List of people from the London Borough of Wandsworth
Among those who were born in the London Borough of Wandsworth, or have lived/live within the borders of the modern borough are (alphabetical order):
- Jonathan Ansell — singer
- Alun Armstrong — actor
- Martin Bashir — journalist
- Tony Blair — former Prime Minister (shared a house with Lord Charlie Falconer in the Tonsleys on Bramford Road)
- Emily Blunt — actress and mom of two
- Ernie Bowering — footballer
- Marcus Brigstocke — comedian
- Ben Bruce — musician, lead guitarist of Asking Alexandria
- Frank Bruno — boxer[1]
- Daisy Burrell — actress
- Charles Bernard Childs — physicist
- Thomas Craig — actor
- Sophie Dahl — model
- Jack Dee — comedian[2]
- Daniel Defoe — author
- Lesley-Anne Down — actor
- George Eliot — author[3]
- Lord Charlie Falconer — politician (shared a house with Tony Blair in the Tonsleys on Bramford Road)
- Hayden Miller — singer
- Jason Flemyng — actor
- Edward Gibbon — historian
- Francis Grose — antiquary, lived in Mulberry Cottage on the Common (1731–1791)
- Thomas Hardy — author (a blue plaque at the junction of Trinity Road and Broderick Road commemorates his residence)[4]
- Ainsley Harriott — TV chef
- Jason Rosam — radio presenter
- Mick Jones — guitarist/songwriter (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite)
- Mollie King — member of girl band The Saturdays
- Keira Knightley — actress
- David Lloyd George — former Prime Minister
- Martin Marquez — actor
- Ramona Marquez — actor
- Daniel Massey — actor
- Daniel McLoughlin — Spice Girls expert and consultant
- Michael Nicholson — journalist
- Mark Owen — singer
- Harry S. Pepper — BBC producer and songwriter
- Kevin Pietersen — cricketer
- Sir Richard Plender — former Queen's Counsel and International Law author, lived on Woodmansterne Rd., Streatham Vale [5]
- Steve Sidwell — footballer
- Kevin Spacey — actor
- Phil Spencer — TV presenter
- Jessica Taylor — singer with Liberty X
- William Makepeace Thackeray — novelist
- Louis Theroux — TV presenter[6]
- Paul Theroux — travel writer
- Joe Thomas — actor
- Andrew Wakely — musician
- Penelope Wilton — actor
- Ed Wynne — musician
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/low/things_to_do/newsid_8363000/8363276.stm
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/news/11173828/Live-in-Thomas-Hardys-London-home.html
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/news/11173828/Live-in-Thomas-Hardys-London-home.html
- ↑ http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080305120139/http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom/stories/080304_knighthoods.aspx
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/louis-theroux-even-if-you-find-what-someone-does-hideous-you-can-still-enjoy-their-company-and-find-them-interesting-317015.html
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