South Kensington

South Kensington

Upmarket South Kensington is home to cultural heavyweights like the Victoria and Albert Museum, showing art, sculpture, and design from ancient to contemporary times. Collections at the Natural History Museum include fossils and gemstones, while the Science Museum has a kid-focused interactive gallery and an IMAX cinema. An eclectic dining scene offers chic Japanese and European restaurants, plus unfussy chain eats.

People born in South Kensington (First 23 people) - Page 0

George Fullerton

George Fullerton

Musical instrument maker

Athol Rowan

Athol Rowan

South African cricketer

Louise Thompson

Louise Thompson

British TV personality

Terence Rattigan

Terence Rattigan

Dramatist

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

English actor

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber

English composer

Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter

Writer

Eric Hebborn

Eric Hebborn

Painter

Asad Ahmad

Asad Ahmad

Journalist

Basil Gray

Basil Gray

Art historian

Henry McGee

Henry McGee

British actor

Claude Dansey

Claude Dansey

Military officer

Oliver Hill

Oliver Hill

American attorney

Edward Burra

Edward Burra

Painter

Herbert Edward Ryle

Herbert Edward Ryle

Writer

Wilfred Noy

Wilfred Noy

Film director

John Philip Du Cane

John Philip Du Cane

British general

Derek Abbott

Derek Abbott

Physicist

William Arnold-Forster

William Arnold-Forster

Author and artist

Katharine Stephen

Katharine Stephen

Librarian

Graham McInnes

Graham McInnes

Author

Diana Uhlman

Diana Uhlman


William Wyndham Green

William Wyndham Green

Military personnel