stephens
Born 1955
Johnny Matthews
1948 - 2019
John Marquez (actor)
Born 1970
Herbert Banks
1873 - 1947
Steve Hine
Born 1969
Arthur Hutt
1889 - 1954
Emma Merry
Born 1974
Norman Smurthwaite
Born 1960
John Allen (footballer, born 1955)
Born 1955
Bobby Arthur
Born 1945
David Foy
Born 1972
Robert Shaw (poet)
Born 1933
A. Bromley Davenport
1867 - 1946
Tim Steele (footballer)
Born 1967
Mark Constable
Born 1976
Jon Sheffield
Born 1969
Cortez Belle
Born 1983
Val Williams
-
Timothy Essex
1765 - 1847
Salma Zahid
-
Craig Herbert
Born 1975
Samuel Carter (Coventry MP)
1805 - 1878
Connie Frazer
1925 - 2002
Nat Robinson
1878 - 1929
Michael Brady (soccer)
Born 1964
Jeff Smith (racing driver)
Born 1966
John Gohorry
Born 1943
Reginald James Wallace
1919 - 2012