The following is a list of people who were born in the London Borough of Sutton, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough (in alphabetical order): * Martin Adams, BDO Darts World Champion, born in Sutton * Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, world-class sprinter, attended

Greenshaw High School Greenshaw High School is a coeducational academy of some 1600 pupils situated in Sutton, England. The school was opened in the late 1960s as a purpose-built Comprehensive School. The first Headmaster was Mr R B Whellock. Greenshaw became an ...

* George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, admiral, owned Carshalton House * Joan Armatrading, singer-songwriter and musician, lived in Sutton in the 1970s * Tony Barton, Aston Villa's 1982 European Cup winning manager, from Sutton * David Bellamy, broadcaster and botanist, attended Sutton Grammar School *

Sally Anne Bowman Sally Anne Bowman (11 September 1987 – 25 September 2005) was an English hairdresser and model who was murdered in the early hours of 25 September 2005 in Croydon, London. Eighteen-year-old Bowman, had been robbed, raped and repeatedly s ...

, up-and-coming model, was murdered in Croydon, South London * Sir Francis Carew, grandson of Sir Nicholas Carew; of Beddington Park; Elizabethan horticulturalist * Sir Nicholas Carew, sheriff of Surrey and Sussex, Master of the King's Horse, executed by Henry VIII *

Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock guitarist. He rose to prominence with the Yardbirds and after fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to a mainly instrumental style, with a focus ...

, born and raised in Wallington *

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...

, actor and playwright, lived in Lenham Road, Sutton until the age of six * Quentin Crisp, writer and gay icon * Clark Datchler, lead singer of Johnny Hates Jazz * Sir John Fellows, 1st Baronet, owned Carshalton House (now St Philomena's Girls' School) and built the adjacent Water Tower and perhaps the 'Hermitage' in the garden * David Fletcher, former Surrey cricketer *

Elizabeth Glover Elizabeth Glover ('' née'' Harris; 1602 – June 23, 1643) was responsible for bringing the first printing press to the Thirteen Colonies. She established a press in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she printed ''Oath of a Freeman'', ''An Almenack' ...

, who introduced the printing press to New England, was married to the Reverend Joseph Glover, Rector of Sutton * Bradley McIntosh, member of former chart topping band S Club 7, attended Greenshaw High School * Katie Melua, award-winning singer, songwriter and musician, lived on Gander Green lane and attended

Nonsuch High School Nonsuch High School is an all-girls' grammar school with an academy status, located in Cheam, in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, on the border of the London Borough of Sutton, and standing in of grounds on the edge of Nonsu ...

for girls *

Brian Paddick Brian Leonard Paddick, Baron Paddick (born 24 April 1958), is a British politician and retired police officer, currently sitting in the House of Lords as a life peer. He was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the London mayoral elections of 2 ...

, British Liberal Democrat politician, attended Sutton Grammar School for Boys * Mike Parry, author, journalist, radio host and controversialist * Sidney Richard Percy, painter, lived in Mulgrave Road, Sutton * John Radcliffe, physician and benefactor to the University of Oxford, owned Carshalton House *

Michael Reeves Michael Reeves (17 October 1943 – 11 February 1969) was an English film director and screenwriter. He is best remembered for the 1968 film ''Witchfinder General'' (known in the US as ''Conqueror Worm''). A few months after the film's rel ...

, writer and director of horror classic '' Witchfinder General'' * The Rolling Stones were discovered at the then Red Lion pub (now the Winning Post) in Sutton; the pub was also where

Charlie Watts Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English musician who achieved international fame as the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021. Originally trained as a graphic artist, Watts developed an i ...

and

Bill Wyman William George Wyman (né Perks; born 24 October 1936) is an English musician who achieved international fame as the bassist for the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993. In 1989, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member ...

became permanent members of The Rolling Stones, on 23 January 1963. *

Joanna Rowsell Joanna Katie Rowsell MBE (born 5 December 1988) is a retired English cyclist on the Great Britain Cycling Team who competed on track and road. Her greatest successes were the gold medals won in the women's team pursuit at the 2012 London Olym ...

, world championship gold medal cyclist *Sir Harry Secombe, humourist, singer, comedian, entertainer and member of the '' Goon Show'' cast; local resident and personality; the Secombe Theatre in Sutton is named after him * Melanie South, British tennis player, attended

for girls * Neil Sullivan, Sutton-born Scottish international goalkeeper * Graham Sutherland, painter, etcher and designer, attended Homefield Preparatory School, Sutton * William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, peer and politician, is buried in Sutton churchyard *

Barry Tebb Barry Tebb is an English poet, publisher and author. He was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire in 1942. Early career Tebb studied English at the Leeds Training College 1961-1964 and while there ... "read widely, Proust, Firbank, Dickens, Gi ...

, poet, novelist, editor, translator, founder of Sixties Press; mental health campaigner *

Sarah Tullamore Sarah Tullamore is an English-born actress, singer, dancer and voice-over artist. Biography Tullamore was born in Carshalton, a suburb of the London Borough of Sutton, England and grew up in Banstead. She began her vocal career as a child singer ...

, actress and singer * Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord High Chancellor, owned Carshalton House

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