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List of people from the London Borough of Barnet 
Summary
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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| Name | Notability | District[1] | Notes[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katrina Kaif | Indian-British actress in Bollywood | B[4] | |
| Anthony Andrews | Actor | ||
| Richard Baker | Newsreader | ||
| Paul Freeman | Actor | B | |
| 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 | |
| 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[citation needed] | ||
| Stephen Merchant | Actor, writer and comedian [citation needed] | ||
| George Michael | Singer and songwriter | Finchley | |
| Monica Michael | Singer-songwriter | ||
| Spike Milligan | Comedian | Finchley | L[5] |
| 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[citation needed] | ||
| David Pentecost | Composer (Lived at Torrington Cottage, Church Path/Lodge Lane, 1940 to 1965) | Finchley | L |
| Anna Popplewell | Actress[citation needed] | ||
| Angharad Rees | Actress (born in Edgware Hospital and lived at 13 Engel Park, Mill Hill, until she was 2) | ||
| Sir Cliff Richard | Singer [citation needed] | ||
| Daniel Roche | Actor | ||
| Peter Sellers | Comedian [citation needed] | ||
| Feargal Sharkey | Singer [citation needed] | ||
| Reece Shearsmith | Actor | ||
| David Shepherd | Painter | ||
| Sir Donald Sinden | Actor (lived at 60, Temple Fortune Lane, Hampstead Garden Suburb 1954–1997) | L[citation needed] | |
| 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[citation needed] | |
| 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 [citation needed] | ||
| Tamás Vásáry | Pianist and conductor [citation needed] | ||
| Johnny Vaughan | Radio presenter | ||
| Mark Vidler[6][7] | Record producer, remixer, DJ | ||
| Marc Warren | Actor | Finchley | L[8] |
| Amy Winehouse | Singer-songwriter | Southgate | I, L |
| Sir Norman Wisdom | Actor/comedian | ||
| Rick Wills | Bass Guitar | Finchley |
Crime edit
- Owen Suffolk – Australian transported convict and bushranger (born in Finchley in c.1830)[9]
Design edit
- Harry Beck – designer of the original Tube map
Travel and exploration edit
| 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 edit
- Sir William Shee, the first Roman Catholic judge to sit in England and Wales since the Reformation
Literature edit
| 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[10] | |
| 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[11] |
Journalism and the media edit
| 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 edit
| Name | Notability | District[1] | Notes[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Bercow | Former Speaker of the House of Commons and the Member of Parliament for Buckingham | Edgware | B[12] |
| 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 edit
| 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 | ||
| Mark Thomson | Darts | Finchley | |
| Phil Tufnell | Cricketer | Finchley | |
| Ram Vaswani | Professional poker and snooker player | ||
| Peter Wells | Olympic high jumper |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g All entries contain a reliably sourced reference. Entries may also contain a letter indicating Birth, Lived, or Death.
- ^ a b c d e f Hibbert, Christopher; Weinreb, Ben; Keay, John; Keay, Julia (2008). The London Encyclopaedia (3rd ed.). Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5.
- ^ "Katrina Kaif's success journey from Barnet to Bollywood". Zee News. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Spike Milligan Statue Fund". Finchley Society. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ Nelson, Jon (January 13, 2008). "Go Home Productions". Some Assembly Required.
- ^ Mark Andrew Vidler England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. FamilySearch.
- ^ "Where I Live: Northhamptonshire - Marc Warren". BBC Local Northampton. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ Eastwood, Jill (1976). "Suffolk, Owen Hargraves (1830? – )". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ Kellaway, Kate (10 August 2010). "Sally Laird obituary: Writer and translator of Russian literature". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Self, Will (6 July 2007). "Head in the clouds". The Independent. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "John Bercow: Electoral history and profile". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2010.