List of people from Sutton

Among those who were born in the London Borough of Sutton, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are (alphabetical order):

• Kim Acourt, glamour model
• Martin Adams, BDO Darts World Champion, born in Sutton
• Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, world-class sprinter, attended Greenshaw High School
• Joan Armatrading, singer-songwriter and musician, lived in Sutton in the 1970s
• Tony Barton, Aston Villa's 1982 European Cup winning manager, from Sutton
• David Bellamy, broadcaster and botanist, attended Sutton Grammar School
• Sally Anne Bowman, up-and-coming model, was murdered in Croydon, South London
• Sir Francis Carew, grandson of Sir Nicholas Carew; of Beddington Park; Elizabethan horticulturalist
• Sir Nicholas Carew, sheriff of Surrey and Sussex, Master of the King's Horse, executed by Henry VIII
• Noël Coward, actor and playwright, lived in Lenham Road, Sutton until the age of six
• Quentin Crisp, writer and gay icon
• Clark Datchler, lead singer of Johnny Hates Jazz
• David Fletcher, former Surrey cricketer
• Bradley McIntosh, member of former chart topping band S Club 7, attended Greenshaw High School
• Katie Melua, award winning singer, songwriter and musician, lived on Gander Green lane and attended Nonsuch High School for girls
• Brian Paddick, British Liberal Democrat politician, attended Sutton Grammar School for Boys
• Mike Parry, author, journalist, radio host and controversialist
• Sidney Richard Percy, painter, lived in Mulgrave Road, Sutton
• Michael Reeves, writer and director of horror classic Witchfinder General
• The Rolling Stones were discovered at the then Red Lion pub (now the Winning Post) in Sutton; the pub was also where Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman became permanent members of The Rolling Stones, on 23 January 1963
• Joanna Rowsell, world championship gold medal cyclist
• Sir Harry Secombe, humourist, singer, comedian, entertainer and member of the Goon Show cast; local resident and personality; the Secombe Theatre in Sutton is named after him
• Melanie South, British tennis player, attended Nonsuch High School for girls
• Neil Sullivan, Sutton-born Scottish international goalkeeper
• Graham Sutherland, painter, etcher and designer, attended Homefield Preparatory School, Sutton
• Barry Tebb, poet, novelist, editor, translator, founder of Sixties Press; mental health campaigner
• Sarah Tullamore, actress and singer