List of people from the London Borough of Barnet

Location of the London Borough of Barnet within Greater London

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

Notable residents

Key to "Notes" regarding the residents' affiliation to Barnet
Letter Description
B Indicates that the resident was born in Barnet.
D Indicates that the resident died in Barnet.
I Indicates that the subject is buried in Barnet.
L Indicates that the resident lived in Barnet.
Citations in the Notes box refer to the information in the entire row

Academia and research

Name Notability District[1] Notes[2]
William Cattley For whom the orchid species cattleya was named
Peter Collinson Botanist Mill Hill [3]
Harold Hopkins Physicist
John Strugnell Dead Sea Scrolls editor-in-chief and Harvard Professor

Arts and entertainment

Name Notability District[1] Notes[2]
Katrina Kaif Indian-British actress in Bollywood B[4]
Anthony Andrews Actor
Richard Baker Newsreader
Peter Banks Musician B,D
Stephanie Beacham Actress
Claire Bloom Actress
Emma Bunton Singer Finchley
Dave Colwell Guitar
Shelley Conn Actress
Nadine Coyle Singer Chipping Barnet
Paul Carrack Keyboards and Singer Chipping Barnet
D. C. Eyles Illustrator and comics artist
Andy Ellison Singer Finchley
Samantha Fox Model and singer
Robert Fripp Musician
Morgan Fisher Keyboards Finchley
Alan A. Freeman Record producer Hendon L[5]
Johnny Franz Record producer and accompanist Hampstead Garden Suburb L[6]
Devin Griffin BBC Radio 1 DJ (commonly known as Dev)
Trevor Howard Actor
Dhani Harrison Singer Chipping Barnet
Jade Jones Singer Finchley
Howard Jones Singer Chipping Barnet
Cariad Lloyd Actress, writer and comedian
Tony Maudsley Actor
Jo Maxwell-Muller Actress Hendon
Stephen Merchant Actor, writer and comedian
George Michael Singer and songwriter Finchley
Monica Michael Singer-songwriter
Spike Milligan Comedian Finchley L[7]
Bob Monkhouse Comedian
Sir Roger Moore Actor
Eric Morecambe Comedian
Billy Nicholls Singer
Elaine Paige Singer and actress
Nick Papadimitriou Author
Frederick Peisley Actor
Steve Pemberton Actor
David Pentecost Composer (Lived at Torrington Cottage, Church Path/Lodge Lane, 1940 to 1965) Finchley L
Anna Popplewell Actress
Angharad Rees Actress (born in Edgware Hospital and lived at 13 Engel Park, Mill Hill, until she was 2)
Sir Cliff Richard Singer
Daniel Roche Actor
Peter Sellers Comedian
Feargal Sharkey Singer
Reece Shearsmith Actor
David Shepherd Painter
Sir Donald Sinden Actor (lived at 60, Temple Fortune Lane, Hampstead Garden Suburb 1954–1997) L
Marc Sinden Film director, actor and theatre producer
Jerry Shirley Drummer
Mike Skinner Rapper and music producer
John Somerville Sculptor
Jerry Springer TV personality (born at East Finchley, or possibly Highgate) B
Steven Stapleton Musician
Andy Summers Musician
Zak Starkey Drums Chipping Barnet
Terry-Thomas Actor/comedian Finchley B
Lee Thompson Musician Finchley
Simon Townshend Singer Finchley
Alan Tilvern Actor
Tamás Vásáry Pianist and conductor
Johnny Vaughan Radio presenter
Mark Vidler[8][9] Record producer, remixer, DJ
Marc Warren Actor Finchley L[10]
Amy Winehouse Singer-songwriter Southgate I, L
Sir Norman Wisdom Actor/comedian
Rick Wills Bass Guitar Finchley

Crime

Design

Travel and exploration

Name Notability District[1] Notes[2]
Celia Fiennes Early recreational traveller, the first recorded woman to visit every county in England Mill Hill L[3]
David Livingstone

Judiciary

Literature

Name Notability District[1] Notes[2]
Fleur Adcock Poet
Kingsley Amis Novelist and poet Barnet L
Martin Amis Novelist Barnet L
Alison Weir Novelist, historian Barnet L
Charles Dickens Novelist Finchley L
Sally Laird Writer, editor and translator B[12]
Tim Parks Novelist (his semi-autobiographical Tongues of Flame is set in the North Finchley of 1968) Finchley
Samuel Pepys Writer
Will Self Novelist, reviewer and columnist Finchley L[13]

Journalism and the media

Name Notability District[1] Notes[2]
Stephen Douglas Journalist, ITV
Richard Baker Broadcaster
Mark Kermode Film critic Finchley
John Kennedy O'Connor Broadcaster & writer Finchley

Politics and government

Name Notability District[1] Notes[2]
John Bercow Former Speaker of the House of Commons and the Member of Parliament for Buckingham Edgware B[14]
Cyril Bibby prospective Labour Party candidate opposing Reginald Maudling in 1958–1959
Robert Carr (Baron Carr of Hadley) Conservative politician
Sir Sydney Chapman Local MP 1979–2005
Nick Griffin Political Leader of the BNP
Octavia Hill Social reformer L
Sir Stamford Raffles Founder of Singapore Mill Hill L[3]
Reginald Maudling Local MP 1950–1979
Sir Vincent Tewson TUC General Secretary Arkley
Margaret Thatcher Local MP and Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1979–1990
William Wilberforce Politician, philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade Mill Hill L[3]
John Wilkes Radical, journalist and politician Mill Hill [3]

Sport and games

Name Notability District[1] Notes[2]
Jayden Bennetts Footballer
Keanan Bennetts Footballer Edgware
David Crawley Gaelic football player
C. B. Fry Polymath best known as a cricketer Childs Hill L D[3]
Darren Gerard Cricketer
Noni Madueke Footballer
Mark Thomson Darts Finchley
Phil Tufnell Cricketer Finchley
Ram Vaswani Professional poker and snooker player
Peter Wells Olympic high jumper

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Entries with no sourced locality (district) of residence available are marked with a "?".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 All entries contain a reliably sourced reference. Entries may also contain a letter indicating Birth, Lived, or Death.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hibbert, Christopher; Weinreb, Ben; Keay, John; Keay, Julia (2008). The London Encyclopaedia (3rd ed.). Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5.
  4. ↑ "Katrina Kaif's success journey from Barnet to Bollywood". Zee News. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/831b. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line].
  6. ↑ Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
  7. ↑ "Spike Milligan Statue Fund". Finchley Society. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  8. ↑ Nelson, Jon (January 13, 2008). "Go Home Productions". Some Assembly Required.
  9. ↑ Mark Andrew Vidler England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. FamilySearch.
  10. ↑ "Where I Live: Northamptonshire - Marc Warren". BBC Local Northampton. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Eastwood, Jill (1976). "Suffolk, Owen Hargraves (1830? – )". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  12. ↑ Kellaway, Kate (10 August 2010). "Sally Laird obituary: Writer and translator of Russian literature". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  13. ↑ Self, Will (6 July 2007). "Head in the clouds". The Independent. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  14. ↑ "John Bercow: Electoral history and profile". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
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