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Actress Bonnie Wright who played Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter is a former pupil of King Alfred School in Golders Green NW11. Historian Raphael Samuel and sculptor Emily Young are other notable former pupils.
Actress Helena Bonham Carter was born in Golders Green NW11. BAFTA winner actor David Kossoff lived here. Singer Alex Clare lives in the area. NFL player Osi Umenyiora was born here. X Factor contestants lived in a mansion in West Heath Avenue in 2009.
Golders Green NW11 name derives from the Godyere family who lived here. The area is known for having a variety of ethnic restaurants such as Israeli, Indian, Italian, Korean, Thai, Japanese, and Chinese. Golders Green NW11 is the setting for the short story The Ghoul of Golders Green by Michael Arlen.