West Ham United F.C.

Alf Garnett - The BBC's much beloved bald-headed and bigotted 'old git' character who first appeared in 'Till Death Do Us Part' followed by 'In Sickness And In Health' and many other spin-offs including 'A Word With Alf' and 'The Thoughts Of Chairman Alf'. The program idea was also exported to the US in the form of 'Archie Bunker'.
Played by actor - Warren Mitchell, born 1926,(a life-long Spurs fan!!) Alf frequently extolled the Hammers virtues to his Liverpool loving 'scouse git' son-in-law played by Anthony Booth (Prime Minister Tony Blaire's father-in-law). Warren Mitchell has appeared in many, many character roles from 1957 to the current time.

Ray Winstone - Actor, Born 19 February 1957 in Hackney Hospital, London, Ex-amateur boxer, appearances in many film & TV dramas and TV comedy series including 'Scum' (Carlin); 'Quadrophenia' (Kevin); 'Fox' (Kenny Fox); 'Get Back' (Martin Sweet); 'Nil By Mouth' (Ray); 'Our Boy' (Woody); 'Births, Marriages & Deaths' (Alan) and many more, including appearances in: 'The Bill', 'The Sweeney', 'Bergerac' and 'Boon'.  Ray's TV offering for 2003 was to play Henry VIII. Has a box in the Centenary Stand where I'm informed he spends more time signing autographs than watching the match...

Nick Berry - Actor, born in Woodford, 1963, appearances include: 'Box Of Delights' (Pirate Rat); 'East Enders' (Wickesy); 'Heartbeat' (PC Nick Rowan); 'Harbour Lights' (Lt Comm Mike Nicholls) and 'In Deep' (Liam Ketman).

David Essex - Singer/Actor, born Plaistow, 23rd July 1947, appearances include: 'That'll Be The Day' and 'Stardust' (Jim McLaine); 'Silver Dream Racer' (Nick Freeman); 'The River' and Journey Of Honor (DonPedro).

Steve Harris - Born 12th March 1956 in Leytonstone, founder member of rock group - Iron Maiden - probably the best ever New Wave Heavy Metal band in the world. Originally formed in West Ham in the late 1970s and started out by performing in local east-end pubs, later members of the group line-up were however non 'locals' and on certain tours they had appeared wearing West Ham strip at gigs.

Richard Digance - Comedian, writer, songwriter, and poet, plus regular TV appearances on Countdown. Born in Plaistow, 24th February 1949. attended Thomas Lethaby School, East Ham and then dropped out of Reid Kerr College in Glasgow returning to East Ham Tech to take English Lit and Modern History. Links with Yeovil Town FC but West Ham was his original 'home' club.
Visit Richard's Website

Todd Carty - Actor. Though brought up in Kilburn he was born in County Meath, Ireland, 31st August 1963 and as far as internations are concerned supports Ireland, very well known on TV and film with appearances in 'Grange Hill' and 'Tucker's Luck' (Tucker), Krull (Oswyn), EastEnders (Mark Fowler #2) and The Bill.

Leslie Grantham -Actor, Camberwell 1947. Convicted of murder whilst in the army. appearances include: 'Dr. Who' (Kiston in Resurrection Of The Daleks episode); 'East Enders' ('Dirty' Den Watts); 'The Paradise Club' (Danny Kane); and 'The Uninvited' (CS Gates).

Lennox Lewis - Boxer, born West Ham, September 2nd 1965, Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion 2000 - April 2001, regained title November 2001 and retired as undisputed Champion in 2004. 

Reg Varney - Actor, born 11th July 1916. appearences include: 'Rag Trade' (Reg); 'Beggar My Neighbour' (Harry Butt); 'On The Buses' (Stan Butler) and 'The Plank' (Window Cleaner). Stan's father was a worker at a Silvertown rubber factory.

Phil Jupitus - Comedian and TV quiz show presenter and 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' contestant.

Rod Stewart - Singer, Roderick David Stewart, born January 10th 1945, in Hornsey, Edmonton, ex apprentice footballer with Brentford, formerly with 'The Faces', Scotland fanatic and Celtic fan that apparently considers the Hammers as his 'English' team. Has a home in Essex.

Kenny Lynch - Born 1939. Singer / Actor. appearences: 'Dr. Terror's House Of Horrors' (Sammy Coin); 'Carry On Living' (Bus Conductor) and 'The Plank' (Dustman). Records include 'Up On The Roof'. Was also the first non-Beatle to record a Beatles' song - (Misery).

Graham Gooch - England cricketer & captain, born Graham Alan Gooch, 23rd July 1953 in Leytonstone.

Billy Murray - Actor, best known for the role of decidedly dodgy cop - DS Don Beech - in 'The Bill', other appearences include: TVs 'Hazel'; 'Softly,Softly'; 'The Sweeney'; 'Minder'; 'The Professionals'; 'East Enders' and 'Casualty', films include: 'Up The Junction'; 'Poor Cow'; 'McVicar' and 'Buddy's Song'.  Still has a home and contacts in Newham.

Glen Murphy - Actor. played firefighter George Green in 'London's Burning'. ex amateur boxer whose other appearances include: 'Shine On Harvey Moon'; 'Cry Freedom' and 'Clockwork Mice'.

Terry Spinks - Boxer, Olympic Gold medallist in 1956. MBE. Son of a street bookie from Canning Town.

Billie Whitelaw - Born 6th June 1932. Actress. appearances include: Dixon of Dock Green (Mrs Dixon); Gumshoe; The Omen; Charlie Bubbles. among many.

Dame Anna Neagle - Real name - Florence Marjorie Robertson - (20th October 1904 - 1986). Actress and film star, favourite player was Sidney Puddefoot.

Matt Lorenzo - Sky TV Sports News presenter.

Perry Fenwick - Actor, plays Billy Mitchell in 'Eastenders'.

Billy Bragg - Musician / singer / songwriter. born in Barking, Dec 20th 1957. Punk rock and socially conscious folk styles.

John Cleese - Actor, Comedian and Writer. co-wrote and starred in 'Fawlty Towers'; 'Monty Python's Flying Circus'. Films include the 'Python' movies 'A Life Of Brian', 'Holy Grail' etc, and 'A Fish Called Wanda'; 'Dangerous Animals', etc.

Martin Brundle & Johnny Herbert - F1 motor racing drivers.
Martin was born in King's Lynn 1959 & Johnny in Romford 1964.

Lee Hurst - 'Stand up' Comedian, TV personality, with his own 'comedy' club - Lee Hurst's Backyard Club. former regular on BBC sports quiz - 'They think it's all over'.

Kriss Akabusi - English world-class international athlete, b: 28th November 1958 in Paddington, Olympic medal winner, TV personality.

Steve Roberts - Current (2002) WBF World Light Middleweight Champion.
born & bred in West Ham.

John Cole - Former BBC TV political commentator and reporter.
Born in Belfast 23rd November 1927.

Phil Collen - Guitarist, joined Def Leppard rock group in 1982, born 8th December 1957, London, lives in California.

Sean Day -Lewis - Writer, Daily Telegraph TV critic, and reviewer, son of poet - Cecil Day-Lewis, half-brother of actor - Daniel.

Frank Dobson - Politician, losing Labour candidate for the first Mayor of London election .

Noel Edmonds - TV personality, DJ, born December 1948. Presented BBC TV's 'Noel's House Party' in the 1990s
currently (2007) presenting smash-hit show 'Deal Or No Deal'.

Martin Hancock - Coronation Street actor - plays eco-warrior 'Spider', when asked which football team he supported he commented 'for my sins - West Ham...'.

James Gaddas - Actor - born 1960: Shakespearean and movie actor who has also appeared in TVs 'Grafters'; 'The Bill'; 'Coronation Street' (Vinny); 'Medics'; 'Peak Practice' and 'Bad Girls'.

Simon Geoghegan - Irish international rugby player with Bath, London Irish and the Barbarians, b: 1st September 1968 in Knebworth..

Colin McMillan - Boxer. British Featherweight Champion (1991 & 1996), WBO World Champion (1992) aka 'Sweet C', born in Hackney 12th February 1966. later lived in Stratford attending Rokeby School. Later became manager of Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison when he turned pro.

Ray 'Elton' Johnson - Professional 'double' of the ultimate Watford fan (and their chairman), superstar - Elton John - appearing on TV, at charity functions and opening stores, etc. However Ray is a through and through 'Hammer' with his own web site at
eltonjohnson.com

pictures courtesy of Ray Johnson

Jeremy Nicholas - GLR Radio sports commentator. Go to his Web Site at www.jeremynicholas.co.uk

Roger O'Donnell - The Cure rock group, keyboard player. born Forest Gate 29th October 1955, went to Odessa Road & Stratford Grammar schools.

Paul Ross - TV personality & quiz-master ('No Win, No Fee', 'Endurance', Etc.),
brother of Jonathan.

Martin Samuel - Sport journalist. Went to school in Ilford before taking to journalism with the Sun, then joined the Daily Express and lastly the News of the World and the Times, where he was named 'Sports Writer of the Year' in 2002.

Rob Shepherd - Football writer and editor for Today, and Daily Express, plus a Sky TV pundit.  Fell from grace in 2004 following a drunken incident in South London when he bit a fellow drinker in a bar and was jailed.

Louise Wener - 'Sleeper' pop group - singer / guitarist.

Robert Banks - Author. wrote 'An Irrational Hatred Of Luton'.

Jim Munro - Sunday Times football editor.

Simon Day - Comedian. born 7th June 1962. Appearences include TVs the 'Fast Show' ('Brilliant!'); Shakespeare In Love (boatman); We Know Where You Live (Billy Bleach).

Ross Kemp - Actor, born Barking 1st July 1964.
Best known for his part in Eastenders (Grant Mitchell) but has since moved on to other TV dramas. First love is rugby but a Hammers fan too.

Mark Kaylor - Boxer. British & Commonwealth Middleweight Champion (1983), born 11th May 1961.

Lee Clayton - Sports Journalist for 'The People' newspaper,

Tommy Walsh - Top TV Handyman. on the 'Ground Force' team - likes 'watching Hammers as well as using them' apart from being seen wearing an 'Iron's' hat whilst rubbing the lovely Charley Dimmock up the wrong way.

Roger Protz - CAMRA writer, (real ale) and real beer guru,
writer of many books on the subject of 'real' beer and the pubs that sell it,
is a season ticket holder.
has a website at: protzonbeer.com

Jim Fitzpatrick - MP for Canning Town & Poplar. ex firefighter with the London Fire Brigade for 23 years. born Glasgow 4th April 1952.
Jim's website is: jimfitzpatrickmp.co.uk

Stephen Timms - MP for Newham North East (1994). born in 1955, lived in Newham since 1979, ex Newham councillor and council leader (1990 - 1994) and social activist.
website at: www.stephentimmsmp.org.uk

John Lewis - Cricketer. Durham CCC bowler.

Dave Grohl - Musician, Foo Fighters and ex Nirvana drummer, spoke on VH1 about Premiership soccer and the Hammers.

Macauley Culkin - Actor / Film Star. born 26th August 1980 in New York. yes... Macauley Carson Culkin of 'Home Alone' fame enjoyed attending a number of Hammer's fixtures at Upton Park while working in London's West End.  - this one was confirmed by the guy that took him - to two Monday  night games, one at Charlton and one at Upton Park (there was no performance of his stage play on Mondays...)

Kyle McLachlan - Actor / TV Star, born 22nd February 1959 in Washington State. ex Twin Peaks (FBI Agent - Dale Cooper); Sex And The City (Trey Cooper); etc. - admitted on TV to feeling a bit 'hurt' after the Hammer's 7 - 1 Blackburn fiasco in 2001.

Ben Shephard - TV Presenter, Channel 4 & ITV2. trained dancer, choreographer and actor, born 1974 in Essex, managed to make Britney Spears say she was a Hammers fan during an interview.

Gold Brothers - David & Ralph - Rags to riches millionaire businessmen and Birmingham City Directors since 1993, currently sharing Presidency, Brought up in Green street where their mother ran a stall outside the family house, one time season ticket holders at Upton Park, and rumoured to have wanted to 'run' the Hammers.

Bryan Forbes and Nanette Newman - Actor/Director/Author & Actress. British movie star / Director husband and wife, Bryan was born in Stratford E15 on 22nd July 1926, appeared in many movies including The League Of Gentlemen and then went on to direct many more, later turned to writing. Nanette Newman married Bryan in 1955, appeared in movies (including The League Of Gentleman) and some directed by her husband.

Bob Ballard - Sports Presenter, Radio 5 Live, winter sports and swimming commentator.

David Croft - Sports Presenter, Radio 5 Live.

Paul Pritchard - Cricketer, Paul John Pritchard - Essex CCC captain (1995 - 1998). born Billericay 7th January 1965.

Adrian Mills - Radio Presenter. Satellite TV Travelshop and ex 'That's Life' man.

Morrissey - Musician, ex Smiths front man, born 1959, apparently has pictures of Bobby Moore on his LA bedroom wall, and wore West Ham Boy's Club T shirts on tour - not quite sure if that makes him a 'Hammer' though ?

Fi Glover - Radio Five Live Presenter.

Chesney Hawkes - Singer, one-hit wonder in 1991 with a song that was in No.1 slot for 5 weeks.

Paul McGinley - Irish Pro Ryder Cup Golfer, born December 16th 1966 in Dublin. Turned to golf after suffering a knee injury while playing Gaelic Football.

Kevin Lear - Boxer, 2002 WBU World Super-Featherweight Champion after 14 straight wins, born 1973 in Whitechapel, nicknamed 'Real Hammer' and offered the ailing squad the use of his gym in 2003.

Kenneth L Ross - Journalist - Business Editor and Columnist with The Republican in Springfield, Massachusetts. Watches games on satellite TV and admits to having rival fans (ManU, Newcastle, Partick) 'at the office'.
Visit 'The Republican' Online

Nicholas Cage - Film Megastar, Apparently became a fan after enjoying chatting to some Hammers' fans that were working on building a film set for one of his movies ?  Just hope that someone will let me know if they sit next to him in the Bobby Moore stand....

Linda Smith - Comedienne & writer - stated that she was a fan during her 'celeb' appearance on 'Test The Nation' in 2003 - (she was the highest scorer of the seven celebs).  Linda appears on radio (4) quiz show panels and as a guest on 'Room 101' quoted Tim Henman and adult readers of Harry Potter books as among her pet hates..  Sadly Linda died of cancer in 2006.

Keira Knightley - Film Star, born 26th March 1985 in Teddington, Middlesex, quoted on TV by Ray Winstone as being a Hammers fan.  Appearances include - Star Wars - Episode 1; Bend It Like Beckham; Thunderpants; Pirates Of The Carribean; Love Actually & King Arthur. 

Keith Flint - Dancer & group member of 'The Prodigy', born: 27th March 1969, rated as second only to Marilyn Manson in a 'nutter' poll.  also founder of 'Flint' - his own band project. Into motorbikes and gardening, lives near Chelmsford in Essex where he was born. 

John Terry - Footballer, born in Barking, on December 7th 1980. 
Chelsea FC captain and England star.  Source stated that he supported his local team as a youngster, but another has since put his early allegiance as Man Utd....  So this 'fan' may well
 be removed from the list of the our faithful.

Chris Clarke - Film crew / cameraman, born: 12th September 1977, in Romford, Essex. Films include: 'Lara Croft Tomb Raider' and 'Harry Potter' movies, plus 'Bridget Jones'.

Alfred Hitchcock - Film Director, born Leytonstone, 13th August 1899,
supported Hammers and told colleagues in Hollywood that he 
subscribed to English newspapers in order to keep track of their results.
Died in LA, 1980.

Danny Dyer - Actor, born: 24th July 1977, in Canning Town. TV & Films include: 'A Touch of Frost' , 'Cadfael' , 'Foyle's War', 'The Football Factory' and 'The Business'.  Danny has his own site at www.dannydyer.com

Donald Sumpter - Actor, born 13th February 1943,
Long list of TV and film performances dating back to the 1960s including -
K19 the Widowmaker, The Constant Gardener, The Bill, Poirot, The Black Panther, etc.
Apparently has been spotted buying OLAS in Castle Street more than once.

Scott Maslen - Actor, best known for playing DS Phil Hunter in 'The Bill',
mentioned WHU in a TV Times interview.

James Corden - Actor, Little Britain, Fat Friends, All or Nothing.

Mark Webster  - Sports presenter for Channel 5 often mentions his allegiance. Born in Rochford and currently (2007) living in Canning Town, As he explained himself he 'also spouts the cause as the TV pundit on The Mayo Show on Five Live and the new footie site Fanbanta'.

Jo O'Meara - Singer, born 29th April 1979, Essex. formerly S Club 7, lived in Collier Row
with her family of 'Hammers'.

Nick Frost - Actor / comedian, Star of 'Shaun of the Dead' and other TV hits.
expressed his allegiance in a Sunday supplement.

Sally Gunnell - British Star athlete and TV pundit.
Goes to the West Stand with her hubby and the kids.
 

Martin Kelner - Radio DJ, columnist and Talksport pundit.
From Manchester but a 'Hammer'.

Kevin Mitchell - Boxer, born 29th October 1984, Romford.
British ABA Featherweight Champion 2003.
States he's a fan on his website - www.kevin-mitchell.co.uk
 

Nicky Cook - Boxer, born Stepney, 13th September 1979.
Featherweight, British, Commonwealth, European and WBC Titles.
lives in Dagenham

Ade Adepitan  MBE - Paralympic athlete & TV presenter, Great Britain wheelchair basketball player and London 2012 ambassador,  Born in Nigeria and affected by polio as an infant, came to Britain at just three years old and attended school just minutes away from Upton Park.
 

Ronnie Biggs - Great Train Robber - apparently in the 1960s sent Johnny Byrne a signed shirt with 'Come On You Irons' written on it from Brazil....

Richard E Grant - Actor, movie star. appeared on Soccer AM on the morning of the 2006 FA Cup Final to show his allegiance....
 

Sebastian Faulks - Author and former literary editor of 'The Independent' - books include: Birdsong, Charlotte Gray, On Green Dolphin Street, Fool's Alphabet, etc.  Having been told  of his 'allegiance' to the Hammers, I found a quote in which he says - "The biggest influence on my life was my father... My schoolboy hero was Bobby Moore; I have never had another one, partly because I outgrew the age of hero-worship and partly because no one since has measured up."....

David Gest – ‘Celebrity’, ‘star’ of I’m A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here and Liza Minnelli’s ex hubby, and was a TV producer. apparently appeared on Soccer AM and stated his allegiance to the Hammers....
 

Russell Brand  - Comedian?  Apparently highly popular on reality TV discussion programmes, and according to my son 
and a few  emails was/is a Hammer supporter, although I can’t really picture him surviving very long in amongst the
 ordinary residents of the Bobby Moore stand.  

Tony Hayward – Became Chief Executive Officer for BP replacing his former boss Lord Browne in 2007, after a career 
starting in the 1980s as geologist for the huge petroleum company around the world, moved over to the 'commercial' 
side of the company  and rose through  the ranks, Lives in London and is stated as being a 'keen' Hammers fan.