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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) :
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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
[1]
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 Hounslow
Rapper M.I.A.
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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
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
[1]
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
[1]
Louise Burfitt-Dons – humanitarian, lives in Chiswick
[1]
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Jimmy Carr – comedian, born in Hounslow
Comedian Jimmy Carr
Steven Caulker (middle), footballer for International team Sierra Leone as well as Tottenham Hotspur
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
[1]
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
E. E. Cowper (1859–1933) – English novelist, lived in Chiswick
Cyril Cusack – actor, lived in Hounslow
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Olympian Tim Don, Commonwealth Medalist and Triathlon World Champion
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Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor
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Olympics athlete Mo Farah
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
[1]
E. M. Forster – author, a blue plaque in Arlington Park Mansions commemorates the flat where he lived until his death in 1970
[1]
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 Farah
Undefeated boxer Joe Fournier
Stephen Fox – politician, had a country retreat in Chiswick from 1663
[1]
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Michael Macienne (middle), football player of Seychelles National team
Michael 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 Feltham
Lead 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
[1]
Nancy Mitford – lived briefly at Strand-on-the-Green
[1]
James Montgomrey – Brentford benefactor, owned and ran a large timber mill on Brentford High Street
[4]
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
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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 Hounslow
Badminton medalist Rajiv Ouseph
Alistair Overeem – mixed martial arts fighter, born in Hounslow
MMA fighter Alistair Overeem
Alun Owen – wrote screenplay to
A Hard Day's Night
[1]
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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
[1]
Donald Pleasence – actor, lived at Strand-on-the-Green from 1973 to 1985
[1]
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
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Actress Naomi Scott
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Suki Waterhouse – model and actress, grew up in Chiswick
Graham Westler – 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 Isleworth
Rugby player James Woodburn-Hall
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All Saints, Hanworth
All Saints, Isleworth
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God and the Holy Royal Martyrs
Christ Church, Feltham
Christ Church, Turnham Green
Our Lady & St Christopher, Cranford
Our Lady of Grace & St Edward, Chiswick
Our Lady of Sorrows & St Bridget, Isleworth
Our Lady Queen of Apostles, Heston
Good Shepherd, Hounslow
Holy Trinity, Hounslow
St Dunstan, Cranford
St Dunstan, Feltham
St Faith, Brentford
St Francis of Assisi, Isleworth
St George, Hanworth
St John the Baptist, Isleworth
St John the Evangelist, Brentford
St Joseph, Grove Park
St Lawrence, Feltham
St Leonard, Heston
St Mary, Bedfont
St Mary, Osterley
St Michael, Grove Park
St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park
St Michael and St Martin, Hounslow
St Nicholas, Chiswick
St Paul, Brentford
St Paul, Grove Park
St Paul, Hounslow
St Vincent de Paul, Osterley
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