The following is a list of those who were born in the London Borough of Islington, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough (in alphabetical order):
Adebayo Akinfewa (born 1982), English footballer Terence Alexander (born 1923-2009), actor Jonny Buckland (born 1977), guitarist and songwriter, born in Islington and raised in Pantymwyn, Wales Pete Byrne (1952-2026), lead singer of Naked Eyes Caroline Chisholm (1808–1877), lived at 32 Charlton Place Daisy Edgar-Jones (born 1998), British actor, critically acclaimed for work in Normal People, Where the Crawdads Sing, Twisters, and Under the Banner of Heaven Colin Firth (born 1960), actor Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (born 1971), who lived in Islington from 2012 to 2014 Noah Jupe (born 2005), actor best-known for his work in the post-apocalyptic monster horror film A Quiet Place (2018), the drama film Honey Boy (2019) and the psychological thriller miniseries The Undoing (2020). Eddie Linden (1935–2023), Scottish poet and editor, lived in Archway in the early 1960s London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; Electoral Registers; Reference: Lcc/Per/B/2813 Mariah May (born 1998), English pro wrestler. Ivor Moreton (1908–1984), pianist and singer, born in BarnsburyThe National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 Andrew Ng, co-founder of education technology company Coursera, director of Stanford University's Artificial Intelligence Lab David Oyelowo (born 1976), actor, grew up in Islington, attended City and Islington College Jacob Post (1774–1855), religious writer Joey Pyle (1937–2007), gangland boss, born in The Angel Francis Ronalds (1788–1873), inventor of electric telegraph, lived in Canonbury, then Highbury Terrace, from 1789 to 1813 Alfred Ronalds (1802–1860), fly fishing author, born at 1 Highbury Terrace in 1802 Emma Watson (born 1990), grew up in Islington for a period of time Kenneth Williams (1926–1988), actor and comedian, born at 11 Bingfield Street, lived in Cromer Street Edgar Wright (born 1974), film director Elizabeth Anne Le Noir (1755-1841) poet, novelist, and feminist, born and raised in Islington Ridley, Laura. "Biography of Elizabeth Le Noir by Laura Ridley". Corvey 'Adopt an Author. The Corvey Project at Sheffield Hallam University
See also Islington prisons – for a listing of persons imprisoned at the HM Prison Pentonville
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