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List Of People From London
The lists of people from London, England is divided by London borough. A person from London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ... is known as a Londoner. Further reading * {{DEFAULTSORT:London, people from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Borough
The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London; each is governed by a London borough council. The present London boroughs were all created at the same time as Greater London on 1 April 1965 by the ''London Government Act 1963'' and are a type of local government district. Twelve were designated as Inner London boroughs and twenty as Outer London boroughs. The City of London, the historic centre, is a separate ceremonial county and local government district that functions quite differently from a London borough. However, the two counties together comprise the administrative area of Greater London as well as the London Region, all of which is also governed by the Greater London Authority. The London boroughs have populations of between 150,000 and 400,000. Inner London boroughs tend to be smaller, in both population and area, and more densely populated than Outer London borough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Kingston Upon Thames
Among those who were born in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are (''in alphabetical order''): Kingston upon Thames (town) * Joss Ackland, actor, lived at Ravenswood Court in Coombe * Clara Amfo, radio presenter (1984) * Nigel Barley, anthropologist (1947) * Cyril Joe Barton, World War II hero * Harold Bauer, pianist, born 1873 * Erin Boag, professional ballroom dancer and star of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (1975) * Sydney James Bounds (1920–2006), author * Derek Bourgeois, composer (1941) * Tom Brown, satirist (1662–1704), lived at Kingston for three years when schoolmaster there * Timothy Browning, mathematician * John Bryant, journalist * Richard Butler, lead singer of The Psychedelic Furs (1957) * Donald Campbell, car and motorboat racer (1921) * John Cleland, author (1709) * Finn Cole, actor (1995) * Joe Cole, actor (1988) * Terence Conran, industrial designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer * Matt C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest is the birthplace of William Morris, best known as one of the principal founders of the British Arts and Crafts Movement. Morris was a designer of wallpaper and patterned fabrics, a writer of poetry and fiction, and a pioneer of the socialist movement in Britain. Other famous people such as Footballer and former England Captain David Beckham, ''I, Claudius'' star Derek Jacobi, former Essex and England Cricket Captain Graham Gooch and film director and producer Alfred Hitchcock were also born in the borough. Among those who were born in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are ''(alphabetical order)'': List * Naomi Ackie, actress * Patrick Agyemang * Damon Albarn * Keith Albarn, manager of Soft Machine and father of Damon Albarn, taught art at Walthamstow College of Art in the 1960s * Jodi Albert, former Hollyoaks actress * Richard Ayoade * Danny Bailey * David Bailey * Trevor Bailey, Essex and England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Newham
Among those who were born in the London Borough of Newham, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough, including Stratford, are ''(alphabetical order)'': Notable people associated with Newham * Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, better known as 21 Savage, rapper *Ade Adepitan, British television presenter and wheelchair basketball player *Chuba Akpom, footballer * Chuks Aneke, footballer *Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Labour Party politician *Yxng Bane, rapper and singer * Jim Barrett, footballer *Kieran Agard, footbatter *Wally Bellett, footballer *Honor Blackman, actress * Reece Burke, footballer *Clive Burr, musician *Sol Campbell, ex-footballer and manager *Charlie Colkett, footballer *Vera Day, actress and glamour model *Jermain Defoe, footballer *Richard Digance, folk singer * Kristian Digby, television presenter *Danny Dyer, actor *Stan Earle, footballer *Idris Elba, actor *Medy Elito, footballer *Perry Fenwick, actor *Bryan Forbes, actor, screenwriter, film pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Redbridge
The following is a list of people who were born in the London Borough of Redbridge, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough ''(in alphabetical order)'': * Bernard Ashmole, archaeologist who gives his name to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford * Kenny Ball, trumpet playing English jazz musician * Thomas John Barnardo, social reformer * Nina Bawden, author * Raymond Baxter, TV presenter * Tony Bayfield, rabbi and leader of the Movement for Reform Judaism in the UK * Nigel Benn, former boxer * Sidney Bernstein, Baron Bernstein, media entrepreneur * Jet Black (real name Brian Duffy), drummer with The Stranglers * John Boardman, classical art historian, "Britain's most distinguished historian of ancient Greek art" * Rhian Brewster (born 2000), Sheffield United F.C. footballer * Geraldine Van Bueren, human rights lawyer * Ken Campbell, comedian and actor * Stuart Conquest, chess player * Michael Coren, columnist, author, public speaker and radio host * Malcolm Craven, England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Barking And Dagenham
Among those who were born in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are: A *Les Allen – former footballer and manager *Tony Adams – footballer B * Giles Barnes – professional footballer for Vancouver Whitecaps *Adam Barrett – professional footballer for Southend United F.C. * Rev. Abraham Blackborne – one of the longest-serving vicars of Dagenham * Mark Blackhall – professional footballer * Jamie Borthwick – actor * Billy Bragg – alternative rock musician. * Sir Trevor Brooking – former professional footballer with West Ham * Max Bygraves – musician, moved to the area in 1945 C * George Carey – Lord Carey of Clifton Archbishop of Canterbury * Henry Chilver ( Lord Chilver) – vice-chancellor of Cranfield Institute of Technology; Chair of Milton Keynes Development Corporation * Captain James Cook – married in Barking in 1762 D * Devlin – Grime MC * Françoise Dior – French-born Nazi, arre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Havering
Among those who were born in the London Borough of Havering, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are ''(alphabetical order)'': A * Andy C – drum and bass DJ and pioneer of the scene * Tony Adams – ex-Arsenal footballer, born in Romford B * Kylie Babbington – ''EastEnders'' actress * Adrian Baker – musician * Kenny Ball – jazz trumpeter and band leader; lived in Ardleigh Green, Hornchurch * John Benn and William Wedgwood Benn – family of politicians, lived at Upminster in the 19th century * Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey – leased Havering Palace * Pauline Black – singer, actress and author; lead singer of ska band The Selecter *Teddy Bourne (born 1948) – British Olympic épée fencer * Frankie Bridge – singer; currently one of The Saturdays; previously a member of S Club Juniors * Frank Bruno – boxer; has lived in Havering * Will Burnell – English cricketer * Gerard Batten- Former Leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Bexley
This is a list of notable people who were born or grew up in the London Borough of Bexley or otherwise have a strong association with the area. Politics, government, military *George Albert Cairns (1913–1944), winner of the last Victoria Cross of World War II, lived and worked in Sidcup. * Sir John Champneys (1495–1556), Lord Mayor of London in 1534, began the building of Hall Place in 1537. He is buried in St. Mary the Virgin Church in Old Bexley. *William Claiborne (c.1600–c.1677), originally from Crayford, pioneer, early settler in the Americas, and from 1621 the surveyor of Jamestown in the Virginia Colony, later establishing, in 1631, the first permanent European settlement in Maryland, on Kent Island where his own residence was called Fort Crayford. * Sir Frederick Currie (1799–1875), British diplomat and colonial administrator, lived at the Manor House, May Place. *Godfrey Huggins (1883–1971), 1st Viscount Malvern, Commonwealth statesman and Prime Minister of R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Greenwich
List of people from Greenwich : *Astronomer Royal Sir George Airy, lived at the White House, Crooms Hill *Boy George lead singer of Culture Club, born in Eltham, Greenwich *Writer Jocelyn Brooke, lived at 13 Eliot Place, Blackheath. * Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, statesman and man of letters, lived at the Ranger's House, Chesterfield Walk, Greenwich. *Composer and conductor Christopher D. Cook, born and raised in Charlton *Actor Dominic Cooper, born in Greenwich * Jim Davidson, comedian and actor was born in Kidbrooke *Actor and comedian Simon Day, born in Blackheath *Engineer Alexander Duckham, founder of the Duckhams oil company, was born in Blackheath, living in Dartmouth Grove and in Vanbrugh Castle, east Greenwich. His brother Arthur Duckham, founder of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, was also born and raised in Blackheath. *Footballer Syd Ellis, 19312001 (full back) *Novelist and professor of English Bernadine Evaristo was born in Eltham and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Lewisham
This is a list of people who were born or have lived in the London Borough of Lewisham and of those who were born or have lived in Blackheath (including the part of Blackheath in the London Borough of Greenwich). Notable people from Lewisham Among those who were born in the London Borough of Lewisham, or have dwelt within the borders of the borough are: *Danny Baker (broadcaster) lived in Deptford * Rosa May Billinghurst (suffragette) lived in Lewisham *Dominic Cooper (actor) lived in Lewisham * James Callaghan (politician) lived in Blackheath *Sir James Clark Ross (explorer) lived in Blackheath *Danielle Harold (actress best known for playing Lola in Eastenders) Born and raised in Lewisham * Maxwell Confait, Colin Lattimore, Ronal Leighton and Ahmet Salih lived in Catford *Jim Connell (socialist) lived in Crofton Park and Honor Oak * Jean Cooke RA (artist) born in Blackheath * Henry Cooper (heavyweight boxing champion) grew up on the Bellingham estate * Horatio Henry Coulder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Bromley
Among those who were born in the London Borough of Bromley, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are ''(alphabetical order)'': * David Bowie (1947–2016), musician, moved to Bromley with his family in 1953 * Malcolm Campbell (1885–1948), Grand Prix racing driver, born in Chislehurst * Nicholas Cleobury (born 1950), conductor * Stephen Cleobury (1948–2019), organist and conductor * Richmal Crompton (1890–1969), author, the ''Just William'' stories for children; lived at The Glebe in Oakley Road, Bromley Common * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), naturalist, known for his theory of evolution, lived in Downe, Bromley * Eugénie de Montijo (1826–1920), the last Empress of France, lived in exile with her husband Napoleon III at Camden Place in Chislehurst from 1870 until 1885 * Jack Dee (born 1961), stand-up comedian * Florence Farr (1860–1917), actress and composer, born in Bickley * Langley Kirkwood (born 1973), actor and athlete * Nish Kumar (born 1985), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Croydon
Among those who were born in the London Borough of Croydon, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are ''(alphabetical order)'': A * Feroz Abbasi, arrested in Afghanistan in 2001 and detained at Guantanamo Bay detainment camp, Guantanamo Bay; lived in Shirley and attended school in Croydon * Benga (musician), Adegbenga Adejumo (1987–), Croydon born dubstep producer known as Benga * Allan Ahlberg (1938–), children's writer (Penguin) * Waheed Alli (1964–), born and raised in the north of Croydon; multimillionaire media entrepreneur and politician; co-founder of Planet 24 TV production company; MD at Carlton Television; currently chairman of ASOS.com and Chorion Ltd.; a Labour peer; one of very few openly gay Muslim politicians in the world * Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Professional Football player who plays for Premier League club Manchester United born in Croydon *Peggy Ashcroft, Dame Peggy Ashcroft (1907–1991), actress, born in Croydon and lived in George Street ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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