List of people from Carlisle

This is a list of notable people associated with Carlisle, a city in Cumbria, England.

Born in Carlisle

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

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^[1]
Roxanne Pallett, actress, starred in Emmerdale
Jancis Robinson, Master of Wine, journalist and wine critic
Helen Skelton, Blue Peter presenter

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

Kieran Barton, English–American footballer and coach^[2]
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

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

↑ Story, Chris (22 June 2012). "Cumbria university honour for broadcaster John Myers". The Cumberland News. Retrieved 23 June 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Kieran Barton". FBref. Retrieved 7 January 2025.