English is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex English (born 1954), American basketball player *

Arthur English Arthur Leslie Norman English (9 May 1919 – 16 April 1995) was an English television, film and stage actor and comedian from the music hall tradition. Early life English was born at 22 Lysons Road in Aldershot,'Arthur English, ''Aldershot H ...

(1919–1995), English actor and comedian *

Bill English Sir Simon William English (born 30 December 1961) is a New Zealand former National Party politician who served as the 39th prime minister of New Zealand from 2016 to 2017 and as the 17th deputy prime minister of New Zealand and minister of f ...

(born 1961), New Zealand politician and Prime Minister *

Bill English (actor) Bill English is an actor. He is known as playing the role of Joel in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC Television program, television series ''Cavemen (TV series), Cavemen''. Early life and education English was raised Honeoye Falls, New Y ...

(born 1980), American actor *

Bradford English Bradford English (born 1943) is an American character actor known for his roles in film and television. He is best known in the horror film community for his role in the 1995 horror movie ''Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'' as John Strode ...

(born 1943), American actor * CariDee English (born 1984), American model *

Carl English Carl Jerome English (born February 2, 1981) is a Canadian former professional basketball player and general manager for the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada. A shooting guard, he has also played for the Canadian nation ...

(born 1981), Canadian basketball player and manager *

David English (cricketer) David Stuart English, Order of the British Empire, CBE (4 March 1946 – 12 November 2022) was a British charity fundraiser, cricketer, actor, writer and former president of RSO Records. He was appointed MBE in the 2003 Birthday Honours, and CBE ...

(1946–2022), British cricketer and actor *

Diane English Diane English (born May 18, 1948) is an American screenwriter, producer and director, best known for creating the television show '' Murphy Brown'' and writing and directing the 2008 feature film '' The Women''. Early life English was born in Bu ...

(born 1948), American film director *

Ernest English Ernest Robert Maling English Distinguished Service Order, DSO (2 December 1874 — 18 August 1941) was a British soldier, cricketer and actor. English was born in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. He attended Wellington College, Berkshire, Well ...

(1874–1941), British soldier, cricketer and actor *

Fanita English Fanița English (born October 22, 1916 – January 18, 2022) was a Romanian-born American psychoanalyst and psychotherapist. Personal life and education Fanita English was born October 22, 1916, in the city of Galați, Romania. Her parents were ...

(1916–2022), Romanian-born American psychoanalyst and psychotherapist * Felix English (born 1992), British-born Irish racing cyclist *

George English (disambiguation) George English may refer to: * George English (tenor) (1882–1972), Australian tenor soloist, conductor and composer ** George Selwyn English (1912–1980), Australian composer, son of the latter * George W. English (1866–1941), United States ...

, multiple people *

Gerald English Gerald English (6 November 1925 – 6 February 2019) was an English tenor. He performed operatic and concert repertoire, was a recording artist, and was a sometime academic. He gave many premiere performances of works by composers such as Igo ...

(1925–2019), English-Australian singer *

Glenn English Glenn Lee English Jr. (born November 30, 1940) is a U.S. Democratic politician who represented Oklahoma's 6th congressional district for 10 successive terms. English is formerly the chief executive officer of the National Rural Electric Cooper ...

(born 1940), American politician *

Grace English Grace Geraldine English (1891-4 December 1956) was a British painter and etcher. Biography English was born in London and as a teenager spent time in Paris and Germany. In Germany she met I. A. R. Wylie and produced illustrations for her book ...

(1891–1956), English artist *

Harris English Harris English (born July 23, 1989) is an American professional golfer and currently a member of the PGA Tour. Amateur career Born in Valdosta, Georgia, English attended The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for high school, graduating ...

(born 1989), American golfer *

Isaac English Isaac English (born 12 November 1971) is a Scottish former professional footballer. A forward, English began his career with St Mirren in the 1980s. He was unable to break into the first team and moved to Partick Thistle in 1989. He made ...

(born 1971), Scottish footballer *

Jack English (disambiguation) Jack English may refer to: * Jack English (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1953), English footballer and manager * Jack English (footballer, born 1923) (1923–1985), his son, football forward * Jack English (photographer) (born 1948), English photo ...

, multiple people * James English (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jane English Jane English (born 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a philosopher, physicist, photographer, journalist and translator. Biography English received her B.A. in Physics from Mount Holyoke College in 1964 and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin ...

(born 1942), American physicist, photographer, journalist and translator *

Jane English (politician) Jane English (born 1940) is a Republican state senator in Arkansas, United States. She represents District 13 in the Arkansas Senate. She served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2009 into 2012. She became a member of the state sena ...

(born 1940), American politician from Arkansas *

Joe English (disambiguation) Joe or Joseph English may refer to: *Joe English (loyalist), former Ulster loyalist activist * Joe English (musician) (born 1949), American musician *Joe English (painter) (1882–1918), Flemish draughtsman and painter *Joe English (sailor), (1956� ...

, multiple people *

Joe English (painter) Joseph Alphonse Marie English (Bruges, 5 August 1882 – Veurne, Vinkem, 31 August 1918) was a Flemish people, Flemish drawing, draughtsman and Painting, painter. Life and work His father was an Ireland, Irishman, Henry English, who married a Fl ...

(1882–1918), Flemish painter *

John English (disambiguation) John English may refer to: * John Hawker English (1788–1840), English surgeon * John A. English, Canadian academic and soldier *John English (Canadian politician) (born 1945), Canadian historian and politician *John English (director) (1903–196 ...

, multiple people *

Jo Jo English Stephen "Jo Jo" English (born February 4, 1970) is an American professional basketball player who starred at the University of South Carolina in the early 1990s and later played parts of three seasons for the National Basketball Association's Ch ...

(born 1970), American NBA basketball player, top scorer in the 1999-2000 Israel Basketball League *

Jon English Jonathan James English (26 March 1949 – 9 March 2016) was an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He emigrated from England to Australia with his parents in 1961. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for ...

(1949–2016), Australian singer and actor *

Joseph Craig English Joseph Craig English is an American artist (born 1947 in Washington, DC) predominantly known for his silkscreen prints focusing on street and landscape scenery of and about places around the Greater Washington, DC area. He currently resides and ...

(born 1947), American artist *

Karan English Karan English (born March 23, 1949) is an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives of the 103rd United States Congress from 1993 to 1995. A Democrat, English represented Arizona's 6th Congressional District, which ...

(born 1949), American politician *

Katreeya English Katreeya English ( th, แคทรียา อิงลิช; born 4 September 1976) is a Thai singer, actress and model. She has released 5 albums, the most recent of which is Sassy K on GMM Grammy. In 2015, she recorded "They Call Us The Ro ...

(born 1976), Thai singer and actress * Kim English (1970–2019), American singer *

Kim English (basketball) Kim English, Jr. (born September 24, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player and current head basketball coach for George Mason University. He played college basketball for the University of Missouri before being selected by t ...

(born 1988), American former basketball player and coach * Logan English (1928–1983), American singer, poet and actor * Mark English (athlete) (born 1993), Irish middle-distance runner * Matty English (born 1997), English rugby league footballer *

Michael English (disambiguation) Michael English may refer to: * Michael English (illustrator) (1941–2009), British 1960s poster designer *Michael English (politician) (1930–2019), British Labour Member of Parliament for Nottingham West 1964–1983 *Michael English (Americ ...

, multiple people *

Mitch English Mitch English (born October 2, 1969) is an American morning talk show host, comedian, actor, reporter and weatherman. He is best known for being the host of the nationally syndicated morning television show, '' The Daily Buzz'', and was the last r ...

(born 1969), American talk show host *

Nicky English Nicholas J. "Nicky" English (born 20 October 1962) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-forward at senior level for the Tipperary county team. Born in Cullen, County Tipperary, English first played competitive Gaelic games during h ...

(born 1962), Irish hurler *

Paul English (drummer) Paul English (November 6, 1932 – February 11, 2020) was Willie Nelson's longtime drummer who started playing with him in Fort Worth in 1955, although he did not become Nelson's regular drummer until 1966. In the years in between he played wit ...

(1932–2020), American country drummer *

Paul M. English Paul M. English (born 1963) is an American tech entrepreneur, computer scientist and philanthropist. He is the founder of Boston Venture Studio, and previously co-founded and served as CTO of Kayak (company), Kayak. In November 2012, Kayak was ac ...

(born 1963), American computer businessman *

Phil English Philip Sheridan English (born June 20, 1956) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995–2009 from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, representing the state's 3rd Congress ...

(born 1956), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *

Richard English Richard Ludlow English (born 1963) is a Northern Irish historian and political scientist from Northern Ireland. He was born in Belfast. He studied as an undergraduate at Keble College, Oxford, and subsequently at Keele University, where he w ...

(born 1963), Northern Irish historian * Richard English (cricketer), English cricketer *

Robert English (disambiguation) Robert English may refer to: * Robert D. English (born 1958), American historian *Robert Henry English Robert Henry English (16 January 1888 – 21 January 1943) was a United States Navy commissioned officer who commanded the U.S. Navy's submarin ...

, multiple people *

Ron English (American football) Ronald Everett English (born May 21, 1968) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator for the Louisville Cardinals. English also served as the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University fro ...

(born 1968), American football coach *

Ron English (artist) Ron English (born June 6, 1959) is an American contemporary artist who explores brand imagery, street art, and advertising. Career English has produced images on the street, in museums, in movies, books and television. He coined the term POPag ...

(born 1959), American artist *

Scott English Sheldon David "Scott" English (January 10, 1937 – November 16, 2018) was an American songwriter, arranger and record producer. He is best known as the co-writer of "Brandy" which he wrote with Richard Kerr. This song became a No. 1 hit fo ...

(1937–2018), American songwriter and record producer *

Scott English (basketball) Scott Garrison English (born October 20, 1950) is a retired professional basketball small forward who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the American Basketball Association (ABA). Born in Evanston, Illinois, he attended Chat ...

(born 1950), American basketball player *

Terence English Sir Terence Alexander Hawthorne English (born October 1932)'ENGLISH, Sir Terence (Alexander Hawthorne)', Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013; online edn, Dec ...

(born 1932), English cardiac surgeon *

Terry English Terry English is a British armourer, mainly designing and making arms and armour, as well as props, for film and television productions. His work is held in museums such as the UK's Royal Armouries, and in private collections. Early life and career ...

, English armourer *

Theo English Thomas English (5 July 1930 – 10 January 2021), known as Theo English, was an Irish hurler and coach. As a player, he was noted as a tactician with "good ball control and excellent stickwork". English was, at the time of his retirement, the ...

(1930–2021), Irish hurler * Thomas English (disambiguation), several people *

Tony English Anthony Karl English (born 19 October 1966) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a defender (association football), defender for Colchester United F.C., Colchester United in the English Football League ...

(born 1966), English footballer *

William English (disambiguation) Bill English (born 1961) was the 39th Prime Minister of New Zealand. William English or Bill English may also refer to: *William English (physician) (fl. 1350), English physician *William English (poet) (died 1778), Irish poet *William Hayden Engli ...

, multiple people *

Woody English Elwood George English (March 2, 1906 – September 26, 1997) was an American professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1927 and 1938 for the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers ...

(1906–1997), American baseball player

Fictional characters

Jake English Jake may refer to: Name * Jake (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Katrin Jäke (born c. 1975), German swimmer * Jake (gamer), American ''Overwatch'' player and coach Animals * Jake (rescue dog), a s ...

, character in the web-comic ''

Homestuck ''Homestuck'' is an Internet fiction series created by American author and artist Andrew Hussie in the first half of the 2010s. The fourth and best-known of Hussie's four ''MS Paint Adventures'', it originally ran from April 13, 2009 to April ...

'' *

Johnny English ''Johnny English'' is a 2003 spy comedy film directed by Peter Howitt and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and William Davies. It is a British-French venture produced by StudioCanal and Working Title Films, and distributed by Universal Pi ...

, British spy in the ''Johnny English'' film series

Fictional characters

See also