List of people from Kingston upon Thames

Among those who were born in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are (in alphabetical order):

Kingston upon Thames (town)

Eadweard Muybridge (photographer) was born in the town in 1830

• Nigel Barley, anthropologist (1947).
• Cyril Joe Barton, World War 2 hero.
• Harold Bauer, pianist, born 1873
• Erin Boag professional ballroom dancer and star of Strictly Come Dancing.^[1]
• Derek Bourgeois, composer (1941).
• Richard Butler, lead singer of The Psychedelic Furs (1957).
• John Cleland, author (1709).
• Donald Campbell, car and motorboat racer (1921).
• Terence Conran, industrial designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer.
• Matt Cooke, television presenter (1982).
• John Cooper, auto engineer (1923).
• William Daniell (1769), artist and engraver.
• Lisa Faulkner (1973), actor.
• John Galsworthy (1867), author.
• Tom Holland (1996), actor.
• Len Hutton (1916), English Test cricketer.
• John Inverdale (1957), BBC broadcaster, born in Plymouth but resides in Kingston upon Thames.
• Stuart Latham (1912), first producer of Coronation Street.
• Dean Lewington, footballer (1984).
• Margaret Lockwood, actress (1916) born in Karachi but lived her later years in Kingston^[2]
• John Martyn singer, guitarist and songwriter (1948)
• Jonny Lee Miller (1972), actor.
• Eadweard Muybridge (1830), photographer.
• Chiké Okonkwo (1982), actor.
• Tom Onslow-Cole, British racing driver (1987)
• Mike Osborn (1917), military officer.
• George Yeomans Pocock (1891), boatbuilder.
• "Rat Scabies" (Christopher Millar), drummer for The Damned (1957).
• Steven Reid, footballer (1981).
• Kelly Reilly (1977), actor.
• Tom Rowlands of the Chemical Brothers (1971).
• James Saunders, composer (1972)
• Luke Shaw, Footballer for Manchester United F.C. (1995)
• Lucie Silvas, singer (1977).
• James Squire, transported convict and brewer in Australia (1754).
• Dave Swarbrick, folk fiddle player (1941).
• Lynne Truss, author, was born in Kingston upon Thames in 1955^[3]
• Jacqueline Wilson grew up and went to school in Kingston and still lives there today.
• Steven Wilson, musician (1967).

References

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