List of people from the London Borough of Redbridge
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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
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"
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
The Dooleys, 1970s pop act
Noel Edmonds, TV entertainer and presenter
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.
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