Savage (surname)

Savage is a surname that may refer to:

A–C

• Adam Savage (born 1967), American television co-host of MythBusters
• Agnes Yewande Savage (1906–1964), the first woman in West Africa to train and qualify in orthodox medicine and also the first West African woman to receive a university degree
• Alan Savage (football chairman), chairman of Scottish Premier League team, Inverness Caledonian Thistle
• Alfred Savage (1903–1980), former colonial Governor of British Guiana
• Alfred H. Savage, retired public transit manager, Canada and United States
• Andrea Savage (born 1975), American actress
• Andrew Savage (born 1986), American singer, frontman of rock band Parquet Courts
• Ann Savage (1921–2008), American film actress
• Ann Savage (astronomer) (1946–2017), British astronomer
• Anne Savage, Baroness Berkeley (c. 1496–before 1546), lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England
• Anne Savage (artist) (1896–1971), Canadian painter and art teacher
• Anne Savage (DJ) (born 1969), English disc jockey
• Archie Savage (1914–2003), African-American dancer, choreographer, and film and theatre actor
• Augusta Savage (1892–1962), African-American sculptor of the Harlem Renaissance
• Augustus Chase Savage (1832–1911), American hotelier
• Bas Savage (born 1982), professional English footballer
• Ben Savage (born 1980), American film and TV actor
• Booth Savage (born 1948), Canadian film actor
• Brian K. Savage (born 1955), State of Vermont representative
• Brian Savage (born 1971), retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger
• Bruce Charles Savage (1906–1993), former United States Public Housing Authority Commissioner under President Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Candace Savage (born 1949), Canadian nature writer
• Carla Savage, American computer scientist and mathematician
• Carrie Savage, American voice actress
• Chantay Savage (born 1971), R&B/dance singer
• Charlie or Charles Savage (disambiguation)

D–K

• Dan Savage (born 1964), sex advice columnist
• Darnell Savage Jr. (born 1997), American football player
• Derek Savage (poet) (1917–2007), pacifist poet and critic
• Derek Savage (Gaelic footballer), former inter-county Gaelic football player for Galway
• Donald Savage (disambiguation), several people
• Doug Savage, Canadian-born author and cartoonist – Savage Chickens
• Dudley Savage (1920–2008), British BBC radio presenter
• Dutch Savage (1935–2013), former professional wrestler
• Edward Savage (footballer) (born 1989), English actor
• Edwin Sidney Savage (1862–1947), English clergyman
• Elizabeth Savage, several people
• Eugene Savage (1883–1978), American painter and sculptor
• Ezra P. Savage (1842–1920), American politician and 16th governor of Nebraska
• Fred Savage (born 1976), American actor and television director
• Frederick Savage (disambiguation), several people
• Gary Savage (disambiguation), several people
• George Savage (physician) (1842–1921), British physician
• Gus Savage (1925–2015), former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives
• Herschel Savage (1955–2023), American pornographic actor and director
• Jack Savage (born 1964), former Major League Baseball pitcher
• James (Jim) Savage (disambiguation), several people
• Jane Savage (1752/3–1824), English harpsichordist and composer
• Jay M. Savage (born 1928), American herpetologist
• Joel Savage (born 1969), retired professional ice hockey player
• John (Jon) Savage (disambiguation)
• John Boscawen Savage (1760–1843), head of the Royal Marines
• Josh Savage (born 1980), American football defensive lineman

L–Q

• Lara Mussell Savage, a two-time world champion in the sport Ultimate
• Leonard Jimmie Savage (1917–1971), American mathematician and statistician
• Levi Savage Jr. (1820–1910), prominent figure in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• M. Susan Savage (born 1952), American Democratic politician and 29th Secretary of State of Oklahoma
• Mark Savage (Australian film director) (born 1962), Australian film/television screenwriter and film director
• Mark Savage (American playwright) (born 1958), American screenwriter
• Marshall Savage, advocate of space travel and founder of the Living Universe Foundation
• Martin Savage (1898–1919), officer in the Dublin Brigade of the Irish Republican Army
• Matt Savage (born 1992), American autistic savant musician
• Matt Savage (musician) (born 1972), English actor and musician
• Matt Savage (poker director), American poker tournament director
• Michael Joseph Savage (1872–1940), first Labour Party prime minister of New Zealand
• Michael Savage (born 1942), American radio host, author, and conservative political commentator
• Michael Savage (politician) (born 1960), a Canadian politician
• Minot Judson Savage (1841–1918), American Unitarian minister and author
• Norman Savage (1930–1973), British film editor
• Pat Savage (1882–1969), Scottish footballer
• Patrick Savage (judge), Niuean chief justice
• Patrick Savage (composer/musician), Australian-born film composer and violinist
• Paul Savage (disambiguation)
• Phil Savage (born 1965), former Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Cleveland Browns
• Philip Henry Savage (1868–1899) poet, son of Minot Judson Savage

R–Z

• Randy Savage (1952–2011), the ring name of American professional wrestler Randy Poffo
• Reggie Savage (born 1970), former Canadian ice hockey player
• Richard Savage (disambiguation)
• Rick Savage (born 1960), bassist and founder of the English rock band, Def Leppard
• Robbie Savage (born 1974), Welsh professional footballer
• Robbie Savage (footballer born 1960), English footballer who played as a midfielder
• Robert Savage (disambiguation)
• Roz Savage (born 1967), first woman to row solo across three oceans, environmental campaigner
• Russell Savage (born 1948), former independent member for the Victorian Legislative seat of Mildura
• Scott Savage, drummer
• Seán Savage (1965–1988), member (volunteer) of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
• Steele Savage (1898 or 1900–1970), American illustrator
• Stefan Savage (born 1969), American computer science researcher
• Stephanie Savage (born 1969), producer of Wonderland Sound and Vision
• Swede Savage (1946–1973), American race car driver
• Ted Savage (footballer) (1911–1964), former English footballer for Liverpool
• Thomas/Tom Savage (disambiguation)
• Tiwa Savage (born 1980), Nigerian musician
• Tracie Savage (born 1962), American actress and journalist
• William Alfred Savage (1912–1942), English able seaman in the Royal Navy and recipient of the Victoria Cross
• William Savage (1720–1789), English composer, organist, and singer
• W. Sherman Savage (1890–1981), American historian and educator
• Xavier Savage (born 2002), Canberra Raiders throbber

Fictional characters

• Bill Savage, character in the comic, 2000 AD
• Charles-Haden Savage, character portrayed by Steve Martin in Only Murders in the Building
• Doc Savage, pulp hero of the 1930s and 1940s
• Ethel P. Savage, the protagonist of the 1950 play The Curious Savage
• Gary Savage, scientist in Deus Ex
• Lily Savage, drag character performed by Paul O'Grady
• Patricia Savage, cousin of fictional hero Doc Savage
• Scandal Savage, daughter of the fictional Vandal Savage
• Vandal Savage, supervillain in the DC Comics Universe

See also

• Savage (disambiguation)
• Sauvage (disambiguation), French for "savage"
• Savige (disambiguation)
• Savidge (disambiguation)