List of people from the London Borough of Hounslow explained

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):

A

• 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^[1]
• Sone Aluko – professional footballer, born in Hounslow
• Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (known as M.I.A.) – British rapper, recording artist, songwriter, painter and director, born in Hounslow
• Ben Ash (Two Inch Punch) – songwriter and producer for names such as Tory Lanez, Sam Smith, Ty Dollar $ign; born in Brentford
• David Attenborough – TV wildlife broadcaster, born in Isleworth
• Sarah Ayton – Olympic gold medallist in the Yngling sailing class, 2004 and 2008; lived in Ashford

B

• 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
• Ellie Beaven – actress, grew up in Isleworth
• Kate Beckinsale – actress, born in Chiswick
• Rolan Bell – actor, born in Chiswick
• Jack Beresford – Olympic rower, lived in Chiswick from 1903 to 1940^[1]
• Alonza Bevan – bassist of Kula Shaker, born in Hounslow
• Sanjeev Bhaskar – actor, comedian and television personality; grew up in Hounslow
• Walter R. Booth (1882–1938) – creator of the first British animated cartoon film, The Hand of the Artist, lived in Isleworth
• Jack Buckland – composer and recording artist, from the Chiswick area^[1]
• Louise Burfitt-Dons – humanitarian, lives in Chiswick^[1]

C

• Jimmy Carr – comedian, born in Hounslow

• Steven Caulker – professional footballer, grew up in Feltham
• Benjamin Cook – YouTube creator, filmmaker and journalist, born in Isleworth
• Dave Cousins – singer and songwriter of The Strawbs, born and grew up in Chiswick
• Thomas Chaloner – introduced alum mining to England
• Anthony Charles – professional footballer, born in Isleworth
• 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 – singer, musician and actor
• Amelia Clarkson – actress
• E. E. Cowper (1859–1933) – English novelist, lived in Chiswick
• Cyril Cusack – actor, lived in Hounslow

D

• Jaz Deol – actor
• Alec Dickson – founder of Voluntary Service Overseas
• Ruel Vincent van Dijk – British-Australian singer, born in Isleworth
• Michael Dobson – professional footballer, born in Isleworth

• Tim Don – GB triathlete, born and grew up in Hounslow
• MF DOOM — British-American rapper, born in Hounslow^[2]
• Lonnie Donegan – singer, lived in Chiswick
• Yvonne Drewry – artist
• Anne-Marie Duff – actress, born in Chiswick

E

• Merrick Elderton (1884–1939) – English cricketer and educator
• John Entwistle – bassist of legendary rock band, The Who
• Robert Evans – politician, Labour MEP 1994–2009; lived in Ashford
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor – singer, born in Hounslow

• Evan Edinger, Youtuber – resident of Hounslow until 2021

F

• 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^[1]
• E. M. Forster – author, a blue plaque in Arlington Park Mansions commemorates the flat where he lived until his death in 1970^[1]
• Ugo Foscolo – artist, died at Turnham Green in 1827, cenotaph in Chiswick churchyard
• Joe Fournier – undefeated international championship boxer and businessman, grew up in Hounslow, went to school and trained with Mo Farah
• Stephen Fox – politician, had a country retreat in Chiswick from 1663^[1]

G

• Joseph Gandy – architect, lived in Chiswick between 1833 and 1838^[1]
• Ian Gillan – rock singer for the band Deep Purple, born in Hounslow^[1]
• Ian Gilmour – politician, lived and died in Isleworth
• Edd Gould – YouTube webtoon creator of series Eddsworld, animator, artist and voice actor; lived and died in Isleworth
• Hugh Grant – actor, lived in Chiswick as a child
• Russell Grant – astrologer and resident of Staines, became Lord of Ashford in 1996
• Tanika Gupta – playwright, born in Chiswick

H

• Jack Harries – member of YouTube group JacksGap (now known as Earthrise), was born and grew up in Chiswick with his twin brother
• Finn Harries – member of YouTube group JacksGap (now known as Earthrise), was born and grew up in Chiswick with his twin brother
• William Hartnell – actor, best known for playing The First Doctor in Doctor Who; lived in Isleworth in the 1960s
• Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren – cricketer^[1]
• William Hogarth – country home at Chiswick from 1749 until his death^[3]
• Nicky Holloway – “superstar” DJ and record producer of the 80s and 90s, born in Isleworth
• Christopher “Luna-C” Howell – DJ, record producer and part of the music group Smart E’s, born in Isleworth
• Charles Holland – actor, born in Chiswick^[1]

J

• Sally James – ITV presenter, born in Chiswick
• Mia Jenkins – actress, born in Feltham
• The Earls of Jersey – lived at Osterley Park near Hounslow from 1804 until the 1940s

K

• Preeya Kalidas – singer and actress, born in Isleworth
• Krupa Patel - singer, lived in Isleworth
• Patsy Kensit – actress, lived in Hounslow during her teenage years
• Henry Killigrew – playwright, born in Hanworth
• Ben Killip – professional footballer, born in Isleworth
• Olsi Krasniqi – Albanian rugby league player, grew up in Feltham

L

• Dave Lambert – musician, songwriter, member of The Strawbs; born in Hounslow
• Bernard Lee – actor, famous as "M" in the James Bond films 1962–79, born 1908 in Brentford
• John Lindley – botanist^[1]
• Avtar Lit – owner of Sunrise Radio, lives in Osterley
• Buster Lloyd-Jones – veterinarian, born in Feltham
• Nick Lowe – musician, songwriter, producer; resident of Brentford
• Dan Luger – Rugby World Cup winning winger, born in Chiswick

M

• Michael Mancienne – professional footballer, grew up in Feltham
• Betty Marsden – actor in Round The Horn and Carry On Camping, lived on a houseboat in Brentford until her death in 1998
• John Stanley Marshall – drummer and founding member of the jazz band Nucleus, born in Isleworth
• Dimitri Mascarenhas – cricketer; played internationally for England, born in Chiswick
• Ian Mcdonald – multi-instrumentalist musician known as founding member of the progressive rock band King Crimson and the Grammy-nominated band Foreigner, grew up in Osterley
• Freddie Mercury – British musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen, grew up in Feltham
• Christopher John Millar (known as Rat Scabies) – drummer from The Damned, lives in Brentford
• Joe Miller – actor, lived at Strand-on-the-Green from 1686 to 1738
• Nancy Mitford – lived briefly at Strand-on-the-Green
• James Montgomrey – Brentford benefactor, owned and ran a large timber mill on Brentford High Street^[4]
• Mark Morriss – songwriter and lead singer of The Bluetones, grew up in Hounslow
• John Mousinho – professional football manager and former player, born in Isleworth
• Iris Murdoch – philosopher and novelist, brought up in Chiswick
• Sophia Myles – actress, grew up and went to school in Isleworth

N

• Anne Nightingale – BBC radio and TV presenter, born in Osterley
• Dukes of Northumberland – have lived at Syon House since Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland bought the estate in 1594^[5]
• Kunal Nayyar – actor; was born in Hounslow. He is most famous for his role as Raj in CBS’ show The Big Bang Theory

O

• John Ogdon – pianist, lived in Spring Grove, Isleworth
• Peter Oliver – painter, lived in Isleworth
• Rajiv Ouseph – badminton player and European champion as well as winning silver multiple times in the Commonwealth Games, born in Hounslow
• Alistair Overeem – mixed martial arts fighter, born in Hounslow
• Alun Owen – wrote screenplay to A Hard Day's Night^[1]

P

• Jimmy Page – guitarist of the rock band Led Zeppelin, born in Heston
• Katherine Parkinson – actress, born in Hounslow
• Miles Peart-Harris – professional footballer for Brentford FC, grew up in Isleworth
• The Rev. Sir Robert Peat – Vicar of St Lawrence's, New Brentford
• Lucien Pissarro – artist^[1]
• Donald Pleasence – actor, lived at Strand-on-the-Green from 1973 to 1985^[1]
• Imogen Poots – actress and model, grew up in Chiswick
• Bertram Pollock – clergyman and Bishop of Norwich, born at Hanworth
• Ernest Pollock – brother of Bertram, politician and lawyer, lived at Hanworth and became the first Viscount Hanworth in 1936
• Elliott Power – music artist and director, grew up in Brentford

R

• Redgrave family – actors, lived at Bedford House from 1945 to 1954^[1]
• Samuel Richardson – writer, tenant at Sutton Court from 1736 to 1738^[1]
• Hugh Ronalds – nurseryman, horticulturalist and author, lived his life on Brentford High Street^[6]

S

• Naomi Scott – actress, singer and musician
• Jay Sean – R&B singer, signed to Lil Wayne's record company; born and raised in Hounslow
• Jack Simmons – historian, born in Isleworth
• Hannah Simone – lived in Hounslow
• Matt Somner – professional footballer, born in Isleworth
• Sergey Stepnyak-Kravchinsky – Russian revolutionary
• Seb Stegmann – rugby union player, grew up in Isleworth

T

• Vince Taylor – English-American rock and roll singer, born in Isleworth
• Pete Townshend – rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter; guitarist and principal songwriter of The Who
• Inigo Triggs – architect and garden designer, born in Chiswick
• Alexander Trotman – businessman and former CEO of Ford Motor Company, born in Isleworth
• Tuke family – mental healthcare reformers^[1]
• William Turner – artist, lived briefly in Isleworth

V

• Tom Vek – musician, born in Hounslow
• Amar Virdi – cricketer, born in Chiswick
• Vincent van Gogh – lived briefly in Isleworth

W

• Suki Waterhouse – model and actress, grew up in Chiswick
• Graham Westley – former professional footballer and manager, born in Hounslow
• Ben White – rugby player, born in Hounslow
• Maria Whittaker – former glamour model and spouse of Rebel MC, born in Hounslow
• Jack Wild – actor who played Artful Dodger in Oliver, grew up in Hounslow
• J. C. Winslow – Anglican missionary and hymn writer, born in Hanworth
• Kim Wilde – English pop singer
• James Woodburn-Hall – rugby player in the Jamaica international rugby team, born in Isleworth

Z

• Johann Zoffany – artist, lived and died at Strand-on-the-Green

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gillian Clegg . 2007 . PEOPLE (arranged alphabetically) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725102730/http://chiswickhistory.org.uk/html/110-people.html . 25 July 2011 . 15 July 2010 . People . Chiswick History.
2. Web site: Yoo . Noah . 2021-06-22 . Untangling MF DOOM's Lifelong Struggle With the U.S. Immigration System . 2 October 2021 . . en-US.
3. Web site: Hogarth's House . Hounslow London Borough Council . 2009 . 15 July 2010 .
4. Ronalds. B. F.. 2018. The Montgomrey Family of Brentford: Timber Merchants and Benefactors. London's Industrial Archaeology. 16. 57–69.
5. Web site: Syon Park. Official website. 28 February 2019.
6. Ronalds. B.F.. 2017. Ronalds Nurserymen in Brentford and Beyond. Garden History. 45. 82–100.