List of Famous people born in Forest Gate, United Kingdom

Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor is a British-Nigerian actor and filmmaker. After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at age 19 and three months into his course, Ejiofor was cast by Steven Spielberg to play a supporting role in the film Amistad (1997) as James Covey.

June Konadu Sarpong is a British television broadcaster and presenter. She was a former panellist on ITV's Loose Women and is currently a panellist on the Sky News programme The Pledge. In October 2019, Sarpong was appointed as the BBC's first Director of Creative Diversity.

Dawn Petula Butler is a British Labour Party politician who is Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent Central since 2015. Butler served as Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities in Jeremy Corbyn’s Shadow Cabinet from 2017 to 2020 and MP for Brent South from 2005 to 2010.

Dame Florence Marjorie Wilcox, known professionally as Anna Neagle, was an English stage and film actress, singer and dancer.

Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley is an English former football player and manager. He played as a midfielder for West Ham United, Birmingham City, Aston Villa, Charlton Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion and has worked in the Premier League in management roles at Charlton Athletic and West Ham United. In December 2013 he was appointed technical director at Fulham only to be removed from the role in February 2014. He again joined Fulham's coaching staff in March 2015.