Famous Residents
- George Martin, Producer and arranger of The Beatles' music.
- Hogan Ephraim, Professional footballer, playing for Queens Park Rangers
- Clive Anderson, television presenter and comedy writer.
- Matthew Bradbury, comedian.
- Peter Oborne, political columnist and television presenter.
- Neal Ascherson, historian, journalist and author.
- Chris Lowe, a member of Pet Shop Boys lived on Highbury Grange.
- David Starkey, historian and television presenter.
- Mary Lilian Baels, who married King Leopold III of Belgium.
- Anna Popplewell, actress, famous most notable for The Chronicles of Narnia film series.
- Skandar Keynes, actor, The Chronicles of Narnia film series.
- Jesse Birdsall, actor.
- Gwyneth Strong, actress.
- Charles Cruft, who started Crufts dog show, lived on Highbury Grove.
- Joseph Chamberlain, politician; his boyhood home from 1845 to 1854 was no. 25 Highbury Place.
- Henry Lawson, Australian poet and author, lived in Paradise Lane off St James Rd and Holloway Rd, in 1901.
- Philip Fysh, Australian politician and Premier of Tasmania.
- Nick Hornby, writer.
- Walter Sickert, painter; his studio from 1927 to 1934 was at no. 1 Highbury Place.
- Nick Robinson, BBC Political Editor
- Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
- Chas Smash, a member of Madness.
- Alan Davies, comedian
- Jimmy Carr, comedian.
- Dom Howard, drummer, Muse.
- Ainsley Harriott, famous chef and host.
- Elaine Lordan, actress.
- Andy Burrows, drummer, Razorlight.
- Ed O'Brien, guitarist, Radiohead.
- Nan Youngman, artist and educationalist.
- Leona Lewis, singer, grew up here.
- Rowan Atkinson, actor
- Ian Jack, journalist & writer
- Paul Brindley, bassist in The Sundays.
- Owen Thomas, BBC presenter
- Nigel Slater, food writer, journalist and broadcaster.
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