Editing Stanmore (section)

== Notable residents ==
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[[File:W-s-gilbert-grave.jpg|thumb|right|160px|The grave of [[W. S. Gilbert]] at Stanmore]]
*[[Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen|Queen Adelaide]] (1792–1849), [[queen consort]] of [[William IV]], lived at [[RAF Bentley Priory|Bentley Priory]], Stanmore from 1848 until her death.
*[[George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen]], [[Robert Peel|Peelite]] [[Prime Minister]] (in office December 1852 – February 1855) was raised and is buried in Stanmore
*[[Frederick Gordon (hotelier)|Frederick Gordon]], hotel millionaire and builder of the first Stanmore railway
*[[W. S. Gilbert]], English dramatist, librettist and illustrator; lived at [[Grim's Dyke]] and died in the lake there. His ashes are buried in Stanmore.
*[[Robert Hollond|Robert]] and [[Ellen Hollond]] lived here. He was a balloonist and MP, and she founded London's first [[Day care|créche]].<ref name=bh>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=26906 Great Stanmore: Introduction', A History of the County of Middlesex]: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 88–96. URL: Date accessed: 12 May 2009.</ref>
*[[Clement Attlee]], [[United Kingdom Labour Party|Labour]] Prime Minister in the first post-war government, lived in a large villa "Heywood", later replaced by [[mid-rise]] apartments.
*[[Chaz Jankel]], singer and multi-instrumentalist, was born in Stanmore.<ref name="theblockheads.com">{{cite web|title=Chaz Jankel|date=14 May 2001 |url=http://www.theblockheads.com/page/biog/chaz|publisher=theblockheads.com}}</ref>
*[[Billy Idol]], rock musician, was born in Stanmore.
*[[Mary Cholmondeley, Lady Delamere]], heiress, born in Stanmore.
*[[Dave Bassett]], football coach, was born in Stanmore.
*[[Clive Anderson]], radio and television presenter, was born in Stanmore.
*[[Peter Van Hooke]], drummer, grew up in Stanmore.
*[[Linda Hayden (actress)|Linda Hayden]], actress, was born in Stanmore.
*[[Anthony Horowitz]], screenwriter and author, was born in Stanmore.
*[[Cyril Shaps]], actor, lived in Stanmore.
*[[Laurie Johnson]], bandleader and composer, lived in Stanmore between 1962 and 2015.
*[[Roger Moore]], actor, famous for his role as [[Simon Templar]] in ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' and later as [[James Bond]] lived in Stanmore.
*[[Patricia Medina]], actress, lived in Stanmore.<ref>{{cite book|last=Medina Cotten|first=Patricia|title=Laid back in Hollywood: Remembering|year=1998|publisher=Belle Publishing|location=Los Angeles|isbn=0-9649635-2-3|pages=1–2 }}</ref><!-- possibly stretching the bounds of a noteworthy feature of Stanmore-->
*[[Richard Greene]], actor, most notable for his role as Robin Hood, lived in Stanmore when he was married to Patricia Medina.
*[[Theo Walcott]], footballer, was born in Stanmore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/W/Theo-Walcott |title=Theo Walcott |publisher=TheFA.com |access-date=2014-05-19}}</ref>
*[[William Knox D'Arcy]] lived at Stanmore Hall and died there.
*[[Keith Vaz]], MP, ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]]) and his family lived in Stanmore (2005–2016).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/keith-vaz-how-mp-90k-8782028|title = How Keith Vaz on a £90k-a-year MP salary built up a £4million property portfolio|website = [[Daily Mirror]]|date = 6 September 2016}}</ref>
*[[Olly Mann]], co-host of cult podcast ''[[Answer Me This!]]'', grew up in Stanmore.<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.ollymann.com/new-page |website=Olly Mann |access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[James Bord]], professional poker player
*[[Bacary Sagna]], footballer, lived in Stanmore until 2014 while at [[Arsenal FC]].
*[[Jay Foreman (comedian)|Jay Foreman]], musical comedian, grew up in Stanmore.
*[[Beardyman]] (Darren Foreman), performer and musician, grew up in Stanmore.
*[[Matt Lucas]], performer and comedian, was born in Central London but grew up in Stanmore.
*[[Alexis Sánchez]], footballer, lived in Stanmore while playing for [[Arsenal Football Club|Arsenal F.C]].{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}
*[[Nikki Grahame]], television personality and model, lived in Stanmore.
*[[Dolly Alderton]], author, grew up in Stanmore.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Extract {{!}} Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton |url=https://www.penguin.com.au/books/everything-i-know-about-love-9780241982105/extracts/2722-everything-i-know-about-love |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=www.penguin.com.au |language=en}}</ref>