Among those who were born in the London Borough of Hounslow, or have live/lived within the borders of the modern borough are (alphabetical order):

A

  • Marcus Akin – reality TV personality, karate practitioner, actor and writer, lives in Brentford
  • Cecil Aldin – artist and illustrator, lived in Chiswick from 1894 to 1904
  • Sone Aluko – professional footballer, born in Hounslow
  • Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (known as M.I.A.) – British rapper, recording artist, songwriter, painter and director, born in Hounslow
  • Ben Ash (Two Inch Punch) – songwriter and producer for names such as Tory Lanez, Sam Smith, Ty Dollar $ign; born in Brentford
  • David Attenborough – TV wildlife broadcaster, born in Isleworth
  • Sarah Ayton – Olympic gold medallist in the Yngling sailing class, 2004 and 2008; lived in Ashford

B

  • Sir Joseph Banks – botanist, lived and died at Spring Grove in Isleworth, buried in Heston churchyard
  • Nicholas Barbon – economist and financial speculator, died at Osterley Park House
  • John Bardon - actor, born Brentford, 1939
  • Ellie Beaven – actress, grew up in Isleworth
  • Kate Beckinsale – actress, born in Chiswick
  • Rolan Bell – actor, born in Chiswick
  • Jack Beresford – Olympic rower, lived in Chiswick from 1903 to 1940
  • Alonza Bevan – bassist of Kula Shaker, born in Hounslow
  • Sanjeev Bhaskar – actor, comedian and television personality; grew up in Hounslow
  • Walter R. Booth (1882–1938) – creator of the first British animated cartoon film, The Hand of the Artist, lived in Isleworth
  • Jack Buckland – composer and recording artist, from the Chiswick area
  • Louise Burfitt-Dons – humanitarian, lives in Chiswick

C

  • Jimmy Carr – comedian, born in Hounslow
  • Steven Caulker – professional footballer, grew up in Feltham
  • Benjamin Cook – YouTube creator, filmmaker and journalist, born in Isleworth
  • Dave Cousins – singer and songwriter of The Strawbs, born and grew up in Chiswick
  • Thomas Chaloner – introduced alum mining to England
  • Anthony Charles – professional footballer, born in Isleworth
  • Asim Chaudhry – comedian, writer and director, born in Hounslow
  • Keith Chegwin – presenter – lived in Linkfield Road, Isleworth with his wife at the time, Maggie Philbin, Tomorrow's World presenter
  • Phil Collins – singer, musician and actor
  • Amelia Clarkson – actress
  • E. E. Cowper (1859–1933) – English novelist, lived in Chiswick
  • Cyril Cusack – actor, lived in Hounslow

D

  • Jaz Deol – actor
  • Alec Dickson – founder of Voluntary Service Overseas
  • Ruel Vincent van Dijk – British-Australian singer, born in Isleworth
  • Michael Dobson – professional footballer, born in Isleworth
  • Tim Don – GB triathlete, born and grew up in Hounslow
  • MF DOOM — British-American rapper, born in Hounslow
  • Lonnie Donegan – singer, lived in Chiswick
  • Yvonne Drewry – artist
  • Anne-Marie Duff – actress, born in Chiswick

E

  • Merrick Elderton (1884–1939) – English cricketer and educator
  • John Entwistle – bassist of legendary rock band, The Who
  • Robert Evans – politician, Labour MEP 1994–2009; lived in Ashford
  • Sophie Ellis-Bextor – singer, born in Hounslow
  • Evan Edinger, Youtuber – resident of Hounslow until 2021

F

  • Mo Farah – athlete; current 10,000 metres Olympic champion and 5000 metres Olympic, World and European champion; grew up in Hounslow
  • Fenella Fielding – actress, lived in Chiswick
  • Michael Flanders – entertainer, lived in Chiswick from 1971 to 1975
  • E. M. Forster – author, a blue plaque in Arlington Park Mansions commemorates the flat where he lived until his death in 1970
  • Ugo Foscolo – artist, died at Turnham Green in 1827, cenotaph in Chiswick churchyard
  • Joe Fournier – undefeated international championship boxer and businessman, grew up in Hounslow, went to school and trained with Mo Farah
  • Stephen Fox – politician, had a country retreat in Chiswick from 1663

G

  • Joseph Gandy – architect, lived in Chiswick between 1833 and 1838
  • Ian Gillan – rock singer for the band Deep Purple, born in Hounslow
  • Ian Gilmour – politician, lived and died in Isleworth
  • Edd Gould – YouTube webtoon creator of series Eddsworld, animator, artist and voice actor; lived and died in Isleworth
  • Hugh Grant – actor, lived in Chiswick as a child
  • Russell Grant – astrologer and resident of Staines, became Lord of Ashford in 1996
  • Tanika Gupta – playwright, born in Chiswick

H

  • Jack Harries – member of YouTube group JacksGap (now known as Earthrise), was born and grew up in Chiswick with his twin brother
  • Finn Harries – member of YouTube group JacksGap (now known as Earthrise), was born and grew up in Chiswick with his twin brother
  • William Hartnell – actor, best known for playing The First Doctor in Doctor Who; lived in Isleworth in the 1960s
  • Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren – cricketer
  • William Hogarth – country home at Chiswick from 1749 until his death
  • Nicky Holloway – “superstar” DJ and record producer of the 80s and 90s, born in Isleworth
  • Christopher “Luna-C” Howell – DJ, record producer and part of the music group Smart E’s, born in Isleworth
  • Charles Holland – actor, born in Chiswick

J

  • Sally James – ITV presenter, born in Chiswick
  • Mia Jenkins – actress, born in Feltham
  • The Earls of Jersey – lived at Osterley Park near Hounslow from 1804 until the 1940s

K

  • Preeya Kalidas – singer and actress, born in Isleworth
  • Krupa Patel - singer, lived in Isleworth
  • Patsy Kensit – actress, lived in Hounslow during her teenage years
  • Henry Killigrew – playwright, born in Hanworth
  • Ben Killip – professional footballer, born in Isleworth
  • Olsi Krasniqi – Albanian rugby league player, grew up in Feltham

L

  • Dave Lambert – musician, songwriter, member of The Strawbs; born in Hounslow
  • Bernard Lee – actor, famous as "M" in the James Bond films 1962–79, born 1908 in Brentford
  • John Lindley – botanist
  • Avtar Lit – owner of Sunrise Radio, lives in Osterley
  • Buster Lloyd-Jones – veterinarian, born in Feltham
  • Nick Lowe – musician, songwriter, producer; resident of Brentford
  • Dan Luger – Rugby World Cup winning winger, born in Chiswick

M

  • Michael Mancienne – professional footballer, grew up in Feltham
  • Betty Marsden – actor in Round The Horn and Carry On Camping, lived on a houseboat in Brentford until her death in 1998
  • John Stanley Marshall – drummer and founding member of the jazz band Nucleus, born in Isleworth
  • Dimitri Mascarenhas – cricketer; played internationally for England, born in Chiswick
  • Ian Mcdonald – multi-instrumentalist musician known as founding member of the progressive rock band King Crimson and the Grammy-nominated band Foreigner, grew up in Osterley
  • Freddie Mercury – British musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen, grew up in Feltham
  • Christopher John Millar (known as Rat Scabies) – drummer from The Damned, lives in Brentford
  • Joe Miller – actor, lived at Strand-on-the-Green from 1686 to 1738
  • Nancy Mitford – lived briefly at Strand-on-the-Green
  • James Montgomrey – Brentford benefactor, owned and ran a large timber mill on Brentford High Street
  • Mark Morriss – songwriter and lead singer of The Bluetones, grew up in Hounslow
  • John Mousinho – professional football manager and former player, born in Isleworth
  • Iris Murdoch – philosopher and novelist, brought up in Chiswick
  • Sophia Myles – actress, grew up and went to school in Isleworth

N

  • Anne Nightingale – BBC radio and TV presenter, born in Osterley
  • Dukes of Northumberland – have lived at Syon House since Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland bought the estate in 1594
  • Kunal Nayyar – actor; was born in Hounslow. He is most famous for his role as Raj in CBS’ show The Big Bang Theory

O

  • John Ogdon – pianist, lived in Spring Grove, Isleworth
  • Peter Oliver – painter, lived in Isleworth
  • Rajiv Ouseph – badminton player and European champion as well as winning silver multiple times in the Commonwealth Games, born in Hounslow
  • Alistair Overeem – mixed martial arts fighter, born in Hounslow
  • Alun Owen – wrote screenplay to A Hard Day's Night

P

  • Jimmy Page – guitarist of the rock band Led Zeppelin, born in Heston
  • Katherine Parkinson – actress, born in Hounslow
  • Miles Peart-Harris – professional footballer for Brentford FC, grew up in Isleworth
  • The Rev. Sir Robert Peat – Vicar of St Lawrence's, New Brentford
  • Lucien Pissarro – artist
  • Donald Pleasence – actor, lived at Strand-on-the-Green from 1973 to 1985
  • Imogen Poots – actress and model, grew up in Chiswick
  • Bertram Pollock – clergyman and Bishop of Norwich, born at Hanworth
  • Ernest Pollock – brother of Bertram, politician and lawyer, lived at Hanworth and became the first Viscount Hanworth in 1936
  • Elliott Power – music artist and director, grew up in Brentford

R

  • Redgrave family – actors, lived at Bedford House from 1945 to 1954
  • Samuel Richardson – writer, tenant at Sutton Court from 1736 to 1738
  • Hugh Ronalds – nurseryman, horticulturalist and author, lived his life on Brentford High Street

S

  • Naomi Scott – actress, singer and musician
  • Jay Sean – R&B singer, signed to Lil Wayne's record company; born and raised in Hounslow
  • Jack Simmons – historian, born in Isleworth
  • Hannah Simone – lived in Hounslow
  • Matt Somner – professional footballer, born in Isleworth
  • Sergey Stepnyak-Kravchinsky – Russian revolutionary
  • Seb Stegmann – rugby union player, grew up in Isleworth

T

  • Vince Taylor – English-American rock and roll singer, born in Isleworth
  • David Tennant, Scottish actor, living in Chiswick
  • Georgia Tennant, actress, living in Chiswick
  • Pete Townshend – rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter; guitarist and principal songwriter of The Who
  • Inigo Triggs – architect and garden designer, born in Chiswick
  • Alexander Trotman – businessman and former CEO of Ford Motor Company, born in Isleworth
  • Tuke family – mental healthcare reformers
  • William Turner – artist, lived briefly in Isleworth

V

  • Tom Vek – musician, born in Hounslow
  • Amar Virdi – cricketer, born in Chiswick
  • Vincent van Gogh – lived briefly in Isleworth

W

  • Suki Waterhouse – model and actress, grew up in Chiswick
  • Graham Westley – former professional footballer and manager, born in Hounslow
  • Ben White – rugby player, born in Hounslow
  • Maria Whittaker – former glamour model and spouse of Rebel MC, born in Hounslow
  • Jack Wild – actor who played Artful Dodger in Oliver, grew up in Hounslow
  • J. C. Winslow – Anglican missionary and hymn writer, born in Hanworth
  • Kim Wilde – English pop singer
  • James Woodburn-Hall – rugby player in the Jamaica international rugby team, born in Isleworth

Z

  • Johann Zoffany – artist, lived and died at Strand-on-the-Green

References


Hounslow London Borough Council Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia

London Borough of Hounslow NSPA

Main Features of the London Borough of Hounslow • Goodman Handyman

London Borough of Hounslow Council Totalmobile

High Street, Hounslow, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London