List of people from the London Borough of Redbridge

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


 * Bernard Ashmole, archaeologist who gives his name to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
 * Kenny Ball, trumpet playing English jazz musician
 * Thomas John Barnardo, social reformer
 * Nina Bawden, author
 * Raymond Baxter, TV presenter
 * Tony Bayfield, rabbi and leader of the Movement for Reform Judaism in the UK
 * Nigel Benn, former boxer
 * Sidney Bernstein, Baron Bernstein, media entrepreneur
 * Jet Black (real name Brian Duffy), drummer with The Stranglers
 * John Boardman, classical art historian, "Britain's most distinguished historian of ancient Greek art"
 * Rhian Brewster (born 2000), Sheffield United F.C. footballer
 * Geraldine Van Bueren, human rights lawyer
 * Ken Campbell, comedian and actor
 * Stuart Conquest, chess player
 * Michael Coren, columnist, author, public speaker and radio host
 * Malcolm Craven, England international speedway rider
 * The Dooleys, 1970s pop act
 * Noel Edmonds, TV entertainer and presenter
 * Julia Fernandez, actress
 * Keith Flint (1969–2019), The Prodigy singer
 * Bill Fraser, TV actor, The Army Game; ran a sweet shop in Ilford Lane between bookings
 * Steven Haberman, actuary and professor
 * Georgina Hale, actress
 * Jon Hare, computer game designer
 * Eva Hart, one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912; died on 14 February 1996
 * John Carmel Heenan, cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster
 * Jane Holland, poet, performer and novelist
 * Ian Holm, actor, known as Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy
 * Nasser Hussain, England international cricketer and team captain
 * Ronald Hutton, historian, attended Ilford County High School
 * Dev Hynes (born 1985), singer and record producer
 * Paul Ince, England international footballer
 * Frazer Irving, comic book artist
 * Jessie J, singer-songwriter, attended Mayfield High School
 * Reece James (born 1999), Chelsea F.C. footballer
 * Anna Karen (1936-2022), South African born actress who lived in Ilford
 * Hazel Keech, British-Mauritian actress who predominantly works in Bollywood.
 * Mimi Keene, actress
 * Kathy Kirby, singer
 * Sophie Lawrence, actress
 * Jane Leeves, actor, best known as Daphne Moon in Frasier
 * Kenneth Lefever, civil servant
 * Denise Levertov, poet
 * Stephen Lewis, actor who lived in Wanstead Nursing Home until his death in 2015
 * Otto Liebermann (1898–1974), scientist, died in Ilford
 * Richard Littlejohn, journalist
 * Louise Lombard (born 1970), actress
 * Frank Miller Lupton (1854–1888), governor of Bahr el Ghazal province, Sudan (1881–1884)
 * Raymond Lygo, admiral
 * Victor Maddern, actor
 * Sean Maguire, singer and actor
 * Kevin Maher, footballer
 * Tony Minson, virologist and pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge
 * Peter R. Newman, screenwriter
 * Geoffrey Orme, screenwriter for television and film
 * Tamzin Outhwaite, actress
 * Ruth Pitter, poet
 * Jenny Powell, TV presenter
 * Kathleen Raine, poet and critic
 * David Rappaport, actor
 * Ruth Rendell (1930–2015), novelist, author of thrillers
 * Ian Ridpath, astronomy writer and broadcaster
 * Amanda Rosario, British-Indian actress predominantly working in Bollywood
 * Fauja Singh, centenarian athletics record holder
 * Maggie Smith, actress
 * Louise Wener (born 1966), Sleeper singer and author, attended Beal High School near Gants Hill
 * Chris Willsher, writer, performer and singer with Bus Station Loonies