Famous Residents
- Joan Armatrading - singer & musician, lived here in her early days
- Camila Batmanghelidjh - British businesswoman, charity leader and author
- Sacha Bennett - filmmaker
- Jim Carter - actor. Married to Imelda Staunton
- Marina Fiorato - author
- Angela Griffin - actress and television presenter
- Chaka Khan - Grammy Award Winning Singer
- Doris Lessing - author
- Matt Lucas - comedian and actor
- Slash - guitarist for Velvet Revolver and former guitarist for Guns N' Roses
- Dusty Springfield, pop singer, was born here
- Imelda Staunton - theatre and film actress
- Emma Thompson - actress, comedian, and screenwriter. Two-time Academy Award-winner
- Sophie Thompson - actress
- Johnny Vegas - actor, comedian
- Gerry Anderson - publisher, producer, director and writer, famous for his futuristic television programmes (Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet)
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