Notable People Associated With The Church
- John Stow, author of the Survey of London: buried in 1605. The pen held in the hand of his alabaster monument is renewed annually by the Lord Mayor of London.
- Hugh Hamersley, Lord Mayor of London in 1627, whose memorial is in the church.
- Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543) was a parishioner of the church.
- John Lawrence Toole the famous comedian was born and christened here.
- Fabian Stedman the father of church bellringing was buried here.
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