Celebrity
Famous people have been born, lived, died and been buried in the area. But it's not just the political and royal who have made their name here.

Jeremy Bentham - Queen Anne's Gate
The philosopher attended Westminster School, went to Oxford in 1760 at the age of 12 and lived at 40 Queen Anne's Gate. He was one of the earliest proponents of jogging, exercising every day in St James's Park. His stuffed body is on public display at University College, minus his head, which was replaced with a wax copy as the original was subject to so many student pranks.

Ben Jonson - Westminster Abbey
Ben Jonson (1574-1637) the Poet Laureate, was buried in Westminster Abbey standing up, thus taking up less costly floor space.

Bram Stoker - St George's Square
The author of Dracula died at 26 St. George’s Square.

Colonel Blood - Tufton Street
The notorious Colonel Blood, who tried to steal the Crown Jewels and Regalia from the Tower of London once resided at a house on the corner of Great Peter Street and Tufton Street.

David Niven and The Queen Mother - Grosvenor Gardens
Both David Niven and The Queen Mother were both born in Belgrave Mansions on Grosvenor Gardens - now Grosvenor Gardens House.

Dick Turpin - Petty France
Dick Turpin lived on Petty France (formerly York Street).

Guy Fawkes - Old Palace Yard
When being led to the noose at Old Palace Yard, opposite the building he had attempted to destroy, Guy Fawkes managed to jump from the gallows, breaking his neck in the fall and thus avoiding the agony of the latter part of his execution of hanging, drawing and quartering.

The Goons - Strutton Ground
The groundbreaking Goon Show was conceived and written in The Grafton Arms at 2 Strutton Ground by the comedians Peter Sellars, Spike Milligan, Michael Bentine and Harry Secombe.

Ian Fleming - Ebury Street
The author and creator of James Bond lived at 22 Ebury Street, SW1.

Joseph Conrad - Gillingham Street
The Polish-born novelist lived at 17 Gillingham Street, SW1.

Laurence Olivier - Lupus Street
The actor lived at 22 Lupus Street as a child.

Mozart - Ebury Street
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first symphony in 1764 whilst living on Ebury Street as a child, and played piano for money in local pubs.

Norman Wisdom - Artillery Mansions
According to his biography, Norman Wisdom slept rough under the statue of Marshal Foch by the bus station at the age of 9. Before going into comedy he worked as an errand boy in Artillery Mansions on Victoria Street which was then a grand hotel. 

Sting
The tantric musician lives at 26 Queen Anne's Gate.

T E Lawrence - Barton Street
Lawrence of Arabia lived at 14 Barton St, SW1.

Westminster School - Deans Yard
Westminster School has had a huge number of famous past pupils who include: Christopher Wren, Dido, A.A. Milne, John Gielgud, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Louis Theroux, Helena Bonham Carter and Tony Benn. Shane McGowan of The Pogues was also a pupil (expelled for drug use). The school’s more illustrious alumni includes six Victoria Cross holders and six Prime Ministers, plus Nick Clegg.