This is a list of notable people associated with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in London, England.
- Kia Abdullah author; born in Mile End, went to school in Bow.
- Damon Albarn singer-songwriter for bands Blur, Gorillaz; born in Whitechapel.
- Joe Anderson 'All England' boxing champion of 1897.
- Cheryl Baker member of Bucks Fizz, winners of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, grew up in Roman Road, Bethnal Green.
- Danny Boyle film director, producer and screenwriter; lives in Mile End.
- Andy Lee (boxer) Professional Boxer; born in Bow.
- Rosa Nouchette Carey children's novelist; born in Stratford-le-Bow.
- Ashley Cole footballer, played for Arsenal's invincibles; born in Stepney; attended Bow Boys School.
- Steve Conway singer (1920âÂÂ1952), born in Bethnal Green.
- Donald Crisp Academy Award-winning actor; born in Bow.
- Ralph Fiennes actor; lives in Bethnal Green.
- Clara Grant educational pioneer and social reformer.
- John Granville Harkness Major-General in the British Army of the Victorian era.
- Peter Green guitarist and songwriter, founder of Fleetwood Mac; born in Mile End.
- Perry Groves footballer, played for Arsenal; born in Bow.
- Felicity Jones actress, lives in Bethnal Green.
- Isaac Julien artist, raised in Bow.
- Ledley King former footballer; defender for Tottenham Hotspur; born in Bow.
- Oona King former Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow; political commentator.
- Eddie Marsan actor; grew up in Bethnal Green.
- Charlotte McDonnell comedian and musician; YouTube personality; shared a flat in Bow.
- Ian McKellen award-winning actor; lives in Limehouse.
- Margaret Moran former Labour MP for Luton South.
- Graham Norton comedian and television presenter; lives in Wapping.
- Sylvia Pankhurst suffragette and social campaigner.
- Lutfur Rahman former Mayor of Tower Hamlets (2010-2015; lives in Whitechapel.
- Harry Redknapp former footballer; manager, Queens Park Rangers.
- Dizzee Rascal grime musician.
- John Robertson Premier of New South Wales, Australia, on five occasions between 1881 and 1886; born in Bow.
- Tinchy Stryder grime musician.
- Joakim Sundström Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician; has a flat south of Bow.
- Danny Wallace filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television; lives in Bow.
- Wiley grime musician, urban artist.
- Glen Wilkie (born 1977), League 1 football player.
- Amy Winehouse jazz singer-songwriter; had a flat in Bow.
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