List of people from Barking and Dagenham
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Among those who were born in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are:
B
- Giles Barnes - professional footballer for Houston Dynamo
- Adam Barrett - professional footballer for Southend United F.C.
- Rev. Abraham Blackborne - one of the longest-serving vicars of Dagenham[1]
- Jamie Borthwick - actor
- Billy Bragg – alternative rock musician[2][3]
- Max Bygraves – musician, moved to the area in 1945[3]
C
- George Carey – Lord Carey of Clifton Archbishop of Canterbury
- Henry Chilver (Lord Chilver) – vice-chancellor of Cranfield Institute of Technology; Chair of Milton Keynes Development Corporation[4]
- Captain James Cook – married in Barking in 1762[5]
D
- Devlin – Grime MC
- Françoise Dior – French-born Nazi, arrested 1967
- Diversity – street dance group who won Britain's Got Talent in 2009
- Job Drain – soldier, awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in 1914
E
- Jasmine Elcock - Britain's Got Talent 2016 finalist
- David Howell Evans (aka "The Edge") – popular music musician.
- Ethelburga (d. c.680 AD) – first Abbess of Barking Abbey
- Daisy Evans - singer, past member of S Club Juniors
F
- John Farnham - Australian singer. Born in Dagenham.
- Mark Frost (born 1962) - cricketer[6]
- Nick Frost – actor, comedian and screenwriter
- Elizabeth Fry – prison reformer[7]
G
- Paul Gbegbaje - Britain's Got Talent 2011 finalist
H
- Eva Hart – child survivor of RMS Titanic disaster[8]
- Barry Hearn – sporting events promoter; Chairman of Leyton Orient F.C. and the Professional Darts Corporation
- William Hope – soldier, awarded the Victoria Cross in 1857 for bravery during Crimean War
- Neil Humphreys – author
I
- IMD Legion - street dance troupe, contestants on Got To Dance and Britain's Got Talent
J
- Phill Jupitus – comedian, grew up in Barking
- Elliot Justham - professional footballer
K
- Ross Kemp – actor, born in Barking
- Paul Konchesky - footballer, born in Barking
L
- Jason Leonard – professional rugby union player, 2003 Rugby World Cup winner
- Vera Lynn – voted the most popular singer in 1939[3]
M
- Megan McKenna - reality television personality
- McLean – singer
- Rebecca McLintock - actress and dancer known for Chatroom (2010). Attended Dagenham Park Church of England School.
- Kevin Mitchell - boxer
- Bobby Moore – former professional footballer with West Ham; 1966 World Cup winner as captain of England[9]
- Dudley Moore – international film star and musician[3]
O
- Hank Osasuna - actor and performance artist who grew up in Chadwell Heath
P
- Joseph Pearce - biographer, writer and professor; lives in New Hampshire, USA
- Stevo Pearce – owner of Some Bizzare Records[10]
- Martin Peters – footballer, World Cup winner in 1966 with England
- Daniel Potts – West Ham FC Football player
- Darren Pratley – footballer currently playing for Bolton Wanderers
R
- Alf Ramsey – 1966 World Cup winning football manager with England
- Richard of Barking – Abbot of Westminster (died 1246)
- Jo Richardson – former Member of Parliament for Barking; Shadow Spokesman for Women's Rights, 1983-1992
S
- Sandie Shaw – singer, won Eurovision Song Contest in 1967[11]
- Anne Shelton – singing star of the 1940s and 1950s[11]
- Stacey Solomon – 2009 X-Factor finalist; winner of the British version of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here in 2010
T
- John Terry – professional footballer with Chelsea F.C.
- Paul Terry - former professional footballer
- The Tremeloes – band formed by classmates Alan Howard and Brian Poole[11]
- Dave Trott - former Chairman and Executive Creative Director of The Gate London, copywriter, blogger and author
- Wes Thomas - professional footballer with Birmingham City F.C.
V
- Terry Venables – former professional footballer and manager
- Sir Cornelius Vermuyden – 17th-century Dutch drainage engineer; ontracted by the Essex Sewer Commissioners to repair breaches in the Thames riverbank at Dagenham
W
- King William I – stayed at Barking Abbey in 1066 and 1067 while the Tower of London was being constructed
- Norma Winstone – jazz singer[11]
- Rochelle Wiseman – singer
- Richard Wisker – actor, singer
- Mary Wollstonecraft – early feminist[12]
Z
- Bobby Zamora – professional footballer with Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Anon 2009a, p. 1.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Anon 2009b, p. 1
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Anon 2009a, p. 2
- ↑ Anon 2009b, p. 2
- Bibliography
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
| Districts |
 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Attractions | ||
| Parks and open spaces | ||
| Constituencies |
|
|
| Tube and rail stations | ||
| Other topics | ||
