Hampstead has a long tradition of attracting the rich and famous to its leafy hilltop village homes. Here’s a crop of the current celebrity residents.

Some of them have long and fruitful associations with the area, while others are more recent arrivals.

French Arsenal players past and present make a strong showing, as do actors and writers.

Pop stars also revel in the location where large secluded houses provide a degree of anonymity within the pretty urban village.

Who have we missed? What have been your best celeb spots in Hampstead?