List of people from the London Borough of Islington
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The following is a list of those who were born in the London Borough of Islington, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough (in alphabetical order):
- Caroline Chisholm (1808–77), lived at 32 Charlton Place[1]
- Colin Firth (1960–), actor[2]
- Princess Martha Louise of Norway (1971–) lived in Islington 2012–14[3]
- Ivor Moreton (1908–84), pianist and singer, born in Barnsbury[4]
- David Oyelowo (1976–), actor, grew up in Islington, attended City and Islington College[5]
- Jacob Post (1774–1855), religious writer[6]
- Joey Pyle (1937–2007), gangland boss, born in The Angel[7]
- Francis Ronalds (1788–1873), inventor of electric telegraph, lived in Canonbury, then Highbury Terrace, from 1789 to 1813[8]
- Alfred Ronalds (1802–60), fly fishing author, born at 1 Highbury Terrace in 1802[9]
- Emma Watson (1990–), grew up in Islington for a period of time[10]
- Kenneth Williams (1926–88), actor and comedian, born at 11 Bingfield Street, lived in Cromer Street[11]
- Edgar Wright (1974–), film director[12]
- Andrew Ng, co-founder of education technology company Coursera, director of Stanford University's Artificial Intelligence Lab[13]
- Adebayo Akinfewa(1982–),The Afro-British exfootball player,He scored 234 goals in his career.
- Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998-), British actor. Critically acclaimed for work in Normal People (miniseries), Where the Crawdads Sing (film), and Twisters, and Under the Banner of Heaven (miniseries).
See also
[edit]- Islington prisons – for a listing of persons imprisoned at the HM Prison Pentonville
References
[edit]- ^ "A-Z of Islington's Plaques". Islington Council. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ White, Lesley (25 August 2002). "Firth Among Equals". The Times. Retrieved 5 February 2019 – via firth.com.
- ^ Woodgate, Emily (20 May 2014). "Princess Märtha Louise to move home". Norway News in English. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
- ^ Midgley, Simon (11 November 2011). "Dramatic turn". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Fell-Smith, Charlotte (2004). "Post, Jacob (1774–1855)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ Davidson, Earl (2005). Joey Pyle – Notorious: The Changing Face of Organised Crime. Virgin Books. p. 3.
- ^ Ronalds, B. F. (2016). Sir Francis Ronalds: Father of the Electric Telegraph. London: Imperial College Press. ISBN 978-1-78326-917-4.
- ^ Ronalds, B.F. (2022). Alfred Ronalds: Angler, Artisan and Australian Pioneer. Medlar Press.
- ^ Emma Watson Interviews Author Rebecca Solnit, retrieved 2023-08-27
- ^ Stevens, Christopher (2010). "Brushed over with false gaiety". Kenneth Williams: Born Brilliant. Hachette UK. ISBN 978-1-84854-460-4. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ @edgarwright (16 June 2017). "Me and David Oyelowo. Islington boys representing in Hollywood" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Home". Andrew Ng. Retrieved 27 July 2015.