Venables is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

surname of Norman–French origin, derived from the town of the same name in Normandy and introduced to England by way of the

Norman conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conque ...

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Anthony Venables Anthony James Venables, CBE, (born 25 April 1953), is a British economist and the BP Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Oxford. Venables is known as one of the pioneers of New economic geography. He co-author ...

(born 1953), English economist *

Brent Venables Thomas Brent Venables (born December 18, 1970) is an American football coach who is the head coach at the University of Oklahoma. He previously served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Clemson University from 2012 to 2021. V ...

(born 1970), American college football coach *

Clare Venables Clare Rosamund Venables (17 March 1943 – 17 October 2003) was an English theatre director. She was artistic director of regional theatres in Lincoln, Stratford East (London), and Sheffield; she became Director of Education at the Royal Shakespear ...

(1943–2003), British theatre director *

Dione Venables Dione Patricia Mary Venables, also known by her pen name as DG Finlay, is an English novelist and publisher who also founded The Orwell Society. Life and work Venables was born Dione Gordon-Finlay in Great Missenden, England in 1930, the secon ...

(born 1930), British publisher and author * Archbishop

Gregory James Venables Gregory James Venables (born 6 December 1949) is an English Anglican bishop. He has served as the Primate of the Southern Cone in South America from 2001 until 2010, and once again since 2016 until 2020. He is the former diocesan bishop of Argen ...

(born 1949), British religious leader -- Primate of the

Southern Cone The Southern Cone ( es, Cono Sur, pt, Cone Sul) is a geographical and cultural subregion composed of the southernmost areas of South America, mostly south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Traditionally, it covers Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, bou ...

* Jon Venables (born 1982), British murderer of James Bulger *

Philip Venables Philip Venables (born 1979) is a British composer best known for his operatic and theatrical works with themes of sexuality, violence and politics. Life and career Born in Chester, Venables studied at Jesus College, Cambridge and the Royal ...

(born 1979), British composer *

Raissa Venables Raїssa Venables (born 1977) is an American photographer. Background and education Venables was born in 1977 in New Paltz, New York, USA. From 1993 to 1997, she attended the Arts Student’s League in New York City, concentrating on the Anat ...

(born 1977), American photographer *

Robert Venables Robert Venables (ca. 1613–1687), was an English soldier from Cheshire, who fought for Parliament in the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and captured Jamaica in 1655. When the Anglo-Spanish War began in 1654, he was made joint comm ...

(c. 1613–1687), English soldier & writer * Terry Venables (born 1943), British football manager *

Stephen Venables Stephen Venables (born 2 May 1954) is a British mountaineer and writer, and is a past president of the South Georgia Association and of the Alpine Club. Mountaineer In 1988, Venables became the first Briton to ascend the summit of Mount Everest ...

(born 1954), British mountaineer and writer

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Venables Venables is an English surname of Norman–French origin, derived from the town of the same name in Normandy and introduced to England by way of the Norman conquest. People * Anthony Venables (born 1953), English economist * Brent Venables (born 1 ...

, village in France

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