Editing Pinner (section)

==Notable people==
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[[File:Elton John on stage, 2008.jpg|thumb|Sir [[Elton John]] was born and grew up in Pinner]]
*[[Ronnie Barker]] and [[David Suchet]] were both one-time owners of 17th-century Elmdene in Church Lane.<ref>[http://www.pjbartlett.co.uk/Pinner%20History.htm Pinner Local History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019131645/http://pjbartlett.co.uk/Pinner%20History.htm |date=19 October 2016 }}. Retrieved 12 August 2008</ref>
*[[Mrs Beeton|Samuel and Isabella Beeton]] lived on the Woodridings estate between 1856 and 1862, during which time ''[[Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management]]'' was published.<ref name="clarke"/>{{rp|155}}
*[[Derek Bell (racing driver)|Derek Bell]], motor racing driver, was born in Pinner.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025|reason=unsourced in linked article}}
*[[Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton|Edward Bulwer-Lytton]] wrote ''Eugene Aram'' at Pinner Wood House in 1832.<ref>[http://www.pinnerlhs.org.uk/map-site/people.html Pinner Local History Society] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221081940/http://www.pinnerlhs.org.uk/map-site/people.html |date=21 February 2011 }}. Retrieved 13 August 2008.</ref> 
*[[Ivy Compton-Burnett]], Victorian novelist, feminist, satirist, was born in the village in 1884.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett {{!}} Victorian novelist, feminist, satirist {{!}} Britannica |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/130377/Dame-Ivy-Compton-Burnett |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=12 August 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Daniel Dancer]], the famed miser, was born in here in 1716.
*[[Charlie Dore]], singer, was born here.
*[[Jo Durden-Smith]], British documentary film maker, writer and journalist, was born here in 1941.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jo-durdensmith-451751.html Obituary of Jo Durden-Smith], ''The Independent'', 5 June 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2008.</ref>
*[[Daniel Finkelstein]] is a Pinner resident and was created Baron Finkelstein of Pinner, in 2013.<ref>[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/f/27389/Daniel%20Finkelstein+FINKELSTEIN.aspx The Lord Finkelstein, OBE], ''Debrett's''. Retrieved 14 November 2013.</ref>
*[[W. S. Gilbert]], was a magistrate in Pinner from 1893 onwards.<ref>[http://www.cris.com/~oakapple/gasdisc/mdpemberton-wsg.htm Views of W. S. Gilbert] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025201812/http://www.cris.com/~oakapple/gasdisc/mdpemberton-wsg.htm |date=25 October 2006 }}. Retrieved 12 August 2008.</ref>
*[[Martin Gould]], professional [[snooker]] player.
*[[Mehdi Hasan]], journalist currently affiliated with NBC, was born and grew up in Pinner.
*[[Tony Hatch]], composer of the [[Petula Clark]] hit "[[Downtown (Petula Clark song)|Downtown]]" and many other television themes, including the ''[[Theme to Neighbours|Neighbours]]'' theme, was born here.
*[[Bob Holness]], the former host of quiz show ''[[Blockbusters (UK game show)|Blockbusters]]'', lived here.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2007/02/26/bob_holness_feature.shtml BBC Kent: Profile of Bob Holness]. Retrieved 13 August 2008.</ref>
*[[Peter Jacobs (fencer)|Peter Jacobs]], Olympic fencer, was born here in 1938.
*[[Elton John]], singer and songwriter grew up in [[Pinner Green]] and was educated at Pinner Wood Junior School, Reddiford School and Pinner County Grammar School.<ref name="Elton">[http://www.eltonjohn.com/about/bio.jsp Elton John official website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715143032/http://www.eltonjohn.com/about/bio.jsp |date=15 July 2010 }}. Retrieved 12 August 2008.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=12 June 2015|title=You could live in the house where Sir Elton John was born|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/goodbye-pinner-hill-road-inside-the-london-home-where-sir-elton-john-was-born-yours-for-just-525000-10314613.html|access-date=21 October 2020|website=Evening Standard|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Norman Kember]], Christian pacifist activist and emeritus professor of biophysics, is a longtime resident of the town.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/no-word-on-fate-of-iraq-peace-hostages-519089.html 'No word on fate of Iraq peace hostages'], ''The Independent'', 12 December 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2005.</ref> 
*[[Brian Lane (pilot)|Brian Lane]], pilot, (1917–1942) grew up in the village.
*[[Lee Latchford-Evans]], singer, dancer, stage actor, and one of the five singers of the British pop group Steps, lives and works in Pinner.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Proctor |first1=Ian |title=Volent comedy' set in the mean streets of... here |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/local-news/volent-comedy-set-mean-streets-6016477 |website=MyLondon |access-date=6 February 2022 |language=en |date=24 September 2008}}</ref>
*[[Simon Le Bon]], vocalist of post-punk rock band [[Duran Duran]], grew up locally and attended the Pinner County Grammar School.
*[[Liza Lehmann]], composer, lived at 'Nascot', Waxwell Lane, Pinner for several years after her marriage to [[Herbert Bedford]] in 1894.
*[[Caroline Alice Lejeune]], film critic, lived here with her husband [[Edward Roffe Thompson]], a journalist.
*[[Jane March]], actress and model, grew up here before moving to the United States. Earlier in her career, March was referred to in the press as "The Sinner From Pinner".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/the-original-sinner-6966382.html|title=The original sinner|last1=Bradberry|first1=Grace|publisher=[[The Evening Standard]]|date=23 January 2004|access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref>
*[[Agnes Marshall]], whom most credit with{{Weasel inline|date=November 2022}} the invention of edible ice cream cones, had a country home there and died there in 1905.
*[[Patrick Moore]], the television presenter and astronomer, was born in Pinner in 1923.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A13785816 www.bbc.co.uk]. Retrieved 13 August 2008.</ref>
*[[Horatia Nelson]], daughter of [[Horatio Nelson|Lord Nelson]] and Lady [[Emma Hamilton]], lived in Pinner from 1860 until her death in 1881.<ref name="clarke"/>{{rp|155}}
*[[Lucy Porter]], comedian, actress and writer lives in Pinner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lucy Porter: The Witham, Barnard Castle |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/culture/15059551.lucy-porter-witham-barnard-castle/ |website=The Northern Echo |date=31 January 2017 |access-date=6 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Henry James Pye]] (poet laureate) retired to East End House in 1811.<ref name="clarke"/>{{rp|11}}
*[[Joseph Raphson]], mathematician, probably{{Weasel inline|date=November 2022}} baptised at Pinner church.<ref name="MacTutor Raphson">{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=J. J. |last2=Robertson |first2=E. F. |title=Joseph Raphson |url=https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Raphson/ |website=MacTutor |access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref>
*[[Heath Robinson]], cartoonist, illustrator and artist, lived in Moss Lane, Pinner between 1913 and 1918.<ref name="clarke"/>{{rp|192}} The [[Heath Robinson Museum]] is in Pinner Memorial Park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Heath Robinson Museum |url=https://www.heathrobinsonmuseum.org |website=Heath Robinson Museum |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>
*[[Michael Rosen]], poet and children's author, lived in Pinner from the time he was born, in 1946, until 1962.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelrosen.co.uk/about.html|title=:: Michael Rosen – The Website ::|date=29 November 2016}}</ref>
*[[Chris Roycroft-Davis]] is a resident.
*[[Chris Stark]], internationally renowned BBC Radio presenter grew up in and around Pinner.
*[[Screaming Lord Sutch|David "Screaming Lord" Sutch]], who lived in nearby [[South Harrow]], is buried in Pinner New Cemetery.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/380082.stm www.bbc.co.uk]. Retrieved 13 August 2008.</ref>
*[[Gordon Waller]] of [[Peter and Gordon]] lived with his family in the house called Elton, Elm Park Road, and went to St John's prep school before boarding at [[Westminster School]].
*[[Molly Weir]], best known for her role as the long-running character Hazel the McWitch in the BBC TV series ''[[Rentaghost]]'', lived in Pinner until her death in 2004.<ref>[http://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst825.html The Gazetteer for Scotland]. Retrieved 7 August 2008.</ref> 
*[[Bruce Welch]], guitarist in [[The Shadows]], lived in Pinner.
*[[Maude Valerie White]], composer, lived in Love Lane, Pinner during the 1890s.