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Maida Vale ( ) is an affluent residential district consisting of the northern part of Paddington in West London, west of

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. Maida Vale is part of the City of Westminster, 3.1 miles (5.0 km) north-west of Charing Cross. It has many late Victorian and Edwardian blocks of mansion flats. The area is home to the

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Maida Vale Studios Maida Vale Studios is a complex of seven BBC sound studios, of which five are in regular use, in Delaware Road, Maida Vale, west London. It has been used to record thousands of classical music, popular music and drama sessions for BBC Radio 1 ...

Name

The name derives from a pub called ''The Maida'', the hanging board of which used to show a likeness of Sir John Stuart, under which was the legend ''Sir John Stuart, the hero of Maida''. General Sir John Stuart was made Count of Maida, a town in Calabria, by King Ferdinand IV of Naples and III of Sicily, after victory at the

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in 1806. The pub stood on

near the

Regent's Canal Regent's Canal is a canal across an area just north of central London, England. It provides a link from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal, north-west of Paddington Basin in the west, to the Limehouse Basin and the River Thames in e ...

until about 2000. In recent years, a different pub (formerly ''The Truscott Arms'') has been renamed ''The Hero of Maida'', but is in a different location.

Geography

The area is bounded by Maida Avenue and the Regent's Canal to the south, Maida Vale Road to the north-east, Kilburn Park Road to the north-west, and Shirland Road and Blomfield Road to the south-west: an area of around . It makes up most of the W9 postal district. The southern part of Maida Vale, at the junction of

Paddington Basin Paddington Basin is the name given to a long canal basin, and its surrounding area, in Paddington, London. The basin commences 500 m south of the junction known as Little Venice, of the Regent's Canal and the Paddington Arm of the Grand ...

with

with many houseboats, is known as Little Venice. Paddington Recreation Ground is also located in Maida Vale. The area to the south-west of Maida Vale, at the western end of Elgin Avenue, where it meets Harrow Road, was historically known as "Maida Hill", as a recognised postal district bounded by the Avenues on the west, the Regent's Canal to the south, Maida Vale to the east and Kilburn Lane to the north. Parts of Maida Vale were also included in this. The name "Maida Hill" had fallen out of use, but was resurrected since the mid-2000s by way of the 414 bus route (which from 2005 to 2021 gave its destination as Maida Hill and terminated on Shirland Road), and a new street market on the Piazza at the junction of Elgin Avenue and Harrow Road. Just to the east of Maida Vale is

, with Lord's Cricket Ground.

History

The area was originally owned by the Church, initially as part of

St Margaret's, Westminster The Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey, is in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, London, England. It is dedicated to Margaret of Antioch, and forms part of a single World Heritage Site with the Palace of Westminster ...

, then later by the Bishop of London after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. In 1742, a lease for future development was signed by Sir John Frederick. His daughter later married Robert Thistlethwaite, a Hampshire landowner, whose Hampshire holdings including Widley and Wymering are commemorated in Maida Vale street names. In 1816, an Act of Parliament allowed the trustees of Sir John Frederick's estate and the Bishop of London to begin developing the area. This began in the 1820s with development along Edgware Road. The area was first named on maps as Maida Vale in 1827. John Gutch, surveyor to the Bishop of London, produced a plan for the area in 1827, which roughly corresponds to current road alignments. By 1868, a stretch of Edgware Road near the area had been officially named Maida Vale. In 1960, the ownership of the area's freehold passed from the Bishop of London to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, whose function was to administer the church's assets. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Maida Vale was a significant Sephardic Jewish district, to the extent that an 1878 magazine report reported that it was commonly called "New Jerusalem". The 1896 Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue, a Grade II listed building and headquarters of the British Sephardi community, is on Lauderdale Road. The actor Alec Guinness was born on this road. The first Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, lived within sight of this synagogue on Warrington Crescent. The pioneer of modern computing, Alan Turing, was born at what is now the Colonnade Hotel in Warrington Crescent.

Maida Vale tube station Maida Vale is a London Underground station in Maida Vale in inner north-west London. The station is on the Bakerloo line, between Kilburn Park and Warwick Avenue stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station is 'Grade II' listed building ...

was opened on 6 June 1915 on the Bakerloo line. Warwick Avenue tube station on the same line had been opened a few months earlier.

BBC Studios

Maida Vale is home to some of

...
network radio's recording and broadcast studios. The building on Delaware Road is one of the BBC's earliest premises, pre-dating Broadcasting House, and was the centre of the BBC radio news service during World War II. The building houses seven music and radio drama studios. Most famously it was home to John Peel's BBC Radio 1 '' Peel Sessions'' and the

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. In 2018 the BBC announced plans to close the Maida Vale studios and relocate its functions to East London.

Little Venice

Little Venice is a comparatively recent name for parts of Maida Vale and Paddington in the City of Westminster. It consists of the area surrounding the Little Venice basin and its canals. It is known for its Regency style white stucco buildings and its canals and moored boats. The name Little Venice is applied to Maida Avenue, Warwick Crescent and Blomfield Road, and the streets in the south of Maida Vale overlooking Browning's Pool, including the section of Randolph Avenue south of Warrington Crescent. According to one story, the poet Robert Browning, who lived in the area from 1862 to 1887, coined the name. However, this was disputed by Lord Kinross in 1966 and by London Canals. Both assert that Lord Byron (1788–1824) humorously coined the name, which now applies more loosely to a longer reach of the canal system. Browning's Pool is named after the poet. It forms the junction of

and the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal. South Maida Vale, a prime residential area, also has a reputation for shops and restaurants and for the Canal Cafe Theatre, the Puppet Theatre Barge, the ''Waterside Café'' and the ''

Warwick Castle Warwick Castle is a medieval castle developed from a wooden fort, originally built by William the Conqueror during 1068. Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, England, situated on a meander of the River Avon. The original wooden motte-an ...

'' pub. A waterbus service operates from Little Venice eastwards round Regent's Park, calling at London Zoo and on towards Camden Town. The Inland Waterways Association has hosted since 1983 a Canalway Cavalcade in Little Venice.

Other areas

Maida Vale is noted for wide tree-lined avenues, large communal gardens and red-brick mansion blocks from the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. The first mansion blocks were completed in 1897, with the arrival of the identically designed Lauderdale Mansions South, Lauderdale Mansions West and Lauderdale Mansions East in Lauderdale Road. Others followed in neighbouring streets: Elgin Mansions (Elgin Avenue) and Leith Mansions (Grantully Road) in 1900, Ashworth Mansions (Elgin Avenue and Grantully Road) and Castellain Mansions (Castellain Road) in 1902, Elgin Court (Elgin Avenue) and Carlton Mansions (Randolph Avenue) in 1902, Delaware Mansions (Delaware Road) and Biddulph Mansions (Elgin Avenue and Biddulph Road) in 1907 and Randolph Court in 1910. Among the buildings of architectural interest is the '' Carlton Tavern'', a pub on Carlton Vale. Built in 1920–1921 for Charrington Brewery, it is thought to be the work of the architect

Frank J. Potter Francis "Frank" John Potter (1871-1948) was a British architect who designed the new Hampstead Observatory and the Carlton Tavern in Kilburn, London. Early life and family Frank Potter was born in Hampstead, London, in 1871 to George William ...

and is noted for its 1920s interiors and faience tiled exterior. The building was being considered by

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for Grade II listing when it was unexpectedly demolished in March 2015 by the

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CLTX Ltd to make way for a block of flats. The pub was subsequently rebuilt and re-opened following a community campaign and planning appeals.

Demography

Maida Vale has a namesake electoral ward and in the 2022 local election returned three Labour councillors for Westminster City Council. The 2011 census counted a population of 10,210 in the ward. Ethnicity-wise, 62.4% of the population were White (38% British, 3% Irish, 22% Other), 11.7% were Asian, and 7.1% were Black. Maida Vale also had a large Arab community, who formed 9.2% of the population, and by far the most spoken foreign language was Arabic. Of the 4,480 households, the number of homes owned or privately rented were about even, with socially rented a bit less but still significant. Properties are predominantly in the flats/maisonettes/apartments category (over 90 percent of the households). The median age was 33. Being in the inner city, the majority of residents do not own a car or van.

Religion

The principal church in Kilburn is St Augustine's, sometimes referred to as "The Cathedral of North London"; the area is also served by St Mark's parish church, Hamilton Terrace and by St Saviour's Church, Warwick Avenue, a building constructed in 1972–1976 in a "modern" style. The latter building was referred to by some local residents as "the God Box". Between 1870 and 1906, the incumbent at St Mark's was Robinson Duckworth. Lauderdale Road Synagogue, a Sephardic Jewish place of worship, is in Maida Vale. Saatchi Shul, an independent Orthodox Jewish synagogue, was founded in Maida Vale in 1998.

In popular culture

*Scenes from the 1988 film '' A Fish Called Wanda'' were filmed in the area. *Several scenes from '' Paddington'' (2014) were filmed in Maida Vale, including using the tube station (mocked up to appear to be the fictional 'Westbourne Oak' station) and a police chase on Castellain Road. *In the television adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel ''

The Child in Time ''The Child in Time'' (1987) is a novel by Ian McEwan. The story concerns Stephen, an author of children's books, and his wife, two years after the kidnapping of their three-year-old daughter Kate. ''The Child in Time'' divided critics. It w ...

,'' the family was depicted as living in Maida Vale and several of the exterior scenes were shot around Elgin Avenue. *Scenes from '' The Mummy'' (2017) starring Tom Cruise were shot in the Warrington pub in Maida Vale. *The film ''Disobedience'' (2017) was shot at the Lauderdale Road Synagogue. *Scenes for film '' In Darkness'' (2018) starring Natalie Dormer were filmed at a flower shop (made to appear to be a coffee shop) on Lauderdale Parade. *Scenes from ''

The Romanoffs ''The Romanoffs'' is an American anthology drama streaming television series created, written, produced, and directed by Matthew Weiner. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video October 12, 2018 and features an ensemble cast that differs from episode to ...

'' TV series (2018) were filmed at the site of Kindred Studios in 2018. Maida Vale has also been referenced in several films and television programmes: *In Season 4 of ''

Downton Abbey ''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States o ...

'', Lady Edith says she is having an abortion because "I don't want to be an outcast. I don't want to be some funny woman living in Maida Vale people never talk about." *Maida Vale is where most of the action takes place in ''Dial M for Murder'', both the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film, and the original play written by Frederick Knott. Specifically, there are numerous references to the Maida Vale police who investigate the murder.

Notable people

Commemorative plaques

;''Ordered by birth date'' *

Andreas Kalvos Andreas Kalvos ( el, Ἀνδρέας Κάλβος, also spelled Andreas Calvos; commonly in Italian: Andrea Calbo; 1 April 1792 – 3 November 1869) was a Greek poet of the Romantic school. He published five volumes of poetry and drama - ''Canzone. ...

(1792–1869), Greek poet and patriot, at 182 Sutherland Avenue. *

Ambrose Fleming Sir John Ambrose Fleming FRS (29 November 1849 – 18 April 1945) was an English electrical engineer and physicist who invented the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube, designed the radio transmitter with which the first transatlantic radi ...

(1849–1945), English electrical engineer and physicist, at 9 Clifton Gardens. * David Ben-Gurion (1886–1973), first prime minister of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, at 75 Warrington Crescent. *

Lupino Lane Henry William George Lupino (16 June 1892 – 10 November 1959) professionally Lupino Lane, was an English actor and theatre manager, and a member of the famous Lupino family, which eventually included his cousin, the screenwriter/director/actr ...

(1892–1959), theatre and film star, at 32 Maida Vale. * Henry Hall (1898-1989),

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leader, at 8 Randolph Mews in 1959-1981. * Edward Ardizzone (1900–1979), artist and illustrator, at 130 Elgin Avenue. * Lennox Berkeley (1900-1989), composer, lived at 8 Warwick Avenue. * Alan Turing (1912–1954), code-breaker and pioneer of computer science, at 2 Warrington Crescent. * Alec Guinness (1914–2000), English actor, born at 155 Lauderdale Mansions. * Arthur Lowe (1915–1982), English actor, famed for his role as Captain George Mainwaring in the television show ''

Dad's Army ''Dad's Army'' is a British television sitcom about the United Kingdom's Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, and originally broadcast on BBC1 from 31 July 1968 to 13 November 1977. It ran fo ...

'', at 2 Maida Hill West in 1969–1982. * Roger Bannister (1929–2018), English athlete and neurologist, trained to break the 4-minute mile at the track in Paddington Rec while a medical student at St Mary's hospital. * Tony Meehan (1943–2005), founder member of the guitar group The Shadows, lived at 34 Lauderdale Mansions in 1977–2005.

Other notables

;''Ordered by birth date where given, followed by those for whom no birth date is given. See also People from Maida Vale'' *Sir

John Tenniel Sir John Tenniel (; 28 February 182025 February 1914)Johnson, Lewis (2003), "Tenniel, John", ''Grove Art Online, Oxford Art Online'', Oxford University Press. Web. Retrieved 12 December 2016. was an English illustrator, graphic humorist and poli ...

(1820–1914), artist and cartoonist, at 10 Portsdown Road, Maida Hill in 1854–1909. *

John Lawrence Toole John Lawrence (J. L.) Toole (12 March 1830 – 30 July 1906) was an English comic actor, actor-manager and theatrical producer. He was famous for his roles in farce and in serio-comic melodramas, in a career that spanned more than four decades, ...

(1830–1906), comic actor, lived in Maida Vale. *

James Payn James Payn (; 28 February 1830 – 25 March 1898) was an English novelist and editor. Among the periodicals he edited were '' Chambers's Journal'' in Edinburgh and the ''Cornhill Magazine'' in London. Family Payn's father, William Payn (1774/1 ...

(1830–1898), novelist and journal editor, died at his home, 43 Warrington Crescent, on 25 March 1898. * Joanna Mary Boyce (1831–1861), portrait painter, born in Maida Vale. *

Charles Coborn Colin Whitton McCallum (4 August 1852 – 23 November 1945), known by his stage name Charles Coborn, was a British music hall singer and comedian. In a long career, Coborn was known largely for two comic songs: "Two Lovely Black Eyes", and " T ...

(1852-1945), music hall entertainer, lived at 27 Elgin Mansions. *Sir

Edward German Sir Edward German (17 February 1862 – 11 November 1936) was an English musician and composer of Welsh descent, best remembered for his extensive output of incidental music for the stage and as a successor to Arthur Sullivan in the field of En ...

(1862–1936), composer, lived at 5 Biddulph Road from 1921 until his death in 1936. *

George Arliss George Arliss (born Augustus George Andrews; 10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he ...

(1868–1946), actor, at 1 Clifton Villas. *

Leslie Green Leslie William Green (6 February 1875 – 31 August 1908) was an English architect. He is best known for his design of iconic stations constructed on the London Underground railway system in central London during the first decade of the 20t ...

(1875–1908), architect, was born in Maida Vale. * John Masefield (1878–1967), novelist, playwright and Poet Laureate from 1930, at 30 Maida Avenue. *Lieutenant

Leonard Keysor Leonard Maurice Keysor, VC (also known as "Keyzor" or "Kyezor") (3 November 1885 – 12 October 1951) was a British-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded t ...

VC (1885–1951), Australian soldier, born in Maida Vale. * Clifford Grey (1887–1941), musical theatre composer, at 38 Sandringham Court. *

Esmé Percy Saville Esmé Percy (8 August 1887 – 17 June 1957) was an English actor who specialized in the plays of G.B. Shaw and appeared in 40 films between 1930 and 1956. He was born in London and died in Brighton. Partial filmography * ''Murder! ...

(1887–1957), actor, at 30 Warrington Crescent. * Philip Guedalla (1889–1944), writer, politician and barrister, born in Maida Vale. *

Vera Brittain Vera Mary Brittain (29 December 1893 – 29 March 1970) was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse, writer, feminist, socialist and pacifist. Her best-selling 1933 memoir '' Testament of Youth'' recounted her experiences during the Fir ...

(1893–1970), writer, at 111 Wymering Mansions, Wymering Road. * Victor Gollancz (1893–1967), publisher and humanitarian, born at 256 Elgin Avenue, Maida Vale. * Konni Zilliacus (1894–1967), Labour MP for Manchester Gorton and author. *

Irene Handl Irene Handl (27 December 1901 – 29 November 1987) was a British author and character actress who appeared in more than 100 British films. Life Irene Handl was born in Maida Vale, London, the younger of two daughters of an Austria-born father ...

(1901–1987), character actress, born in Maida Vale. *

Terence Fisher Terence Fisher (23 February 1904 – 18 June 1980) was a British film director best known for his work for Hammer Films. He was the first to bring gothic horror alive in full colour, and the sexual overtones and explicit horror in his films, ...

(1904–1980), film director, born in Maida Vale. *

Nancy Mitford Nancy Freeman-Mitford (28 November 1904 – 30 June 1973), known as Nancy Mitford, was an English novelist, biographer, and journalist. The eldest of the Mitford sisters, she was regarded as one of the "bright young things" on the London ...

(1904–1973), author, at 13 Blomfield Road in the 1930s. * Lou Preager (1906–1978),

leader, at 198 Wymering Mansions, Wymering Road in the 1930s. * James MacColl (1908–1971), Labour MP for Widnes, at 21 Randolph Road. *

Hardy Amies Sir Edwin Hardy Amies KCVO (17 July 1909 – 5 March 2003) was an English fashion designer, founder of the Hardy Amies label and a Royal Warrant holder as designer to the Queen. Early life Hardy Amies was born Edwin Amies on 17 July 1909 in ...

(1909–2003), fashion designer, dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth II. * Walter Kolarz (1912–1962), communist scholar, in Maida Vale from 1940 until his death. *

Ernest Clark Ernest Clark (12 February 1912 – 11 November 1994) was a British actor of stage, television and film. Early life Clark was the son of a master builder in Maida Vale, and was educated nearby at St Marylebone Grammar School. After leaving sc ...

(1912–1994), actor, born and raised in Maida Vale. * Helen Clare (1916–2018), singer, was living at 88 Maida Vale in 1939. *

Alan Freeman Alan Leslie Freeman, MBE (6 July 1927 – 27 November 2006), nicknamed "Fluff", was an Australian-born British disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom for 40 years, best known for presenting '' Pick of the Pops'' from 1961 to ...

(1927–2006), broadcaster. * Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007), cellist, at 18 Randolph Crescent. *

Enrica Soma Enrica Georgia Soma (May 9, 1929 – January 29, 1969) was an American socialite, model, and prima ballerina. She was also the wife of director John Huston and mother of their three children. Life and career Soma was born in Manhattan, New York, ...

(1929–1969), Italian-American socialite and ballerina, one-time wife of John Huston and mother of Anjelica Huston, moved there with her children in 1962 after separating from her husband. * Ruth Rendell (1930–2015), Baroness Rendell of Babergh, the English crime novelist, lived in the area. * Alexander Walker (1930–2003), '' Evening Standard'' film critic, at 1 Marlborough, 38–40 Maida Vale. * Joan Collins (b. 1933) grew up in Maida Vale. *

John Inman Frederick John Inman (28 June 1935 – 8 March 2007) was an English actor and singer best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in '' Are You Being Served?'', a British sitcom between 1972 and 1985, and was the only actor from that series to featu ...

(1935–2007), actor, lived in a mews house in Little Venice for 30 years. * Eddie Linden (b. 1935), poet and founder of ''Aquarius'' magazine, which he edited from his home in Maida Vale. *

Delia Derbyshire Delia Ann Derbyshire (5 May 1937 – 3 July 2001) was an English musician and composer of electronic music. She carried out notable work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop during the 1960s, including her electronic arrangement of the theme ...

(1937–2001), in Clifton Road during her time with the

. * Edward Fox (b. 1937), film actor, has lived in Maida Avenue, by the Regent's Canal, from the 1970s to the present-day. * Philip Lawrence (1947-1995), head teacher at St George's Catholic School in Maida Vale at the time of his murder in December 1995. * Joe Strummer (1952–2002) of punk rock band The Clash lived there. * Jimmy McCulloch (1953–1979) of the rock band

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died of a heroin overdose at his flat there. *

Elizabeth Emanuel Elizabeth Florence Emanuel (née Weiner, born 5 July 1953) is a British fashion designer who is best known for designing, with her former husband David Emanuel, the wedding dress worn by Lady Diana Spencer on her wedding to Prince Charles in ...

(b. 1953), fashion designer, lives in the area. *

Michael Flatley Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958) is an Irish-American dancer. He became known for Irish dance shows '' Riverdance'', '' Lord of the Dance'', '' Feet of Flames'', and '' Celtic Tiger Live''. Flatley's shows have played to more than 60 mi ...

(b. 1958), dancer and creator of ''Riverdance'' etc., owned a house in Park Place Villas, near the Regent's Canal, until 2004. * Jarvis Cocker (b. 1963) of

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was living in the area in 1997. *

Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, (born 20 May 1964), styled Viscount Althorp between 1975 and 1992, is a British peer, author, journalist, and broadcaster. He is the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, and is the mate ...

(b. 1964), peer, author and younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has a residence in Maida Vale. * Björk (b. 1965), Icelandic singer, resident in the 1990s and early 2000s. * Ben Miller (b. 1966), comedian and actor. *

Noel Gallagher Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the chief songwriter, lead guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis until their split in 2009. After leaving Oasis, he formed ...

(b. 1967), singer, songwriter and guitarist. *

Bradley Wiggins Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE (born 28 April 1980) is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. He began his cycling career on the track, but later made the transition to r ...

(b. 1980), cyclist. *

Eva Green Eva Gaëlle Green (, ; born ) is a French actress and model. The daughter of actress Marlène Jobert, she began her career in theatre before making her film debut in Bernardo Bertolucci's '' The Dreamers'' (2003). She achieved international reco ...

(b. 1980), actress. * Mohammed Emwazi (1988–2015), alleged executioner for Islamic State known as "Jihadi John", attended St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School in Maida Vale. * Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary (b. 1991), suspected Islamist militant. * Daisy Ridley (b. 1992), actress. * Kate Stewart (b. 1995), singer-songwriter.

Education

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