West Norwood - Notable Former and Current Residents

Notable Former and Current Residents

  • Adele, singer
  • Jack BC, Entrepreneur
  • Sir Sidney Colvin, historian, literary and art critic
  • Sir Ninian Comper, the Gothic architect, lived at Beulah Hill and had his studio at 228 Knights Hill, until it was destroyed by bombing in 1944.
  • Des'ree, singer
  • Edmund de Waal, ceramicist
  • John Fraser, former Labour MP for Norwood 1966-1992
  • Georg Hackenschmidt, the first world wrestling champion
  • Euan Uglow, English artist
  • Sir Philip Holland, former Conservative MP for Gedling
  • Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of London
  • Liz Lloyd, former Prime Minister Tony Blair's deputy chief of staff, since 1994
  • Maxi Jazz, vocalist in band Faithless
  • Hiram Maxim, who developed his machine gun in the garden of his house in Norwood Road (Serbia House, now demolished)
  • The Noisettes, rock band
  • Michael Paraskos, writer and newspaper art critic
  • Benedict Read, FSA, art historian, writer and art curator.
  • Sir John Scarlett, former Head of MI6
  • The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, and former Vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Trinity Rise.
  • Thurlow, former Lord Chancellor, who owned houses and estates at Knights Hill and Thurlow Park.
  • Andrew Turnbull, Baron Turnbull, former Cabinet Secretary
  • Tom Utley, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail journalist
  • Andy Zaltzman, comedian

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