List of people from the London Borough of Sutton

Among those who were born in the London Borough of Sutton, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are (alphabetical order):

• Martin Adams, BDO Darts World Champion, born in Sutton
• Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, world-class sprinter, attended Greenshaw High School
• Joan Armatrading, singer-songwriter and musician, lived in Sutton in the 1970s
• Tony Barton, Aston Villa's 1982 European Cup winning manager, from Sutton
• David Bellamy, broadcaster and botanist, attended Sutton Grammar School
• Sally Anne Bowman, up-and-coming model, was murdered in Croydon, South London
• Sir Francis Carew, grandson of Sir Nicholas Carew; of Beddington Park; Elizabethan horticulturalist
• Sir Nicholas Carew, sheriff of Surrey and Sussex, Master of the King's Horse, executed by Henry VIII
• Jeff Beck, born and raised in Wallington
• Noël Coward, actor and playwright, lived in Lenham Road, Sutton until the age of six
• Quentin Crisp, writer and gay icon^[1]
• Clark Datchler, lead singer of Johnny Hates Jazz
• David Fletcher, former Surrey cricketer
• Bradley McIntosh, member of former chart topping band S Club 7, attended Greenshaw High School
• Katie Melua, award-winning singer, songwriter and musician, lived on Gander Green lane and attended Nonsuch High School for girls
• Brian Paddick, British Liberal Democrat politician, attended Sutton Grammar School for Boys
• Mike Parry, author, journalist, radio host and controversialist
• Sidney Richard Percy, painter, lived in Mulgrave Road, Sutton
• Michael Reeves, writer and director of horror classic Witchfinder General
• The Rolling Stones were discovered at the then Red Lion pub (now the Winning Post) in Sutton;^[2] the pub was also where Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman became permanent members of The Rolling Stones, on 23 January 1963^[3]
• Joanna Rowsell, world championship gold medal cyclist
• Sir Harry Secombe, humourist, singer, comedian, entertainer and member of the Goon Show cast; local resident and personality; the Secombe Theatre in Sutton is named after him
• Melanie South, British tennis player, attended Nonsuch High School for girls
• Neil Sullivan, Sutton-born Scottish international goalkeeper
• Graham Sutherland, painter, etcher and designer, attended Homefield Preparatory School, Sutton
• Barry Tebb, poet, novelist, editor, translator, founder of Sixties Press; mental health campaigner
• Sarah Tullamore, actress and singer

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