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Watford WD17 is the place of birth of several famous people. Geraldine Estelle Halliwell, better known as Ginger Spice, was born and spent her school years in Watford. She is a pop singer and songwriter who was a member of the best-selling girl group of all time, the Spice Girls. Another famous person in the entertainment business who hails from this area is Michael Bentine. He is known for his work on The Goon Show.
Rupert Grint, the actor who portrayed Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series lived here for a while. McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook also lived here in his early years. Other famous residents are footballer Tom Carroll, actress Sue Cleaver, boxer Anthony Joshua, and cricketer Robert Simons.
Simon Le Bon, musician, songwriter and lyricist, and the lead singer of the legendary new wave and synthpop band Duran Duran was born in Bushey, a town in the Watford area.
Naughty Boy (Shahid Khan is his real name), DJ and record producer, was born and still lives in West Watford with his parents. Notably, he gained his first recording experience in their garden shed, where a small recording studio was.
Watford can boast of 92 nationally listed buildings, 43 public parks, gardens, and recreation grounds, eight of which have been awarded a Green Flag, nor can we fail to mention numerous museums and theatres located there.