People from Tottenham

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as a British cultural icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. Her accolades include 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards (including three for British Album of the Year), an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

Guyanese actress (born 1993)

David Lindon Lammy is a British politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Secretary of State for Justice, and Lord Chancellor since September 2025. He previously served as Foreign Secretary from July 2024 to September 2025. A member of the Labour Party, he has been member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham since 2000. Lammy previously held various junior ministerial positions under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown between 2002 and 2010.

British-American historian (1948–2010)

British actor (1924–2015)

British actress

British actor (1924–2022)

Chief Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr (; born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a Nigerian-British grime MC, rapper, record producer, fashion designer, film director and DJ. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding members of Boy Better Know in 2005. With Boy Better Know, Skepta clashed with fellow MC Devilman for the video release Lord of the Mics 2, in what is remembered as one of the biggest clashes in grime history.

British singer (1955–2019)

British basketball player

English novelist (1866–1946)

British racing cyclist, competitor for France (1870–1924)

Australian painter, lithographer and fan-designer (1868-1909)

Nigerian singer and actress

English association football player

English actor

British drummer, rock singer, songwriter, record producer

British singer, actress and model

British rapper

English-American actress

British-American astronomer

English missionary (1796-1839)

English bass guitarist (1952–2024)

English rapper

English actor

British politician (1818-1886)

Lemar Obika (born 4 April 1978), known mononymously as Lemar, is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. Initially rising to fame after finishing third on the first series of British talent show Fame Academy, he was later signed to Sony BMG, where he has gone on to release five studio albums, three of which are certified platinum or double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

English footballer (born 1966)

Jamie Adenuga (born 4 May 1985), known professionally as Jme, is an English grime MC, songwriter, record producer, rapper and DJ. He is the co-founder of the crew and label Boy Better Know. He also serves as a sole owner and director of an associated company, Boy Better Know Limited, which he incorporated in 2008. He was previously part of the grime collective Meridian Crew and later Roll Deep alongside his older brother, Skepta.

Roman Catholic priest

actress (1913-1998)

English footballer (1906–1993)

English writer

Amateur cricketer and golf course architect (1856-1941)

English footballer and manager (1896-1967)

English footballer (born 1947)

English cricketer (1930-2019)

British writer and football player (1932-1986)

British-American singer, dancer, and actor

British musician and composer (1968-2021)

British rapper

Olympic lacrosse player of Great Britain (1874–1968)

British civil engineer and architect (1890–1969)

cricketer (born 1968)

British actress

English association football player (born 1992)

British playwright, novelist and screenwriter (1914–1992)

English darts player (born 1973)

British physiologist (1866-1952)

British writer (1835-1903)

jazz musician

English rugby union footballer

British film actor (born 1968)

businessman, investor, and musician

British actor (1865–1945)

English cricketer (born 1964)

actor

English footballer (1933-1993)

English judge