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This is a list of notable people associated with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in London, England.
- Kia Abdullah – author; born in Mile End, went to school in Bow.
- Damon Albarn – singer-songwriter for bands Blur, Gorillaz; born in Whitechapel.
- Joe Anderson – 'All England' boxing champion of 1897.[1]
- Cheryl Baker – member of Bucks Fizz, winners of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, grew up in Roman Road, Bethnal Green.
- Danny Boyle – film director, producer and screenwriter; lives in Mile End.
- Andy Lee (boxer) – Professional Boxer; born in Bow.
- Rosa Nouchette Carey – children's novelist; born in Stratford-le-Bow.[2]
- Ashley Cole – footballer, played for Arsenal's invincibles; born in Stepney; attended Bow Boys School.
- Steve Conway – singer (1920–1952), born in Bethnal Green.[3]
- Donald Crisp – Academy Award-winning actor; born in Bow.
- Ralph Fiennes – actor; lives in Bethnal Green.[4]
- Clara Grant – educational pioneer and social reformer.
- John Granville Harkness – Major-General in the British Army of the Victorian era.
- Peter Green – guitarist and songwriter, founder of Fleetwood Mac; born in Mile End.
- Perry Groves – footballer, played for Arsenal; born in Bow.
- Felicity Jones – actress, lives in Bethnal Green.
- Isaac Julien – artist, raised in Bow.[5]
- Ledley King – former footballer; defender for Tottenham Hotspur; born in Bow.
- Oona King – former Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow; political commentator.[6]
- Eddie Marsan – actor; grew up in Bethnal Green.
- Charlie McDonnell – comedian and musician; YouTube personality; shares a flat in Bow.
- Ian McKellen – award-winning actor; lives in Limehouse.
- Margaret Moran – former Labour MP for Luton South.[7]
- Graham Norton – comedian and television presenter; lives in Wapping.[8]
- Sylvia Pankhurst – suffragette and social campaigner.
- Lutfur Rahman – former Mayor of Tower Hamlets (2010-2015; lives in Whitechapel.
- Harry Redknapp – former footballer; manager, Queens Park Rangers.
- Dizzee Rascal – grime musician.
- John Robertson – Premier of New South Wales, Australia, on five occasions between 1881 and 1886; born in Bow.
- Tinchy Stryder – grime musician.
- Joakim Sundström – Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician; has a flat south of Bow.
- Danny Wallace – filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television; lives in Bow.[9]
- Wiley – grime musician, urban artist.
- Glen Wilkie (born 1977), League 1 football player.[10]
- Amy Winehouse – jazz singer-songwriter; had a flat in Bow.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bare-Knuckle Fighter". Antiques Roadshow Detectives. Series 1. Episode 3. 8 April 2015. BBC Television. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Mitchell, Charlotte (2004). "Carey, Rosa Nouchette (1840–1909)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32288. Retrieved 12 September 2011. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ McKinstry, Leo (20 March 2014). "An ode to Steve Conway, Britain's forgotten balladeer". The Independent. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ MacBain, Hamish (21 March 2019). "My London: Ralph Fiennes". Evening Standard. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ Jeffries, Stuart (29 September 2010). "Isaac Julien's angel of Morecambe". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Home". Oona King. Retrieved 30 March 2007.
- ^ Ward, Victoria (13 October 2010). "Margaret Moran: a controversial career". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Sunday Mirror 4 March 2001. (source: Highbeam).
- ^ Canessa, Joey (19 October 2005). "My Home: Danny Wallace, Comedian". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Glen Wilkie Statistics, www.soccerbase.com – The Internet Soccer Database. Retrieved on 10 July 2007.
