List of people from 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

• Cecil Aldin – artist and illustrator, lived in Chiswick from 1894 to 1904.^[1]
• Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, known as M.I.A., British recording artist, songwriter, painter and director, born in Hounslow.
• Sarah Ayton, Olympic gold medallist in the Yngling sailing class, 2004 and 2008. Lived in Ashford.
• Marcus Akin – reality TV personality, karate practitioner, actor and writer, lives in Brentford.
• David Attenborough – TV wildlife broadcaster, born in Isleworth.

B

• Sir Joseph Banks – botanist, lived and died at Spring Grove in Isleworth, buried in Heston churchyard.
• Jack Beresford – Olympic rower, lived in Chiswick from 1903 to 1940.^[1]
• 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]

C

• Cyril Cusack – actor, lived in Hounslow
• Jimmy Carr – comedian, born in Hounslow.
• Thomas Chaloner – introduced alum mining to England.^[1]
• Phil Collins – singer, musician and actor.

D

• Alec Dickson – founder of Voluntary Service Overseas.^[1]

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.
• Michael Flanders – entertainer, lived in Chiswick from 1971 to 1975.^[1]
• Stephen Fox – politician, had a country retreat in Chiswick from 1663.^[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.

G

• Joseph Gandy – architect, lived in Chiswick between 1833 and 1838.^[1]
• Ian Gillan – rock singer for the band Deep Purple, born in Hounslow 19 August 1945.^[1]
• 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.
• Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren – cricketer.^[1]
• William Hogarth – country home at Chiswick from 1749 until his death.^[2]
• Charles Holland – actor, born in Chiswick.^[1]

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.^[1]
• Buster Lloyd-Jones – vet, born in Feltham.
• Nick Lowe – musician, songwriter, producer. Resident of Brentford.
• Dan Luger – Rugby World Cup winning winger.

M

• 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.^[1]
• Nancy Mitford – lived briefly at Strand-on-the-Green.^[1]

O

• Peter Oliver – painter, lived in Isleworth.
• Alun Owen – wrote screenplay to A Hard Day's Night.^[1]
• Alistair Overeem – mixed martial arts fighter, born in Hounslow.

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.^[1]
• Donald Pleasence – actor, lived at Strand-on-the-Green from 1973 to 1985.^[1]
• 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.^[1]
• Samuel Richardson – writer, tenant at Sutton Court from 1736 to 1738.^[1]

S

• Sergey Stepnyak-Kravchinsky – Russian revolutionary.^[1]
• Jay Sean – R&B singer, signed to Lil Wayne's record company. Born and raised in Hounslow.

T

• Pete Townshend – rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Guitarist and principal songwriter of The Who.
• Tuke family – mental healthcare reformers.^[1]
• William Turner – artist, lived briefly in Isleworth.

V

• Vincent van Gogh – lived briefly in Isleworth.^[1]

W

• Jack Wild – actor who played Artful Dodger in Oliver, grew up in Hounslow

Z

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

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