Coombs is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Anthony Coombs (politician) Anthony Michael Vincent Coombs (born 18 November 1952) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and a company director. Early life Coombs was educated at Charterhouse School and Worcester College, Oxford. Political career Coom ...

(born 1952), British politician * Anthony Coombs (Canadian football) (born 1992), Canadian football player *

Bobby Coombs Raymond Franklin "Bobby" Coombs (February 2, 1908 – October 21, 1991) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The , right-hander played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1933) and New York Giants (1943). His career was unusual in that he went ...

(1908–1991), American baseball player *

Clyde Coombs Clyde Hamilton Coombs (July 22, 1912 – February 4, 1988) was an American psychologist specializing in the field of mathematical psychology. He devised a voting system, that was hence named Coombs' method. Coombs founded the Mathematical Psycholo ...

(1912–1988), American psychologist *

David Coombs David John Coombs (born February 1937) is a British author, historian, and teacher. He is a former editor of the '' Antique Collector'' and was a columnist for the British weekly trade magazine, '' Antiques Gazette''. Coombs is best known for h ...

(born 1937), British author, historian and teacher *

David Coombs (lawyer) David Edward Coombs (born July 6, 1969) is a United States military defense counsel known for his role in several high-profile cases. Coombs spent twelve years on active duty service with the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. Dur ...

(born 1969), American lawyer *

Derek Coombs Derek Michael Coombs (12 August 1931 – 30 December 2014) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency), Bir ...

(1931–2014), British politician *

Doug Coombs Doug Coombs (September 24, 1957 – April 3, 2006) was an American alpine skier and mountaineer who helped to pioneer the sport of extreme skiing, both in North America and worldwide. Early life and education Coombs was born in Boston and gr ...

(1957–2006), American skier and mountaineer *

Ernie Coombs Ernest "Ernie" Arthur Coombs, CM (November 26, 1927 – September 18, 2001) was a US-born Canadian children's entertainer who starred in the Canadian television series ''Mr. Dressup''. His career began as an assistant puppeteer to Fred Roger ...

(1927–2001), Canadian/American children's entertainer * Frank Coombs (1853–1934), American politician *

H.C. Coombs Herbert Cole "Nugget" Coombs (24 February 1906 – 29 October 1997) was an Australian economist and public servant. He is best known for having been the first Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, in which capacity he served from 1960 to 19 ...

(1906–1997), Australian economist * Jack Coombs (1882–1957), American baseball player *

James Coombs James Parker Coombs (June 6, 1869 – February 22, 1935), also known as Big Jim or Daddy Jim, was the head coach of the University of Maine's Maine Black Bears football, football team in 1898 and compiled a 1–4 record. Coombs later went on to be ...

(1869–1935), American football coach *

Joe Coombs Joe Coombs (born 17 March 1991 in Salisbury) is a British canoe slalom athlete who competed between 2003 and 2014. His results include a Silver Medal at the Junior European Championships in 2009 (team-event), 15th at the ICF Senior Pre-world ...

(born 1991), British canoe slalom athlete * John Coombs (1922–2013), British racing driver and racing team owner *

Kris Coombs-Roberts Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band from Bridgend, formed in 2001 and currently consists of Matthew Davies-Kreye (lead vocals), Kris Coombs-Roberts (guitar, backing vocals), Gavin Burrough (guitar, backing vocals), Darran Smith ...

, Welsh guitarist * Mary Coombs (1929–2022), English computer programmer * Melvin Coombs (1948–1997), American cultural educator and cultural interpreter *

Michelle Coombs Michelle Lynn Coombs is a geologist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO). She was the Scientist-in-Charge from 2016 to 2023. Coombs is a fellow of the Geological Society of America. Education * 1994: B.A. Geology (Williams College) * 2001 ...

, American geologist * Nathan Coombs (1826–1877), American founder of Napa, California * Orde M. Coombs (1939–1984), Saint Vincent-born American writer and editor * Pat Coombs (1926–2002), English actress * Patricia Coombs (born 1926), American children's author and illustrator * Peter Coombs (born 1928), English priest *

Robert Coombs (politician) Robert Darcy Coombs is an Australian politician and former Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Coombs represented the electorate of Swansea from 2007 to his defeat at the 2011 New South Wales state election. Caree ...

(born 1959), Australian politician * Robert Coombs (cricketer) (born 1959), English cricketer * Robin Coombs (1921–2006), British immunologist * Simon Coombs (born 1947), British politician *

Stephen Coombs Stephen Coombs (born Birkenhead, July 11, 1960) is a British pianist who works with orchestras and conductors, as well as performing as a solo artist. (1) Earlier life Coombs first became prominent in music at the age of thirteen, when he won sec ...

(born 1960), British pianist *

Ted Coombs Ted Coombs (born 1954) is an American technology author, futurist, artist, and scientist. He set a Guinness World Record for roller skating across the United States in 1979. Work Born on June 19, 1954 as Ronald Alvin Schlemeyer, he was adopted on ...

(born 1954), American artist, roller skater and forensic scientist *

W. H. Coombs The Reverend Canon William Henry Coombs (November 1816 – 22 September 1896), remembered as "Canon Coombs", was an Anglican minister in Gawler, South Australia, whose record of 48 years serving the same parish has been recognised as an Australian ...

(1816–1896), English/Australian priest

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