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List of residents of Barnes, London

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This is a list of notable residents of Barnes, London, a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.[nb 1]

The Terrace
10 The Terrace, where Gustav Holst lived from 1908 to 1913.

Barnes, in a bend of the River Thames, is in the extreme north-east of Richmond upon Thames (and as such is the closest part of the borough to central London). Its built environment includes a high proportion of 18th- and 19th-century buildings in the streets near Barnes Pond. Together these make up the Barnes Village conservation area, where along with its west riverside most of the mid-19th century properties are concentrated.

Barnes has retained its village-like atmosphere and, with its easy links to central London,[nb 2] it has attracted residents from the financial and arts sectors.[1] Its past residents include the composer Gustav Holst (1874–1934)[2] and Ninette de Valois (1898–2001), founder of the Royal Ballet. They each lived in houses on The Terrace which are now marked by blue plaques.[3][4]

Living people

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Michael Ballb. 1962Singer and actorLives in Barnes[5]
Sir Tim Besleyb. 1960EconomistLives in Barnes[6]
Samantha Bondb. 1961Shakespearean actress best known for playing
Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films and
for her role as Lady Rosamund Painswick
in Downton Abbey		She was born in Barnes[7]
Gyles Brandrethb. 1948Writer, broadcaster, actor, comedian and former Conservative Party MP for the City of ChesterLives in Barnes[8][9]
Niamh Cusackb. 1959Irish actress, whose roles have included Dr Kate Rowan
in the UK series Heartbeat (1992–1995)		Lives in Barnes[10]
Duffyb. 1984Singer, songwriter and actressHas lived at 26 The Terrace in Barnes[11]
Michael Edwardsb. 1938Poet and academicWas born in Barnes[12]
Sheherazade Goldsmithb. 1974Environmentalist, jeweller
and columnist		Lives in Barnes[13]
Zac Goldsmith,
Baron Goldsmith
of Richmond Park		b. 1975Life peer
and former MP for Richmond Park		Lives in Barnes[14]
David Harsentb. 1942PoetLives in Barnes[15][16]
Patricia Hodgeb. 1946ActressLives in Barnes[17]
Tomoyasu Hotei
(布袋 寅泰)		b. 1962Japanese musician,
singer-songwriter, composer,
record producer and actor		Moved to Barnes in 2012[18]
Karen InglisChildren's authorLives in Barnes[19]
Ronan Keatingb.1977Singer, songwriter, musician, philanthropist and broadcast presenterHe and his wife Storm live in Barnes[20]
Matthew Knealeb. 1960Writer, best known for his 2000 novel English PassengersBrought up in Barnes[21]
Susan Kramer,
Baroness Kramer		b. 1950Life peer
and former MP for Richmond Park		Lives in Barnes[22]
Gary Linekerb. 1960Sports broadcaster
and former professional footballer		Lives in Barnes[23][24]
Suzannah Lipscombb. 1978Historian, academic
and broadcaster
specialising in the 16th century		Lives in Barnes[25]
George MacKayb. 1992ActorBrought up in Barnes[26][27]
Dr Tania Mathiasb. 1964Ophthalmologist and Conservative Party politician who was MP for Twickenham from 2015 to 2017Brought up in Barnes[28]
Brian Mayb. 1947Musician, singer, songwriter and astrophysicist,
best known as the lead guitarist of the
rock band Queen		 Has lived at Suffolk Road, Barnes[29]
Roger McGoughb. 1937Performance poet, broadcaster,
children's author and playwright		Lives in Barnes[30]
Alistair McGowanb. 1964Impressionist, comic, actor,
singer and writer		Lives in Barnes[31]
Chris Patten,
Baron Patten of Barnes		b. 1944Life peer, Chancellor of
the University of Oxford,
and former MP for Bath,
who subsequently served as
28th Governor of Hong Kong and
Chairman of the BBC Trust		Lives in Barnes[32]
Robert Pattinsonb. 1986Actor, musician and songwriterBrought up in Barnes[33][34]Robert Pattinson
Jan Ravensb. 1958Actress and impressionist known for her voice work on Spitting Image and Dead RingersLives in Barnes[35]
Dan Snowb. 1978Historian and broadcasterBrought up in Barnes[36]
Roger Taylorb. 1949Musician, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist,
best known as the drummer for
the rock band Queen		Lived on White Hart Lane
and at 40 Ferry Road, Barnes		[29]
Pete Tongb. 1960Disc jockeyLives in Barnes[37]
Stanley Tuccib. 1960Actor, writer, producer
and film director		Lives in Barnes[38]
Julia Watsonb. 1953Actress known for playing Barbara "Baz" Wilder
in the BBC medical drama Casualty		Lives in Barnes[15][16]
Holly Willoughbyb. 1981Television presenter, model and authorShe and her husband, television executive Dan Baldwin, lived in Barnes until 2024.[39]
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Historical figures

Those marked § are commemorated in Barnes by a blue plaque.[3]

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Louis-Alexandre de Launay, comte d'Antraigues
and his wife, Madame Saint-Huberty		1753–1812



1756–1812		De Launay was a French
pamphleteer, diplomat spy and
political adventurer during the
French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.

Saint-Huberty was a celebrated
French operatic soprano.		Murdered at their
country home at 27 The Terrace,
which they had purchased
about three years earlier,
by an Italian servant
whom they had dismissed		[40][41][42]
Ninette de Valois1898–2001Founder of the Royal BalletLived at 14 The Terrace
from 1962 to 1982		[43]§ 14 The Terrace, Barnes
Major John Freeman1915–2014Politician, diplomat and broadcasterLived in Barnes[44]
James Henry Greathead1844–1896Railway engineer and pioneer of tunnellingLived at 3 St Mary's Grove,
Barnes, from 1885
to 1889		§
Sir Ralph Moor1860–1909High Commissioner
of the British Southern Nigeria Protectorate		Poisoned himself at
The Homestead
on Church Road in 1909		[45]
Colin Patterson1933–1998Palaentologist at the Natural History MuseumLived in Barnes[46]
Jan Pieńkowski1936–2022Writer and illustratorLived in Barnes and was a patron
of the Barnes Literary Society		[47]
Lyon Playfair1818–1898Professor of chemistry and Liberal MPLived at 26 Castelnau Villas
(98 Castelnau), Barnes in 1851,
while taking part in organising
the Great Exhibition		[48]
Albert Frederick Pollard1869–1948Historian and founder of the Historical AssociationLived at 7 St Mary's Grove[48]
Sir John Power, 1st Baronet1870–1950Businessman and
Conservative MP for Wimbledon		Lived at 1 Queen's Ride, Barnes
from 1908 to 1919		[48]
Sir John Russell Reynolds, 1st Baronet1828–1896British neurologist and physician,
President of the
Royal College of Physicians, 1893–95		Occupied Rose Cottage, Barnes Green
as a weekend cottage
from about 1862 to 1870		[48]
Robert Willis1799–1878Scottish physician, librarian, and medical historianLived and practised at The Homestead
on Church Road from 1846
until his death in 1878		[49]The Homestead
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Actors

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Joss Ackland1928-2023ActorHe lived in Barnes[50]
Peter Bowles1936–2022Actor, best known as Richard de Vere in To the Manor Born, Major Yeates in The Irish R.M. and Donald Fairchild in Executive StressLived in Barnes[51]
Phyllis Calvert1915–2002ActressLived in Barnes[52]
Clive Dunn1920–2012Actor, best known as Lance Corporal Jones in Dad's ArmyHe and his wife Cilla had a house in Barnes[53]
Jimmy Edwards1920–1988Comedy actor and writer, best known as Pa Glum in Take It from Here and as headmaster "Professor" James Edwards in Whack-O!Born in Barnes[54]
Rik Mayall1958–2014Actor, writer and comedian, and a pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980sLived and died in Barnes[55][56]
Peter Mayhew1944–2019Actor who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars filmsBorn and brought up in Barnes[57]
John Moodyc.1727–1812Irish actor who retired to Barnes Common as a market gardenerMoody lived at 11 The Terrace, Barnes from about 1780 until his death. He is buried at St Mary's Church, Barnes with his two wives.[58]
Jimmy Perry1923–2016Actor and scriptwriter, co-creator of the TV series Dad's ArmyBorn in Barnes[59]
Jon Pertwee1919–1996Actor, the Third Doctor in Doctor WhoHad a family house in Barnes[60]
Terry-Thomas1911–1990Comedian and character actor who became known to a worldwide audience through his films during the 1950s and 1960sTerry-Thomas lived in Barnes.[61]
Frank Thornton1921–2013Actor (Captain Peacock in the BBC comedy Are You Being Served?)Lived and died in Barnes[62]
Dame Dorothy Tutin1930–2001Film, television and theatre actress in the West End and for the RSC and National TheatreLived in Barnes. Married to actor Derek Waring[63]
Derek Waring1927–2007TV, radio and stage actorLived in Barnes. Married to actress Dame Dorothy Tutin[63]
Aubrey Woods1928–2013Actor in theatre, TV and radioLived in Barnes[64]
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Artists, architects and designers

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Thomas Allom1804–1872Architect, artist, topographical illustrator and a founding member of what became the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)Allom designed Holy Trinity Barnes and lived locally at 1 Barnes Villas (now 80 Lonsdale Road), Barnes, where he died on 21 October 1872.[65][66]
Gillian Ayres1930–2018Artist, best known for abstract painting and printmaking using vibrant coloursAyres was born and brought up in Barnes.[67][68]
Lynn Chadwick1914–2003Sculptor and artistChadwick was born in Barnes.[69]
Christopher Dresser1834–1904Designer and design theoristDresser lived at Elm Bank, Barnes from 1889 to 1904.[70][71]
Sidney Richard Percy1821–1886Landscape painterPercy lived with his father, the painter Edward Williams (1781–1855), at 32 Castelnau Villas (92 Castelnau), from 1845 to 1856. Percy was born Sidney Richard Percy Williams and was Edward's fifth son. All five of his brothers, and several members of the next generation of the Williams family, also became landscape painters.[48]
Henry William Pickersgill1782–1875Portrait painterPickersgill lived at Nassau House, Barnes Green, from about 1854 to 1857. He is buried in Barnes Cemetery.[48]
Kurt Schwitters1887–1948German-born artist most famous for his collages, called Merz picturesHe lived at 39 Westmorland Road, Barnes.[72]§
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Military

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Vice-Admiral Alfred Carpenter1881–1955Royal Navy officer
and a recipient of the Victoria Cross		Carpenter was born in Barnes.[73]
Admiral Martin Dunbar-Nasmith1883–1965Royal Navy officer
and a recipient of the Victoria Cross		Dunbar-Nasmith was born at 136 Castelnau.[74]§
Lieutenant-General Robert Ballard Long1771–1825Officer of the British
and Hanoverian Armies		Long retired to his house
on The Terrace.		[75]
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Musicians

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Marc Bolan1947–1977Singer, songwriter, musician and poetBolan lived at Lonsdale Road, Barnes.[76]
Carl Davis1936-2023American-born conductor and composerHe lived in Barnes[77]
George Frederick Handel1685–1759ComposerHandel lived at the house of Mr Mathew Andrews in Barn Elms in the summer of 1713.[78][79]§
Gustav Holst1874–1934Composer, arranger and teacher, best known for his orchestral suite The PlanetsHolst lived at 31 Gretna Road, Richmond from 1903 to 1908, then moved with his family to Barnes. The house at 10 The Terrace where he lived between 1908 and 1913 has a blue plaque in his honour.[3][2]§
Herbert Howells1892–1983Composer, organist and teacher, most famous for his large output of Anglican church musicHowells lived from 1946 to 1983 at 3 Beverley Close, Barnes.[80]
Freddie Mercury1946–1991Musician, vocalist and lyricist of the rock band QueenMercury shared a house at 40 Ferry Road.[81][82]
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Sportspeople

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Ebenezer Cobb Morley1831–1924A solicitor and sportsman, Morley is regarded as the father of The Football Association and modern football.He lived at 26 The Terrace at Barnes and is buried in Barnes Cemetery.[83][84]
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Writers

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Lynne Reid Banks1929–2024AuthorShe was born in Barnes.[85]
Henry Fielding1707–1754Novelist, author of Tom Jones and also a magistrate who founded the Bow Street RunnersFielding lived at Milbourne House, Barnes Green in about 1750, when writing Amelia.[86]
Judith Kerr1923–2019Author and illustratorShe and her husband, Nigel Kneale (1922–2006), scriptwriter, both lived in Barnes.[87][88]
Eric Newby1919–2006Travel authorNewby was brought up in Castelnau Mansions, Barnes.[89]
Barbara Pym1913–1980Novelist, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, whose Quartet in Autumn (1977) was nominated for the Booker PrizePym lived at 47 Nassau Road.[89]
Richard Brinsley Sheridan1751–1816Playwright, poet, theatre owner and Whig MPSheridan owned Downe House, Richmond Hill and took a house on Barnes Terrace in 1810 when his son Tom was living at Milbourne House.[90][48]
Dodie Smith1896–1990Author of I Capture the Castle and The Hundred and One DalmatiansSmith lived in Riverview Gardens.[89]
Colin Welland1934–2015Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chariots of FireWelland lived in Barnes.[91]
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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Only notable people with entries on Wikipedia have been included, and their birth or residence has been verified by citations.
  2. [2]
    Trains from Barnes can reach London Waterloo station in 23 minutes.

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