Southend-on-Sea, England

1. Alex Hassell (1980)

British Actor

English actor known for his role as Vicious in the live action adaptation of the anime Cowboy Bebop. He has also appeared in stage roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

2. Adrianna Bertola (1999)

Actress

Child actress who became recognized for playing Sharice Brooks on the BBC drama Causality.

3. Ruti Olajugbagbe (1999)

Pop Singer

Champion of the 2018 season of The Voice (UK) who won £100,000 and a record deal with Polydor for the victory. Her coach on the show was Tom Jones.

4. Mathew Baynton (1980)

Tv Actor

English actor and musician who is known for roles on the series Horrible Histories, Spy, and Gavin & Stacey.

5. Lara Pulver (1980)

English Actress

Actress who played Erin Watts in the popular BBC spy drama Spooks.

6. Dominic Iorfa (1995)

Soccer Player

Professional soccer player and defender known for launching his senior career with the Wolverhampton Wanderers football club. He has also played with the English national under-21, under-20, and under-18 teams.

7. Hannah Tointon (1987)

British Actress

English actress known for her role as Katy Fox in the British soap opera Hollyoaks.

8. Angie Best (1952)

English Model

Model and former Playboy playmate and bunny who was once married to George Best, a former soccer pro for Manchester United.

9. Sam Strike (1994)

British Actor

British actor who played the role of Daniel Morgan in the CBBC series M.I. High.

10. Brinn Bevan (1997)

Gymnast

Artistic gymnast who was part of the first male team to win a medal for Great Britain at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2015. His team came in second...

11. Cameron Carter-Vickers (1997)

Soccer Player

Defender who is famous for his career playing in England's Premier League, including for Tottenham Hotspur. He also played for Sheffield United and Ipswich Town while on loan in 2017-2018 from...

12. Nathalie Emmanuel (1989)

British Actor

British actress known for her role as Sasha Valentine on the popular soap opera Hollyoaks. She was later cast as Missandei in the third season of the popular HBO series Game of...

13. Dean Gerken (1985)

Professional Footballer

Goalkeeper who joined Ipswich Town in 2013 after spending four years with Bristol City.

14. Jack Sims (2000)

Younow Star

Aspiring model and event host who established himself online via the live broadcasting platform YouNow, where he discusses issues affecting him in everyday life. He attends many celebrity events throughout...

15. Dominic Littlewood (1965)

British Tv Presenter

English television personality, broadcast journalist, and consumer affairs specialist. He hosted such Channel 5 and BBC programs as Saints and Scroungers and Fake Britain.

16. Ruby Tandoh (1991)

Chef

British chef who became known to television audiences as a contestant on The Great British Bake Off in 2013. She is the author of the cookbook Flavour and has contributed...

17. Benjamin Grosvenor (1992)

British Musician

Youngest-ever winner at 10 of The Southend and The Essex Young Musician of the Year awards, Emanuel Trophy, and EPTA Trophy.

18. Jack Monroe (1988)

Journalist

Food journalist who is known for campaigning for hunger relief in poverty stricken areas. She has published several works about using government funding to solve the problem. 

19. David Witts (1991)

British Actor

English actor best known for his role on the soap opera EastEnders as Joey Branning. He won a 2013 National Television Award for Most Popular Newcomer. In 2016 he landed...

20. Lee Mead (1981)

British Actor

Stage actor and singer best known for London's revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In 2016, he starred as Caractacus Potts in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty...

21. Jacqui Ainsley (1981)

English Model

English model who gained fame while dating singer and actor Darius Danesh and succeeding with many modeling gigs.

22. Adam Soilleux (1991)

English Cricketer

Adam Charles Soilleux is an English cricketer. Soilleux is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Southend-on-Sea Essex. While studying for his degree in Banking Finance...

23. Annabel Port (1975)

British Radio Personality

Annabel Port is a Sony Award-winning British radio presenter. She is currently an on-air contributor to Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show on Absolute Radio. Previously she has worked on The Geoff...

24. Danielle Dax (1958)

British Musician

Danielle Dax is an experimental musician and producer most active from the late-1970s to the mid-1990s. She was born in Southend-on-Sea Essex England.

25. Rosalie Cunningham (1990)

English Singer-songwriter

Rosalie Cunningham is an English singer-songwriter. After the split of the band Ipso Facto Cunningham started a new project named Purson.

26. Robert Lloyd (1940)

Actor

27. Matt Lockwood (1976)

English Footballer

Matthew Dominic Matt Lockwood is an English footballer who is currently player assistant manager at Dundee. Lockwood is known for his free-kick abilities.

28. Paul Webb (1962)

British Musician

Paul Douglas Webb is an English musician. Webb attended secondary school with Lee Harris and the two became good friends. They played in the reggae band Eskalator before being recruited...

29. Andy Willock (1964)

New Zealand Soccer Player

Andy Willock is a former English football midfielder. Willock began his career with Coventry City but didn't make a first team appearance and joined Rangers. He did not play for...

30. Malcolm Linton (1952)

English Professional Footballer

Malcolm Wilton Linton is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a central defender.

31. Keith Huewen (1957)

British Motorcycle Racer

Keith Alan Huewen is a retired British Grand Prix motorbike road racer and current television broadcaster with BT Sport where he commentates primarily on MotoGP.

32. Gary Vandermolen (1960)

English Footballer

Gary Vandermolen is a retired English-Israeli footballer. During his career Vandermolen played for Wimbledon and Southend. Since hanging up the boots he has developed into one of the highest rank...

33. Jamie Richards (1994)

Olympic Cyclist

Jamie Richards is a cyclist from New Zealand. At the 1976 Summer Olympics at Montreal he entered in the men's road race. He is a brother of cyclist Mike Richards...

34. Alan Mullally (1969)

English Test And County Crickete

Alan Mullally is a former English cricketer. Mullally grew up in Western Australia and played for the Australian Under-19 side against their West Indian counterparts in 1987/88. That same season...

35. Ricky Champ (1980)

Actor

36. Lee Shearer (1977)

English Footballer

Lee Shearer is an English semi-professional and former professional footballer. He currently plays for Faversham Town in the Kent League Premier Division. His most notable former clubs include FF Jaro...

37. Toby Whithouse (1970)

Writer

38. Spencer Prior (1971)

English Footballer

Spencer Justin Prior is an English former footballer. He was a central defender who retired at the end of the 2006–07 season finishing his career with hometown club Southend United...

39. Julian Okai (1993)

Footballer

Julian Ebenezer N. A. Okai is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Isthmian League Division One North club Great Wakering Rovers.

40. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly (1986)

British Musician

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly is the stage name of English artist Sam Duckworth and his band. He is sometimes referred to as Get Cape Cape GCWCF and Slam Dunkworth....

41. Jake Forster-Caskey (1994)

Professional Footballer

Jake Dane Forster-Caskey is a professional footballer currently playing for Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion. He is the son of former professional player Darren Caskey and is the stepson...

42. Graeme Paskins (1972)

English Cricketer

Graeme David Terence Paskins is a former English cricketer. Paskins was a right-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Southend-on-Sea Essex. Paskins made his debut...

43. James Beevers (1979)

Fencer

James Beevers is a British fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

44. Kevin Bowyer (1961)

English Organist

Kevin John Bowyer is an English organist known for his prolific recording and recital career and his performances of modern and extremely difficult compositions.

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