▁Van ▁der ▁V alk , ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Hay es . ▁ ▁Visual ▁art ▁ ▁Roger ▁Hil ton ▁( 1 9 1 1 – 1 9 7 5 ), ▁post - war ▁pione er ▁of ▁abstract ▁art , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁North wood . ▁ ▁Writ ers ▁ ▁A . ▁M . ▁Bur rage ▁( 1 8 8 9 – 1 9 5 6 ), ▁horror ▁fiction ▁writer ▁born ▁in ▁H illing don . ▁ ▁Tony ▁Lee , ▁author ▁born ▁in ▁Hay es . ▁ ▁Simon ▁Mon jack ▁( 1 9 7 0 – 2 0 1 0 ), ▁screen writer ▁born ▁in ▁H illing don . ▁ ▁George ▁Or well ▁( 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 5 0 ), ▁author ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁Hay es , ▁ 1 9 3 2 – 3 . ▁ ▁Places ▁in ▁H illing don ▁▁ ▁Cow ley ▁ ▁East c ote ▁ ▁H are field ▁ ▁Har ling ton ▁ ▁Hay es ▁ ▁He ath row ▁Airport ▁ ▁H illing don ▁ ▁I cken ham ▁ ▁Long ford ▁ ▁North wood ▁ ▁North wood ▁Hills ▁ ▁R uis lip ▁ ▁R uis lip ▁Gard ens ▁ ▁R uis lip ▁Man or ▁ ▁S ips on ▁ ▁South ▁R uis lip ▁ ▁U x bridge ▁ ▁West ▁D ray ton ▁ ▁Y iew s ley ▁ ▁References ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁H illing don ▁Council ▁ ▁C ele br ating ▁our ▁her itage   – ▁Blue ▁pla ques ▁in ▁H illing don