51.4700° N, 0.0006° W
BLACKHEATH
Most Famous People Born in Blackheath, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 510
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- Median birth year
- 1927
- Most distinctive
- Cricket 8.2×
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.
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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- Filtered to 1850s Clear ×
Lawrence Hargrave
1850 - 1915
Doveton Sturdee
1859 - 1925
William Beardmore, 1st Baron Invernairn
1856 - 1936
Sidney Low
1857 - 1932
Edward Schroeder Prior
1857 - 1932
George Rowland Hill
1855 - 1928
George Lacy Hillier
1856 - 1941
John Scott Lidgett
1854 - 1953
Annie Matheson
1853 - 1924
Frank Penn (cricketer, born 1851)
1851 - 1916
Lennard Stokes
1856 - 1933
Dick Penn
1855 - 1889
Joseph Maddison
1850 - 1923
Gordon Smith (philatelist)
1856 - 1905
Henry Taylor (rugby union)
1858 - 1942
Graham Stokes (cricketer)
1858 - 1921
Felix Fielding
1858 - 1910
Madeline Rees George
1851 - 1931
Conrad Wallroth
1851 - 1926
Ernest Dixon (cricketer)
1854 - 1889
William Nicholls (Royal Marines officer)
Born 1854
Jabez Wright
1852 - 1922
Sidney Ellis
1859 - 1937