# List of people from the London Borough of Hounslow

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
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## 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
* 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 HounslowRapper M.I.A.
* 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
* John Bardon - actor, born Brentford, 1939
* 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
* 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
* Louise Burfitt-Dons – humanitarian, lives in Chiswick

## C

* Jimmy Carr – comedian, born in HounslowComedian Jimmy Carr
* 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
* 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
* 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
* Joe Fournier – undefeated international championship boxer and businessman, grew up in Hounslow, went to school and trained with Mo FarahUndefeated boxer Joe Fournier
* Stephen Fox – 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, born in Hounslow
* 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
* William Hogarth – country home at Chiswick from 1749 until his death
* 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

## 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 IsleworthActress and Singer Preeya Kalidas
* 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 FelthamOlsi Krasniqi, Rugby Player

## 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
* 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 (middle), football player of Seychelles National teamMichael 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 FelthamLead singer of Queen, Freddie Mercury
* 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
* 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
* 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 HounslowBadminton medalist Rajiv Ouseph
* Alistair Overeem – mixed martial arts fighter, born in HounslowMMA fighter Alistair Overeem
* Alun Owen – wrote screenplay to A Hard Day's Night

## P

* Jimmy Page – guitarist of the rock band Led Zeppelin, born in Heston Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
* 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
* Donald Pleasence – actor, lived at Strand-on-the-Green from 1973 to 1985
* 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
* Samuel Richardson – writer, tenant at Sutton Court from 1736 to 1738
* Hugh Ronalds – nurseryman, horticulturalist and author, lived his life on Brentford High Street

## 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
* David Tennant, Scottish actor, living in Chiswick
* Georgia Tennant, actress, living in Chiswick
* 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
* 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 IsleworthRugby player James Woodburn-Hall

## Z

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