Talk:List of people from the London Borough of Newham

Taken from East Ham

 * Azar Ali - World Junior Stone Lifting champion 1992–1996
 * David Bailey (photographer) - moved to East Ham at the age of three
 * Derek Bellotti - former goalkeeper for Southend, Charlton
 * Baron Bethell - former mayor, later MP
 * Gary Brooker - vocalist and piano player for Procol Harum
 * Jimmy Bullard- footballer, was born in East Ham.
 * Andrew Carnegie - philanthropist and Honorary Freeman
 * Terrance Dicks - author and scriptwriter, born in East Ham and attended East Ham Grammar School (now Langdon Comprehensive School). His works include Doctor Who
 * Lonnie Donegan - Glasgow-born influential 1960s Skiffle musician lived in East Ham from an early age.
 * John Passmore Edwards philanthropist and Honorary Freeman
 * David Essex - singer and actor, attended Newham Music Academy (now the Newham Music Trust)
 * Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer
 * Noele Gordon - actress, born in East Ham
 * Jimmy Greaves - former England international footballer, born in East Ham
 * Rizwan Hussain - barrister and television presenter, lives in East Ham
 * Ray Jones - former professional footballer for QPR
 * Kano - hip-hop and grime artist, born in East Ham and attended Langdon Comprehensive School
 * David La Ronde - professional poker player and English poker open champion, lived in East Ham from an early age
 * Frank Lampard Sr. - former England international footballer, born in East Ham
 * Kele Le Roc - singer and R&B artist, attended Langdon Comprehensive School
 * Gary Lewin - former Arsenal goalkeeper, now Arsenal and England physiotherapist
 * Ravi Bopara - Essex and England Batsman
 * David Kossoff - Film, Radio and TV actor.
 * Lennox Lewis - boxer, attended Hartley Primary School
 * Vera Lynn - born in East Ham
 * Wolf Mankowitz - Playwright, Author, Antique dealer and Wedgwood authority, Educated at East Ham Grammar School
 * Steve Marriott - rock musician, Small Faces and Humble Pie, born in East Ham
 * Robert Pratten - cult film director grew up in East Ham, attended Brampton Primary and Brampton Manor Schools
 * William Stukeley - the Rev. Dr Stukeley, antiquarian, is buried at the Parish Church of St Mary Magdelene cemetery
 * Dick Turpin - allegedly lived in a house at the corner of Market Street
 * Bert Weedon - born in East Ham. His guitar tabulation was responsible for many a rock career
 * Benjamin Zephaniah - poet and author, lives in East Ham

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