Born in Willesden

Willesden

Area of London and former civil parish

Willesden as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. British neurologist and writer (1933–2015), British audio engineer, musician, and record producer, British actress): Oliver Sacks, Alan Parsons, Emma Samms and some more.

Celebrities from Willesden

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Oliver Sacks

British neurologist and writer (1933–2015)

*July 9th, 1933 †August 30th, 2015, Greenwich Village

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Alan Parsons

British audio engineer, musician, and record producer

*December 20th, 1948

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Emma Samms

British actress

*August 28th, 1960

78

Jane Asher

English actress and author

*April 5th, 1946

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Ronald Coase

British economist and author (1910-2013)

*December 29th, 1910 †September 2nd, 2013, Chicago

30

Johnny Kidd

British singer, songwriter

*December 23rd, 1935 †October 7th, 1966, Bury

57

Rod Price

English guitarist (1947-2005)

*November 22nd, 1947 †March 22nd, 2005, Wilton

62

Helen Grant

British politician (born 1961)

*September 28th, 1961

65

Dave Beasant

English footballer (born 1959)

*March 20th, 1959

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David Connolly

Irish footballer

*June 6th, 1977

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Dominic Thompson

English association football player (born 2000)

*July 26th, 2000

63

Steve O'Rourke

Band manager and racecar driver (1940-2003)

*October 1st, 1940 †October 30th, 2003, Miami

92

Gillian Sheen

British fencer

*August 21st, 1928 †July 5th, 2021, Auburn

84

Violet Webb

British athlete

*February 3rd, 1915 †May 27th, 1999, Northwood

71

Charles J. Finger

British-American writer and musician

*December 25th, 1869 †January 7th, 1941, Farmington

82

John Martin-Dye

British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist

*May 21st, 1940 †December 31st, 2022

93

Richard Baker

English broadcaster; BBC News reader from 1954 to 1982

*June 15th, 1925 †November 17th, 2018

85

David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale

British peer (born 1935)

*November 9th, 1935 †March 10th, 2021

72

Graham Cole

British actor

*March 16th, 1952

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Leo Donnellan

Irish association football player

*January 19th, 1965

74

Jacqueline Court

Cricketer (born 1950)

*January 22nd, 1950

71

Rob Burns

British–New Zealand musician and academic

*February 24th, 1953

82

Barry Rowan

Footballer (born 1942)

*April 24th, 1942

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Graham Cox

Footballer (born 1959)

*April 30th, 1959

82

Wally Patch

English actor and comedian (1888–1953)

*September 26th, 1888 †October 27th, 1970, London

77

Rita Webb

English comedy actress (1904-1981)

*February 25th, 1904 †August 30th, 1981, City of Westminster

Birthdays of famous people