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 1860s Clear ×
Arthur Rackham
1867 - 1939
Frederick W. Lanchester
1868 - 1946
Raymond Beazley
1868 - 1955
Edward Tennyson Reed
1860 - 1933
Frederick Leslie Ransome
1868 - 1935
Francis Wentworth-Sheilds
1867 - 1944
Willie Dunn (golfer)
1864 - 1952
Thomas Keell
1866 - 1938
Edward Freeman (cricketer, born 1860)
1860 - 1939
Thomas Russell (cricketer)
1863 - 1927
Frederic Meyrick-Jones
1867 - 1950
Henry William Engleheart
1863 - 1939
Eustace North
1868 - 1942
W. D. Webster
1868 - 1913
Henry Talbot (cricketer)
1863 - 1911