#1Famous people · Hillingdon, London
Of the 201 famous people born in Hillingdon, an unusual share are musicians
Andy Serkis, the British actor, is the most widely known, written about in 82 languages. Second place goes to the British actress Jane Seymour, third to James Corden. The largest group, 102, was born in the 20th century. 71 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
201
notable people
Best known
Andy Serkis
in 82 Wikipedia languages
First
1598
Mary Bankes
Youngest
2004
Dane Scarlett
Most common field
Sports
109 people
What stands out about Hillingdon’s famous people
Known worldwideAndy Serkis has an article in 82 languages, more than anyone else from here.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2004, among 121 since 1950.A town of musiciansAmong the 201 people born here, 16 are musicians: 1.5 times the usual share.201 notable peopleWith 201 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Hillingdon
Languages with an article: 82 for Andy Serkis, 59 for Jane Seymour, 46 for James Corden.
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James Corden
born 1978English actor, comedian, singer and television host (born 1978)
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Through the years
When Hillingdon’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 30.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & LawScience & MedicineBusinessMilitaryNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hillingdon is known for
Hillingdon has 1.5× the usual share of musicians.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hillingdon
198 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Peter Levi
1931–2000Writer, archaeologist, sometime Jesuit priest (1931–2000)
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Bernie Maher
born 1958English cricketer and current England Fly Fishing International (born 1958)
SportsWikipedia ↗
Hudson Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport
1856–1934British politician (1856-1934)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Pen Densham
born 1947British-Canadian film and television producer, writer, and director
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Robert G. E. Murray
1919–2022British Canadian bacteriologist (1919-2022)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Anthony Fawcett
born 1948British writer, art critic, and former personal assistant
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Herbert Boucher Dobbie
1852–1940New Zealand engineering draughtsman, botanist, stationmaster, orchardist, writer (1852-1940)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Kieran Campbell
born 1979English history teacher and rugby union footballer
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Raymond Barkway
1924–1956Ran the 110M high hurdles for Great Britain in the 1948 London Olympics
SportsWikipedia ↗
Thomas Ekins Fuller
1831–1910South African journalist and politician (1831–1910)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Hounslow, with 360.
Questions about famous people from Hillingdon
Who is the most famous person from Hillingdon?
Andy Serkis (British actor) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 82 languages. Next come Jane Seymour and James Corden.
How many famous people were born in Hillingdon?
201 people born in Hillingdon have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 229 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Hillingdon known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 109 of the 201. That is 54% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Hillingdon?
Mary Bankes, born in 1598. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.
Who counts as from Hillingdon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Hillingdon’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (74)
- Andy Serkis: Fandomuniverse, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Seymour: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Corden: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Wilkins: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tariq Lamptey: Brian Minkoff London-Pixels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Keeler: Open Media Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory H. Johnson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfie Mawson: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cfcunofficial/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynne Frederick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Stevens: www.thai-fussball.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dane Scarlett: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Hales: Amal316, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Priest: Moonchld, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heidi Long: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Pearce: Timmy96, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stears: Gasha123, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Bishop: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Dyke: acrofan.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Richards: Seanieb1983, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Watson: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Gardiner: Chock227, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wentworth Webster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gertrude Wilkinson: Unknown authorUnknown author. Unknown photographer in 1909., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. W. Hearne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Bankes: Henry Pierce Bone / After John Hoskins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rianna Dean: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Donaldson: BobTheBinman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Lee: Andy Mabbett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kwame Kwei-Armah: Amplified2010, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Menna Rawlings: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Baldry: Chatham House, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Green: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Saydee: AFC Bournemouth, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Cunningham: Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Wilkins: Geoff Penn (Geoffpenn at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Williams: joshjdss, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelsi Fairbrother: los_bandito_anthony, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Jerray-Silver: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Page: Photographer: Anonymous Publisher: Billboard magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reece Cole: Andrew Hendo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Brown: James Boyes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner: Man vyi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Burey: @cfcunofficial (Chelsea Debs) London from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Mannion: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Hobbs: Experimusic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hudson Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Hand: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Rose: Dover Street Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorraine Heggessey: Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Wallace: Grahamjchase, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pen Densham: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennai Watson: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Hamish Reed: Collins, Tudor Washington, 1898–1970, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Boff: London Assembly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daljit Nagra: Simon James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Beales: ©House of Commons / Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Allen: Michael Coghlan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Wagner: https://www.flickr.com/photos/richmondteaparty/, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Randall: Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Lee: Bondbaddie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil John Kinross: Department of National Defence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Westlake: Del71, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Cooke: 14GTR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Collins: "Ape Junior" (unidentified Vanity Fair contributor), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bedford Leno: The Commonwealth newsletter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liam O'Brien: The1958, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hasson: Naparazzi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Edward Ryder: Gallagher's cigarette cards, 'The Great War: Victoria Cross Heroes series., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Ekins Fuller: WH Schroder. Cape Colony., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Henry Huxley: Lock & Whitfield, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elton John: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth More: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Rayner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince Michael of Kent: Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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