Editing London Borough of Sutton (section)

== Notable individuals ==
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[[File:Joan armatrading.jpg|thumb|upright|Joan Armatrading in the 1970s, when she lived in Sutton]]
[[File:Hans Holbein d. J. 059.jpg|thumb|Sir Nicholas Carew, courtier]]
[[File:Tracey Ullman 1990.jpg|thumb|upright|Tracey Ullman grew up in the borough]]
[[File:Tim Vine Karaoke Circus crop.jpg|thumb|Tim Vine]]
* [[Tom Abbott]], broadcaster for [[Golf Channel]] and [[NBC]]
* [[Martin Adams]], BDO Darts World Champion
* [[Joan Armatrading]], singer-songwriter & musician, lived in Sutton in the 1970s.
* [[Harry Aikines-Aryeetey]], athlete, attended [[Greenshaw High School]]
* [[Austenasia|Terry and Jonathan Austen]], [[micronation]] creators
* [[Ben Barnes (actor)|Ben Barnes]], actor, attended [[Homefield Preparatory School]].
* [[Jeff Beck]], musician – rock guitarist: one of the three noted guitarists to have played with [[the Yardbirds]] (the other two being [[Eric Clapton]] and [[Jimmy Page]]).
* [[David Bellamy]], broadcaster and botanist, attended [[Sutton Grammar School]].
* [[Sally Bercow]], wife of the former [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]], [[John Bercow]].
* [[Johnny Borrell]], guitarist, singer and frontman of the band [[Razorlight]].
* [[Seb Brown]], [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]], attended [[Cheam High School]]
* [[Paul Burstow]], MP for Sutton and Cheam was born in [[Carshalton]], and was educated at [[Carshalton College]]
* [[Angus Calder]], writer, historian and academic
* [[Rob Davis (musician)|Rob Davis]], Lead Guitarist of [[Mud (band)|Mud]]
* Lord [[Peter Ritchie Calder]], author, journalist and academic
* [[Nicholas Carew (courtier)|Sir Nicholas Carew]], sheriff of Surrey and Sussex, Master of the King's Horse, executed by Henry VIII
* [[Francis Carew|Sir Francis Carew]], grandson of the above, of [[Beddington]] Park, Elizabethan horticulturalist
* [[Noël Coward]], actor and playwright lived in Lenham Road, Sutton until the age of six
* [[John Clinch (cricketer)|John Clinch]], cricketer
* [[James Cracknell]], Olympic gold medallist in [[rowing (sport)|rowing]]
* [[Quentin Crisp]], writer, author, [[raconteur]]
* [[Clark Datchler]], lead singer of [[Johnny Hates Jazz]]
* [[Sir John Fellowes, 1st Baronet]] (c. 1671–1724), of the [[South Sea Company]]
* [[Edward Alan John George|Eddie George]] later Lord George (1938–2009) (16 September 1938 – 18 April 2009), Governor of the Bank of England 1993–2003.
* [[Brett Goldstein]], actor/writer born in Sutton in 1980.
* [[Les Gray]], lead vocalist of [[Mud (band)|Mud]]
* [[Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke|Lord Hardwicke]], (1690–1764) [[Lord Chancellor]]<ref name="cars">{{cite web |year=1912 |editor=H.E. Malden |title=Parishes: Carshalton |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43049 |access-date=29 November 2012 |work=A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 4 |publisher=Institute of Historical Research}}</ref>
* [[Darius Henderson]], footballer
* [[Catherine Holman]], actress
* [[James Hunt]], [[Formula One]] winning racing driver.
* [[Penelope Keith]], actress, and famous for her role in [[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The ''Good Life'']], was born in Sutton.
* [[Ruth Kelly]], former Labour Party member of parliament and Transport Secretary, attended [[Sutton High School (London)|Sutton High School]].
* [[Jaden Ladega]], actor, was born and raised in Sutton.
* [[Rebecca Litchfield]], photographer.
* [[Peter Loader]], cricketer
* [[Bradley McIntosh]], member of the band [[S Club 7]], attended Greenshaw High School.
* [[John Major|Sir John Major]], former Conservative [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]
* [[Gary Mason (boxer)|Gary Mason]], boxer
* [[Katie Melua]], singer, songwriter, and musician
* [[David Mitchell (cricketer)|David Mitchell]] (born 1980), cricketer
* [[Simon Conway Morris]], [[palaeontology|palaeontologist]], specifically research of [[Burgess Shale type fauna]]
* [[Dave Mount]], drummer of [[Mud (band)|Mud]]
* [[Joshua Pascoe]], Played Ben Mitchell in Eastenders
* [[Peter Alfred Penfold]], diplomat, attended [[Sutton Grammar School]].
* Dr [[John Radcliffe (physician)|John Radcliffe]], royal physician and MP see [[Radcliffe Camera]], [[Radcliffe Infirmary]] and the [[Radcliffe Observatory]]<ref name="cars" />
* [[Michael Reeves (director)|Michael Reeves]], film director and screenwriter, best known for the 1968 film ''[[Witchfinder General (film)|Witchfinder General]]''
* Sir [[Cliff Richard]], singer and songwriter, ''attended Stanley Park Junior School''
* [[Rebecca Romero]], Olympic cycling champion
* [[Joanna Rowsell Shand]], Olympic gold medallist in women's pursuit cycling
* [[Dora Russell]] (born Dora Black, 1894–1986), author, feminist and progressive campaigner, attended [[Sutton High School (London)|Sutton High School]].
* [[Sir William Scawen]], merchant who purchased Carshalton manor
* Sir [[Harry Secombe]], singer, comedian and entertainer. Member of the [[Goon Show]] cast.
* [[Jack Simmons (historian)|Jack Simmons]], historian
* [[Tim Smith (Cardiacs)|Tim Smith]], frontman of [[Cardiacs]]
* [[Alec Stewart]], cricketer
* [[Ian Stewart (musician)|Ian Stewart]], co-founder of the [[Rolling Stones]].
* [[Neil Sullivan]], footballer
* [[Sarah Tullamore]], actress and singer
* [[Tracey Ullman]], stage and television actress, comedian, singer, director, and screenwriter, grew up in Hackbridge.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
* [[Tim Vine]], actor and comedian
* [[David Weir (athlete)|David Weir]], multi-Olympic gold medallist, Paralympic athlete
* [[Helen Young (weather forecaster)|Helen Young]], BBC Weather Presenter and former BBC Weather Centre Manager lives here.
* [[Zacron]], born Richard Drew, designer of the ''[[Led Zeppelin III]]'' album cover.