Among those who were born in the London Borough of Newham, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough, including Stratford, are (alphabetical order): Notable people associated with Newham Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, better known as 21 Savage, rapper Ade Adepitan, British television presenter and wheelchair basketball player Chuba Akpom, footballer Chuks Aneke, footballer Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Labour Party politician Yxng Bane, rapper and singer Jim Barrett, footballer Kieran Agard, footbatter Wally Bellett, footballer Honor Blackman, actress Reece Burke, footballer Clive Burr, musician Sol Campbell, ex-footballer and manager Charlie Colkett, footballer Vera Day, actress and glamour model Jermain Defoe, footballer Richard Digance, folk singer Kristian Digby, television presenter Danny Dyer, actor Stan Earle, footballer Idris Elba, actor Medy Elito, footballer Perry Fenwick, actor Bryan Forbes, actor, screenwriter, film producer Lancey Foux, rapper and singer Kojo Funds, rapper and singer Ernie Gregory, footballer Peter Grotier, footballer Walter Hancock, inventor Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet Michael Hector, football Luke Howard, meteorologist Chris Hughton, ex-footballer and manager Henry Hughton, ex-footballer with Crystal Palace and Leyton Orient J Hus, rapper Tony Jarrett, Olympic gold-medal sprint and hurdling athlete Matt Johnson, singer and songwriter Anna Kingsford, theosophist and author Kano, rapper and actor Ghetts, rapper Ezri Konsa, footballer Nina Frances Layard, archaeologist and poet Joan Littlewood, director of the Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal Dame Vera Lynn, singer Steve Marriott, musician and lead singer of The Small Faces and Humble Pie Stephen Mulhern, television presenter, entertainer, and former magician Anna Neagle, actress Dawn Neesom, journalist Malachi Napa, footballer Mark Noble, footballer and captain of West Ham United Christine Ohuruogu, Olympic gold-medal winning sprinter Godfrey Poku, footballer Dominic Poleon, footballer Tony Rivers, singer Steve John Shepherd, actor Gwyneth Strong, actor Tinchy Stryder, rapper Crazy Titch, rapper Tony Way, actor David Webb, footballer Bert Weedon, guitarist Vanessa White, singer with The Saturdays Rob Whiteman, public servant, CEO of CIPFA Benjamin Zephaniah, dub poet Arnold Schwarzenegger, Trained as a weightlifter in Forest Gate. Note that William Shakespeare did not come from Stratford, Newham, but from Stratford-upon-Avon, which is known simply as "Stratford" to many people. References Newham People from the London Borough of Newham