Beckenham
Beckenham ranks 2,821st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Penza Oblast, Yongin, and Falköping. Memorable people born in Beckenham include Peter Frampton, David Sylvian, and Andy Bown. Memorable people who died in Beckenham include Dorothy Richardson, Arthur Gardiner Butler, and Algernon Blackwood. Beckenham has been the birth place of many singers, and musicians and the death place of many writers, and biologists. Beckenham is located in United Kingdom.
Beckenham is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. Prior to 1965, it was part of Kent. It is situated north of Elmers End and Eden Park, east of Penge, south of Lower Sydenham and Bellingham, and west of Bromley and Shortlands, and 8.4 miles (13.5 km) south-east of Charing Cross. Its population at the 2011 Census was 46,844. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1784 and 1983, Beckenham was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Peter Frampton, David Sylvian, and Andy Bown. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Beckenham including Dorothy Richardson, Arthur Gardiner Butler, and Algernon Blackwood.
People Born in Beckenham
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Peter Frampton
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 3
David Sylvian
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4
Andy Bown
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 5
George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1849
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 6
Anne Dudley
COMPOSER
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 1
Gary O'Neil
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Beckenham
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Dorothy Richardson
WRITER
1873 - 1957
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Rank: 1
Arthur Gardiner Butler
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1925
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Rank: 2
Algernon Blackwood
OCCULTIST
1869 - 1951
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Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Beckenham
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WRITER
1873 - 1957
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Rank: 1
Arthur Gardiner Butler
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1925
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Rank: 2
Algernon Blackwood
OCCULTIST
1869 - 1951
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Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Beckenham were singers (2), musicians (1), politicians (1), composers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were writers (1), biologists (1), and occultists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Beckenham, including Peter Frampton, and David Sylvian. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Beckenham, including Peter Frampton, and David Sylvian.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Beckenham since 1700.
