Savile is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur Savile (1819–1870), English clergyman and cricketer *

David Savile David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

, actor, married to Lois Baxter *

Douglas Barton Osborne Savile Douglas Barton Osborne Savile (July 19, 1909 – August 1, 2000) was an Irish-born Canadian mycologist, plant pathologist and evolutionary biologist. He is particularly renowned for his unique work on the coevolution of host plants and their rust f ...

(1909–2000), mycologist *

Dorothy Savile, Viscountess Halifax Dorothy Savile, Viscountess Halifax (née Spencer; 1640 – 16 December 1670) was the first wife of George Savile, 1st Viscount Halifax, and the mother of the 2nd Marquess. Dorothy was the daughter of Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, an ...

(1640–1670) *

Dorothy Savile, Countess of Burlington and of Cork Dorothy Boyle, Countess of Burlington and Countess of Cork (née Savile; 13 September 1699 – 21 September 1758) was a British noble and court official, as well as a caricaturist and portrait painter. Several of her studies and paintings were ...

(1699–1758), painter and wife of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington * George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633–1695) *

George Savile (disambiguation) George Savile or Saville may refer to: *Sir George Savile, 1st Baronet (1551–1622), MP for Yorkshire and Boroughbridge * George Savile (c. 1583 – 1614), MP for Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency) and Appleby *Sir George Savile, 7th Baronet (16 ...

, for others of that name *

Henry Savile (died 1558) Sir Henry Savile (1498/99 – 20 April 1558), of Thornhill, Tankersley, and Elland, Yorkshire, was an English politician. He was the eldest and only son of Sir John Savile of Thornhill Hall and Tankersley. He succeeded his father in 1505 a ...

, MP for Yorkshire *

Henry Savile (died 1569) Henry Savile (1517/18–1569) was an English politician, and Surveyor of the Crown for the Northern Provinces. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Grantham in 1558 and for Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), f ...

, MP for Yorkshire and Grantham * Henry Savile (Bible translator) (1549–1622) *

Henry Savile (politician) Henry Savile (1642 – 6 October 1687) was an English courtier, diplomat and Member of Parliament. Savile was born at Rufford in Nottinghamshire, the third son of Sir William Savile, 3rd Baronet and his wife Anne Coventry. His elder brother wa ...

(1642–1687) *

Jimmy Savile Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile (; 31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) was an English DJ, television and radio personality who hosted BBC shows including ''Top of the Pops'' and ''Jim'll Fix It''. During his lifetime, he was well known ...

(1926–2011), DJ, presenter and media personality * John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract (1556–1630), politician; M.P., Lincolnshire and Yorkshire * John Savile, 1st Baron Savile (second creation) (1818–1896), British diplomat; Ambassador to Italy, 1883–1888 * Leopold Halliday Savile (1870–1953), British civil engineer *

Steven Savile Steven Savile (born 12 October 1969) is a British fantasy, horror and thriller writer and editor living in Sweden. His published work includes novels and numerous short stories in magazines and anthologies. Career Steven Savile started out ...

(born 1969), a British fantasy, horror and thriller writer, and editor living in Stockholm, Sweden * William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax (1665–1700)

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