Famous People & Celebrities in Hounslow
The following were either born in Hounslow or the borough or have/are currently living here.
ACTING:
Patsy Kensit:
Patricia Jude Francis Kensit (born March 4, 1968) is an English actress and singer, well-known for her three celebrity marriages.
Kensit was born in Hounslow, West London, England and attended Newland House School in Twickenham. She is the daughter of Margie, a publicist, and James Kensit nicknamed Jimmy The Dip, who was a friend of the notorious London gangsters the Kray twins. James served time in prison before Patsy was born and later went on to become an antiques dealer
Charles Hawtrey:
Born George Frederick Joffe Hartree on 30 November 1914 Hounslow, Middlesex, England. Born as George Frederick Joffre Hartree, he took his stage name from a celebrated theatrical knight who died in 1923, Sir Charles Hawtrey. It has mistakenly been suggested, and encouraged by Hartree himself, that he was his son, but there is no foundation to this. His father was actually a London car mechanic.
Sanjeev Bhaskar:
OBE (born 1964) is a British comedian and actor, best known for his work in the BBC Two comedy series Goodness Gracious Me and as host of The Kumars at No. 42.
Bhaskar was born in Ealing, and grew up living above a launderette in Hounslow. He experienced racism at school, Hounslow and Southall being particular targets for the National Front. At one point in his sixth form, all but two of 150 students refused to talk to or sit with him. At first, Bhaskar’s father—a factory supervisor for Nestlé—and mother—a bookkeeper—were mortified by their son’s proposed career. So to appease them, he earned a degree in marketing from The Hatfield Polytechnic (now the University of Hertfordshire) before landing a job as a marketing manager at IBM. He soon realised, though, that he and marketing were never going to get along, so instead he tentatively entered a world where he felt much more at ease: comedy.
He joined forces with an old college friend, Nitin Sawhney, and started a musical comedy double act called “The Secret Asians” which was given its first real break by the organisers of “One Nation Under a Groove Innit” (the first and longest running Asian regular comedy night in the UK) at Watermans Arts Centre. It was here that he was talent-scouted by the producers of a new sketch-show called Goodness Gracious Me.
MUSIC:
Phil Collins:
born 30 January 1951 in Chiswick, is a British singer-songwriter, drummer and actor best known as the lead singer and drummer of English progressive rock group Genesis and as a Grammy and Academy Award-winning solo artist. He has also starred in numerous films.
Although born in Chiswick, Phil and his family lived on the Hanworth Road in Hounslow.
Jay Sean:
Jay Sean born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti on March 26, 1981; is a British Indian R&B singer, best known for his hits "Stolen", "Eyes On You" and "Ride It". He has released two albums, Me Against Myself and My Own Way along with five top 20 hits in the UK singles chart.
Dave Cousins:
(born David Joseph Hindson, January 7, 1945, in Hounslow, Middlesex) has been the leader, singer and most active songwriter of Strawbs since 1967.
Ian Gillan:
(born 19 August 1945 in Hounslow, London), is an English rock music vocalist best known as the lead singer for Deep Purple.
Ian Patrick McLagan:
(born on 12 May 1945, in Hounslow, Middlesex) is an English keyboards player, best known as a member of Small Faces in the 1960s, and Faces in the 1970s.
Dave Lambert:
(born 8 March 1949, Hounslow, Middlesex, England) is an English singer-songwriter and musician.
Adam Patrick Devlin:
(born 17 September 1969, Hounslow, Middlesex) is the guitarist and songwriter for the English band, The Bluetones.
Bill Eyden:
born William James Eyden, Hounslow, Middlesex 4 May 1930; died Isleworth, Middlesex 15 October 2004, was a renowned British jazz drummer.
Markie Mark:
(Mark Strippel) is the new Head of Music at the BBC Asian Network from January 2006 (not to be confused with Mark Wahlberg who is known as Marky Mark), Markie Mark was born in Hounslow in 1974 and is a DJ with the Panjabi Hit Squad.
OTHER SHOWBIZ:
Maria Whittaker:
(born October 7, 1969) in Hounslow, West London is a former glamour model and Page three girl.
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Many thanks to following contributers: nuttygunner, reena2603, Gonzalo Albert
