100 famous people from Coventry

Dame Ellen Terry was a leading Shakesperian actress born in Coventry in 1874

by Ben Glass
February 8, 2011


Hollywood stars, inventors, music moguls … Coventry has its fair share of famous folk.

So we thought we would compile a list of 100 notable characters with strong links to the city.

While most were born in Coventry, some, like George Eliot, are included because they lived here.

This page might help provide more interesting answers than ‘Lady Godiva’ or ‘the Blitz’ when asked ‘What’s Coventry famous for?’

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