List of people from the London Borough of Islington

The following is a list of those who were born in the London Borough of Islington, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough (in alphabetical order):


 * Caroline Chisholm (1808–77), lived at 32 Charlton Place
 * Colin Firth (1960–), actor
 * Princess Martha Louise of Norway (1971–) lived in Islington 2012–14
 * Ivor Moreton (1908–84), pianist and singer, born in Barnsbury
 * David Oyelowo (1976–), actor, grew up in Islington, attended City and Islington College
 * Jacob Post (1774–1855), religious writer
 * Joey Pyle (1937–2007), gangland boss, born in The Angel
 * Francis Ronalds (1788–1873), inventor of electric telegraph, lived in Canonbury, then Highbury Terrace, from 1789 to 1813
 * Alfred Ronalds (1802–60), fly fishing author, born at 1 Highbury Terrace in 1802
 * Emma Watson (1990–), grew up in Islington for a period of time
 * Kenneth Williams (1926–88), actor and comedian, born at 11 Bingfield Street, lived in Cromer Street
 * Edgar Wright (1974–), film director
 * Andrew Ng, co-founder of education technology company Coursera, director of Stanford University's Artificial Intelligence Lab
 * Adebayo Akinfewa(1982–),The Afro-British exfootball player,He scored 234 goals in his career.