Which famous fans support West Ham United as Jarrod Bowen’s strike seals Conference League victory?

Jarrod Bowen ‘hammered’ it home on Wednesday evening in the Conference League final against Fiorentina to see West Ham United win their first piece of silverware in over four decades.

Although West Ham fans caused chaos prior to and during the match in Prague, with one throwing something onto the pitch that hit one of the opposition’s players, did you know that the Hammers have a loyal celebrity fan base behind them too?

Among them is an Oscar winner, one of Britain’s most central figures in comedy and a former President of the United States, PeopleWorld takes a look.

Matt Damon

As the UEFA European Conference League trophy will take up residence at the West Ham stadium, one fan knows a thing or two about trophies namely Oscar winner Matt Damon.

The Good Will Hunting actor acknowledged that he doesn’t support teams like Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United as his English friends compared them to the Yankees in New York…a definite no no from Red Sox fan Damon.

Katy Perry

Whether Katy Perry supported West Ham before her marriage to die-hard Hammers fan Russell Brand is unclear, however the singer paid tribute to the club in 2009 when she adorned the blue and claret on the MTV Awards stage.

Barack Obama

For Barack Obama the initials ‘WH’ stood for White House for eight years during his two terms as the President of the United States, however WH in terms of West Ham also has a special place in the Obama family.

When Barack flew to East London to see his sister who lives there, he watched a Hammers match and has been hooked ever since.

John Cleese

We all know John Cleese from his long-term career in comedy but did you know that he offered his services as a speech writer to Barack Obama.

Maybe the two men could have spoken about their common love for West Ham as it has been reported Cleese’s family are die-hard fans.

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley has been a fan of West Ham for almost two decades after her love for the team began when they were promoted to the EPL in 2005.

At the time Keira said in an interview, “The atmosphere there is amazing. The games are shown at 6 a.m., and the pub is always packed. I plan on watching all the West Ham games I can this season. We’re back in the Premiership and we’re going to stay up.”

Alfred Hitchcock

Perhaps the ultimate famous fan can be found in legendary British director Alfred Hitchcock who ordered English newspapers to his LA home everyday to keep up with the team’s progress and results. But could the legendary director have built up as much suspense as the team did in the last ten minutes of the game? That's up for debate.