Notable People
Watford was the birthplace of:
- Barbara Amiel, journalist
- Stephen Andrew, Canadian television reporter, anchor and talk show host
- Grant Benson, broadcaster
- Michael Bentine (1922–1996), comedian and ex-Goon
- Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893–1971), crime fiction author
- Michaela Breeze, weightlifter
- LTJ Bukem, drum & bass DJ/producer
- Sue Cleaver, actress, best known as Eileen Grimshaw in Coronation Street
- Jack Collison, West Ham United and Wales footballer
- Ray Cooper, percussionist (performed in both Elton John's and Eric Clapton's bands)
- Chris Date, database guru, author of the definitive textbook on the subject
- Mike Duce, vocalist of Lower Than Atlantis
- Paul Field 1994 Gladiators champion, police officer and two-time Winter Olympian from South Oxhey
- Steven Finn, Middlesex and England cricketer
- Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005), comedian
- Declan Ganley, businessman and political activist
- Philip Glenister, actor, Life on Mars
- Robert Glenister, actor
- Geri Halliwell, singer and Spice Girl
- Kenny Jackett, Welsh International footballer who spent his entire playing career at Watford now manager of Millwall
- Vinnie Jones, footballer turned actor
- Anthony Joshua, super-heavyweight amateur boxer
- Matt King, comedy actor, Peep Show
- Nick Knight, cricketer
- Nick Leeson, securities trader responsible for the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995
- Tim Lovejoy, television and radio presenter
- Craig Mackail-Smith, Brighton and Scotland footballer
- Gerald Moore (1899–1987), pianist
- Mo Mowlam (1949–2005), Labour politician
- J.D. Nicholas, singer with Heatwave and The Commodores
- Mark Oaten, Liberal Democrat politician
- Stuart Parkin, physicist
- Arthur Peacocke (1924–2006), biochemist and Anglican theologian
- James Pritchett, footballer for New Zealand
- Alex Roy, professional darts player
- Paul Robinson, footballer for Watford, West Bromwich Albion, Bolton Wanderers, Leeds and now Birmingham
- Terry Scott (1927–1994), TV and Carry On actor and comedian, blue plaque at 32 Tucker St 51°39′01″N 0°23′39″W / 51.650354°N 0.394242°W / 51.650354; -0.394242
- Grant Shapps, Conservative MP for nearby Welwyn Hatfield
- Robert Simons (1922-2011), cricketer
- Kelly Smith, Arsenal Ladies, England and Great Britain footballer
- Gareth Southgate, former football player for Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and England, also managed Middlesbrough
- The Staves, up and coming folk trio
- Simon Treves, actor and writer
- Ian Walker, former Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers and England goalkeeper
- Bradley Walsh, actor and comedian
- Mark Walsh, professional darts player
- Arthur Woodward, footballer who spent his entire career at Watford
Watford is the burial place of:
- Thomas Webster Rammell, engineer Crystal Palace
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