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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