- Roots Manuva
Roots Manuva (born Rodney Smith, 1972) is a rapper from Stockwell, South London. He is currently signed to Big Dada. - Keith Hill
Trevor Keith Hill, known as Keith Hill, (born 28 July 1943, Leicester) is a politician in the United Kingdom who has served in a variety of Government roles as a Whip and a junior minister. He is Labour Member of Parliament for Streatham, where he was first elected in 1992. - Jamie T
Jamie Treays, known by his stage name Jamie T, is a 22-year-old English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London. He went to Reed's School in Cobham, Surrey until he was 16 and is currently signed to Virgin Records, but released his "Betty and the Selfish Sons" EP on his own Pacemaker Records label. - Derren Brown
Derren Victor Brown (born February 27 1971) is an English psychological illusionist and skeptic of paranormal phenomena. He was born in Croydon, South London, where he attended Whitgift School, where his father was the swimming teacher. While studying Law and German at the University of Bristol he attended a show by the hypnotist Martin S. Taylor, which inspired him to turn to illusion and hypnosis as a career. - Blak Twang
Blak Twang, born Tony Olabode in Manchester, England, who also uses the pseudonyms of Taipanic and Tony Rotton, is a British rapper who grew up in Deptford, Lewisham, South East London. He is one of the leading figures in UK Hip-Hop, and usually seen as its number two figure behind Roots Manuva, who Twang collaborated with numerous times during his early career. - Mick Jones
Mick Jones (born Michael Geoffrey Jones, 26 June 1955, Brixton, South London, England) was the lead guitarist and a vocalist of the British band, The Clash, followed by Big Audio Dynamite and currently Carbon/Silicon. - Patrick Wolf
Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Apps on June 30, 1983 at St Thomas' Hospital, London) is an English singer-songwriter from South London. Wolf plays many instruments including harp, clavinet, harpsichord, guitar, piano, autoharp, kantele, organ, mountain dulcimer, clavichord, harmonium, accordion, theremin, ukulele, viola and violin. - Danny Baker
Danny Baker (Christened Danny and born June 22, 1957, Deptford, South London) is an English comedy writer, radio presenter and occasional television presenter. - Mark Clarke
Mark Clarke born Mark Ogden (born June 29 1977) is a British Conservative Parliamentary Candidate. He is currently Chairman of Conservative Future and Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Tooting. Clarke attended Durham University, graduating in 1999 with a degree in Ancient and Modern History. Prior to Durham, he was a pupil at the prestigious Dulwich College, an independent fee-paying school in south London. - David Copeland
David John Copeland (born May 15, 1976) is a former member of the British neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement, who became known as the "London nailbomber" after a 13-day bombing campaign in April 1999 aimed at London's black, Asian, and gay communities. Over three successive weekends, Copeland placed homemade nail bombs, each containing up to 1,500 four-inch nails, outside a supermarket in Electric Avenue, Brixton, … - Roy Porter
Roy Porter (31 December 1946 to 3 March 2002) was a British historian noted for his work on the history of medicine. He grew up in South London and attended Wilson's School in Camberwell. He won a scholarship to Christ's College, Cambridge, where he studied under J. H. Plumb. His contemporaries included Simon Schama and Andrew Wheatcroft. He achieved a double starred first and became a junior Fellow in 1968, studying under Robert M. Young. - Robert Taylor
Robert George Taylor (7 December 1932-18 June 1981) was Conservative Member of Parliament for Croydon North West, South London from 1970 until his death in 1981, which triggered the Croydon North West by-election. - Darcus Howe
Darcus Howe (born 1943) is British based broadcaster and columnist, who lives in Brixton, South London - David Morley
David Morley (1967-October 30, 2004) was a barman who was fatally attacked by a group of youths near Waterloo Station in London on the morning of October 30 2004. The attack garnered widespread media coverage as a fatality of a violent trend known as happy slapping and due to the original belief that the attack was motivated by homophobia. In December 2005 four youths were found guilty of Morley's manslaughter. - Tippa Irie
Tippa Irie (real name Anthony Henry) is an English reggae singer and DJ from Brixton, South London. He achieved his first national exposure on night time BBC Radio 1 in the mid 1980s, with the singles "It's Good To Have The Feeling You're The Best" and "Complain Neighbour" (on Greensleeves Records), before achieving a UK Top 40 hit in 1986 with "Hello Darling". He has collaborated with such luminaries as Alexander O'Neal, Long Beach Dub All Stars, … - Jody Dobrowski
Jody Dobrowski (1981 - October 14 2005) was a 24-year old assistant bar manager who was murdered on Clapham Common in south London. On October 14, at around midnight, he was beaten to death with punches and kicks by two men who perceived him to be gay. Tests carried out at St. George's Hospital in Tooting, South London revealed Dobrowski had a swollen brain, broken nose and extensive bruising to his neck, spine and groin. - Lisa Maffia
Lisa Maffia (born 16 June 1979 in South London) originally came to the public's attention as the main female member of So Solid Crew. Whilst in So Solid, the singer notched up 5 top 20 hits, including a platinum selling single "21 Seconds" and a platinum selling album "They Dont Know". She was born to an Italian mother and a black father. Her own first solo album, "First Lady" was released in August 2003, … - Cicely Saunders
Dame Cicely Mary Saunders, OM, DBE (June 22 1918 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England - July 14 2005 at St Christopher's Hospice, South London, England) was a prominent English nurse, physician and writer, involved with many international universities. She is best known for her role in the birth of the hospice movement, emphasizing the importance of palliative care in modern medicine. She was an Anglican by religious conviction. - Lemon D
Lemon D, (real name Kevin King) is a Jungle and drum and bass DJ and producer from Brixton in South London. He set up Valve Recordings in partnership with long-term collaborator Dillinja, with whom he also designed and built the Valve Sound System, purported to be the most bass-heavy system in the world (contrary to rumour, it is not the loudest). It is the only sound system purpose-built for drum and bass. - Ted Heath
George Edward 'Ted' Heath (30 March 1902-18 November 1969) was the United Kingdom's most famous bandleader of the 40s, 50s and early 60s. Heath was born at 76 Atheldene Avenue, Wandsworth, South London; he started playing the trombone at the age of fourteen, and his early career involved stints with Bert Firman, Jack Hylton, Ambrose, Sid Lipton, and Geraldo. - Martin Clunes
Alexander Martin Clunes (born 28 November 1961 in Wimbledon, South London) is an English actor. The son of the classical actor Alec Clunes, he is best known as Gary in the sitcom "Men Behaving Badly" which was broadcast from 1992 to 1998. His first television appearance came a decade earlier in the "Doctor Who" story Snakedance as the spoiled Lon. He also got a role as one of the sons in the BBC sitcom "No Place Like Home". - Ginger Baker
Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (born August 19, 1939, Lewisham, South London) is an English drummer who gained fame as a member of the Graham Bond Organization (GBO) and Cream from 1966 until 1968. He later joined Cream bandmate Eric Clapton along with Ric Grech and Steve Winwood in the 1969 group Blind Faith. In the early 1970s, Baker toured and recorded with a fusion rock group, Ginger Baker's Air Force. Baker's drumming attracted attention for its flamboyance, showmanship, … - John Regis
John Regis (born October 13, 1966 in Lewisham) is a retired English athlete. He mainly competed in the 200 metres and was the first British athlete to run under 20 seconds for the distance. Regis still holds the UK record in this event. He also won two Olympic medals in relay races. The British 4x400 metres team from 1990, which Regis was a member of, set the European Championship record for the event. - Alan White
Alan White, born 26 May 1972, in Eltham, South London, is an English drummer. He was the drummer of English rock group Oasis between 1995 and 2004. - Alexis Korner
Alexis Korner (born Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner, 19 April 1928 in Paris, France - died 1 January 1984 in Westminster, Central London), was an English blues musician, born to an Austrian father and Greek mother. - Dj Scud
DJ Scud is an alias of South London breakcore producer and DJ Toby Reynolds. In 1997 he started the influential breakcore record label Ambush records. - Lynden David Hall
Lynden David Hall (May 7, 1974 - February 14, 2006) was a singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. Born in Wandsworth, South London, he won the 'best newcomer' accolade at the 1998 MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards. In 1999, he was the first U.K. performer ever voted "Best Male Artist" by the readers of Britain's "Blues & Soul" magazine. His debut album, "Medicine For My Pain", as well as the singles "Do I Qualify" and "Sexy Cinderella", … - Smiley Culture
Smiley Culture - real name David Emmanuel - is a British reggae singer and DJ. Although his period of fame and success was brief, he did produce two of the most memorable reggae singles of the 1980s, in which he displayed a remarkable verbal dexterity. Emmanuel, born and raised in South London, is the son of a Jamaican father and South American mother. Prior to his recording career he worked as a DJ with the Saxon Sound system, … - Dave Kelly
David 'Dave' Kelly (born 13 March 1947, in Streatham, South London), is a British blues singer, guitarist and composer who has been active on the British Blues music scene since the 1960s. He has performed with the John Dummer Blues Band, Tramp, The Blues Band, and his own Dave Kelly Band. His sister, Jo Ann Kelly, was a highly respected blues singer in her own right, and she and Dave participated in many musical projects together. - Mark Shaw
Mark Shaw (born Mark Robert Tiplady, on 10 June, 1961, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) was the lead singer, and frontman of 1980s, pop/rock band, Then Jerico. He became infamous for storming off ITV's reality TV "Reborn in the USA" after arguing with fellow contestants (including Sonia, David Van Day & Dollar, Tony Hadley etc.) and was replaced by Peter Cox, of Go West fame. He currently resides in Tooting, South London. - James Galway
Sir James Galway (informally known as Jimmy) (born December 8, 1939) is a Northern Ireland-born virtuoso flute player from Belfast, often called "The Man With the Golden Flute". Following in the footsteps of Jean-Pierre Rampal, he became one of the first flute players to establish an international career as a soloist. James Galway studied at the Royal College of Music under John Francis and then at the Guildhall School of Music under Geoffrey Gilbert. - Marty Wilde
Marty Wilde (born Reginald Leonard Smith, 15 April 1939, Greenwich, South London) is an English singer and songwriter. He was among the first generation of British pop stars to imitate American rock 'n' roll. - Claudia Webbe
Claudia Webbe is Vice-Chairperson of New Scotland Yard's Operation Trident Independent Advisory Group after pioneering its development in the mid 1990s. Following the recent targeted murders of children in South London (February 2007), Webbe was called on to give a number of media responses and was featured throughout on BBC, BBC News 24, BBC Radio 4, BBC Breakfast, ITV, Channel 4 News and Sky News amongst others. - Paul Noble
Paul Noble is a British artist, who was one of the five members of the co-operative running the City Racing gallery in London (1988-98). Noble was featured as Skip Hunter alongside Ella Verparajugs (aka Georgina Starr) in the 2004 classic short film "Heart to Heart". The film premiered in Berlin and was nominated for a Bavarian Film Award the same year. Noble uses wall-sized paper to make wall-sized drawings and some consider his drawings to be heroic. - John McGrady
John McGrady (born 1958, in Belfast) is a British murderer. He is serving life imprisonment for the murder of teenager Rochelle Holness and is unlikely ever to be released. He strangled 15-year-old Rochelle in South London in September 2005, before dismembering her body. He was charged with her murder the next day. McGrady was found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey on 16 May 2006. - Howard Goodall
Howard Goodall (b. May, 1958) is a British composer of musicals, choral music and music for television. He also presents music-based programming for the television. Goodall was born in Bromley, Kent and studied music at Christ Church, Oxford. - Tibor Fischer
Tibor Fischer is a British novelist and short story writer. In 1993 he was selected by the influential literary magazine Granta as one of the 20 best young British writers. Fischer's parents were Hungarian basketball players, having fled Hungary in 1956. The bloody 1956 revolution, and his father's background, informed Fischer's debut novel "Under the Frog", a Rabelaisian yarn about a Hungarian basketball player surviving Communism. - Kyel Reid
Kyel Romaine Reid (born November 26, 1987 in South London, England) is a professional footballer who plays in midfield. - Stan Tracey
Stanley William Tracey (born December 30, 1926 in Denmark Hill, South London) is a UK jazz pianist and composer, most influenced by Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. - Danny Kirwan
Daniel David "Danny" Kirwan (born May 13, 1950 in Brixton, South London) is a British musician best known for his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972.
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