Eadweard Muybridge
Makes Kingston ‘the birthplace of film’
Arthur Chisnall
Founder of the famous Eel Pie Island Jazz Club
Eric Clapton
The Yardbirds, Cream. Voted 35th best guitarist of all time
Peter Cox
Lead singer of Go West
Sandy Denny
Lead singer of Fairport Convention
Richard Butler
Lead singer of The Psychedelic Furs
Chris Dreja
Multi-intrumentalist for The Yardbirds and Box of Frogs
Pamela Green
Fashion model of the 1950s and early 1960s
Victoria Crowe
Landscape painter
Neon Hitch
Singer
John Martyn
Folk singer, guitarist and songwriter
Tom Rowlands
One half of the Chemical Brothers
Tim Smith
Lead singer and guitarist of Cardiacs
Stormzy
Grime Artist and Rapper
Steven Wilson
Lead Singer of Porcupine Tree
Stanley Picker
Owner of Gala Cosmetics
Mary Quant
Trailblazing fashion designer of the 1960’s, who’s cosmetic factory was run out of Hook Rise
Bonnie Greer
Chancellor of Kingston University
Reginald Brill
Principal of Kingston School of Art, 1934-1962
Daphne Brooker
Changemaking Head of School of Fashion, Kingston Polytechnic 1962-1992
Betty Joel
Interior Designer and Furniture maker
Frank Whately
Founding director of The Rose Theatre
Dora Gordine
Sculptor and designer of Dorich House, a 1930’s Artist Studio’s
Thomas and John Fridy
Founders of what would become Kingston School of Art
Marion Shipley (nee Hinton)
Museum Curator and archaeologist responsible for the excavations of the undercroft in the 1980s
Harry Hawker
Australian aviation pioneer, buried in Kingston
‘Nipper’
The HMV dog
John ‘Rhino’ Edwards
Status Quo Bassist
Richard David James
Aphex Twin
Dame Jacqueline Wilson
Children’s book author
Sir Anthony Caro
Revered 20th century sculptor
Alfred Bestall
Illustrator of Rupert the Bear
John Galsworthy
Author of Forsythe Saga
Muriel Box
Screenwriter and film director
John Azah
Founder of the Kingston Carnival
Tom Holland
Played Spiderman 2015-2017
Katherine Parkinson
Actress in the IT Crowd
Sheridan Smith, Angellica Bell, Michael Underwood
Patrons for Creative Youth
Maude Bishop
Designed the ‘St Luke’ window in Surbiton Hill Methodist Church
‘Amp’ Kingston University / Polytechnic Hall Of Fame / Alumni
David Nash
Sculptor
David Chipperfield
Architect
Fiona Banner
Artist
Glenda Bailey
Fashion editor
Richard David James
AKA Aphex Twin
Tom Wright
Architect
Hamish Mackie
Sculptor
Joshua Kane
Menswear designer
Gitta Geschwendtner
Designer
Helen Storey
Fashion designer
John Richmond
Fashion designer
William Plunkett
Furniture designer
Mathew Hilton
Furniture designer
Jasper Morrison
Furniture designer
Ken Draper
Artist
John Bratby
Artist
Gavin Turk
Artist
Anya Gallaccio
Artist
Deborah Curtis
Artist
June Duprez
Hollywood actor
Peter Day
Special FX artist
Alan Jeapes
Graphic designer
Becky Sloan & Joe Pelling
Animators
Barbara C. Freeman
Author and illustrator
Maude Bishop
Designer
John Richmond
Oasis’ Creative Director
Nadia Jones
Designer
Soozie Jenkinson
Designer
Kay Morley
Editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar
Jane Hartley
Costume Designer
