This is a list of notable people associated with Carlisle, a city in Cumbria, England.
Born in Carlisle
Arts Matt Pagan (1993– ), singer, born in Carlisle John Scott (1849–1919), artist, born in Carlisle
Business Monkhouse Davison, 18th-century London merchant; born in Carlisle and had homes in Carlisle and Dalston, Cumbria Eddie Stobart, haulage contractor; he and son Edward Stobart were born near Carlisle Stuart Stockdale, fashion designer, former head of design at Pringle of Scotland and Jaeger
Literature Beatrix Campbell, feminist writer and journalist Peter Cox, vegetarian cookbook author M. W. Craven, author Grace Dent, restaurant critic and broadcaster Margaret Forster, novelist George MacDonald Fraser, novelist Maria Hack, educational writer Sarah Hall, Booker Prize-nominated writer and poet
Media Melvyn Bragg, former ITV editor, BBC presenter and Radio 4 broadcaster of In Our Time (BBC Radio 4) Lee Brennan, member of the boy band 911 Isabella Brownson, actress Bryan Dick, TV and theatre actor, best known for his roles in Eric & Ernie, Blackpool and Torchwood Freda Dowie, actress Mike Figgis, film director, writer and composer, born in Carlisle Sheila Jones Harms, soprano Mike Harrison, lead singer of the band Spooky Tooth Ifor James, noted international French horn player and professor Jon Keighren, football commentator John Myers, radio executive Roxanne Pallett, actress, starred in Emmerdale Jancis Robinson, Master of Wine, journalist and wine critic Helen Skelton, Blue Peter presenter
Medicine Sir James Sawyer, physician and cancer researcher
Politics Robert Campbell, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Nicholas Cox, first lieutenant-governor of New Carlisle, Quebec who named the community after his hometown Thomas Logie MacDonald, ex-mayor and astronomer who had a lunar crater named after him Pam McConnell, Toronto city counsellor Edward Tiffin, United States senator and 1st governor of Ohio
Sport Kieran Barton, English–American footballer and coach Kevin Beattie, former England football international Steve Borthwick, former captain of the England rugby union team Jarrad Branthwaite, Everton defender Alan Gray, football defender born 1974 Paul Hindmarch, cricketer Grant Holt, Norwich City striker Helen Housby, netballer Paul Huntington, Leeds United and Newcastle United footballer Matt Jansen, former England U21 and Blackburn Rovers striker; born in Wetheral, near Carlisle Alex MacDowall, World Touring Car Championship driver Paul Nixon, England cricketer Henry Potts, cricketer and footballer Paul Simpson, former footballer and manager Lauren Smith, badminton player Peter Thompson, former Liverpool F.C player, born 1942 Derek Townsley, professional footballer Geoff Twentyman, footballer and subsequent head scout for Liverpool F.C. under Bill Shankly; born in Brampton near Carlisle
Resident of Carlisle William James Blacklock, 19th-century landscape artist, studied in Carlisle and later had a studio in Stanwix Ivor Broadis, ex England international footballer and journalist moved to Carlisle after the Second World War Hunter Davies, writer and journalist, brought up in Carlisle Rory Delap, professional footballer who played for Stoke City FC Richard Hammond, TV presenter, lived in Carlisle Charlie Hunnam, actor, attended art college in Carlisle; known for roles in the series Queer as Folk and Sons of Anarchy, and films Pacific Rim and Green Street Margery Jackson, miser, litigant, landlady and local character Richard Madeley, TV personality, worked for BBC Carlisle and Border Television Peter Manley, professional darts player Rumer, singer, attended Newman School in Carlisle Bill Shankly, former manager of Carlisle United
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