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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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0099 LINGUIST

John Beames

1837 - 1902

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0127 ENGINEER

George Thompson (engineer)

1839 - 1876

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0138 PAINTER

Horatio Henry Couldery

1832 - 1893

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0219 WRITER

William Carpenter (flat Earth theorist)

1830 - 1896

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0268 COMPOSER

Elizabeth Sara Sheppard

1830 - 1862

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0349 DIPLOMAT

William Frederick Haynes Smith

1839 - 1928

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0360 BARRISTER

William Traill

1838 - 1905

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0494 CRICKET

Charles Morgan (Surrey cricketer)

1839 - 1904

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