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Among those who were born in the London Borough of Hounslow, or have live/lived within the borders of the modern borough are ''(alphabetical order)'':


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* Marcus Akin – reality TV personality, karate practitioner, actor and writer, lives in Brentford * Cecil Aldin – artist and illustrator, lived in Chiswick from 1894 to 1904 * Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (known as M.I.A.) – British recording artist, songwriter, painter and director, born in Hounslow *
David Attenborough Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and author. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural histor ...
– TV wildlife broadcaster, born in Isleworth *
Sarah Ayton Sarah Lianne Ayton (born 9 April 1980 in Ashford, Surrey) is an English former professional sailor. She won a gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Shirley Robertson and Sarah Webb, and ...
– Olympic gold medallist in the
Yngling The Ynglings were a dynasty of kings, first in Sweden and later in Norway, primarily attested through the poem ''Ynglingatal''. The dynasty also appears as Scylfings (Old Norse ''Skilfingar'') in ''Beowulf''. When ''Beowulf'' and ''Ynglingatal'' ...
sailing class, 2004 and 2008; lived in Ashford


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* Sir Joseph Banks – botanist, lived and died at Spring Grove in Isleworth, buried in Heston churchyard * Nicholas Barbon – economist and financial speculator, died at Osterley Park House *
Jack Beresford Jack Beresford, CBE (1 January 1899 – 3 December 1977), born Jack Beresford-Wiszniewski, was a British rower who won five medals at five Olympic Games in succession. This record in Olympic rowing was not matched until 2000 when Sir Steve Red ...
– Olympic rower, lived in Chiswick from 1903 to 1940 *
Walter R. Booth Walter Robert Booth (12 July 1869 – 1938) was a British magician and early pioneer of British film. Collaborating with Robert W. Paul and then Charles Urban mostly on "trick" films, he pioneered techniques that led to what has been descri ...
(1882–1938) – creator of the first British animated cartoon film, ''The Hand of the Artist'', lived in Isleworth *
Jack Buckland John Wilberforce "Jack" Buckland (1864–1897), also known as "Tin Jack", was a trader who lived in the South Pacific in the late 19th century. He travelled with Robert Louis Stevenson and his stories of life as an island trader became the insp ...
– composer and recording artist, from the Chiswick area *
Louise Burfitt-Dons Louise Burfitt-Dons, (''née'' Byres; born 22 October 1953) is a British novelist, humanitarian, and former Conservative candidate. Burfitt-Dons is best known for her anti-bullying work as the founder of the charity Act Against Bullying and ...
– humanitarian, lives in Chiswick * Kate Beckinsale – English actress and model


C

* Jimmy Carr – comedian, born in Hounslow * Thomas Chaloner – introduced
alum An alum () is a type of chemical compound, usually a hydrated double salt, double sulfate salt (chemistry), salt of aluminium with the general chemical formula, formula , where is a valence (chemistry), monovalent cation such as potassium or a ...
mining to England * Asim Chaudhry – comedian, writer and director, born in Hounslow * Keith Chegwin – presenter – lived in Linkfield Road, Isleworth with his wife at the time, Maggie Philbin, Tomorrow's World presenter *
Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...
– singer, musician and actor * Cyril Cusack – actor, lived in Hounslow


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Jaz Deol Jaskiranjit Singh Deol (born 12 March 1989) is a British actor, known for portraying the role of Kheerat Panesar on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2019 to 2022. Career Deol made his onscreen debut in the 2010 television film ''Casting ...
– actor *
Alec Dickson Dr Alexander Graeme Dickson CBE (23 May 1914 – 23 September 1994) was the founder of Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO). Dickson graduated from Oxford University in 1935 and worked as a foreign correspondent in Central Europe during the rise of H ...
– founder of Voluntary Service Overseas * Yvonne Drewry – artist * Daniel Dumile (MF DOOM) – Hounslow-born, USA and UK-based rapper


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Merrick Elderton Merrick Beaufoy Elderton MBE (21 February 1884 – 11 December 1939) was an English cricketer and educator. Elderton was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Brentford, Middlesex. Elderton was educated at Mer ...
(1884–1939) – English cricketer and educator *
John Entwistle John Alec Entwistle (9 October 194427 June 2002) was an English musician who was the bassist for the rock band The Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades. Nicknamed "The Ox" and "Thunderfingers", he was the band's only member ...
bassist A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a Bass (instrument), bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), synthbass, keyboar ...
of legendary rock band,
The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...
* Robert Evans – politician, Labour MEP 1994–2009; lived in Ashford *
Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded Ellis-Bextor went solo and ach ...
– singer, born in Hounslow *
Evan Edinger Evan Edinger (born July 29, 1990) is an American-British YouTuber based in London, England. Edinger is known for his "British VS American" series, in which he compares topics such as exams, healthcare systems, and taxes with guest YouTubers fr ...
, Youtuber – resident of Hounslow until 2021


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* Mo Farah – athlete; current 10,000 metres Olympic champion and 5000 metres Olympic, World and European champion; grew up in Hounslow * Fenella Fielding – actress, lived in Chiswick * Michael Flanders – entertainer, lived in Chiswick from 1971 to 1975 * E. M. Forster – author, a blue plaque in Arlington Park Mansions commemorates the flat where he lived until his death in 1970 * Ugo Foscolo – artist, died at Turnham Green in 1827, cenotaph in Chiswick churchyard *
Stephen Fox Sir Stephen Fox (27 March 1627 – 28 October 1716) of Farley in Wiltshire, of Redlynch Park in Somerset, of Chiswick, Middlesex and of Whitehall, was a royal administrator and courtier to King Charles II, and a politician, who rose from ...
– politician, had a country retreat in Chiswick from 1663


G

* Joseph Gandy – architect, lived in Chiswick between 1833 and 1838 * Ian Gillan – rock singer for the band
Deep Purple Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal music, heavy metal and modern hard rock music, but their musical style has changed over the course of its existence. Ori ...
, born in Hounslow *
Ian Gilmour Ian Hedworth John Little Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, (8 July 1926 – 21 September 2007) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was styled Sir Ian Gilmour, 3rd Baronet from 1977, having succeeded to his fath ...
– politician, lived and died in Isleworth * Hugh Grant – actor, lived in
Chiswick Chiswick ( ) is a district of west London, England. It contains Hogarth's House, the former residence of the 18th-century English artist William Hogarth; Chiswick House, a neo-Palladian villa regarded as one of the finest in England; and Full ...
as a child * Russell Grant
astrologer Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. Dif ...
and resident of Staines, became Lord of Ashford in 1996


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William Hartnell William Henry Hartnell (8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the First Doctor, first incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' from 1963 to 1966. In film, ...
– actor, best known for playing The First Doctor in ''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
''; lived in Isleworth in the 1960s * Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren – cricketer * William Hogarth – country home at Chiswick from 1749 until his death * Charles Holland – actor, born in Chiswick


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*The
Earls of Jersey Earl of the Island of Jersey, usually shortened to Earl of Jersey, is a title in the Peerage of England held by a branch of the Villiers family, which since 1819 has been the Child-Villiers family. History It was created in 1697 for the stat ...
– lived at Osterley Park near Hounslow from 1804 until the 1940s


K

* Patsy Kensit – actress, lived in Hounslow during her teenage years * Henry Killigrew – playwright, born in Hanworth


L

* Bernard Lee – actor, famous as "M" in the James Bond films 1962–79, born 1908 in Brentford *
John Lindley John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley w ...
– botanist *
Buster Lloyd-Jones William Llewelyn "Buster" Lloyd-Jones (1914–1980) was a British veterinary practitioner. In his early years, he developed a passion for animals. Buster contracted polio as a young child, which affected him later in his life. As Buster grew u ...
– veterinarian, born in Feltham *
Nick Lowe Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in power pop and new wave,Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
* Dan Luger – Rugby World Cup winning winger


M

* Betty Marsden – actor in Round The Horn and Carry On Camping, lived on a houseboat in Brentford until her death in 1998. *
Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the ...
– British musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen, grew up in Feltham * Joe Miller – actor, lived at Strand-on-the-Green from 1686 to 1738 * Nancy Mitford – lived briefly at Strand-on-the-Green *
James Montgomrey James Montgomrey (1 September 1811 – 4 June 1883) ran a large timber mill in Brentford, Middlesex, that was in the family for 120 years. He also led the development of considerable infrastructure in the town to enhance public amenity. Life and f ...
– Brentford benefactor, owned and ran a large timber mill on Brentford High Street


N

* Dukes of Northumberland – have lived at
Syon House Syon House is the west London residence of the Duke of Northumberland. A Grade I listed building, it lies within the 200-acre (80 hectare) Syon Park, in the London Borough of Hounslow. The family's traditional central London residence had be ...
since
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, KG (27 April 1564 – 5 November 1632) was an English nobleman. He was a grandee and one of the wealthiest peers of the court of Elizabeth I. Under James I, Northumberland was a long-term prisoner i ...
bought the estate in 1594. * Kunal Nayyar – third on the list of world's highest paid TV show actors, Nayyar was born in Hounslow. He is most famous for his role as Raj in CBS’ show The Big Bang Theory.


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John Ogdon John Andrew Howard Ogdon (27 January 1937 – 1 August 1989) was an English pianist and composer. Biography Career Ogdon was born in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, and attended the Manchester Grammar School, before studying at the Ro ...
– pianist, lived in Spring Grove, Isleworth * Peter Oliver – painter, lived in Isleworth * Alistair Overeem – mixed martial arts fighter, born in Hounslow *
Alun Owen Alun Davies Owen (24 November 1925 – 6 December 1994) was a Welsh playwright, screenwriter and actor, predominantly in television. However, he is best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature fi ...
– wrote screenplay to '' A Hard Day's Night''


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Jimmy Page James Patrick Page (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Page is prolific in creating guitar riffs. His style involves various alternative ...
– English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist of the rock band Led Zeppelin, born in Heston *The Rev. Sir
Robert Peat Sir Robert Peat (c. 1772 – 20 April 1837) was an Anglican cleric and, according to some sources, the first Grand Prior of the revived English langue of the Order of Saint John. Early life Peat was born in Hamsterley, County Durham, England, t ...
– Vicar of St Lawrence's, New Brentford * Lucien Pissarro – artist * Donald Pleasence – actor, lived at Strand-on-the-Green from 1973 to 1985 * Bertram Pollock – clergyman and Bishop of Norwich, born at Hanworth *
Ernest Pollock Ernest Murray Pollock, 1st Viscount Hanworth, KBE, PC (25 November 1861 – 22 October 1936), was a British Conservative politician, lawyer and judge. He served as Master of the Rolls from 1923 to 1935. Background Pollock was born in Wimbledon, ...
– brother of Bertram, politician and lawyer, lived at Hanworth and became the first
Viscount Hanworth Viscount Hanworth, of Hanworth in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The title was created on 17 January 1936 for the judge turned Conservative Member of Parliament who achieved the judicial position of Ma ...
in 1936


R

* Redgrave family – actors, lived at Bedford House from 1945 to 1954 * Samuel Richardson – writer, tenant at Sutton Court from 1736 to 1738 * Hugh Ronalds – nurseryman, horticulturalist and author, lived his life on Brentford High Street


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Naomi Scott Naomi Scott (born 6 May 1993) is an English actress and singer. Born in Hounslow, she rose to prominence for her performances in the television film '' Lemonade Mouth'' (2011) and the science fiction series '' Terra Nova'' (2011). In 2015, Scree ...
– actress, singer and musician, starred as
Jasmine Jasmine ( taxonomic name: ''Jasminum''; , ) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family (Oleaceae). It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania. Jasmines are widely cultiva ...
in ''Aladdin'' * Jay Sean – R&B singer, signed to Lil Wayne's record company; born and raised in Hounslow * Jack Simmons – historian, born in Isleworth * Sergey Stepnyak-Kravchinsky – Russian revolutionary


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Pete Townshend Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is co-founder, leader, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Townsh ...
– rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter; guitarist and principal songwriter of
The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...
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Inigo Triggs Henry Inigo Triggs (1876–1923) was an English country house architect and designer of formal gardens, and author. Family life Harry Benjamin Inigo Triggs was born in Chiswick, London, on 28 February 1876, to James Triggs, carpet agent, and h ...
– architect and garden designer, born in Chiswick * Tuke family – mental healthcare reformers * William Turner – artist, lived briefly in Isleworth


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Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2 ...
– lived briefly in Isleworth


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Jack Wild Jack Wild (30 September 1952 – 1 March 2006) was an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as the Artful Dodger in the film ''Oliver!'' (1968), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at t ...
– actor who played Artful Dodger in ''Oliver'', grew up in Hounslow * J. C. Winslow – Anglican missionary and hymn writer, born in Hanworth *
Kim Wilde Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer, DJ and television presenter. She first saw success in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which peaked at No. 2 in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award f ...
– English pop singer


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Johann Zoffany Johan Joseph Zoffany (born Johannes Josephus Zaufallij; 13 March 1733 – 11 November 1810) was a German neoclassical painter who was active mainly in England, Italy and India. His works appear in many prominent British collections, includin ...
– artist, lived and died at Strand-on-the-Green


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