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 1870s Clear ×
Edgar Wallace
1875 - 1932
David Lindsay (novelist)
1876 - 1945
Cecil Forsyth
1870 - 1941
Alfred Salter
1873 - 1945
Wilson Benge
1875 - 1955
Walter de Havilland
1872 - 1968
Keith Lucas (scientist)
1879 - 1916
Jack Mason
1874 - 1958
Rosa May Billinghurst
1875 - 1953
Reggie Schwarz
1875 - 1918
Clifford Coffin
1870 - 1959
Cuthbert Burnup
1875 - 1960
Charles Folkard
1878 - 1963
Arthur Adalbert Chase
Born 1874
Charles Leonard Hartwell
1873 - 1951
Malcolm Burr
1878 - 1954
Alexander Duckham
1877 - 1945
Catherine Dawson Giles
1878 - 1955
Vincent Esch
1876 - 1950
Frank Searle (businessman)
1874 - 1948
Charles Cherry
1872 - 1931
Alexander Todd (rugby union)
1873 - 1915
David Knights-Whittome
1876 - 1943
Bernard Moore (poet)
1873 - 1953
James Mason (cricketer)
1876 - 1938
Charles Lewin
1874 - 1952
Edward Russell (cricketer)
1875 - 1940
Harold Barnwell
1878 - 1917
Harry Butcher (politician)
1873 - 1956