# List of people from the London Borough of Hillingdon

This list of people from the London Borough of Hillingdon includes residents who were either born or dwelt for a substantial period within the borders of this modern London borough, formed in 1965 by the amalgamation of Hayes and Harlington Urban District, the Municipal Borough of Uxbridge, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District in West London. The 2001 census recorded the population of Hillingdon as 243,006.

## Notable residents
### Academia and research

* Stuart Olof Agrell (1913–1996), optical mineralogist renowned for his involvement in the Apollo programme, was born in Ruislip.
* Alexander Fleming (1881–1955), biologist and Nobel Prize winner for the discovery of penicillin, was Regional Pathologist at Harefield Hospital, 1939; this is recorded on a blue plaque at the main entrance door to the hospital.
* Friedrich Georg Houtermans (1903–1966), noted atomic and nuclear physicist, lived in Hayes (where he worked for EMI) between 1933 and 1935.
* Lionel Robbins (1898–1984), eminent economist, was born in Sipson.
* Thomas Wakley (1795–1862), medical and social reformer, and founder of The Lancet, lived at Harefield Park, 1845–1856; he has a memorial stone in the grounds of Harefield Hospital.

### Drama and film

* Joan Dowling (1928–1954), actress, best known for her role in the first "Ealing Comedy" Hue and Cry, grew up in Uxbridge.
* Anne Marie Duff, actress, best known for playing Fiona Gallagher in Shameless and Elizabeth I in The Virgin Queen, grew up in Hayes.
* B. J. Edwards (1838–1914), photography pioneer, lived and worked at Wistowe House in Hayes.
* Derek Jarman (1942–1994), film director whose credits include Jubilee and The Tempest (1979), was born in Northwood.
* Moore Marriott (1885–1949), character actor, best known for the comedies he made with Will Hay and Graham Moffatt, was born in Yiewsley.
* Jessie Matthews (1907–1981), actress, lived in Eastcote at the time of her death.
* Bernard Miles (1907–1991), actor/writer/director, was born in Uxbridge and attended Uxbridge County School (later Bishopshalt).
* Lana Morris (1930–1998), actress, born in Ruislip.
* Oswald Morris (1915–2014), eminent cinematographer, born in Ruislip.
* Julian Rhind-Tutt (b. 1967), actor, played the Duke of York in The Madness of King George (1994), was born in West Drayton.
* John Rich (1692–1761), the "father of English pantomime", lived in Cowley.
* Andy Serkis, actor, known for his role as Gollum in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", was born in Ruislip.
* Jane Seymour, actress and Bond girl, was born in Hayes.
* John Stears (1934–1999), Oscar-winning creator of James Bond's modified Aston Martin DB5, Star Wars robots R2-D2 and C-3PO, and the Jedi Knights' lightsabers (among other special effects), was born in Uxbridge.
* Tony Tanner, actor and director, played opposite Harold Pinter in The Birthday Party, was born in Hillingdon.
* Heather Thatcher (1896–1987), actress, signed by MGM in 1930s Hollywood, lived in Hillingdon at the time of her death.

### Military

* Lieutenant-General Gerald Goodlake (1832–1890), Victoria Cross recipient who served with the Coldstream Guards in the Crimean War, is buried in St Mary's churchyard, Harefield.
* Major-General James Grant (1778–1852), who served under Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo, was a lifelong Hayes resident.
* Astronaut and U.S. military man Gregory H. Johnson was born in South Ruislip.
* Private Cecil John Kinross (1896–1957), Victoria Cross recipient who distinguished himself at Passchendaele in World War I, was born in Harefield; he moved with his family in 1912 to Lougheed, Alberta.
* Sergeant Robert Edward Ryder (1895–1978), Victoria Cross recipient who served in World War I in the Middlesex Regiment, was born and is buried in Harefield. A blue plaque on The Old Workhouse marks his birthplace.
* Meinhardt Schomberg (1641–1719), general in the service of Prince William of Orange, built and lived in Hillingdon House.

### Music

* Composer William Byrd (1539/40–1623), "the father of English music", lived as a Catholic recusant in Hayes and Harlington, 1578–88.
* Brian Connolly (1945–1997), singer of glam rock band Sweet, lived at 126 Ash Grove, Harefield.
* Steve Conway, singer (1920–1952), lived in Ickenham.
* Musician Paul Gardiner (1958–1984) of Gary Numan's Tubeway Army was born in Hayes.
* Conductor and composer Sir Eugene Goossens (1893–1962), whose career was ruined by the Rosaleen Norton affair, lived in Hillingdon.
* Composer Henry Jackman was born in Hillingdon.
* Larry Page, 1960s manager of pop groups The Kinks and The Troggs, was born in Hayes.
* Malcolm Pool, bass guitarist in rock band The Artwoods, born in Hayes End.
* Steve Priest, bass player of glam rock band Sweet, was born in Hayes.
* Claire Richards, singer in 1990s pop-group Steps, was born in Hillingdon and attended Bishopshalt School.
* Nick Simper, founding member of rock band Deep Purple, lived in Hayes.
* Composer Stephen Storace (1762–1796), famous in his day and a friend of Mozart, lived from the late 1780s in Wood End, Hayes.
* Composer Sir Michael Tippett (1905–1998), was born in Eastcote.
* David Westlake, singer/songwriter of indie band The Servants, was born in Hayes.
* Arthur Wood (1937–2006), lead singer in rock band The Artwoods and brother of Ronnie Wood, was born in West Drayton and grew up in Yiewsley.
* Ted Wood (1939-2003), Traditional Jazz vocalist and drummer was born and grew up in Yiewsley.
* Ronnie Wood, guitarist in rock bands the Rolling Stones and The Faces, was born in Hillingdon Hospital and grew up in Yiewsley.
* Musicians Daniel/Matthew Persell Thompson (Croft & Cotes), were born in Eastcote

### Nobility

* Statesman Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618–1685), part of Charles II's Cabal Ministry which gave rise to the English word cabal, born in (H)arlington.
* Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter (c. 1498–1539), grandson of Edward IV and a first cousin of Henry VIII, enlarged Swakeleys House, a manor in Ickenham.
* Sir Francis Lee, 4th Baronet (1639–1637), politician and (from 1644) stepson of Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, was educated in Hayes by Dr Thomas Triplett; his son Edward Lee at age 13 married the 12-year-old Lady Charlotte Fitzroy, an illegitimate daughter of Charles II.
* Sir William Paget, 1st Baron Paget (1506-1563), statesman, holder of high office in the courts of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. Lived in West Drayton from 1537 until his death in 1563 and is buried in St Martin Churchyard, West Drayton.
* Sir William Paget, 4th Baron Paget (1572-1629), 'Adventurer' (shareholder) and member of the Council of the Virginia Company (London Company) and the Somers Isles Company is buried in St Martin's Churchyard, West Drayton.
* Peter de Salis (1738–1807), built a villa designed by Joseph Bonomi the Elder called Hillingdon Park (later Little London).
* Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio (1771–1836), Anglo-Irish landowner and Christian seer, lived (and is buried) in Harlington.
* Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet (1631–1688), Lord Mayor of London 1674–1675, owned Swakeleys House for a time; Vyners School in Ickenham is named after him.

#### At Hillingdon Court

* Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet (1792–1872), had Hillingdon Court built.
* Sir Charles Henry Mills, 2nd Baronet (1830–1898), created Baron Hillingdon in 1886.
* Charles William Mills, 2nd Baron Hillingdon (1855–1919)

### Politics

* Lady Mary Bankes (c. 1598–1661), Royalist figure of the English Civil War, was born in Ruislip.
* Thomas Egerton, Lord Ellesmere (1540–1617) and wife Alice Spencer (1559–1637) lived in Harefield from 1601; Queen Elizabeth I visited in July 1602.
* Christine Keeler (1942–2017), iconic 1960s model involved in the Profumo affair, was born in Uxbridge.
* Lord Randall of Uxbridge (b. 1955), Conservative former MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, was born in Uxbridge.
* Sir Michael Shersby, MP for Uxbridge from 1972 until his death in 1997, was born in Ickenham.
* Roger Williams (1603–1683), important early proponent of religious freedom and separation of church and state, was born in Cowley.
* Norman Willis (1933–2014), former leader of the TUC, was born in Hayes.

### Religion

* Annie Isherwood (1862–1906), Anglican nun and founder of the Community of the Resurrection in Grahamstown, Southern Africa, was born in Uxbridge.

### Sport

* Greg Dyke, current chairman of The Football Association (FA) and former BBC director general, grew up in Hayes.
* Connor Emerton (born 1994), cricketer
* Chris Finnegan (1944–2009), Olympic boxing gold medalist, lived in Hayes.
* England cricketer Alex Hales was born in Hillingdon.
* Audley Harrison, Olympic boxer, attended Northwood School.
* England footballer Glenn Hoddle was born in Hayes.
* Golfer Barry Lane was born in Hayes.
* Welsh international footballer Rhoys Wiggins grew up in Hayes.
* Football player/manager/pundit Ray Wilkins grew up in Hayes.

### Television

* Robin Bush (1943–2010) of Channel 4's archaeological series Time Team was born in Hayes.
* Sue Cook, broadcaster, best known for presenting the BBC's Nationwide and Crimewatch, was born in Ruislip.
* Fearne Cotton, television presenter, was born in Northwood and grew up in Eastcote.
* James Corden, actor, host of CBS's The Late Late Show with James Corden, was born in Hillingdon.
* Barry Foster (1927–2002), actor, best known as 1970s TV detective Van der Valk, grew up in Hayes.

### Visual art

* Roger Hilton (1911–1975), post-war pioneer of abstract art, was born in Northwood.

### Writers

* A. M. Burrage (1889–1956), horror fiction writer born in Hillingdon.
* Tony Lee, author born in Hayes.
* Simon Monjack (1970–2010), screenwriter born in Hillingdon.
* George Orwell (1903–1950), author lived and worked in Hayes, 1932–3.

## Places in Hillingdon

* Cowley
* Eastcote
* Harefield
* Harlington
* Hayes
* Heathrow Airport
* Harmondsworth
* Hillingdon
* Ickenham
* Longford
* Northwood
* Northwood Hills
* Ruislip
* Ruislip Gardens
* Ruislip Manor
* Sipson
* South Ruislip
* Stockley Park
* Uxbridge
* West Drayton
* Yeading
* Yiewsley