ans , ▁actor , ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁black ▁comedy ▁T win ▁Town ▁and ▁played ▁Hugh ▁Grant ' s ▁del us ional ▁flat mate ▁in ▁Not ting ▁Hill , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ha ver ford west ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Elis ▁James , ▁stand - up ▁com ed ian ▁and ▁actor , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ha ver ford west ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁though ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Car mar then , ▁which ▁he ▁calls ▁his ▁h omet own . ▁ ▁Sir ▁William ▁James , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et , ▁born ▁in ▁Ha ver ford west . ▁E igh teenth - century ▁naval ▁officer . ▁ ▁G wen ▁John , ▁artist , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ha ver ford west ; ▁her ▁younger ▁brother ▁August us ▁John , ▁also ▁an ▁artist , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁nearby ▁Ten by ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁Ha ver ford west ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁ ▁Ch else a ▁Mann ing , ▁American ▁activ ist ▁and ▁wh ist leb lower , ▁lived ▁in ▁Ha ver ford west ▁as ▁a ▁child . ▁ ▁Peter ▁Morgan , ▁a ▁coun c ill or , ▁mayor ▁and ▁rugby ▁player ▁( L l anel li , ▁Wales ▁and ▁British ▁L ions ) ▁born ▁locally ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁Ha ver ford west . ▁ ▁Sir ▁John ▁Per rot , ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁il leg it imate ▁son ▁of ▁Henry ▁VIII , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ha ver ford west . ▁