List of people from the London Borough of Newham
Among those who were born in the London Borough of Newham, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough, including Stratford, are (alphabetical order):
Notable people associated with Newham
- Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, better known as 21 Savage, rapper
- Ade Adepitan, British television presenter and wheelchair basketball player
- Chuba Akpom, footballer
- Chuks Aneke, footballer
- Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Labour Party politician
- Yxng Bane, rapper and singer
- Jim Barrett, footballer
- Kieran Agard, footbatter
- Wally Bellett, footballer
- Honor Blackman, actress[1]
- Reece Burke, footballer
- Clive Burr, musician
- Sol Campbell, ex-footballer and manager
- Charlie Colkett, footballer
- Jermain Defoe, footballer
- Richard Digance, folk singer
- Kristian Digby, television presenter
- Danny Dyer, actor
- Stan Earle, footballer
- Idris Elba, actor
- Medy Elito, footballer
- Perry Fenwick, actor
- Bryan Forbes, actor, screenwriter, film producer
- Kojo Funds, rapper and singer
- Ernie Gregory, footballer
- Peter Grotier, footballer
- Walter Hancock, inventor
- Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet
- Michael Hector, football
- Luke Howard, meteorologist
- Chris Hughton, ex-footballer and manager
- Henry Hughton, ex-footballer with Crystal Palace and Leyton Orient
- J Hus, rapper
- Tony Jarrett, Olympic gold-medal sprint and hurdling athlete
- Matt Johnson, singer songwriter
- Anna Kingsford, theosophist and author
- Kano, rapper and actor
- Ezri Konsa, footballer
- Nina Frances Layard, archaeologist and poet
- Joan Littlewood, director of the Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal
- Dame Vera Lynn, singer
- Steve Marriott, musician and lead singer of The Small Faces and Humble Pie
- Stephen Mulhern, television presenter, entertainer, and former magician
- Anna Neagle, actress
- Dawn Neesom, journalist
- Malachi Napa, footballer
- Mark Noble, footballer and captain of West Ham United
- Christine Ohuruogu, Olympic gold-medal winning sprinter
- Godfrey Poku, footballer
- Dominic Poleon, footballer
- Tony Rivers, singer
- Steve John Shepherd, actor
- Gwyneth Strong, actor
- Tinchy Stryder, rapper
- Crazy Titch, rapper
- Tony Way, actor
- David Webb, footballer
- Bert Weedon, guitarist
- Vanessa White, singer with The Saturdays
- Benjamin Zephaniah, dub poet
Note that William Shakespeare did not come from Stratford, Newham, but from Stratford-upon-Avon, which is known simply as "Stratford" to many people.
References
- Whitmore, Greg (6 April 2020). "Honor Blackman – a life in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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