Craven (surname)

Craven is a surname that can be of English or Irish origin. In England, it is a topographical surname associated with the medieval kingdom or shire of Craven situated in West and North Yorkshire. In Ireland, Craven is the anglicisation of O’Crábháin, the descendant of Crabhan, a sept associated with the Ui Maine (anglicisation: Hy Many) tribe of Connaught, Ireland.

Craven is the surname of:


 * Avery Craven (1885–1980), American historian
 * Beverley Craven (born 1963), British singer and songwriter
 * Danie Craven (1910–1993), South African rugby union player, national coach, rugby administrator, academic and author
 * Danny Craven (born 1967), former Australian rules footballer
 * Danny Craven (rugby league) (born 1991), English rugby league player
 * Dave Craven (born c. 1990), American politician
 * Elizabeth Craven (née Berkeley; 1750—1828), British author and playwright
 * Frank Craven (1875-1945), American stage and film actor, playwright, and screenwriter
 * Greg Craven (academic) (born 1958), Vice-Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University
 * Greg Craven (teacher), climate change activist known for a YouTube viral video
 * Henry Thornton Craven (1818–1905), English actor and dramatist
 * Joan Craven (1897–1979), English photographer
 * James Craven (disambiguation)
 * John Craven (disambiguation)
 * Joseph Craven (disambiguation)
 * Kyle Craven (born 1989), American internet celebrity
 * Lyndley Craven (1945–2014), Australian botanist
 * M. W. Craven, English crime writer, winner of the 2019 Gold Dagger award
 * Margaret Craven (politician) (born 1944), American state senator in Maine
 * Margaret Craven (writer) (1901–1980), American author
 * Matt Craven (born 1956), Canadian actor
 * Murray Craven (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Peter Craven (1934–1963), English motorcycle racer
 * Peter Craven (literary critic), Australian writer
 * Philip Craven (born 1950), British sports administrator, president of the International Paralympic Committee
 * Ricky Craven (born 1966), American NASCAR driver
 * Rich Craven (b. 1974), radio personality, singer-songwriter. Lead singer of Boxtheatre
 * Robert Craven (born 1955), American politician
 * Thomas Tingey Craven (rear admiral) (1808–1887), United States Navy officer who served in the Civil War
 * Thomas Tingey Craven (US Navy admiral) (1873–1950), United States Navy officer who served in World Wars I and II, grandson of the above
 * Tunis Craven (1813–1864), United States Navy officer, brother of Thomas Tingey Craven
 * T.A.M. Craven (1893–1972), United States Navy officer and FCC commissioner
 * Wes Craven (1939–2015), American film director
 * William Craven (disambiguation)