Notable People
The locally born author George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) lived at "Griff House" north of Bedworth and south of Nuneaton between 1819 and 1841. "Griff House" still stands today as a Premier Travel Inn Hotel and Beefeater Restaurant. It is near the Bermuda retail/warehouse park roundabout on the A444 Bedworth bypass.
Other notable people associated with the town are:
- Former The Libertines front-man Pete Doherty, attended Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology College.
- Lee Hurst, a Coventry City F.C. footballer in the 1990s, used to reside in Leas Close in the Mount Pleasant area. He retired due to injury caused during a training exercise at an assault course, organised by then manager Bobby Gould. He also appeared on They think its all over as the mystery guest as a joke due to one of the show residents of the same name, Lee Hurst, the comedian. He was an unsung local hero on the terraces of the Highfield Road stadium, who lined up alongside the likes of Roy Wegerle, Peter Ndlovu, Steve Ogrizovic, Brian Borrows, Kenny Sansom, Micky Quinn, Robert Rosario, and many famous Coventry City footballers.
- Nick Skelton, winner of a Gold Medal in London 2012 Olympics, winner of the Hickstead Derby and European showjumping championships. Also competed in a large scale of international showjumping being placed many times. most recently in Canada and Dublin. Also competed in Olympic teams.
- Conrad Keely of American rock group ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead was a resident of Bedworth.
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