Talk:List of people from the London Borough of Hounslow
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Dates are dates of residence in Brentford, where known
- Pocahontas 1616-17
- Sarah Trimmer 1762–1810
- J. M. W. Turner 1785-86
- Thomas Hardwick Junior, architect of the 18th & 19th century.
- Percy Bysshe Shelley 1802-04
- John Quincy Adams 1815-17
- John Macallan Swan, RA, Painter and Scultptor, born in Brentford 1847
- John Bardon, Character actor (born in Brentford, 1939)
- Anna Ford, BBC TV newscaster
- Kate Adie, BBC TV reporter
- Bob Friend, former BBC TV reporter and Sky News presenter
- Rat Scabies, former drummer of The Damned
- Nick Lowe, musician and producer
- Jake Riviera, co-founder of Stiff Records
- Stan Bowles, former England football player
- Annie Vernon, choreographer
- Christopher Dawes, author of Rat Scabies And The Holy Grail
- Ian Ridpath, astronomy author and occasional UFOlogist
- Robert Rankin, author of the The Brentford Trilogy
- Janey Godley, stand up comedian and abuse victim
- Lisa Burke, Sky News weather forecaster and science reporter
- Princess Amelia second daughter of George II, lived in Gunnersbury Park.
- Richard O'Sullivan, actor
- Marcus Akin, housemate in Big Brother 10 lives in Brentford.
- Blue plaques
Blue plaques have been erected for the following people:
Jack Beresford, Olympic rowing champion
included with reference- E. M. Forster, novelist
Joseph Michael Gandy, architect and painter included with reference- Private Frederick Hitch, (V.C.) hero of Rorke's Drift
John Lindley, botanist and pioneer orchidologist included with referenceLucien Pissarro, painter, print-maker and wood engraver included with reference- Alexander Pope, poet
- Johann Zoffany, painter
- Other notable residents
Chiswick's notable past and current residents include:
- Eamonn Andrews
- Alice Arnold
- Bill Bailey
- Clare Balding
- Kate Beckinsale
- Peter Blake
- Pete Briquette
- Louise Burfitt-Dons
- Anthony Burgess
- Charles Burney (scholar)
- Adrian Chiles
- Phil Collins
- Jasper Conran
- Tommy Cooper
- William Dalrymple
- Timothy Dalton
- Roger Daltrey
- James Dean Bradfield
- Bruce Dickinson
- Declan Donnelly (of Ant & Dec)
- Shaun Edwards
- John Entwistle
- Colin Firth
- John Fortune
- Peter Foxhall
- James O'Brien (radio presenter)
- Robert Fripp
- Noel Gallagher
- Claire Goose
- Hugh Grant
- Sheila Hancock
- Nigel Havers
- Robyn Hitchcock
William Hogarth included with reference- Mick Hucknall
- Jeremy Irons
- Felicity Kendal
- Andrew Lincoln
- Judy Loe
- Nick Lowe
- Des Lynam
- Eddie Marsan
- Dimitri Mascarenhas
- Davina McCall
- Anthony McPartlin (of Ant & Dec)
- Juliet Morris
- Al Murray
- Dara Ó Briain
- Martin Offiah
- Suzi Perry
- Harold Pinter
Vanessa Redgrave included with reference- Patrick Stewart
- Moira Stuart
- John Thaw
- Thomas Thornycroft
- Pete Townshend
- Dennis Waterman
- Kim Wilde
- Toyah Willcox
Unreferenced lists taken from various articles. See List of people from Barking and Dagenham for indication of minimum standards of referencing. MRSC (talk) 22:22, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
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