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BLACKHEATH

Most Famous People Born in Blackheath, United Kingdom

Notable people
510
Peak decade
1990s
Median birth year
1927
Most distinctive
Cricket 8.2×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Blackheath during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Blackheath Is Known For

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Football is Blackheath's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (107).

Blackheath over-indexes on cricket — 8.2× the global rate.

Blackheath under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football107
  2. Cricket53
  3. Actor41
  4. Politician25
  5. Player14
  6. Writer12
  7. Militar11
  8. Singer10
  1. Cricket538.2×
  2. Engineer82.5×
  3. Football1071.9×
  4. Militar111.8×
  5. Actor411.5×
  1. Politician250.4×
  2. Painter80.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Blackheath's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0069 PAINTER

John Gilbert (painter)

1817 - 1897

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0118 ARCHITECT

Samuel Sanders Teulon

1812 - 1873

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0140 ENGRAVER

William Callow

1812 - 1908

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0153 EDUCATION

Maria Georgina Grey

1816 - 1906

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0159 COMPOSER

Elizabeth Stirling

1819 - 1895

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0271 POLITICIAN

John Bennett (watchmaker)

1814 - 1897

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0281 ACTOR

Alfred Wigan

1814 - 1878

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0284 WRITER

John Hargrave (judge)

1815 - 1885

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0309 PUBLISHER

George Samuel Measom

1818 - 1901

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0326 MATHEMATICIAN

Frederic Myers

1811 - 1851

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0454 POLITICIAN

Alfred Rhodes Bristow

1819 - 1875

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0472 CRICKET

Frederick Marsden

1819 - 1870

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0493 POLITICIAN

Richard Hargrave

1817 - 1905

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