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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James Robertson Justice
1907 - 1975
Dorothy Eady
1904 - 1981
Ida Pollock
1908 - 2013
Boyd Neel
1905 - 1981
Philip Burton Moon
1907 - 1994
Eileen Hiscock
1909 - 1958
Thomas Pike
1906 - 1983
Keith Pyott
1902 - 1968
Bryan Valentine
1908 - 1983
Carol Valentine
Born 1907
William Abel Pantin
1902 - 1973
Robert Fabian
1901 - 1978
Jack Merriott
1901 - 1968
Cyril Crowhurst
1906 - 1995
William Francis Kynaston Thompson
1909 - 1980
Sam Steward
Born 1906
Alun Llewellyn
1903 - 1987
Michael Villiers
1907 - 1990
Maxine Blossom Miles
1901 - 1984
Bernard Fawcett
1909 - 1961
Kenneth Sellar
1906 - 1989
John Watt (broadcaster)
1901 - 1960
Geoffrey Ogilvy
1906 - 1962
Jack Sheppard (cave diver)
1909 - 2001
Gerald Elliott
1907 - 1982
Philip Crowley (businessman)
1903 - 1977
Jimmy Pipe
1909 - 1987
William Dawnay-Mould
1901 - 1985