People from Southwark

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. was an English comic actor, filmmaker, film editor and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures. His career spanned more than 75 years, from his childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both accolade and controversy.

Sir Keir Rodney Starmer is a British politician and lawyer who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015, and was Director of Public Prosecutions from 2008 to 2013.

Sir Michael Caine is a retired English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 130 films over a career that spanned eight decades and is considered a British cultural icon. He has received numerous awards including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. As of 2017, the films in which Caine has appeared have grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide. Caine is one of only five male actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in five different decades. In 2000, he received a BAFTA Fellowship and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

Israeli diplomat and politician (1915-2002)

English association football player

Thomas Brodie-Sangster is an English actor. As a child actor, he gained recognition for his roles in the commercially successful films Love Actually (2003) and Nanny McPhee (2005). He voiced Ferb in the first four seasons of Phineas and Ferb (2007–2015), and subsequently gained wider attention with his roles as Jake Murray in Accused (2010–2012), Jojen Reed in Game of Thrones (2013–2014) and Newt in the Maze Runner film series (2014–2018). Continued acclaim ensued with the independent films Nowhere Boy (2009), in which he portrayed Paul McCartney, Bright Star (2009), and Death of a Superhero (2011).

Mia Gypsy Mello da Silva Goth is a British actress and model. After modelling as a teenager, Goth made her acting debut in the erotic art film Nymphomaniac (2013). She earned recognition with the films A Cure For Wellness (2016), High Life (2018), Suspiria (2018), and Emma (2020). She achieved a career breakthrough by playing Maxine Minx and Pearl in the X film series (2022–2024) which established her as a scream queen. She has since starred in Infinity Pool (2023) and Frankenstein (2025).

British chemist who did work concerning the periodicity of elements

Nigerian footballer (born 1996)

English association football player (born 1984)

English novelist and former Special Air Service sergeant

British painter (1775-1802)

English association football player

British writer (1818–1889)

British singer-songwriter

English composer (1840–1901)

English singer-songwriter

Norwegian snooker player

British actor (born 1977)

British chemist (1829–1921)

British Army general (1861-1924)

English footballer (born 1979)

English sculptor, born 1740 (1740–1799)

English noble

English-Guyanese footballer (born 1977)

British actor

British writer (1759-1843)

Princess Soamsawali, the Princess Suddhanarinatha (, , ), born Mom Luang Soamsawali Kitiyakara (; ; on 13 July 1957), is a member of the Thai royal family, and is the former wife of her first cousin King Vajiralongkorn. She was titled "the Princess Mother of the King's First Grandchild" after her divorce from the then crown prince in 1991. She is also a niece of the late Queen Sirikit.

Colombian footballer

English actress (1930–2018)

English association football player

Whitechapel murder victim

English actress and model

English association football player (born 1991)

English asssociation football player

footballer; football manager (born 1968)

English association football player

English engraver and cartographer (1718–1784)

British entomologist (1845-1922)

English association football player (born 1995)

American actor (1880-1954)

British heptathlete

English footballer (1863-1931)

English actor

Bulgarian footballer

English footballer (b. September 1986)

English association football player (born 2003)

English artist (1740-1813)

viceroy (1879-1962)

English soldier, administrator and diplomat (1459-1521)

British actor (1935–2013)

English actress

Welsh journalist and television presenter

British motorcycle racer (1916–1973)

association football player (born 1999)

English actress

English politician

English actor (1893–1942)

British author, television writer, and journalist

English military officer and writer (1841–1912)