Coombs is an

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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 Coomb ...

(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 (born 1937), British author, historian and teacher * David Coombs (lawyer) (born 1969), American lawyer *

Derek Coombs Derek Michael Coombs (12 August 1931 – 30 December 2014) was a British Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley from 1970 to 1974, when he lost to Labour's Sydney Tierney. He was subsequently a businessman, a ...

(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 gre ...

(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 R ...

(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 John Wesley Coombs (November 18, 1882 – April 15, 1957), nicknamed "Colby Jack" after his alma mater, was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1906–14), ...

(1882–1957), American baseball player * James Coombs (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 John Coombs (1 February 1922 – 3 August 2013) was a British racing driver and racing team owner. After a driving career in various formulae, including a win in a minor Formula One race, he became a team owner in sports car racing and Formula Two ...

(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 Mary Clare Coombs ( Blood, 4 February 1929 – 28 February 2022) was a British computer programmer and schoolteacher. Employed in 1952 as the first female programmer to work on the LEO computers, she is recognised as the first female commercia ...

(1929–2022), English computer programmer * Melvin Coombs (1948–1997), American cultural educator and cultural interpreter * Michelle Coombs, American geologist *

Nathan Coombs Nathan Coombs (June 12, 1826 – December 26, 1877) was a California pioneer and Democratic politician who served in the California State Assembly and is best known for founding the city of Napa, California. Life Nathan Coombs lived in Massachu ...

(1826–1877), American founder of Napa, California * Orde M. Coombs (1939–1984), Saint Vincent-born American writer and editor *

Pat Coombs Patricia Doreen Coombs (27 August 1926 – 25 May 2002) was an English actress. She specialised in the portrayal of the eternal downtrodden female, comically under the thumb of stronger personalities. She was known for many roles on radio, ...

(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. Care ...

(born 1959), Australian politician * Robert Coombs (cricketer) (born 1959), English cricketer *

Robin Coombs Robert Royston Amos Coombs FRS FRCPath FRCP (9 January 1921 – 25 January 2006) was a British immunologist, co-discoverer of the Coombs test (1945) used for detecting antibodies in various clinical scenarios, such as Rh disease and bl ...

(1921–2006), British immunologist * Simon Coombs (born 1947), British politician * Stephen Coombs (born 1960), British pianist * Ted Coombs (born 1954), American artist, roller skater and forensic scientist * W. H. Coombs (1816–1896), English/Australian priest

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