List of people from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets explained

This is a list of notable people associated with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in London, England.

• Kia Abdullah author; born in Mile End, went to school in Bow.
• Damon Albarn singer-songwriter for bands Blur, Gorillaz; born in Whitechapel.
• Joe Anderson 'All England' boxing champion of 1897.^[1]
• Cheryl Baker member of Bucks Fizz, winners of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, grew up in Roman Road, Bethnal Green.
• Danny Boyle film director, producer and screenwriter; lives in Mile End.
• Andy Lee (boxer) Professional Boxer; born in Bow.
• Rosa Nouchette Carey children's novelist; born in Stratford-le-Bow.^[2]
• Ashley Cole footballer, played for Arsenal's invincibles; born in Stepney; attended Bow Boys School.
• Steve Conway singer (1920–1952), born in Bethnal Green.^[3]
• Donald Crisp Academy Award-winning actor; born in Bow.
• Ralph Fiennes actor; lives in Bethnal Green.^[4]
• Clara Grant educational pioneer and social reformer.
• John Granville Harkness Major-General in the British Army of the Victorian era.
• Peter Green guitarist and songwriter, founder of Fleetwood Mac; born in Mile End.
• Perry Groves footballer, played for Arsenal; born in Bow.
• Felicity Jones actress, lives in Bethnal Green.
• Isaac Julien artist, raised in Bow.^[5]
• Ledley King former footballer; defender for Tottenham Hotspur; born in Bow.
• Oona King former Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow; political commentator.^[6]
• Eddie Marsan actor; grew up in Bethnal Green.
• Charlie McDonnell comedian and musician; YouTube personality; shares a flat in Bow.
• Ian McKellen award-winning actor; lives in Limehouse.
• Margaret Moran former Labour MP for Luton South.^[7]
• Graham Norton comedian and television presenter; lives in Wapping.^[8]
• Sylvia Pankhurst suffragette and social campaigner.
• Lutfur Rahman former Mayor of Tower Hamlets (2010-2015; lives in Whitechapel.
• Harry Redknapp former footballer; manager, Queens Park Rangers.
• Dizzee Rascal grime musician.
• John Robertson Premier of New South Wales, Australia, on five occasions between 1881 and 1886; born in Bow.
• Tinchy Stryder grime musician.
• Joakim Sundström Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician; has a flat south of Bow.
• Danny Wallace filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television; lives in Bow.^[9]
• Wiley grime musician, urban artist.
• Glen Wilkie (born 1977), League 1 football player.^[10]
• Amy Winehouse jazz singer-songwriter; had a flat in Bow.

See also

• List of mayors of Tower Hamlets
• List of people from London

Notes and References

1. Bare-Knuckle Fighter . Antiques Roadshow Detectives . Antiques Roadshow Detectives . 19 April 2015 . . 8 April 2015 . 1 . 3 .
2. Carey, Rosa Nouchette (1840–1909) . Mitchell . Charlotte . 2004 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/32288 . 12 September 2011 . subscription .
3. Web site: McKinstry. Leo. 2014-03-20. An ode to Steve Conway, Britain's forgotten balladeer. 2021-09-24. The Independent. en.
4. Web site: My London: Ralph Fiennes . MacBain . Hamish . Evening Standard. 21 March 2019 . 31 December 2019.
5. News: Isaac Julien's angel of Morecambe . Jeffries . Stuart . 29 September 2010 . . 15 December 2012.
6. Web site: Home . Oona King . 30 March 2007.
7. News: Margaret Moran: a controversial career . Ward . Victoria . 13 October 2010 . The Daily Telegraph. London . 6 February 2019.
8. Sunday Mirror 4 March 2001. (source: Highbeam).
9. News: My Home: Danny Wallace, Comedian . Canessa . Joey . 19 October 2005 . . 6 February 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071206132807/http://money.independent.co.uk/property/homes/article320452.ece . 6 December 2007.
10. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8506 Glen Wilkie Statistics