List of people from the London Borough of Redbridge

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"
• 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
• 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 April 15, 1912; died on February 14, 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 (London)
• 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