Havering

Born in 1855 at Wennington, near Hornchurch. A headteacher, she became the second headmistress of South Hampstead High School, known for her drive for scientific study. In 1926 it was reported that half the school's students then at university were taking scientific subjects.

Born in Romford. An actress, singer and comedian, she sang topical songs on the BBC's That Was the Week That Was in 1962–1963 and won a BAFTA TV Award in 1964. Later she played Gertrude Moon in Frasier.

Born in Hornchurch in 1937. An author and journalist, she was best known for her Rutshire Chronicles novels. Her first book, How to Stay Married, came out in 1969, and she also wrote the Little Mabel books for children.

Born in Romford. A historian of mathematics, she wrote nine books and talked about Archimedes, the Fibonacci sequence and more on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time.

Born in Romford. She is a writer, best known for books for young adults. She published her first novel, Run with the Hare, in 1988 while she was an English teacher, and her 2006 novel Catcall won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award.

Born in Romford in 1953. She trained as a radiographer and worked for the NHS for five years, then became the lead singer of the 2 Tone ska band the Selecter. She is also an actress and author.

Born in Romford in 1977, she grew up at the Round House in Havering-atte-Bower, where she later made a recording studio. A musician, songwriter and record producer, she was the second woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, and she composed the music for the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Born in Romford in 1991. A singer, she was a member of the girl group Little Mix, who won The X Factor in 2011. With Little Mix she had five number-one singles in the UK.