People from Croydon

Cayetana Elizabeth "Tana" Ramsay is an English TV broadcaster and author of several cookery books.

English model and businesswoman

British film director (1908–1991)

British actress (1907-1991)

British physician, writer, and social reformer (1859-1939)

English football manager

British actor

English association football player (born 1997)

English association football player

English sculptor, painter, and installation artist (born 1963)

English footballer (born 1983)

British actor (1930–2009)

British film director (born 1967)

English journalist, author, media personality, and satirist (1903-1990)

English association football player

Lola Emily Mary Young is an English musician. Born and raised in South London, she attracted attention in 2016 when she won the under-16 category of Open Mic UK and reached the finals of Got What It Takes?. She released her debut single in October 2019 and then the EPs Intro, Renaissance, and After Midnight. In 2021, she recorded a version of Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey's "Together in Electric Dreams" for that year's John Lewis Christmas advert. Around this time, she was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star and came fourth on the BBC's Sound of....

English composer and conductor (1875–1912)

Kirsty Anna MacColl was a British singer and songwriter. The daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl, she recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" and the Kinks' "Days". She also sang on a number of recordings produced by her husband Steve Lillywhite, most notably "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues. Her first single, "They Don't Know", would have chart success a few years later when covered by Tracey Ullman. Her death in 2000 led to the "Justice for Kirsty" campaign.

English association football player (born 1993)

British-born Canadian actress

British racing driver

English association football player (born 1986)

Desirée Annette Weekes (born 30 November 1968), known by her stage name '''Des'ree''' (), is a British pop and soul recording artist and songwriter, who rose to prominence during the 1990s. Known for her distinctive contralto voice and uplifting lyrics, Des'ree's biggest hits include the singles "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", and "Life", as well as the ballad "Kissing You", which featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet. She was named Best British Female at the 1999 Brit Awards. Her other accolades include an Ivor Novello Award, a World Music Award, and four BMI Awards.

Trinidad and Tobago footballer

English association football player (born 1988)

English association football player

English and American actor (1885-1946)

English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist

Adam Pearson is a British actor, television presenter and campaigner. He made his acting debut in the 2013 film Under the Skin. He has neurofibromatosis and has been involved in outreach programmes to prevent bullying associated with visible differences.

English cricketer and rugby union footballer (1872-1956)

British-Spanish actress

British racing driver and fighter pilot (1918–2011)

British actor (b. 1940)

English boxer and actor (1962-2003)

racecar driver (1913-1994)

English actor (1888–1969)

Australian former football midfielder (born 1946)

British politician

English association football player (born 1997)

British artist (1895-1973)

British comedian

British musician, DJ and record producer

Ghanaian-born British boxer

British racing driver (1909-1956)

modern pentathlete

British actor (1937–2015)

English singer

English composer, conductor, and pianist (1878–1958)

British footballer (born 1984)

British sprinter

British Army general and Governor of Gibraltar (1901–1974)

British swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist (1907-1995)

Chief of the General Staff and Defence Staff; head of the British Army (1935–2022)

cyclist

British rower

British racing driver

Dubstep musician

British actor

British costume designer (1906-1976)

British actor and filmmaker