People from Hackney, London

Sir Idrissa Akuna Elba is an English actor, DJ, and rapper. He has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards and six Emmy Awards. He was named in the Time 100 list of the Most Influential People in the World in 2016. His films have grossed over $9.8 billion at the global box office, making him one of the top 20 highest-grossing actors. In 2025, Elba was named as the UK's ninth-most influential Black person in the 2026 Powerlist.

British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor (born 1947)

British actress

English actress

British road cyclist

English association football player

British seaman and mutineer, last survivor of the Bounty mutineers (1767–1829)

English sprinter (1960–2023)

English association football player

British diver

British actor

British actress

English actress

English actress (born 2000)

English actress (1889–1990)

British Conservative Party politician (born 1947)

British International Brigade volunteer (1895–1937)

British actress

English footballer (1927-2011)

British actor

English footballer (born 1944)

British racing driver

British behavioural scientist

English professional cyclist

British animal welfare campaigner, philanthropist and social reformer

British politician (1921-1999)

English footballer (born 1991)

British actor (1930–2022)

British actress (1930-1998)

American entomologist (1808–1869)

British actress

British actor

British actress

English record producer and songwriter

Footballer (born 1995)

English footballer (1896-1976)

English footballer (1914-1993)

English footballer (born 1972)

English footballer, born 1943

British guitarist

Spanish Civil War veteran and Daily Worker/Morning Star journalist (1915-2010)

association football player (1931-2017)

actress

English footballer (1908-1981)

actor

New Zealand doctor and photographer (1819-1873)

British operatic soprano (1928-2004)

English association football player

British actor