Other Notable People
- Brian Connolly (1945-1997), singer of glam rock band The Sweet grew up in Harefield and Hayes from the age of 12
- Rhodes Boyson former Conservative MP
- Thomas Egerton, Lord Ellesmere (1540-1617) and wife Alice Spencer (1559-1637) lived in Harefield from 1601; Queen Elizabeth I visited the couple in July 1602
- Alexander Fleming (1881-1955), biologist and Nobel Prize winner for the discovery of penicillin, was Regional Pathologist at Harefield Hospital, 1939; this is recorded on a blue plaque at the main entrance door to the Hospital
- Beatle George Harrison (1943-2001) was treated in Harefield Hospital following the December 1999 knife attack at his Friar Park home
- Politician Charles Newdigate (1816-1887) lived in Harefield, and was buried in Harefield Church, which he had personally spent much money restoring
- Judge Sir Richard Newdigate (1602-1678) lived in Harefield, and was buried in Harefield parish church, where a monument was raised to his memory
- Thomas Wakley (1795-1862), medical and social reformer, and founder of The Lancet, lived at Harefield Park, 1845-1856; he has a memorial stone in the grounds of Harefield Hospital
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