List of people from the London Borough of Newham

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

Notable people associated with Newham
Note that William Shakespeare did not come from Stratford, Newham, but from Stratford-upon-Avon, which is known simply as "Stratford" to many people.
 * Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, better known as 21 Savage, rapper
 * Ade Adepitan, British television presenter and wheelchair basketball player
 * Chuba Akpom, footballer
 * Chuks Aneke, footballer
 * Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Labour Party politician
 * Yxng Bane, rapper and singer
 * Jim Barrett, footballer
 * Kieran Agard, footbatter
 * Wally Bellett, footballer
 * Honor Blackman, actress
 * Reece Burke, footballer
 * Clive Burr, musician
 * Sol Campbell, ex-footballer and manager
 * Charlie Colkett, footballer
 * Vera Day, actress and glamour model
 * Jermain Defoe, footballer
 * Richard Digance, folk singer
 * Kristian Digby, television presenter
 * Danny Dyer, actor
 * Stan Earle, footballer
 * Idris Elba, actor
 * Medy Elito, footballer
 * Perry Fenwick, actor
 * Bryan Forbes, actor, screenwriter, film producer
 * Lancey Foux, rapper and singer
 * Kojo Funds, rapper and singer
 * Ernie Gregory, footballer
 * Peter Grotier, footballer
 * Walter Hancock, inventor
 * Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet
 * Michael Hector, football
 * Luke Howard, meteorologist
 * Chris Hughton, ex-footballer and manager
 * Henry Hughton, ex-footballer with Crystal Palace and Leyton Orient
 * J Hus, rapper
 * Tony Jarrett, Olympic gold-medal sprint and hurdling athlete
 * Matt Johnson, singer and songwriter
 * Anna Kingsford, theosophist and author
 * Kano, rapper and actor
 * Ghetts, rapper
 * Ezri Konsa, footballer
 * Nina Frances Layard, archaeologist and poet
 * Joan Littlewood, director of the Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal
 * Dame Vera Lynn, singer
 * Steve Marriott, musician and lead singer of The Small Faces and Humble Pie
 * Stephen Mulhern, television presenter, entertainer, and former magician
 * Anna Neagle, actress
 * Dawn Neesom, journalist
 * Malachi Napa, footballer
 * Mark Noble, footballer and captain of West Ham United
 * Christine Ohuruogu, Olympic gold-medal winning sprinter
 * Godfrey Poku, footballer
 * Dominic Poleon, footballer
 * Tony Rivers, singer
 * Steve John Shepherd, actor
 * Gwyneth Strong, actor
 * Tinchy Stryder, rapper
 * Crazy Titch, rapper
 * Tony Way, actor
 * David Webb, footballer
 * Bert Weedon, guitarist
 * Vanessa White, singer with The Saturdays
 * Rob Whiteman, public servant, CEO of CIPFA
 * Benjamin Zephaniah, dub poet
 * Arnold Schwarzenegger, Trained as a weightlifter in Forest Gate.