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House of Neville

The

House of Neville The House of Neville or Nevill family (originally FitzMaldred) is a noble house of early medieval origin, which was a leading force in English politics in the Late Middle Ages. The family became one of the two major powers in northern England an ...

was a powerful noble family of England that was prominent in the medieval period. Its members include: *

Alan de Neville (forester) Alan de Neville (sometimes Alan de Neuville;Crouch ''Reign of King Stephen'' p. 153 died ) was an English nobleman and administrator who held the office of chief forester under King Henry II of England. Before serving the king, Neville was a ...

(died c. 1176), Chief Forester of England * Alan de Neville (landholder) (died after 1168), medieval landholder * Alexander Neville (1340–1392), Archbishop of York *

Anne Neville Anne Neville (11 June 1456 – 16 March 1485) was List of English royal consorts , Queen of England from 26 June 1483 until her death in 1485 as the wife of King Richard III. She was the younger of the two daughters and co-heiresses of Richard N ...

(1456–1485), Queen of England, consort of Richard III *

Cecily Neville Cecily Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two Kings of England—Edward IV and Richard III. Cecily Neville was known as "the Rose of Raby", becaus ...

(1415–1495), Duchess of York, mother of Edward IV and Richard III *

George Neville (archbishop) George Neville ( 1432 – 8 June 1476) was Archbishop of York from 1465 until 1476 and Chancellor of England from 1460 until 1467 and again from 1470 until 1471. Life Neville was the youngest son of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbur ...

(1432–1476), Archbishop of York *

Henry Neville (politician) Sir Henry Neville (baptised 20 May 1564 – 10 July 1615) was an English courtier, politician and diplomat, noted for his role as ambassador to France and his unsuccessful attempts to negotiate between James I of England and the Houses of ...

(1562–1615), English politician *

Hugh de Neville Hugh de Neville (died 1234) was the Chief Forester (England), Chief Forester under the kings Richard I, John, King of England, John and Henry III of England, Henry III of England; he was the high sheriff, sheriff for a number of Ceremonial c ...

(died 1234), Chief Forester and sheriff *

Isabel Neville Lady Isabel Neville (5 September 1451 – 22 December 1476) was the elder daughter and co-heiress of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the ''Kingmaker'' of the Wars of the Roses), and Anne de Beauchamp, suo jure 16th Countess of Warwick ...

(1451–1476), Duchess of Clarence, daughter of the Kingmaker * Katherine Neville, Baroness Hastings (1442–1503) *

Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland Earl Marshal (c. 136421 October 1425), was an English nobleman of the House of Neville. Origins Ralph Neville was born about 1364, the son of John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville by his wife Maud Percy ( ...

(1364–1425) *

Ralph Neville Ralph Neville (or Ralf NevillClanchy ''From Memory to Written Record'' p. 90 or Ralph de Neville; died 1244) was a medieval clergyman and politician who served as Bishop of Chichester and Lord Chancellor of England. Neville first appears in th ...

(died 1244), Lord Chancellor of England, Archbishop of Canterbury-elect *

Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury KG PC (1400 – 31 December 1460) was an English nobleman and magnate based in northern England who became a key supporter of the House of York during the early years of the Wars of the Roses. He ...

(1400–1460) *

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, 6th Earl of Salisbury (22 November 1428 – 14 April 1471), known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, landowner of the House of Neville fortune and military c ...

(1428–1471), known as the Kingmaker * William Neville, Earl of Kent (1410–1463)

Surname

Aaron Neville Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer renowned for his distinctively smooth, vibrato-heavy tenor and a genre-crossing career that spans R&B, soul, gospel, jazz, country, and pop. He gained national prominence with hi ...

(born 1941), singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, member of The Neville brothers * Adam Nevill (born 1969), British writer *

Anita Neville Anita Ruth Neville (born July 22, 1942) is a former Canadian politician from Manitoba, who has served as the province's 26th lieutenant governor since 2022. She was also a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada, first being elected ...

(born 1942), Canadian politician *

A. O. Neville Auber Octavius Neville (20 November 1875 – 18 April 1954) was a British-Australian public servant who served as the Protector of Aborigines, Chief Protector of Aborigines and Commissioner of Native Affairs in Western Australia, a total te ...

(1875–1954), Australian civil servant *

Art Neville Arthur Lanon Neville Jr. (December 17, 1937 – July 22, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist from New Orleans. Neville was a staple of the New Orleans music scene for over five decades. He was the founder of the funk band T ...

(1937–2019), singer and keyboardist, member of The Neville Brothers *

Arthel Neville Arthel Helena Neville (born October 20, 1962) is an American journalist, television personality, and weekend anchor for Fox News, based in Manhattan alongside co-anchor Eric Shawn. Neville is the daughter of Doris Neville and Art Neville, a Gram ...

(born 1962), American journalist *

Charles Neville (musician) Charles Neville (December 28, 1938 – April 26, 2018) was an American R&B and jazz musician best known as part of The Neville Brothers. Known onstage as "Charlie the horn man", his saxophone playing helped earn the group a Grammy Award fo ...

(1938–2018), saxophonist, member of The Neville Brothers *

Cynthia Neville Cynthia J Neville, FRHistS, FSAScot is a Canadian historian, medievalist and George Munro professor of history at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Neville's primary research interests are the social, political and cultural history ...

, Canadian historian *

Cyril Neville Cyril Garrett Neville (born October 10, 1948) is an American percussionist and vocalist who first came to prominence as a member of his brother Art Neville's funky New Orleans–based band, The Meters. He joined Art in the Neville Brothers band u ...

(born 1948), singer and percussionist, member of The Neville Brothers * Dan Neville (born 1946), Irish politician *

Edgar Neville Edgar Neville Romrée, Count of Berlanga de Duero (28 December 1899 – 23 April 1967) was a Spanish playwright and film director, a member of the Generation of '27. Biography Neville was born in Madrid but lived in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Holl ...

(1899–1967), Spanish film director * Emily Neville (1919–1997), American author *

Eric Harold Neville Eric Harold Neville, known as E. H. Neville (1 January 1889 London, England – 22 August 1961 Reading, Berkshire, England) was an English mathematician. A heavily fictionalised portrayal of his life is rendered in the 2007 novel '' The Indi ...

(1889–1961), English mathematician *

Gary Neville Gary Alexander Neville (born 18 February 1975) is an English football pundit, former coach and player, and co-owner of English Football League club Salford City. As a player, Neville was a right-back and spent his entire career with Manches ...

(born 1975), English football player and brother of Phil Neville *

Hensley Anthony Neville On 2 November 1984, 19-year-old interior designer Lim Hwee Huang () was thrown off a tenth storey Housing Development Board, HDB flat at Kallang Bahru, after she was raped by 27-year-old Eurasian Singaporeans, Eurasian Singaporean Hensley Anthony ...

(1957 - 1992), Singaporean convicted murderer *

Ivan Neville Ivan Neville (born August 19, 1959) is an American multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Aaron Neville and nephew to the other members of The Neville Brothers. Career Neville has released four solo albums and ...

(born 1959), singer and keyboardist, later member of The Neville Brothers; son of Aaron * Jill Neville (1932–1997), Australian novelist * Joan Neville (alleged witch) (died 1660), English woman executed for witchcraft *

John Neville (actor) John Reginald Neville (2 May 1925 – 19 November 2011) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned more than sixty years. He was renowned for his roles on both stage and screen in genres ranging from classical theatre to ...

(1925–2011), British actor *

John Neville (general) John Neville (July 26, 1731 – July 29, 1803) was an Americans, American military officer, land speculator, and local official who served in the French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War and the American Revolutionary War. As an early federa ...

(1731–1803), American soldier * Joseph Neville (1730–1819), American politician *

Joy Neville Joy Neville (born 24 July 1983) is a former Ireland women's rugby union international and rugby union referee. As a player, Neville represented Ireland at both the 2006 and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cups. In 2009 Neville captained the first Ir ...

(born 1983), Irish rugby union player and referee *

Katherine Neville (author) Katherine Neville (born 1945) is a ''New York Times'', ''USA Today'' and #1 internationally bestselling American author who writes adventure/quest novels. Her novels include '' The Eight'' (1988), '' A Calculated Risk'' (1992), ''The Magic Circ ...

, American author * Keith Neville (1884–1959), American politician *

Margot Neville Margot Neville was the name adopted by Australian writers Margot Goyder (1896–1975) and her sister Ann or Anne Neville Goyder Joske (1887–1966) for their work: short stories, plays and humorous novels, before they became known for a series of ...

pseudonym of Goyder sisters, Australian writers * Mason Neville, baseball player *

Mike Neville (newsreader) Michael Neville, MBE (born James Armstrong Briggs, 17 October 1936 – 6 September 2017) was a British broadcaster, best known as a presenter on regional TV news in north-east England in a 43-year career with the BBC and ITV franchisee Tyne Tee ...

(1936–2017), British television presenter * Neville Neville (1949–2015), cricketer and father of footballers Gary and Phil Neville *

Paul Neville (politician) Paul Christopher Neville (20 March 1940 – 1 January 2019) was an Australian politician who was a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1993 to August 2013, representing the Division of Hinkler, Quee ...

(1940–2019), Australian politician * Peter Neville, Australian rules footballer *

Phil Neville Philip John Neville (born 21 January 1977) is an English association football, football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. He is also the co-owner of Salford City F.C., Salford ...

(born 1977), English football player and brother of Gary Neville * Presley Neville (1756–1818), American soldier *

Ralph Neville (MP) Sir Ralph Neville (13 September 1848 – 13 October 1918) was an English barrister, politician and judge of the Chancery Court. Life Neville was the son of Henry Neville, a surgeon, of Esher, and was educated at Tonbridge School and at Emmanuel ...

(1848–1918), British politician and judge * Richard Neville (singer) (born 1979), British singer *

Richard Neville (writer) Richard Clive Neville (15 December 1941 – 4 September 2016) was an Australian writer and social commentator who came to fame as an editor of the counterculture magazine '' Oz'' in Australia and the United Kingdom in the 1960s and early 1970 ...

(1941–2016), Australian writer *

Stéphane Neville Stéphane Neville (born 20 October 1973 in Marseille, France) is a French singer, composer, actor and, director. Biography Stéphane Neville studies music and acting at the Marseilles conservatory. He plays in festivals and has opened for conc ...

(born 1973), French singer *

Tracey Neville Tracey Anne Neville (born 21 January 1977) is a former England netball international and a former England head coach. She is the current head coach of Melbourne Mavericks. As a player, she was a member of the England teams that won bronze me ...

(born 1977), English netball player *

Wendell Cushing Neville Wendell Cushing Neville (May 12, 1870 – July 8, 1930) was a major general of the Marine Corps as well as a Medal of Honor recipient and the 14th Commandant of the Marine Corps between 1929 and 1930. Military career Neville was born in Po ...

(1870–1930), American Marine Corps general and Medal of Honor recipient *

William Neville (representative) William Neville (December 29, 1843 – April 5, 1909) was an American Populist Party politician. Biography He was born in Nashville, Illinois. He moved with his parents to Chester, Illinois in 1851. Graduated from McKendree University and ser ...

(1843–1909), American politician

Given name

Neville Alexander Neville Edward Alexander OLS (22 October 1936 – 27 August 2012) was a proponent of a multilingual South Africa and a former revolutionary who spent ten years on Robben Island as a fellow prisoner of Nelson Mandela. Early life Alexander was ...

(1936–2012), South African activist * Neville Ashenheim (1900−1984), Jamaican diplomat *

Neville Bonner Neville Thomas Bonner AO (28 March 19225 February 1999) was an Australian politician, and the first Aboriginal Australian to become a member of the Parliament of Australia. He was appointed by the Queensland Parliament to fill a casual vacancy ...

(1922−1999), Australian politician *

Neville Brand Lawrence Neville Brand (August 13, 1920 – April 16, 1992) was an American soldier and actor. He was known for playing villainous or antagonistic character roles in Westerns, crime dramas, and ''films noir'', and was nominated for a BAFTA A ...

(1920−1992), American actor *

Neville Brody Neville Stanley Brody (born 23 April 1957) is an English graphic designer, typographer and art director. He is known for his work on '' The Face'' magazine (1981–1986), ''Arena'' magazine (1987–1990), and designing record covers for artis ...

(born 1957), British graphic designer *

Neville Buswell Neville Alfred Morris Buswell (20 January 1943 – 25 December 2019) was a British actor, best known for his role as Ray Langton in the ITV Soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Early years Buswell attended Belmont Abbey School near Hereford f ...

(1943–2019), British actor *

Neville Cardus Sir John Frederick Neville Cardus, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE (2 April 188828 February 1975) was an English writer and critic. From an impoverished home background, and mainly self-educated, he became ''The Manchester Gua ...

(1888−1975), British writer and critic *

Neville Chamberlain Arthur Neville Chamberlain (; 18 March 18699 November 1940) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from ...

(1869−1940), British politician *

Neville Dawes Neville Dawes (16 June 1926 – 13 May 1984) was a novelist and poet born in Nigeria of Jamaican parentage. He was the father of poet and editor Kwame Dawes. Biography Neville Augustus Dawes was born in Warri, Nigeria, to Jamaican parents Aug ...

(1926–1984), Nigerian-born writer of Jamaican parentage *

Neville Duke Neville Frederick Duke, (11 January 1922 – 7 April 2007) was a British test pilot and fighter ace of the Second World War. He was credited with the destruction of 27 enemy aircraft. After the war, Duke was acknowledged as one of the world's f ...

(1922−2007), British aviator *

Neville Fernando Dr. Sirikkaththuge Neville Arthur Fernando (9 March 1931 - 4 February 2021) was a Sri Lankan doctor and a politician. Career He was elected to Panadura in the 8th parliamentary election in 1977. He was notable for having moved a controversial M ...

(1931–2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala doctor, politician *

Neville Gallimore Neville Gallimore (born January 17, 1997) is a Canadian professional football nose tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, and was selected by the Dallas Cowb ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Neville Glover Neville Kenneth Glover (born 22 July 1955) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. A New South Wales interstate and Australia international representative , he played his club football in ...

(born 1955), Australian rugby league footballer *

Neville Goddard Neville Goddard (February 19, 1905 – October 1, 1972) was a Barbadian writer, speaker and mystic. He grew up in Barbados and moved to the United States as a young adult. He taught various self-help methods for testing his own claim that the h ...

(1905–1972) American writer and mystic * Neville Jansz, Sri Lankan diplomat * N. U. Jayawardena (1908–2002), Sri Lankan Sinhala economist, senator, bank governor *

Neville Kanakaratna Deshamanya Neville T. D. Kanakaratna (1923 - 19 September 1999) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, diplomat and scholar who was the Governor of the Southern Province. He was the Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States and High Commissioner to India. Ed ...

(1923–1999), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat * Neville Karunatilake (1930–2010), governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka *

Neville Laski Neville Jonas Laski (18 December 1890 – 24 March 1969) was an English judge and leader of Anglo-Jewry. Family Laski came from a distinguished family. His father was Nathan Laski (1863-1941), a Lithuanian Jewish Manchester cotton merchant ...

(1890−1969), British judge * Neville Livingston (1947–2021), better known as Bunny Wailer, Jamaican musician * Neville Liyanage (born 1975), Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer *

Neville Marriner Sir Neville Marriner, (15 April 1924 – 2 October 2016) was an English conductor and violinist. Described as "one of the world's greatest conductors", Gramophone lists Marriner as one of the 50 greatest conductors and another compilation ra ...

(1924–2016), English conductor and violinist * Neville Neville (1949–2015), cricketer, father of footballers Gary and Phil Neville * Neville Patterson (1916–1987), chief justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi * Neville Samarakoon (1919–1990), Sri Lankan judge * Neville Sellwood (1922−1962), Australian jockey *

Neville Stamp Neville Stamp (born 7 July 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Reading and York City, and in non-League football Non-League football describes association football, footbal ...

(born 1981), English former professional footballer *

Neville Staple Neville Eugenton Staple (born 11 April 1955), sometimes credited as Neville Staples, is a Jamaican-born British singer, known for his work with the 2-tone ska band the Specials, the pop group Fun Boy Three, as well as with his own group, th ...

(born 1955), British singer *

Neville Southall Neville Southall (born 16 September 1958) is a Welsh Manager (association football), football manager and former international association football, footballer. He has been described as one of the best Goalkeeper (association football), goalk ...

(born 1958), Welsh former professional footballer * Neville Tong (1934–2019), English cyclist *

Neville Wadia Neville Ness Wadia (22 August 1911 – 31 July 1996) was a British born Indian businessman, philanthropist and a member of the Wadia family, an old Parsi family which, by the 1840s, was one of the leading forces in the Indian shipbuildin ...

(1911−1996), Indian businessman *

Neville Wanless Neville Wanless (28 July 1931 – 4 December 2020) was an English broadcaster from North East England, best known for his work at Tyne Tees Television. Biography Born in Wallsend-on-Tyne, Wanless was educated at St Bees School in the Lake District ...

(1931–2020), English broadcaster *

Neville Wran Neville Kenneth Wran, (11 October 1926 – 20 April 2014) was an Australian politician who was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 to 1986. He was the national president of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1980 to 1986 and chairman o ...

(1926−2014), Australian politician

Fictional characters

*Neville, a character from '' Need for Speed: Carbon'' * Kate Neville, a character in the Marvel Comics universe *Robert Neville, a character in the 1954 novel '' I Am Legend'' by Richard Matheson *Neville, a character from ''

Thomas and Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher, the series was developed for television by Brit ...

'' * Neville Ashworth, a character in the television series ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'' *Neville Flynn, a character in the 2006 film '' Snakes on a Plane'' *Neville Hope, a character in ''

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' () is a British comedy-drama television programme about seven British construction workers who leave the United Kingdom to search for employment overseas. In the first series, the men live and work on a building site ...

'' *

Neville Longbottom Neville Longbottom is a fictional character in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. He is described as a round-faced Gryffindor student in the central character Harry Potter's year. Throughout the series, Neville is often po ...

, a character in the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'' series *Neville Sinclair, a character in the 1991 film '' The Rocketeer'' *

Nev the Bear Nev the Bear is a small, blue puppet bear that originally appeared in the CBBC television programme ''Smile''. Since 2007, Nev has starred in his own CBBC show '' Bear Behaving Badly'', alongside Barney Harwood. His name was created from the na ...

, character from CBBC *Nevel Papperman, an antagonist in ''

iCarly ''iCarly'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, which originally aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. The series tells the story of Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), a teenager who creates and hosts ...

'' *Neville McPhee, a character in the Australian soap opera ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...

'' *Neville, a character in ''

Luigi's Mansion is a 2001 action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo. The game was a launch title for the GameCube and was the first game in the ''Mario'' franchise to be released for the console; it was released in Japan on September 14, ...

'' *Major Neville, in

Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European literature, European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'' (18 ...

's ''The Antiquary'' *Neville, an English professional wrestler now signed to

AEW All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as president and chief executive officer. AEW was foun ...

Pac Pac or PAC may refer to: Aviation * IATA code PAC Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport in Panama City, Panama * Pacific Aerospace Corporation, New Zealand, manufacturer of aircraft: ** PAC 750XL ** PAC Cresco ** PAC CT/4 ** PA ...

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