Covington

Covington may refer to:

Places

In the United Kingdom

• Covington, Cambridgeshire
• Covington, South Lanarkshire
• Covington, Wiltshire

In the United States

• Covington, Georgia
• Covington, Indiana
• Covington, Kentucky
• Covington, Louisiana
• Covington, Michigan
• Covington, New York
• Covington, Ohio
• Covington, Oklahoma
• Covington, Tennessee
• Covington, Texas
• Covington, Virginia
• Covington, Washington
• Fort Covington, New York

People named Covington

• Ann K. Covington, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
• Arthur Covington (1913–2001), a Canadian physicist
• Bucky Covington (born 1977), singer and 8th place finisher on the 5th season of American Idol
• Charles Covington, American jazz pianist
• Chet Covington (1910–1976), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Damien Covington (1972–2002), professional American football player
• Dennis Covington (born 1948), American writer
• Donald Covington (1928–2002), former Professor of Design in the Art Department of San Diego State University
• Fred Covington (1912–1995), English cricketer
• George Washington Covington (1838–1911), American politician
• Grover Covington, Canadian Football League player
• Harold Covington (born 1953), American neo-nazi and novelist
• Hayden C. Covington (1911–1978), legal counsel for the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
• James Harry Covington (1863–1939), American jurist and politician
• Jerry Covington, American maker of custom motorcycles
• Jesse Whitfield Covington (1889–1966), United States Navy sailor who received the Medal of Honor during World War I
• Joey Covington (born 1945), American drummer, best known for his involvements with Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane
• Juan Covington, American serial killer
• Julie Covington (born 1947), English singer and actress
• Kirk Covington, American drummer best-known for his work with the jazz fusion group Tribal Tech
• Leonard Covington (1768–1813), US congressman and US general in War of 1812; namesake of various US cities
• Lucy Covington (born 1910), activist for Native American emancipation
• Scott Covington (born 1976), former college and professional American football quarterback
• Syms Covington (c. 1816–1861), assistant to Charles Darwin
• Trisha Covington, African-American R&B singer
• Tony Covington (born 1967), former American football player
• Virginia M. Hernandez Covington (born 1955), American lawyer and federal judge
• Warren Covington (1921–1999), American jazz trombonist
• Wes Covington (born 1932), Major League Baseball outfielder
• Wickliffe Covington (1867–1938), American painter
• William Jacob Covington (1838–1910), first district court clerk of the Camp County, Texas

Navy vessels

• USS Covington (1863), a side wheel steamer, purchased by the Union during the American Civil War
• USS Covington (ID-1409), a troop transport ship sunk by German U86 in 1918
• USS Covington (PF-56), a Tacoma class frigate built during World War II

Other

• 5424 Covington (1983 TN1), a Main-belt Asteroid
• Covington Highway, in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia
• Covington River, in Virginia
• Covington and Ohio Railroad, part of a planned railroad link between eastern Virginia and the Ohio River
• Covington & Burling, a prominent law firm

See also

• Covington County (disambiguation)
• Covington Township (disambiguation)
• Covington High School (disambiguation)
• Covington Municipal Airport (disambiguation)