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BLACKHEATH

Most Famous People Born in Blackheath, United Kingdom

Notable people
510
Peak decade
1990s
Median birth year
1927
Most distinctive
Cricket 8.2×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football107
  2. Cricket53
  3. Actor41
  4. Politician25
  5. Player14
  6. Writer12
  7. Militar11
  8. Singer10
  1. Cricket538.2×
  2. Engineer82.5×
  3. Football1071.9×
  4. Militar111.8×
  5. Actor411.5×
  1. Politician250.4×
  2. Painter80.6×

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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0116 MILITAR

John Crocker

1896 - 1963

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Thomas Pike

1906 - 1983

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0179 MILITAR

Denis Spotswood

1916 - 2001

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0198 MILITAR

Clifford Coffin

1870 - 1959

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0266 MILITAR

Edwin Morris (British Army officer)

1889 - 1970

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Lionel de Jersey Harvard

1893 - 1918

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0320 MILITAR

William Francis Kynaston Thompson

1909 - 1980

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Cecil Sewell

1895 - 1918

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0402 MILITAR

Eric Gascoigne Robinson

1882 - 1965

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0406 MILITAR

Herbert Burden

1898 - 1915

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0480 MILITAR

John Dowland (RAF officer)

1914 - 1942

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