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

• 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
• Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (known as M.I.A.) – British recording artist, songwriter, painter and director, born in Hounslow
• 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
• Jack Beresford – Olympic rower, lived in Chiswick from 1903 to 1940
• 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 Hounslow
• Thomas Chaloner – introduced alum mining to England
• 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
• Cyril Cusack – actor, lived in Hounslow

D

• Alec Dickson – founder of Voluntary Service Overseas
• Yvonne Drewry – artist

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

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
• 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
• Hugh Grant – actor, lived in Chiswick as a child
• Russell Grant – astrologer and resident of Staines, became Lord of Ashford in 1996

H

• William Hartnell – actor, best known for playing The First Doctor in Doctor Who; lived in Isleworth in the 1960s
• Charles Hawtry – actor, born November 1914 in Hounslow
• Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren – cricketer
• William Hogarth – country home at Chiswick from 1749 until his death
• Charles Holland – actor, born in Chiswick

J

• The Earls of Jersey – lived at Osterley Park near Hounslow from 1804 until the 1940s

K

• Patsy Kensit – actress, lived in Hounslow during her teenage years
• Henry Killigrew – playwright, born in Hanworth

L

• Bernard Lee – actor, famous as "M" in the James Bond films 1962–79, born 1908 in Brentford
• John Lindley – botanist
• Buster Lloyd-Jones – veterinarian, born in Feltham
• Nick Lowe – musician, songwriter, producer; resident of Brentford
• Dan Luger – Rugby World Cup winning winger
• James Lawson – Olivier award winning actor, known for playing Lawrence in the original West End cast of School of Rock

M

• Betty Marsden – actor in Round The Horn and Carry On Camping, lived on a houseboat in Brentford until her death in 1998.
• Freddie Mercury – British musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen, grew up in Feltham
• Joe Miller – actor, lived at Strand-on-the-Green from 1686 to 1738
• Nancy Mitford – lived briefly at Strand-on-the-Green

N

• Dukes of Northumberland – have lived at Syon House since Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland bought the estate in 1594.
• Kunal Nayyar – third on the list of world's highest paid TV show actors, Nayyar 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
• Alistair Overeem – mixed martial arts fighter, born in Hounslow
• Alun Owen – wrote screenplay to A Hard Day's Night

P

• Jimmy Page – English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist of the rock band Led Zeppelin, born in Heston
• 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
• 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

R

• Redgrave family – actors, lived at Bedford House from 1945 to 1954
• Samuel Richardson – writer, tenant at Sutton Court from 1736 to 1738

S

• Jay Sean – R&B singer, signed to Lil Wayne's record company; born and raised in Hounslow
• Jack Simmons – historian, born in Isleworth
• Sergey Stepnyak-Kravchinsky – Russian revolutionary

T

• Pete Townshend – rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter; guitarist and principal songwriter of The Who
• Inigo Triggs – architect and garden designer, born in Chiswick
• Tuke family – mental healthcare reformers
• William Turner – artist, lived briefly in Isleworth

V

• Vincent van Gogh – lived briefly in Isleworth

W

• Jack Wild – actor who played Artful Dodger in Oliver, grew up in Hounslow
• J. C. Winslow – Anglican missionary and hymn writer, born in Hanworth

Z

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