Notable Parishioners
- John Stow, author of A Survey of London (1598)
- Thomas Gray the poet, famous for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, was born in a milliner's shop in 1716, adjacent to St Michael's and was baptised in the Church.
- Martin Neary, later Organist of Westminster Abbey, was baptised in St Michael's.
- Sir George Thalben-Ball, leading organist and choir director.
- Sir Derek Pattinson, former General Secretary to the Church of England Synod.
- Fay Weldon, the feminist writer, was a member of the congregation for some years.
- Douglas Murray, media personality.
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