born in Smithfield Martin Kemp, musician and actor, born in Islington Ronnie Knight, former nightclub owner and gangster, born in Hoxton Ronnie and Reggie Kray, criminals, born in Hoxton and lived in Bethnal Green Frank Lampard, football manager and former player, born in Romford Frank Lampard, Sr, former footballer, born in East Ham Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of London and leader of the Greater London Council, born in Streatham John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, punk rock singer with the Sex Pistols, born in Holloway Kellie Maloney, boxing promoter, born in Peckham Glen Matlock, rock and punk rock musician, from Paddington Derek Martin, actor, born in Bow Hoxton Tom McCourt, punk rock/Oi! musician, from Hoxton/Shoreditch Lenny McLean, bare knuckle/unlicensed boxer, actor, born in Hoxton Paul Merson, footballer, manager and Sky Sports pundit, from Harlesden Warren Mitchell, actor, known for playing Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part, from Stoke NewingtonCharlie Mullins, businessman, founder of Pimlico Plumbers, born in St Pancras, raised in Elephant and Castle Billy Murray, actor, born in Forest Gate, raised in Upton Park Terry Naylor, former footballer, born in Islington Mark Noble, footballer, born in Canning Town, raised in Beckton Chubby Oates, club comedian and actor, from Bermondsey Des O'Connor, television personality and singer, born in Stepney Cliff Parisi, actor and former stand-up comedian, born in Poplar Joe Pasquale, comedian, actor and television presenter, born in Grays Dave Peacock, musician, member of the "Rockney" duo Chas & Dave, from Enfield Jack Petchey, businessman and philanthropist, born in Plaistow Martin Peters, former footballer and manager, born in Plaistow, raised in Dagenham Claude Rains, the actor born in Camberwell in 1889 became famous after abandoning his heavy Cockney accent and developing a unique Mid-Atlantic accent described as "half American, half English and a little Cockney thrown in" Harry Redknapp, former footballer and manager, born in Poplar Mike Reid, actor and comedian, from Hackney Shane Richie, actor and television presenter, born in Kensington Jonathan Ross, television and radio presenter, born in St Pancras, raised in Leytonstone Paul Ross, television and radio presenter, born in Romford, raised in Leytonstone Roy Shaw, author, businessman and former criminal, born in Stepney, lived in Bethnal Green and Waltham Abbey Teddy Sheringham, footballer and manager, from Highams Park Marina Sirtis, actress, born in Hackney Thomas Skinner, businessman and television personality, from Romford Arthur Smith, comedian, from Bermondsey Stacey Solomon, singer and television personality,