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 1930s Clear ×
Vanessa Redgrave
Born 1937
Bill Wyman
Born 1936
Ginger Baker
1939 - 2019
Mary Quant
Born 1934
Marty Wilde
Born 1939
Julian Rathbone
1935 - 2008
Peter Brabrook
1937 - 2016
John Henry (toxicologist)
1939 - 2007
Stan Vickers
1932 - 2013
Alan Carrington
1934 - 2013
Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth
Born 1937
Arthur Nightingale
Born 1931
Michael Saward (priest)
1932 - 2015
Alan Keen
1937 - 2011
Michael Neubert
1933 - 2014
Christopher Matthew
Born 1939
Richard L. Hills
1936 - 2019
Stan Gooch
1932 - 2010
Terry Setch
Born 1936
William Green (action painter)
1934 - 2001
Richard Peirse (RAF officer)
1931 - 2014
Ian Wheeler
1931 - 2011
John Griffiths (cricketer, born 1931)
1931 - 1982
Leon Hellmuth
1934 - 1981
John Herring
1935 - 2003