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Among those who were born in the London Borough of Ealing, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are (in alphabetical order):

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  • Michael Balcon (1896–1977), film producer at Ealing Studios. He is commemorated with a blue plaque.[2]
  • Will Barker (1868–1951), a pioneer of British cinema, lived and worked at Ealing Green for many years.
  • Osmond Barnes (1834–1930), Chief Herald of India, lived at 40 Mount Park Road, Ealing in retirement.[3]
  • Trevor Baylis (1937–2018), inventor, was born in Kilburn but grew up in Southall.[4]
  • Sanjeev Bhaskar (1963–), comedian, was born in Ealing.
  • Bob Block (1921–2011), radio and television scriptwriter, lived in Madelely Road then Queen Anne's Grove, South Ealing from the late 1940s to 1996.
  • Alan Blumlein (1903–1942), electronics engineer, lived in Ealing from 1933 until his death. He is commemorated with a blue plaque,[2] placed on his house in the Haymills Estate.
  • Lillian Board (1948–1970), track athlete and Olympic silver medallist, lived in Ealing from 1956 until her death. Lillian Board Way, in Greenford, is named in her honour.
  • Gary Bond (1940–1995), actor, died in Ealing.
  • Henry Charles Brewer (1866 - 1950) well known early 20th century artist, lived on Perryn Road, Acton until his death, and is buried in Acton Cemetery.[5]
  • James Alphege Brewer (1881-1946), notable creator of etchings, lived on Avenue Road, and is buried in Acton Cemetery.[6]
  • Lady Byron (Lord Byron's widow) of Fordhook House, Ealing, founded Ealing Grove School[7] in 1834 – the first industrial school of its type. In 1860 C. N. Atlee, a former headmaster of the Lady Byron school set up the Byron House School in St. Mary's Road (South Ealing Road). The site has evolved through many changes into the present-day University of West London. At the main entrance is a blue plaque[2] dedicated to Lady Byron and her pioneering, enlightened approach to education.
  • Dorita Fairlie Bruce (1885–1970), children's author, lived in Ealing from c. 1895 to 1949.

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  • Sharon Duce (1950–), popular English actress of stage, screen and television lives in Acton.

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  • Henry Fielding (1707–1754), playwright, novelist and magistrate, leased a country house and farm at Fordhook, Ealing, from the summer of 1752 or possibly 1753.[8] (The house was north of the Uxbridge Road near the Acton boundary.) It has been claimed that his novel Tom Jones was partly written here but this is unlikely as the first edition was published in February 1749 (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography).

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  • Jonathan Green, science fiction and fantasy writer, lives and works in Ealing .

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  • Sid James (1913–1976), actor and comedian, lived at 35 Gunnersbury Avenue.[9] He is commemorated with a blue plaque on the front of the house.[2]

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  • Jay Kay (1969–), founding member of pop band Jamiroquai, lived on Grange Road and played some of his first gigs in The Haven, a pub on Spring Bridge Road (now converted to offices) and Broadway Boulevard (now Club Karma). He attended Twyford Church of England High School in Acton.
  • Shappi Khorsandi (1973–), stand-up comedian, grew up in Ealing after leaving Iran.
  • Neil Kinnock (1942–), former leader of the Labour Party and European Commissioner, has his London home in Ealing.

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  • Elsie Jeanette Oxenham (1880–1960), English girls' story writer, moved to Ealing before the age of two and lived there for nearly forty years. She and her sisters went to private schools and attended Ealing Congregational Church.
  • Martin Offiah (2007–) Former International Rugby League legend, immortalised in bronze outside Wembley Stadium, moved to Ealing in March 2007. He coaches his sons at Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club.

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  • Colin Thompson (1942–), children's author, was born at the Old Court Nursing Home on Hanger Lane. He attended Savernake Kindergarten, Durston House School and Ealing Art School.
  • Pete Townshend (1945–), rock guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Who, lived in Ealing Common with his parents and attended Ealing Art School.

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Shapley, Brian (October 2012), "A stack of plaques", Around Ealing
  3. ^ BARNES, Colonel Osmond in Who Was Who 1897–2006 online. Retrieved 25 January 2007, from BARNES, Colonel Osmond at credoreference.com (a subscription site)
  4. ^ "BAYLIS, Trevor Grayham". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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  6. ^ Peatfield, Susan (2022). Angels in Ealing. London: St Peter's Church Ealing.
  7. ^ T F T Baker, C R Elrington (Editors), Diane K Bolton, Patricia E C Croot, M A Hicks (1982). "Ealing and Brentford: Education". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 November 2012. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ 'Ealing and Brentford: Growth of Ealing', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 105–113. Date. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
  9. ^ a b c Ealingcivicsociety.org Archived 19 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "The Drayton Court Hotel". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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  12. ^ "Rebecca Lowe". tvnewsroom.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  13. ^ "The name is Bond..." Ealing News Extra. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Chris Patten – Governor of Hong Kong". Politics 97. BBC. 1997. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
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  18. ^ Sarah Crompton (12 December 2019). "Meet Rose Williams, the Most Unexpected Jane Austen Heroine of 2020". Vogue. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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  20. ^ Nevil Shute Norway Foundation. Biography. Retrieved 16 November 2006
  21. ^ "Retro: A soldier who refused to kill". Ealing Gazette. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  22. ^ Bret, David (2014). Brit Girls of the Sixties Volume One: Dusty Springfield & Helen Shapiro. ISBN 978-1-291-79884-5.