List of people from the London Borough of Redbridge
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Among those who were born in the London Borough of Redbridge, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are (alphabetical order):
- Simon Amstell, comedian, television presenter, screenwriter and actor. Attended Beal High School
- Bernard Ashmole, archaeologist who gives his name to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
- Kenny Ball, trumpet playing English jazz musician
- Thomas John Barnardo, social reformer
- Nina Bawden, author
- Raymond Baxter, TV presenter
- Tony Bayfield, rabbi and leader of the Movement for Reform Judaism in the UK
- Nigel Benn, former boxer
- Sidney Bernstein, Baron Bernstein, media entrepreneur
- Jet Black (real name Brian Duffy), drummer with The Stranglers
- John Boardman, classical art historian, "Britain's most distinguished historian of ancient Greek art" [1]
- Geraldine Van Bueren, human rights lawyer
- Ken Campbell, comedian and actor
- Stuart Conquest, chess player
- Michael Coren, columnist, author, public speaker and radio host
- The Dooleys, 1970s pop act
- Noel Edmonds, TV entertainer and presenter[2]
- Julia Fernandez, actress
- Bill Fraser, TV actor, The Army Game; ran a sweet shop in Ilford Lane between bookings
- Steven Haberman, actuary and professor
- Georgina Hale, actress
- Jon Hare, computer game designer
- Eva Hart, one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912; died on 14 February 1996
- John Carmel Heenan, cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster
- Jane Holland, poet, performer and novelist
- Ian Holm, actor, known as Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy
- Nasser Hussain, former England cricket team captain
- Ronald Hutton, historian, attended Ilford County High School
- Paul Ince, footballer
- Frazer Irving, comic book artist
- Jessie J, singer-songwriter, attended Mayfield High School
- Kathy Kirby, singer
- Sophie Lawrence, actress
- Jane Leeves, actor, best known as Daphne Moon in Frasier
- Kenneth Lefever, civil servant
- Denise Levertov, poet
- Richard Littlejohn, journalist
- Raymond Lygo, admiral
- Victor Maddern, actor
- Sean Maguire, singer and actor
- Kevin Maher, footballer
- Tony Minson, virologist and pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge
- Geoffrey Orme, screenwriter for television and film
- Tamzin Outhwaite, actress
- Ruth Pitter, poet
- Jenny Powell, TV presenter
- Kathleen Raine, poet and critic
- David Rappaport, actor
- Ian Ridpath, astronomy writer and broadcaster
- Amanda Rosario, British-Indian actress predominantly working in Bollywood
- Fauja Singh, centenarian athletics record holder
- Maggie Smith, actor
- Louise Wener, musician and novelist, attended Beal High School near Gants Hill
- Chris Willsher, writer, performer and singer with Bus Station Loonies
- Stephen Lewis, actor who lived in Wanstead Nursing Home until his death in 2015
- Anna Karen, South African born actress who lives in Ilford
References
- ^ Scarisbrick, Diana (May 2006). "A Classical Warrior: Professor Sir John Boardman". Apollo. Archived from the original on 21 January 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Cooke, Rachel (29 January 2006). "Saturday night fever". The Observer. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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