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Coventry's Walk of Fame

Once again the city provided an opportunity to pay tribute to Coventry's most well-known and best-loved citizens in the Walk of Fame in Priory Place.

The Walk of Fame 2009 Winners

As chosen by residents of Coventry, the final 10 names to added to the Coventry Walk of Fame in May are:

• Coventry City 1987 FA Cup Winners
• Marlon Devonish – Athlete and Olympic Gold Medallist
• Sir Nigel Hawthorne – Actor
• Sir Alfred Herbert – Industrialist
• Vince Hill – Singer
• Philip Larkin – Poet
• Hazel O’Connor – Singer and Actress
• Clive Owen – Actor
• The Selecter – 2-Tone Band
• Billie Whitelaw – Actress

What is the Coventry Walk of Fame?

The idea for the Coventry Walk of Fame came from Pete Chambers, local music historian and a city ambassador.

Local people who have helped to put Coventry on the map will be immortalised by having their names set into the flooring in Priory Place in the form of a Hollywood-style star.

The ten people inaugurated into the Coventry Walk of Fame in May 2008 were:

Jimmy Hill OBE receives his award from CV One's Dave Long.

• The Specials – 2-Tone band
• Pete Waterman – pop impresario
• Mo Mowlam – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• Jimmy Hill OBE – Coventry City Manager and football innovator
• Sir Frank Whittle OM KBE FRS – Inventor of the Turbojet Engine
• Dave Moorcroft OBE – Athlete and World Record Holder
• Lady Godiva – Mediaeval benefactor
• James Starley – Father of the cycle industry
• Sir Henry Parkes – Father of the Australian Foundation
• Sir William Lyons – Founder of Jaguar Cars

Where is the Coventry Walk of Fame?

The Coventry Walk of Fame is located in Priory Place, opposite the BBC studios in the city centre. Click here to see the location on a map.

Contact details

Coventry Walk of Fame is a CVOne project. For more information please contact :