Among those who were born in the London Borough of Havering, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are (alphabetical order):

A

• Andy C – drum and bass DJ and pioneer of the scene
• Tony Adams – ex-Arsenal footballer, born in Romford

B

• Kylie Babbington – EastEnders actress
• Adrian Baker – musician ^[1]
• Kenny Ball – jazz trumpeter and band leader; lived in Ardleigh Green, Hornchurch
• John Benn and William Wedgwood Benn – family of politicians, lived at Upminster in the 19th century^[2]
• Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey – leased Havering Palace^[3]
• Pauline Black – singer, actress and author; lead singer of ska band The Selecter
• Teddy Bourne (born 1948) – British Olympic épée fencer
• Frankie Bridge – singer; currently one of The Saturdays; previously a member of S Club Juniors
• Frank Bruno – boxer; has lived in Havering
• Will Burnell – English cricketer
• Gerard Batten- Former Leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party

C

• Stephen Charles – cricketer
• Joe Cole – West Ham footballer, grew up in Romford
• Anthony Cooke – of Gidea Hall, tutor to Edward VI^[4]
• Jilly Cooper – world famous novelist, born in Romford
• Dean-Charles Chapman - famous actor born in Romford

D

• Alex Day – YouTuber and singer
• Harlee Dean – professional footballer. Grew up in North Ockendon, attended Hall Mead School, Upminster. Currently plays for Brentford.
• Richard Deane – regicide of Charles I, tenant at Havering-atte-Bower^[5]
• William Derham – rector at Upminster, Fellow of the Royal Society^[2]
• Ian Dury – rock and roll singer, lived in Upminster as a child^[6]

E

• Edward the Confessor – used Havering Palace as a retreat^[3]
• James Esdaile – lived in Upminster, was Lord Mayor of London (1777–1778)^[2]

F

• Ken Farnes – cricketer, brought up at Gidea Park^[4]
• Five Star – Denise, Lorraine, Doris, Steadman and Delroy Pearson, siblings who made up the pop group who were hugely successful in the mid-late 1980s; from Romford

G

• Augustine Garland – regicide of Charles I, owned an estate at Hornchurch^[7]
• Jimmy Greaves – footballer; once lived in Upminster

H

• Thomas Hammond – regicide of Charles I, tenant at Havering-atte-Bower^[5]
• Spencer Hawken – filmmaker and former GMTV presenter.
• Imogen Heap – musician; grew up in Havering Village
• Rochelle Humes – former member of S Club Juniors; current member of The Saturdays; television presenter of This Morning and The Xtra Factor
• Daniel Huttlestone – actor, played Gavroche in the 2012 film Les Misérables
• Karl Hyde – musician and member of Underworld, born in Bewdley but has lived in the borough for many years
• Carly Hillman – actress and singer, played Nicky Di Marco in BBC soap Eastenders and member of girl-band 'Urban Lady'

J

• James I of England and VI of Scotland – used Havering Palace as a hunting lodge^[3]
• Alex Jennings – actor, born in Romford
• Jessie J – singer; grew up in Romford before moving to Redbridge
• Ralph Josselin – curate and diarist, lived briefly at Cranham Hall in 1640^[8]

K

• Elizabeth Kucinich – peace activist and wife of a US Congressman; North Ockendon

L

• Freddie Ladapo (born 1 February 1993) – footballer currently playing for Rotherham United
• Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) – English footballer and manager who played for West Ham United, Swansea City, Chelsea, Manchester City, New York City, and at international level for the England national team^[9]
• Thomas Littleton – of North Ockendon, Speaker of the House of Commons (1698–1700)^[10]
• Colin Lynes – former IBO world title boxer
• Andrew Lynford – actor and TV presenter; grew up in Upminster and Hornchurch
• Harry Lennon - Professional footballer who grew up in Romford

M

• Richard Madeley – TV presenter, born in Romford
• Richard Morris – philologist, lived in Hornchurch^[7]
• Kevin Mitchell – boxer; born in Romford
• Jennifer Maidman – musician, songwriter and record producer, born in Upminster
• Millicent Martin - actor, singer, comedian; born in Romford
• Ruby Mace – footballer, born in Upminster

N

• Jesy Nelson – former member of Little Mix, 2011 winners of The X Factor
• Charlotte Nichols (born 1991), member of UK parliament for Warrington North since 2019 representing the Labour Party (UK)
• Mike Nolan – member of Bucks Fizz, winners of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, grew up in Rainham

O

• Billy Ocean – singer
• James Oglethorpe – married the heiress of Cranham Hall in 1743; founded the Province of Georgia, United States, and was buried in All Saints' Church, Cranham^[8]
• Martin Olley – cricketer
• Jo O'Meara – singer
• Will Ospreay – professional wrestler currently signed with NJPW

P

• Ray Parlour – former footballer
• Tony Parsons – author and journalist; born and grew up in Romford
• Alice Perrers – mistress of Edward III, lived and buried at Upminster^[2]

R

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S

• Paul Sculfor – model; brought up in Cranham
• Seal – fostered in Romford from shortly after birth until age 4
• Freddie Sears – footballer currently playing for Ipswich Town
• Matthew Selt – snooker player
• Jonjo Shelvey – footballer currently playing for Nottingham Forest

T

• Stuart Taylor – former footballer (Goalkeeper)
• Russell Tovey – actor, numerous TV and theatre roles including History Boys, Gavin & Stacey, Him & Her, Flesh and Blood, Being Human and Quantico.
• Lisa Thompson - children's author

U

• Underworld – musicians who live in Romford
• Edward Upward, novelist (1903–2009) – born in Romford

W

• Ken Wallace (born 1936) – Essex cricketer
• Micheal Ward - Actor in top boy, blue story, etc. Born in Spain, moved to Romford
• Major Sir Tasker Watkins VC GBE PC – educated in Romford
• Cliff Williams (born 1949) – AC/DC bass player, born in Romford
• Evelyn Wood – British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, rented property at Upminster^[2]

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