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" [1]
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[2]
The Dooleys , 1970s pop act
Noel Edmonds , TV entertainer and presenter[3]
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[4]
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
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