List of people from the London Borough of Hounslow

Among those who were born in the London Borough of Hounslow, or have live/lived within the borders of the modern borough are (alphabetical order):

A

 * Marcus Akin – reality TV personality, karate practitioner, actor and writer, lives in Brentford
 * Cecil Aldin – artist and illustrator, lived in Chiswick from 1894 to 1904
 * Sone Aluko – professional footballer, born in Hounslow


 * Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (known as M.I.A.) – British rapper, recording artist, songwriter, painter and director, born in HounslowM.I.A. (2022).jpg


 * Ben Ash (Two Inch Punch) – songwriter and producer for names such as Tory Lanez, Sam Smith, Ty Dollar $ign; born in Brentford
 * David Attenborough – TV wildlife broadcaster, born in Isleworth
 * Sarah Ayton – Olympic gold medallist in the Yngling sailing class, 2004 and 2008; lived in Ashford

B

 * Sir Joseph Banks – botanist, lived and died at Spring Grove in Isleworth, buried in Heston churchyard
 * Nicholas Barbon – economist and financial speculator, died at Osterley Park House
 * Ellie Beaven – actress, grew up in Isleworth
 * Kate Beckinsale – actress, born in Chiswick
 * Rolan Bell – actor, born in Chiswick
 * Jack Beresford – Olympic rower, lived in Chiswick from 1903 to 1940
 * Alonza Bevan – bassist of Kula Shaker, born in Hounslow
 * Sanjeev Bhaskar – actor, comedian and television personality; grew up in Hounslow
 * Walter R. Booth (1882–1938) – creator of the first British animated cartoon film, The Hand of the Artist, lived in Isleworth
 * Jack Buckland – composer and recording artist, from the Chiswick area
 * Louise Burfitt-Dons – humanitarian, lives in Chiswick

C

 * Jimmy Carr – comedian, born in HounslowJimmy Carr, 2015-04-13 2.jpg


 * Steven Caulker – professional footballer, grew up in Feltham


 * Benjamin Cook – YouTube creator, filmmaker and journalist, born in Isleworth
 * Dave Cousins – singer and songwriter of The Strawbs, born and grew up in Chiswick
 * Thomas Chaloner – introduced alum mining to England
 * Anthony Charles – professional footballer, born in Isleworth
 * Asim Chaudhry – comedian, writer and director, born in Hounslow
 * Keith Chegwin – presenter – lived in Linkfield Road, Isleworth with his wife at the time, Maggie Philbin, Tomorrow's World presenter
 * Phil Collins – singer, musician and actor
 * Amelia Clarkson – actress
 * E. E. Cowper (1859–1933) – English novelist, lived in Chiswick
 * Cyril Cusack – actor, lived in Hounslow

D

 * Jaz Deol – actor
 * Alec Dickson – founder of Voluntary Service Overseas
 * Ruel Vincent van Dijk – British-Australian singer, born in Isleworth
 * Michael Dobson – professional footballer, born in Isleworth
 * Tim Don – GB triathlete, born and grew up in Hounslow
 * MF DOOM — British-American rapper, born in Hounslow
 * Lonnie Donegan – singer, lived in Chiswick
 * Yvonne Drewry – artist
 * Anne-Marie Duff – actress, born in Chiswick

E

 * Merrick Elderton (1884–1939) – English cricketer and educator
 * John Entwistle – bassist of legendary rock band, The Who
 * Robert Evans – politician, Labour MEP 1994–2009; lived in Ashford
 * Sophie Ellis-Bextor – singer, born in Hounslow
 * Evan Edinger, Youtuber – resident of Hounslow until 2021

F

 * Mo Farah – athlete; current 10,000 metres Olympic champion and 5000 metres Olympic, World and European champion; grew up in Hounslow
 * Fenella Fielding – actress, lived in Chiswick
 * Michael Flanders – entertainer, lived in Chiswick from 1971 to 1975
 * E. M. Forster – author, a blue plaque in Arlington Park Mansions commemorates the flat where he lived until his death in 1970
 * Ugo Foscolo – artist, died at Turnham Green in 1827, cenotaph in Chiswick churchyard
 * Joe Fournier – undefeated international championship boxer and businessman, grew up in Hounslow, went to school and trained with Mo FarahJoe Fournier.png
 * Stephen Fox – politician, had a country retreat in Chiswick from 1663

G

 * Joseph Gandy – architect, lived in Chiswick between 1833 and 1838
 * Ian Gillan – rock singer for the band Deep Purple, born in Hounslow
 * Ian Gilmour – politician, lived and died in Isleworth
 * Edd Gould – YouTube webtoon creator of series Eddsworld, animator, artist and voice actor; lived and died in Isleworth
 * Hugh Grant – actor, lived in Chiswick as a child
 * Russell Grant – astrologer and resident of Staines, became Lord of Ashford in 1996
 * Tanika Gupta – playwright, born in Chiswick

H

 * Jack Harries – member of YouTube group JacksGap (now known as Earthrise), was born and grew up in Chiswick with his twin brother
 * Finn Harries – member of YouTube group JacksGap (now known as Earthrise), was born and grew up in Chiswick with his twin brother
 * William Hartnell – actor, best known for playing The First Doctor in Doctor Who; lived in Isleworth in the 1960s
 * Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren – cricketer
 * William Hogarth – country home at Chiswick from 1749 until his death
 * Nicky Holloway – “superstar” DJ and record producer of the 80s and 90s, born in Isleworth
 * Christopher “Luna-C” Howell – DJ, record producer and part of the music group Smart E’s, born in Isleworth
 * Charles Holland – actor, born in Chiswick

J

 * Sally James – ITV presenter, born in Chiswick
 * Mia Jenkins – actress, born in Feltham
 * The Earls of Jersey – lived at Osterley Park near Hounslow from 1804 until the 1940s

K

 * Preeya Kalidas – singer and actress, born in IsleworthPreeya Kalidas at The Asian Awards.jpg
 * Krupa Patel - singer, lived in Isleworth
 * Patsy Kensit – actress, lived in Hounslow during her teenage years
 * Henry Killigrew – playwright, born in Hanworth
 * Ben Killip – professional footballer, born in Isleworth
 * Olsi Krasniqi – Albanian rugby league player, grew up in FelthamOlsi Krasniqi.JPG

L

 * Dave Lambert – musician, songwriter, member of The Strawbs; born in Hounslow
 * Bernard Lee – actor, famous as "M" in the James Bond films 1962–79, born 1908 in Brentford
 * John Lindley – botanist
 * Avtar Lit – owner of Sunrise Radio, lives in Osterley
 * Buster Lloyd-Jones – veterinarian, born in Feltham
 * Nick Lowe – musician, songwriter, producer; resident of Brentford
 * Dan Luger – Rugby World Cup winning winger, born in Chiswick

M

 * Revolution-6 30299730278 o (50121323861).jpgel Mancienne – professional footballer, grew up in Feltham
 * Betty Marsden – actor in Round The Horn and Carry On Camping, lived on a houseboat in Brentford until her death in 1998
 * John Stanley Marshall – drummer and founding member of the jazz band Nucleus, born in Isleworth
 * Dimitri Mascarenhas – cricketer; played internationally for England, born in Chiswick
 * Ian Mcdonald – multi-instrumentalist musician known as founding member of the progressive rock band King Crimson and the Grammy-nominated band Foreigner, grew up in Osterley
 * Freddie Mercury – British musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen, grew up in FelthamFreddie Mercury performing in New Haven, CT, November 1977.jpg
 * Christopher John Millar (known as Rat Scabies) – drummer from The Damned, lives in Brentford
 * Joe Miller – actor, lived at Strand-on-the-Green from 1686 to 1738
 * Nancy Mitford – lived briefly at Strand-on-the-Green
 * James Montgomrey – Brentford benefactor, owned and ran a large timber mill on Brentford High Street
 * Mark Morriss – songwriter and lead singer of The Bluetones, grew up in Hounslow
 * John Mousinho – professional football manager and former player, born in Isleworth
 * Iris Murdoch – philosopher and novelist, brought up in Chiswick
 * Sophia Myles – actress, grew up and went to school in Isleworth

N

 * Anne Nightingale – BBC radio and TV presenter, born in Osterley
 * Dukes of Northumberland – have lived at Syon House since Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland bought the estate in 1594
 * Kunal Nayyar – actor; was born in Hounslow. He is most famous for his role as Raj in CBS’ show The Big Bang Theory

O

 * John Ogdon – pianist, lived in Spring Grove, Isleworth
 * Peter Oliver – painter, lived in Isleworth
 * Rajiv Ouseph – badminton player and European champion as well as winning silver multiple times in the Commonwealth Games, born in HounslowG2raj8.jpg
 * Alistair Overeem – mixed martial arts fighter, born in HounslowAlistair Overeem.png
 * Alun Owen – wrote screenplay to A Hard Day's Night

P

 * Jimmy Page – guitarist of the rock band Led Zeppelin, born in Heston Джимми Пэйдж.jpg
 * Katherine Parkinson – actress, born in Hounslow
 * Miles Peart-Harris – professional footballer for Brentford FC, grew up in Isleworth
 * The Rev. Sir Robert Peat – Vicar of St Lawrence's, New Brentford
 * Lucien Pissarro – artist
 * Donald Pleasence – actor, lived at Strand-on-the-Green from 1973 to 1985
 * Imogen Poots – actress and model, grew up in Chiswick
 * Bertram Pollock – clergyman and Bishop of Norwich, born at Hanworth
 * Ernest Pollock – brother of Bertram, politician and lawyer, lived at Hanworth and became the first Viscount Hanworth in 1936
 * Elliott Power – music artist and director, grew up in Brentford

R

 * Redgrave family – actors, lived at Bedford House from 1945 to 1954
 * Samuel Richardson – writer, tenant at Sutton Court from 1736 to 1738
 * Hugh Ronalds – nurseryman, horticulturalist and author, lived his life on Brentford High Street

S

 * Naomi Scott – actress, singer and musician
 * Jay Sean – R&B singer, signed to Lil Wayne's record company; born and raised in Hounslow
 * Jack Simmons – historian, born in Isleworth
 * Hannah Simone – lived in Hounslow
 * Matt Somner – professional footballer, born in Isleworth
 * Sergey Stepnyak-Kravchinsky – Russian revolutionary
 * Seb Stegmann – rugby union player, grew up in Isleworth

T

 * Vince Taylor – English-American rock and roll singer, born in Isleworth
 * Pete Townshend – rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter; guitarist and principal songwriter of The Who
 * Inigo Triggs – architect and garden designer, born in Chiswick
 * Alexander Trotman – businessman and former CEO of Ford Motor Company, born in Isleworth
 * Tuke family – mental healthcare reformers
 * William Turner – artist, lived briefly in Isleworth

V

 * Tom Vek – musician, born in Hounslow
 * Amar Virdi – cricketer, born in Chiswick
 * Vincent van Gogh – lived briefly in Isleworth

W

 * Suki Waterhouse – model and actress, grew up in Chiswick
 * Graham Westley – former professional footballer and manager, born in Hounslow
 * Ben White – rugby player, born in Hounslow
 * Maria Whittaker – former glamour model and spouse of Rebel MC, born in Hounslow
 * Jack Wild – actor who played Artful Dodger in Oliver, grew up in Hounslow
 * J. C. Winslow – Anglican missionary and hymn writer, born in Hanworth
 * Kim Wilde – English pop singer
 * James Woodburn-Hall – rugby player in the Jamaica international rugby team, born in IsleworthJames Woodburn-Hall.jpg

Z

 * Johann Zoffany – artist, lived and died at Strand-on-the-Green