Forest Gate, United Kingdom

1. Chiwetel Ejiofor (1977)

Actor

Actor whose leading role in the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He has also played prominent roles in the films The Martian,...

2. June Sarpong (1977)

British Television Presenter

Television personality and host who initially became well known as a presenter for MTV UK & Ireland's Dance Floor Chart. She then went on to co-host Your Face Or Mine?...

3. Steel Banglez (1987)

Music Producer

Rap music producer and songwriter who broke through in the industry when he came involved in a project called A Fix of Meth with rappers Fix Dot'M and Yung Meth. He has...

4. Ravi Bopara (1985)

Cricketer

English all-rounder of Indian descent who has earned more than 100 One Day International caps for England and has represented his country at multiple Cricket World Cups and ICC World...

5. Alan Curbishley (1957)

English Footballer And Manager

Soccer player and manager who played as a midfielder for teams like Birmingham City and Charlton Athletic. He later served as the manager for Charlton Athletic from 1991 to 2006,...

6. Ken Brown (1934)

Actor

7. Clayton Fortune (1982)

Footballer

Clayton Alexander Fortune is an English football defender who plays for Southern League side Clevedon Town. He spent the first six years of his career at Bristol City between 2000...

8. Paul Head (1965)

British Athlete

Paul Head is a retired male hammer thrower from England who competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain. A member of the Newham & Essex...

9. Tim Nielsen (1968)

Australian Cricketer And Coach

Timothy John Nielsen is a former South Australia state cricketer and formerly the head coach of the Australian cricket team. Nielsen played 101 first-class matches for his state between 1990–91...

10. Linda Strachan (1961)

Fencer

Linda Strachan is a British fencer. She competed in the women's foil events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.

11. Danny Woodards (1983)

English Footballer

Daniel Mark Danny Woodards is an English footballer who plays for Bristol Rovers as a defender.

12. Dawn Butler (1969)

British Politician

Dawn Petula Butler is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Brent South from 2005 to 2010 and was Minister for Young Citizens and Youth...

13. Gurdeep Kandola (1980)

English Cricketer

Gurdeep Singh Kandola is an English cricketer. Kandola is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break. He was born at Forest Gate London. Kandola represented the Worcestershire Cricket Board in...

14. Damien Greaves (1977)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Damien David Greaves is a sprints and hurdling track and field athlete who represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia.

15. Simon Royce (1971)

English Footballer

Simon Ernest Royce is a retired English footballer currently at Brentford as a goalkeeping coach. Royce joined Gillingham in April 2007 as an emergency loan signing after the Kent team...

16. Bondz N'Gala (1989)

Footballer

Bondz Bondzanga N'Gala is an English professional footballer who currently plays for League Two side Portsmouth as a central defender. N'Gala began his career at West Ham United progressing through...

17. Joe Widdowson (1989)

Footballer

Joseph Joe Widdowson is an English footballer who plays for Northampton Town as a defender. He has previously played for West Ham United Rotherham United Grimsby Town and Rochdale.

18. Donny Barnard (1984)

Footballer

Donny Gary Barnard is a professional footballer who plays for Harlow Town.

19. Desmond FitzGerald (politician) (1888)

Irish Revolutionary Poet Publici

Desmond FitzGerald was an Irish revolutionary poet publicist and Cumann na nGaedheal politician.

20. Chester Barnes (1947)

English Table Tennis Player

George Chester Barnes is a former English table tennis champion who was England No. 1 player for many years during the 1960s and 1970s. When he retired from professional table...

21. John Piercy (1979)

English Footballer

John Piercy is an English former football midfielder.

22. Tempa T (1984)

English Musician

Nicky Nyarko-Dei known by his stage name Tempa T is an English Grime MC originating from East London. He is well known for his 2009 single Next Hype which is...

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