List of people from the London Borough of Islington

The following is a list of those who were born in the London Borough of Islington, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough (in alphabetical order):

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

• Caroline Chisholm (1808–77), lived at 32 Charlton Place^[1]
• Colin Firth (1960–), actor^[2]
• Princess Martha Louise of Norway (1971–) lived in Islington 2012–14^[3]
• Ivor Moreton (1908–84), pianist and singer, born in Barnsbury^[4]
• David Oyelowo (1976–), actor, grew up in Islington, attended City and Islington College^[5]
• Jacob Post (1774–1855), religious writer^[6]
• Joey Pyle (1937–2007), gangland boss, born in The Angel^[7]
• Francis Ronalds (1788–1873), inventor of electric telegraph, lived in Canonbury, then Highbury Terrace, from 1789 to 1813^[8]
• Alfred Ronalds (1802–60), fly fishing author, born at 1 Highbury Terrace in 1802^[9]
• Emma Watson (1990–), grew up in Islington for a period of time^[10]
• Kenneth Williams (1926–88), actor and comedian, born at 11 Bingfield Street, lived in Cromer Street^[11]
• Edgar Wright (1974–), film director^[12]
• Andrew Ng, co-founder of education technology company Coursera, director of Stanford University's Artificial Intelligence Lab^[13]
• Adebayo Akinfewa(1982–),The Afro-British exfootball player,He scored 234 goals in his career.
• Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998-), British actor. Critically acclaimed for work in Normal People (miniseries), Where the Crawdads Sing (film), and Twisters, and Under the Banner of Heaven (miniseries).

See also

• Islington prisons – for a listing of persons imprisoned at the HM Prison Pentonville

References

1. "A-Z of Islington's Plaques". Islington Council. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
2. White, Lesley (25 August 2002). "Firth Among Equals". The Times. Retrieved 5 February 2019 – via firth.com.
3. Woodgate, Emily (20 May 2014). "Princess Märtha Louise to move home". Norway News in English. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
4. The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
5. Midgley, Simon (11 November 2011). "Dramatic turn". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
6. Fell-Smith, Charlotte (2004). "Post, Jacob (1774–1855)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
7. Davidson, Earl (2005). Joey Pyle – Notorious: The Changing Face of Organised Crime. Virgin Books. p. 3.
8. Ronalds, B. F. (2016). Sir Francis Ronalds: Father of the Electric Telegraph. London: Imperial College Press. ISBN 978-1-78326-917-4.
9. Ronalds, B.F. (2022). Alfred Ronalds: Angler, Artisan and Australian Pioneer. Medlar Press.
10. Emma Watson Interviews Author Rebecca Solnit, retrieved 2023-08-27
11. Stevens, Christopher (2010). "Brushed over with false gaiety". Kenneth Williams: Born Brilliant. Hachette UK. ISBN 978-1-84854-460-4. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
12. @edgarwright (16 June 2017). "Me and David Oyelowo. Islington boys representing in Hollywood" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
13. "Home". Andrew Ng. Retrieved 27 July 2015.