List of people from the London Borough of Hackney

Among those who were born in the London Borough of Hackney (), or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are (alphabetical order, within category):

Notable residents

Reference citations in the "Notes" column refer to the information in the entire row.

Academia and research

Arts and entertainment

• Zak Abel (born 1995), English singer-songwriter, musician, and Cadet national table tennis champion
• Jamie Adenuga, grime rapper, known as JME; co-founder of Boy Better Know
• Joseph Adenuga, grime artist, songwriter and record producer; better known as Skepta
• Freema Agyeman, actress, born and brought up on the Woodberry Down estate
• Eileen Atkins, actress
• Derek Bailey, avant-garde guitarist and leading figure in the free improvisation movement
• Jeremy Beadle, television presenter
• David Bendeth, born in Hackney, music producer, artist, songwriter, mixer
• Steven Berkoff, playwright and actor, educated at Hackney Downs School
• Lionel Blair, Canadian-born British actor, grew up at Stamford Hill
• Buster Bloodvessel, born Douglas Trendle, singer and frontman of Bad Manners, lived at Clapton Common
• Dean Blunt, producer, contemporary artist, singer-songwriter and former member of hypnagogic pop duo Hype Williams; real name Roy Chukwuemeka Nnawuchi; also known as Babyfather
• Marc Bolan, musician, born at Homerton and brought up at Stoke Newington Common
• Richard "Abs" Breen, singer and member of pop band Five; raised in Hackney
• Gary Brooker, musician, founder of Procol Harum, born in Hackney Hospital
• Tobi Brown, YouTuber, internet personality and member of the Sidemen; born in Hackney
• Bernard Butler, guitarist, known for his time with Suede; born in Stamford Hill
• Michael Caine, actor, educated at Hackney Downs School
• Paigey Cakey, MC, born in Hackney
• Phil Collen, guitarist with Def Leppard
• Steve Conway, singer (1920–1952), lived in Hackney
• Adam Deacon, actor, brought up in Stoke Newington
• Rob Dean, guitarist of new wave band Japan; was associated in his first years with Clapton (probably was born and/or brought up there)

• DJ Dextrous, born Errol Francis, Ivor Novello Award- and BAFTA Award-winning producer and DJ known as Dextrous; born in Stoke Newington
• Johnny Douglas (conductor) born, 19th June, 1920
• DJ Luck, born Joel Samuels, from the garage duo DJ Luck & MC Neat
• DJ Ron, jungle, drum & bass producer and DJ; filmmaker
• Pete Doherty, musician, lived in a flat in Hackney which was the site of many after-gig parties for his fans
• Idris Elba, actor and musician
• Paloma Faith, singer-songwriter, born and lived in Stoke Newington
• Michael Fassbender, actor, lives in Hackney
• Noel Fielding, comedian, Vince Noir in The Mighty Boosh and The Great British Bake Off host
• Colin Firth, actor, lived at Sutton Place, Homerton
• FKA Twigs, avant-garde and alternative R&B musician, artist and dancer, lives in Hackney
• Green Gartside, musician and frontman of Scritti Politti; lives in Dalston and formed his band in a Hackney pub
• Professor Green, rapper and singer; lived in Clapton
• Charlie Harper, British singer and songwriter, lead singer of the punk band U.K. Subs; born in Hackney
• Carol Harrison, actress, known as Louise Raymond in EastEnders; lives at Victoria Park, South Hackney
• Sara Hennell, author
• Gwyneth Herbert, singer-songwriter, lives in the borough
• Maddy Hill, actress, known for her role as Nancy Carter in EastEnders
• Alfred Hitchcock, film director, began his career at the Gainsborough Studios in Shoreditch
• Sharon Horgan, Irish actress, writer, and comedian
• Dave Kaye, pianist, born in Shoreditch; later lived in Stamford Hill

• Hetty King, male impersonator of the music hall era; born in Shoreditch
• Labrinth, singer-songwriter and music producer
• Leona Lewis, singer, songwriter, first female winner of The X Factor; lived in Stamford Hill
• Marie Lloyd, entertainer, born in Hoxton and lived her later life in Hackney
• Lily Loveless, actress from BAFTA Award-winning drama Skins; born in Finsbury Park, London
• Peter Lowe, artist, born at Victoria Park, South Hackney
• Syrie Maugham, interior decorator
• Nicko McBrain, drummer for Iron Maiden
• Hoxton Tom McCourt, musician, face, born in Shoreditch and lived in Hoxton
• Martine McCutcheon, actress and singer
• Lenny McLean, bare knuckle/unlicensed boxer, actor, born in Hoxton
• Tom McRae, singer and songwriter, lived in Dalston and Hackney
• Bill Meyer, printmaker and artist
• Dicky Moore, musician
• Esau Mwamwaya, Malawian singer
• Trevor Nelson, disc jockey for BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra
• Anthony Newley, actor and singer, born in Homerton
• Pauline Quirke, born Stoke Newington, English actress, best known for her role as "Sharon Theodopolopodous" in the long-running comedy TV series Birds of a Feather
• Tom Raworth, poet and visual artist, lived in Amhurst Road in the early 1960s
• Mike Reid, actor and comedian
• Rudimental, drum and bass group
• Bree Runway, born Brenda Wireko Mensah, musician, born in the borough
• Maverick Sabre, vocalist and rapper
• Aba Shanti-I, born Joseph Smith, sound system operator and dub producer
• Helen Shapiro, singer, educated at Clapton Park Girls School
• Daniel Sharman, actor, known for his roles in Teen Wolf and The Originals
• Matt Shultz, co-founder of band Cage the Elephant; lived in Lower Clapton Road in the early 2000s
• Marina Sirtis, actress, known for her role as Deanna Troi from sci-fi series '; raised in Harringay
• Anthony Smee, theatre producer, writer, stage, radio, television and film actor
• Adrian Smith, guitarist with Iron Maiden
• Jessica Tandy, actress, born in Clapton
• Unknown T (born 1999), rapper, singer, media personality and member of 98s
• John Varley (1778–1842), painter
• Sid Vicious, musician and singer with the Sex Pistols
• Arnold Wesker, playwright, educated at Upton House Secondary School
• Robert Westerby, British (The Invisible Man, 1958), and Hollywood (The Three Lives of Thomasina), screenwriter, author, boxer
• Rachel Whiteread, artist, lives and works in Dalston
• Barbara Windsor, actress, born in Shoreditch and lived in Stoke Newington
• Ray Winstone, actor, born in Homerton