List of people from Waltham Forest
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Waltham Forest is the birthplace of William Morris, best known as one of the principal founders of the British Arts and Crafts Movement. Morris was a designer of wallpaper and patterned fabrics, a writer of poetry and fiction, and a pioneer of the socialist movement in Britain.
Other famous people such as Footballer and former England Captain David Beckham, I, Claudius star Derek Jacobi, former Essex and England Cricket Captain Graham Gooch and film director and producer Alfred Hitchcock were also born in the borough.
Among those who were born in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are (alphabetical order):
- Damon Albarn
- Jodi Albert (former Hollyoaks actress)
- David Bailey
- David Beckham
- Steve Bell
- John Berger
- Fanny Cradock
- Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister
- Boy Kill Boy
- Blazin' Squad
- Fire Camp
- Alan Davies
- Joe Dever
- John Drinkwater
- East 17
- Lethal Bizzle
- Joanne Fenn
- Samantha Fox
- Graham Gooch
- King Harold I
- Steve Harris
- Don Henderson
- James Hilton
- Sir Alfred Hitchcock
- Sydney Horler
- Justin Hoyte
- Jonathan Ive
- Iron Maiden
- Derek Jacobi
- Lawrence of Arabia
- Morell Mackenzie
- George Monoux, Lord Mayor of the City of London, 1514
- Bobby Moore
- William Morris
- Ronnie O'Sullivan
- Leslie Phillips
- Sol Plaatje
- Alliot Verdon Roe
- Jonathan Ross
- Paul Ross
- Ken Russell
- Nick Saloman
- Baroness Scotland, Attorney General
- Teddy Sheringham
- Talvin Singh
- Rodney "Gypsy" Smith
- Vivian Stanshall
- Seán Mac Stíofáin
- Meera Syal
- Norman Tebbit
- More Fire Crew
- Carole Vincent
- Daniella Westbrook
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