Arts •
Matt Pagan (1993– ), singer, born in Carlisle. •
John Scott (1849–1919), artist, born in Carlisle.
Business •
Monkhouse Davison, 18th century London merchant was born in Carlisle and had homes both in Carlisle and
Dalston, Cumbria. His brother John, also a grocer, was Carlisle's mayor in 1765. Tea being shipped by Davison Newman and Co. was thrown into the harbour in the Boston Tea Party which led to the American Revolution and eventually Independence. •
Eddie Stobart, haulage contractor &
Edward Stobart his son, were born near Carlisle •
Stuart Stockdale, fashion designer, formerly 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 •
Maria Hack, educational writer •
Sarah Hall,
Booker Prize-nominated writer and poet •
George MacDonald Fraser, novelist
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 & theatre actor, best known for his roles in
Eric & Ernie,
Blackpool and
Torchwood •
Freda Dowie, actress • Doug Ferguson, bass player with the band
Camel •
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 • Matthew Pagan, singer with the band
Collabro •
Roxanne Pallett, actress, starred in
Emmerdale •
Jancis Robinson,
Master of Wine, journalist and wine critic •
Helen Skelton,
Blue Peter presenter • Mikey Bromley, singer-songwriter, former member of group
Only The Young 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 • Janet Woodrow, mother of
Woodrow Wilson, the 28th
President of the United States was born in Carlisle. The President made a number of visits to Carlisle and the Lake District during his presidency, most famously on his "pilgrimage of the heart" on 29 December 1918. This visit is commemorated by a plaque on the wall at the Carlisle City Church on Lowther Street •
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 •
Paul Hindmarch, cricketer •
Grant Holt, Norwich City striker •
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 •
Derek Townsley, professional footballer •
Geoff Twentyman, footballer and subsequent head scout for
Liverpool F.C. under
Bill Shankly was born in
Brampton near Carlisle •
Alan Gray (footballer), football defender born 1974 •
Peter Thompson (English footballer), former
Liverpool F.C player born 1942 •
Helen Housby (Netballer) England Netball International ==Resident of Carlisle==