Craven (surname) explained

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.^[1] In Ireland, Craven is the anglicisation of O’Crábháin, the descendant of Crabhan, a sept associated with the Ui tribe of Connaught, Ireland.^[2]

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 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)

Notes and References

1. Wood . P. N. . January 1996 . On the Little British Kingdom of Craven . Northern History . en . 32 . 1 . 1–20 . 10.1179/007817296790175155 . 0078-172X.
2. Web site: Ó Crábháin - Irish Names and Surnames . 2023-05-16 . www.libraryireland.com.