Editing Plumstead (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:War Memorial in Plumstead Cemetery (II).jpg|thumb|right|The twentieth-century war memorial in Plumstead Cemetery]]
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Notable people from Plumstead include:
*[[Ethel Edith Bilsland]], composer, soprano and pianist
*[[Michael Bradshaw (actor)|Michael Bradshaw]], actor
*[[Charlie Buchan]], footballer and writer
*[[Mason Burstow]], footballer
*[[John Carnell]], science fiction magazine editor
*[[Stephen Lawrence]], victim of a racially motivated homicide
*[[George Chakravarthi]], artist
*[[Ernest Clark (governor)|Ernest Clark]], Governor of Tasmania.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/clark-sir-ernest-5661|title = Australian Dictionary of Biography|chapter = Clark, Sir Ernest (1864–1951)|publisher = National Centre of Biography, Australian National University}}</ref>
*[[Charlie Collier]], motorcycle racer
*[[Dave Courtney]], gangland associate and author
*[[Steve Davis]], snooker player
*[[Tanya Franks]], actress<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://londonflairpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/TanyaFranks_Press_07.pdf|title=Tanya Gets Frank|work=[[News Shopper]]|access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[Fred Hammill]], trade unionist
*[[Kevin Horlock]], footballer
*[[Marvin Humes]], member of X-Factor finalist boy band, JLS
*[[Malvin Kamara]], footballer
*[[Scott Maslen]], television actor 
*[[Taiwo Owatemi]], MP for [[Coventry North West (UK Parliament constituency)|Coventry North West]]
*[[Lee Ryan]], of boy band [[Blue (boy band)|Blue]]
*[[Tinie Tempah]], rapper
*[[Nina Toussaint-White]], television actress
*[[Paul Walsh]], footballer 
*[[Bill Whitehouse]], Formula 1 racing driver
*[[Shampoo (duo)|Shampoo]], Pop duo

Notable people buried in [[Plumstead Cemetery]] include:

*[[William Bennet (bishop)]], Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland, was buried in Plumstead in 1820, before the local cemeteries were established.
*[[Thomas Flawn]] VC (22 December 1857 - 19 January 1925)
*[[Edwin Hughes (politician)|Edwin Hughes]] MP (27 May 1832 – 15 September 1904)
*[[Alfred Smith (VC)|Alfred Smith]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (1861 - 6 January 1932)