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 tribe of Connaught, Ireland.
Craven is the surname of:
- Avery Craven, American historian
- Beverley Craven, British singer and songwriter
- Danie Craven, South African rugby union player, national coach, rugby administrator, academic and author
- Danny Craven, former Australian rules footballer
- Danny Craven (rugby league), English rugby league player
- Dave Craven, American politician
- Elizabeth Craven, British author and playwright
- Frank Craven, American stage and film actor, playwright, and screenwriter
- Greg Craven (academic), Vice-Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University
- Greg Craven (teacher), American climate change activist known for a YouTube viral video
- Henry Thornton Craven, English actor and dramatist
- Joan Craven, English photographer
- James Craven (disambiguation)
- John Craven (disambiguation)
- Joseph Craven (disambiguation)
- Kyle Craven, American internet celebrity
- Lyndley Craven, Australian botanist
- M. W. Craven, English crime writer, winner of the 2019 Gold Dagger award
- Margaret Craven (politician), American state senator in Maine
- Margaret Craven (writer), American author
- Matt Craven, Canadian actor
- Murray Craven, Canadian ice hockey player
- Peter Craven, English motorcycle racer
- Peter Craven (literary critic), Australian writer
- Philip Craven, British sports administrator, president of the International Paralympic Committee
- Ricky Craven, American NASCAR driver
- Robert Craven, American politician
- Thomas Tingey Craven (rear admiral), United States Navy officer who served in the Civil War
- Thomas Tingey Craven (US Navy admiral), United States Navy officer who served in World Wars I and II, grandson of the above
- Tunis Craven, United States Navy officer, brother of Thomas Tingey Craven
- T.A.M. Craven, United States Navy officer and FCC commissioner
- Wes Craven, American film director
- William Craven (disambiguation)