Editing Rotherhithe (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:James Walker, Engineer - geograph.org.uk - 1876498.jpg|thumb|Bust of the Scottish civil engineer [[James Walker (engineer)|James Walker]] at Greenland Dock]]

* [[Marc Isambard Brunel]] (1769–1849) and his son [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] (1806–1859) built the [[Thames Tunnel]] between Rotherhithe and Wapping.
* [[Max Bygraves]] (1922–2012), entertainer, was born in Rotherhithe.
* [[Michael Caine]] (born 1933), actor, was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite in Rotherhithe.
* [[Thomas Coram]] (1668–1751) a philanthropic sea captain, retired to Rotherhithe where he campaigned for establishment of the [[Foundling Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Harris |first=Rhian |date=5 October 2012|title=The Foundling Hospital |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/foundling_01.shtml}}</ref>
* [[Eliza Fay]] (1755 or 1756–1816), author of ''Original Letters from India'' (1817),<ref>''Original Letters from India'' (New York: NYRB, 2010 [1925]), ed. E. M. Forster. {{ISBN|1-59017-336-8}}</ref> was born in Rotherhithe.
* [[Malcolm Hardee]] (1950–2005), comedian, lived on a houseboat in Greenland Dock, Rotherhithe. He owned and ran the Wibbley Wobbley pub-boat on the same dock, and was drowned there.
* [[John Short Hewett]] (1781–1835) cleric and academic, was Rector of Rotherhithe between 1817 and 1835
*[[James Kemnal|Sir James Kemnal]] (1864–1927) industrialist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kemnal-road.org.uk/Pages/People/JamesKemnal.html|title=Kemnal Road History|website=www.kemnal-road.org.uk}}</ref>
* [[Myleene Klass]] (born 1978), singer, lived in Rotherhithe in the early 2000s.
* [[George Lambourn]] (1900–1977), artist, was born in Rotherhithe.
* [[Sean Lock]] (1963–2021), comedian, lived in Rotherhithe in the 1990s.
* [[Aaron Manby (ironmaster)|Aaron Manby]] (1776–1850) assembled and launched the world's first seagoing iron-hulled ship at Rotherhithe in 1822.
* [[Billy Mehmet]] (born 1985), professional footballer, attended [[Bacon's College]] in Rotherhithe in the 1990s.
* [[David Haye]] (born 1980), professional boxer, attended [[Bacon's College]] in Rotherhithe in the 1990s.
*[[Mutesa II of Buganda|King Mutesa II of Buganda]] (1925–1969) died in exile in his flat in Rotherhithe in 1969 following an interview with journalist [[John Simpson (journalist)|John Simpson]].
* [[Carol Raye]] (1923–2022), actress
* [[George Tate (Royal Navy captain)|George Tate]] (1700 1794), Royal Navy captain
* [[James Townsend Saward]] (1798–c1875) Victorian English barrister and forger was born in Rotherhithe.
* [[James Walker (engineer)|James Walker]] (1781–1862) worked on the design and construction of [[Greenland Dock]], where a memorial [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] of him stands.
* [[Joan Wall (field hockey)|Joan Wall]] (1933–2023), field hockey player and sports administrator, born in Rotherhithe.<ref name="GuardianObituary">{{cite news |last=Wall |first=John |date=4 April 2023 |title=Joan Wall obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/04/joan-wall-obituary |access-date=19 March 2025 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>