▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hay es . ▁ ▁John ▁Ste ars ▁( 1 9 3 4 – 1 9 9 9 ), ▁Oscar - win ning ▁cre ator ▁of ▁James ▁Bond ' s ▁modified ▁A ston ▁Martin ▁DB 5 , ▁Star ▁Wars ▁rob ots ▁R 2 - D 2 ▁and ▁C - 3 PO , ▁and ▁the ▁J edi ▁Kn ights ' ▁lights ab ers ▁( am ong ▁other ▁special ▁effects ), ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁U x bridge . ▁ ▁Tony ▁T anner , ▁actor ▁and ▁director , ▁played ▁opposite ▁Harold ▁P inter ▁in ▁The ▁B irth day ▁Party , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁H illing don . ▁ ▁He ather ▁Th atch er ▁( 1 8 9 6 – 1 9 8 7 ), ▁actress , ▁signed ▁by ▁M GM ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Hollywood , ▁lived ▁in ▁H illing don ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁death . ▁ ▁Military ▁ ▁Lieutenant - General ▁Ger ald ▁Good la ke ▁V C ▁( 1 8 3 2 – 1 8 9 0 ), ▁who ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Cold stream ▁Gu ards ▁in ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War , ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁church yard , ▁H are field . ▁ ▁Major - General ▁James ▁Grant , ▁C . B . ▁( 1 7 7 8 – 1 8 5 2 ), ▁who ▁served ▁under ▁Well ington ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Water lo o , ▁was ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁Hay es ▁resident . ▁ ▁A str onaut ▁and ▁U .