The following is a list of people who were born in the London Borough of Newham , or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough, including Stratford , (in alphabetical order) :
Notable people associated with Newham
Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph , better known as 21 Savage, rapperAde Adepitan , British television presenter and wheelchair basketball playerChuba Akpom , footballer Chuks Aneke , footballerTony Banks, Baron Stratford , Labour Party politicianYxng Bane , rapper and singerJim Barrett , footballerKieran Agard , footbatterWally Bellett , footballerHonor Blackman , actress[ 1] Reece Burke , footballerClive Burr , musicianSol Campbell , ex-footballer and managerCharlie Colkett , footballerVera Day , actress and glamour modelJermain Defoe , footballerRichard Digance , folk singerKristian Digby , television presenterDanny Dyer , actorStan Earle , footballerIdris Elba , actorMedy Elito , footballerPerry Fenwick , actorBryan Forbes , actor , screenwriter , film producer Lancey Foux , rapper and singerKojo Funds , rapper and singerErnie Gregory , footballerPeter Grotier , footballerWalter Hancock , inventor Gerard Manley Hopkins , poet Michael Hector , footballLuke Howard , meteorologist Chris Hughton , ex-footballer and managerHenry Hughton , ex-footballer with Crystal Palace and Leyton OrientJ Hus , rapperTony Jarrett , Olympic gold-medal sprint and hurdling athleteMatt Johnson , singer and songwriterAnna Kingsford , theosophist and authorKano , rapper and actorGhetts , rapperEzri Konsa , footballerNina Frances Layard , archaeologist and poetJoan Littlewood , director of the Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal Dame Vera Lynn , singerSteve Marriott , musician and lead singer of The Small Faces and Humble Pie Stephen Mulhern , television presenter , entertainer , and former magician Anna Neagle , actress Dawn Neesom , journalist Malachi Napa , footballerMark Noble , footballer and captain of West Ham United Christine Ohuruogu , Olympic gold-medal winning sprinterGodfrey Poku , footballerDominic Poleon , footballerTony Rivers , singerSteve John Shepherd , actorGwyneth Strong , actorTinchy Stryder , rapperCrazy Titch , rapperTony Way , actorDavid Webb , footballerBert Weedon , guitaristVanessa White , singer with The Saturdays Rob Whiteman , public servant, CEO of CIPFA Benjamin Zephaniah , dub poetArnold Schwarzenegger , Trained as a weightlifter in Forest Gate.Note that William Shakespeare did not come from Stratford , Newham, but from Stratford-upon-Avon , which is known simply as "Stratford" to many people.
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