English is an English surname.
The name is attested from the 12th century. From parts of Great Britain near the borders of England with Scotland and Wales, it may have been applied to people who spoke English, or to distinguish people of English ancestry from Celts, while from the interior of England it may have referred to people who were English rather than Norman French in ancestry. In other parts of Europe it may have been given to travellers from England. In Ireland the name is of Norman origin and had been brought to the country in the twelfth century.
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People
Notable people with the surname include:
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A. J. English (born 1967), American former basketball player
A. J. English (basketball, born 1992), American basketball player, his son
Ada English (1875–1944), Irish politician and psychiatrist
Adam English (born 2003), Irish hurler
Alan D. English, American physicist
Alex English (born 1954), American former basketball player, coach, and businessman
Alex English (comedian), American comedian and writer
Amber English (born 1989), American sport shooter
Andy English (born 1956), English wood-engraver and educator
Ann English, Irish-Canadian scientist and bioinorganic chemist
Arthur English (1919–1995), English actor and comedian
Arthur B. English (1869–1938), Canadian executioner
Austin English (born 1983), American cartoonist and artist
Auston English (born 1987), former American football defensive end
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Bradford English (1942–2024), American actor
Buck English (1855–1915), American Old West outlaw
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CariDee English (born 1984), American model and television personality
Carl English (born 1981), Canadian former basketball player and manager
Carlos English, American basketball player
Cedric English (born 1973), South African-born Scottish cricketer
Charles English (disambiguation) or Charlie English, multiple people
Clara English, pen name of Clara Christiana Morgan Chapin (1852–1926), British-born American activist, newspaper editor, temperance worker, woman suffragist and writer
Claude English (born 1946), American former basketball player and coach
Colin English (1895–1986), American superintendent
Corri English (born 1978), American actress
Cory English (born 1968), American actor
Crystal English Sacca (born Crystal English), American venture investor and author
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Damien English (born 1978), Irish politician
David English (disambiguation), multiple people
Deirdre English (born 1948), American journalist, daughter of Fanita and Maurice English
Des English (born 1958), Australian former footballer
Diane English (born 1948), American director, producer and screenwriter
Dion English (born 1971), United States Navy vice admiral
Doreen Mary English, birth name of Drue Heinz (1915–2018), English-born American actress, arts patron, philanthropist of literature and socialite
Doug English (born 1953), American former football player
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Edmond J. English (born 1953), American businessman
Edmund English (1841–1912), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Edward English (1864–1966), English cricketer
Elbert H. English (1816–1884), American judge
Ellia English, American actress, dancer and singer
Elsa English (born 2008), Australian entrepreneur and founder of digital platform LINQ.
Emily English (born 1995), English nutritionist, food writer, Internet personality and former model
Ernest English (1874–1941), English actor, cricketer and soldier
Evan English, Australian filmmaker, co-writer and producer of the 1988 film Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
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Fanita English (1916–2022), Romanian-born American psychoanalyst and psychotherapist
Felix English (born 1992), English cyclist
Fenwick W. English (born 1939), American writer and education professor
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Garry English (1935–2007), Australian former footballer
George English (disambiguation), multiple people
Gerald English (1925–2019), English tenor
Gil English (1909–1996), American baseball player
Gladys English (died 1956), American editor and librarian
Glenn English (born 1940), American businessman, lobbyist, politician and soldier
Glenn H. English Jr. (1940–1970), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Grace English (1891–1956), English painter
Graeme English (1964–2021), British wrestler
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Hal English, American lawyer and politician
Harold English, pseudonym of Raymond Harold Sawkins (1923–2006), English novelist and writer
Harris English (born 1989), American golfer
Hazel English, Australian-American musician
Helen Williams Drutt English, full name of Helen Drutt (born 1930), American author, educator, gallerist and lecturer
Henry English (died 1393), English politician
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Irvino English (1977–2020), Jamaican footballer
Isaac English (born 1971), Scottish former footballer
Isobel English (also known as June Guesdon Braybrooke, née Jolliffe; 1920–1994), English novelist and writer
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J. Kalani English, American former politician
Jack English (disambiguation), multiple people
Jackie English, Canadian actress, choreographer, dancer, director, filmmaker, performer and television host
James English (disambiguation), multiple people
Jane English (born 1942), American artist, author, photographer and physicist
Jane English (politician) (born 1940), American politician
Jaren Holmes (born 1998 as Jaren Jamir English)
Jayanne English, Canadian astronomer
Jennifer English, English actress
Jesse English (born 1984), American former baseball player
Jim English (1932–2008), Irish hurler
Jo Jo English (born 1970), American basketball coach and former player
Joe English (disambiguation) or Joseph English, multiple people
John English (disambiguation), multiple people
Jon English (1949–2016), English-born Australian actor, musician and singer-songwriter
Jonathan English (director), English director and producer
Josephine English (1920–2011), American gynecologist
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Karan English (born 1949), American politician
Katreeya English (born 1976), Thai actress, model, singer and television host
Keith English (disambiguation), multiple people
Ken English (1927–2016), New Zealand rugby league footballer
Kim English (1970–2019), American singer
Kim English (basketball) (born 1988), American basketball coach and former player
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Larry English (born 1986), American former football player
Lauren English (born 1989), American swimmer
Lawrence English (born 1976), Australian artist, composer and curator
Leandra English, American government official and political advisor
Leo James English (1907–1997), Australian compiler, editor, lexicographer, linguist and priest
Logan English (1928–1983), American MC, musician, playwright, poet and singer
Lorenzo English (1819–1888), American politician
Louis English (1902–1976), American baseball player
Louise English (born 1962), English actress
Lowell E. English (1915–2005), American soldier and U.S. Marine Corps Major General
Lyn English, Australian mathematics education scholar
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Maddy English (1925–2004), American baseball player
Mark English (disambiguation), multiple people
Marla English (1935–2012), American actress
Mary English (disambiguation), multiple people
Matty English (born 1997), English rugby league footballer
Maurice English (1909–1983), American author, journalist and poet
Michael English (disambiguation) or Mick English, multiple people
Mitch English (born 1969), American actor, comedian, keynote speaker, radio and television talk show host and personality, reporter and weatherman
Myra English (1933–2001), American musician and singer
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Niall J. English, Irish chemical engineer, inventor and researcher
Nick English (born 1978), British rower
Nicky English (born 1962), Irish former hurler
Nicole Williams English (born 1983), Canadian model and fashion designer, full surname is Williams English
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O. Spurgeon English (1901–1993), American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
Oliver English, pseudonym of Clive McLean (1944–2005), English photographer
Otto English (born Andrew Scott), English author and journalist
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Paschal English (born 1944), retired United States Air Force Colonel, former judge, and contestant on the fourth season of Survivor, Survivor: Marquesas
Pat English, Irish former hurler
Patricia English (1931–2016), American-born British actress
Paul English (disambiguation), multiple people
Pauline English, Australian Paralympic swimmer
Peter English (1937–2009), Scottish scientist, shinty player and social historian
Peter English (boxer) (born 1963), British retired boxer
Phil English (born 1956), American politician
Phoebe English, English fashion designer
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Rachael English (born 1968), Irish broadcaster and writer
Ralna English (born 1942), American singer
Regina English, American politician
Richard English (born 1963), Northern Irish academic, historian, political scientist and writer
Richard English (cricketer) (1942–2024), English cricketer
Richie English (born 1995), Irish hurler
Robert English (disambiguation), multiple people
Roger Guy English (born 1950), American businessman and disc jockey
Roland English (1909–1993), Canadian politician
Ron English (born 1959), American artist
Ron English (American football) (born 1968), American football coach and former player
Rose English, British actress, artist, choreographer and director
Roy English, former professional name of Jagwar Twin (born 1988), American musician, record producer and singer-songwriter
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Sam English (1908–1967), Northern Irish footballer
Sarah English (born 1955), Zimbabwean former field hockey player
Scott English (1937–2018), American arranger, record producer and songwriter
Scott English (basketball) (born 1950), American former basketball player
Sharon English (born 1965), Canadian writer
Stacey English (1975–2012), formerly missing American person
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T. J. English (born 1957), American author and journalist
Terence English (1932–2025), South African-born British surgeon
Terry English, British armourer and prop designer
Theo English (1930–2021), Irish hurler
Thomas English (disambiguation), Tom English or Tommy English, multiple people
Tim English (born 1977) Australian rules footballer
Todd English (born 1960), American author, celebrity chef, restaurateur and television personality
Toni English, alternative name of Kelly Holland, American businesswoman director, producer and publisher
Tony English (born 1966), English former footballer (born 1989),
Tristin English (born 1997), American baseball player
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Vanessa English (born 1989), Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor and instructor from England
Vin English (1929–1999), Australian rules footballer
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Wally English (1934–2024), American football coach
Walter English (1867–1916), American composer, conductor and tubist
Warren B. English (1840–1913), American politician and soldier
William English (disambiguation) or Bill English, multiple people
Winston English (born 1943), Guyanese former cricketer
Woody English (1906–1997), American baseball player
Fictional characters
Jake English, in the web-comic Homestuck
Johnny English, British spy in the Johnny English film series