Savile is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur Savile (1819–1870), English clergyman and cricketer *

David Savile David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...

, actor, married to Lois Baxter * Douglas Barton Osborne Savile (1909–2000), mycologist *

Dorothy Savile, Viscountess Halifax Dorothy Savile, Viscountess Halifax (née Spencer; 1640 – 16 December 1670) was the first wife of George Savile, 1st Viscount Halifax, and the mother of William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax, the 2nd Marquess. Dorothy was the daughter of He ...

(1640–1670) * Dorothy Savile, Countess of Burlington and of Cork (1699–1758), painter and wife of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington *

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, (11 November 1633 – 5 April 1695) was an English statesman and writer who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1660 before ascending to the House of Lords after he was raised to the peerage in 1668 ...

(1633–1695) * George Savile (disambiguation), for others of that name * Henry Savile (died 1558), MP for Yorkshire * Henry Savile (died 1569), MP for Yorkshire and Grantham *

Henry Savile (Bible translator) Sir Henry Savile (30 November 154919 February 1622) was an English scholar and mathematician, warden (college), Warden of Merton College, Oxford, and Provost of Eton. He endowed the Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Savilian chairs of Astronomy ...

(1549–1622) * Henry Savile (politician) (1642–1687) *

Jimmy Savile Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile (; 31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) was an English media personality and DJ. He was known for his eccentric image, charitable work, and hosting the BBC shows ''Top of the Pops'' and ''Jim'll Fix It''. A ...

(1926–2011), DJ, presenter and media personality *

John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract (1556 – 31 August 1630) was an English politician. He was M.P. for Lincoln (1586), Sheriff of Lincolnshire (1590), knight of the shire for Yorkshire (1597, 1614, 1624 and 1626), ''custos rotulorum'' ...

(1556–1630), politician; M.P., Lincolnshire and Yorkshire *

John Savile, 1st Baron Savile (second creation) John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Rufford, ( Lumley-Savile; 6 January 1818 – 28 November 1896), was a British diplomat who served as Ambassador to Italy from 1883 to 1888. Born John Lumley-Savile, he was the eldest of the five illegitimate ...

(1818–1896), British diplomat; Ambassador to Italy, 1883–1888 * Leopold Halliday Savile (1870–1953), British civil engineer *

Steven Savile Steven Savile (born 12 October 1969) is a British fantasy, horror and thriller writer and editor living in Sweden. His published work includes novels and numerous short stories in magazines and anthologies. Career Steven Savile started out ...

(born 1969), a British fantasy, horror and thriller writer, and editor living in Stockholm, Sweden *

William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax (1665 – 31 August 1700), was the son of George Savile, 1st Viscount Halifax and Dorothy Savile, Viscountess Halifax (née Spencer). He was educated in Geneva in 1677 and matriculated at Christ Church, O ...

(1665–1700)

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