List of people from the London Borough of Havering
Among those who were born in the London Borough of Havering, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are (alphabetical order):
A
- Andy C – drum and bass DJ and pioneer of the scene
B
- Kylie Babbington – EastEnders actress
- Kenny Ball – jazz trumpeter and band leader; lived in Hornchurch
- John Benn and William Wedgwood Benn – family of politicians, lived at Upminster in the 19th century[1]
- Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey – leased Havering Palace[2]
- Pauline Black – singer, actress and author. Lead singer of ska band The Selecter
- Teddy Bourne (born 1948) – British Olympic epee fencer
- Frank Bruno – boxer; has lived in Havering
C
- Joe Cole – West Ham footballer, grew up in Romford
- Anthony Cooke – of Gidea Hall, tutor to Edward VI[3]
D
- Alex Day – British YouTuber and singer
- Richard Deane – regicide of Charles I, tenant at Havering-atte-Bower[4]
- William Derham – rector at Upminster, Fellow of the Royal Society[1]
- Ian Dury – rock and roll singer, lived in Upminster as a child[5]
E
- Edward the Confessor – used Havering Palace as a retreat[2]
- James Esdaile – lived in Upminster, was Lord Mayor of London (1777–1778)[1]
F
- Ken Farnes – England cricketer, brought up at Gidea Park[3]
- Five Star – Denise, Lorraine, Doris, Steadman and Delroy Pearson, siblings who made up the pop group who were hugely successful in the mid-late 1980s; from Romford
G
- Augustine Garland – regicide of Charles I, owned an estate at Hornchurch[6]
- Jimmy Greaves – footballer; has lived in Upminster
H
- Thomas Hammond – regicide of Charles I, tenant at Havering-atte-Bower[4]
- Imogen Heap – musician; grew up in Havering Village
- Rochelle Humes – former member of S Club Juniors; current member of The Saturdays; television presenter of This Morning and The Xtra Factor
- Daniel Huttlestone – actor, played Gavroche in the 2012 film Les Misérables
- Karl Hyde – musician and member of Underworld, born in Bewdley but has lived in the borough for many years
J
- James I of England and VI of Scotland – used Havering Palace as a hunting lodge[2]
- Jessie J – singer; grew up in Romford before moving to Redbridge
- Ralph Josselin – curate and diarist, lived briefly at Cranham Hall in 1640[7]
K
- Elizabeth Kucinich – peace activist and wife of a US Congressman; North Ockendon
L
- Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) – English footballer who represented West Ham United, Swansea City, Chelsea, New York, Manchester City and at international level for the England national team[8]
- Thomas Littleton – of North Ockendon, Speaker of the House of Commons (1698–1700)[9]
- Colin Lynes – former IBO world title boxer
- Andrew Lynford – actor and TV presenter; grew up in Upminster and Hornchurch
M
- Richard Morris – philologist, lived in Hornchurch[6]
- Kevin Mitchell – boxer; born in Romford
- Jennifer Maidman – musician, songwriter and record producer, born in Upminster
N
- Jesy Nelson – member of Little Mix, 2011 winners of The X Factor
O
- Billy Ocean – singer
- James Oglethorpe – married the heiress of Cranham Hall in 1743; founded the Province of Georgia, United States[7]
- Martin Olley – cricketer
- Jo O'Meara – singer
- Will Ospreay – professional wrestler currently signed with NJPW
P
- Ray Parlour – former footballer
- Tony Parsons – author and journalist; born and grew up in Romford
- Alice Perrers – mistress of Edward III, lived and buried at Upminster[1]
S
- Frankie Sandford – singer; currently one of The Saturdays; previously a member of S Club Juniors
- Paul Sculfor – model; brought up in Cranham
- Jonjo Shelvey – footballer currently playing for Newcastle United F.C.
U
- Underworld – musicians who live in Romford
- Edward Upward (1903–2009) – born in Romford
W
- Ken Wallace (born 1936) – Essex cricketer
- Major Sir Tasker Watkins VC GBE PC – educated in Romford
- Cliff Williams (born 1949) – AC/DC bass player, born in Romford
- Evelyn Wood – British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, rented property at Upminster[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Powell, W.R. (Edr.) (1978). Upminster: Introduction and manors, A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7. Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Havering Palace". PastScape: National Monuments Record. English Heritage. 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- 1 2 Powell, W.R. (Edr.) (1978). Romford: Introduction, A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7. Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- 1 2 Powell, W.R. (Edr.) (1978). Parishes: Havering-atte-Bower, A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7. Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ↑ Balls, Richard (2001). Sex & drugs & rock'n'roll: the life of Ian Dury. Omnibus Press. pp. 15–16.
- 1 2 Powell, W.R. (Edr.) (1978). Hornchurch: Introduction, A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7. Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- 1 2 Powell, W.R. (Edr.) (1978). Parishes: Cranham, A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7. Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ↑ The Football Association Copyright 2001–2009. "The FA.com Biography of Frank Lampard Junior". Copyright The Football Association 2001–2009. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ↑ Powell, W.R. (Edr.) (1978). Parishes: North Ockendon, A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7. Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
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