Bromley
Bromley ranks 718th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dunfermline, Wuhan, and Solna. Memorable people born in Bromley include H. G. Wells, Fatboy Slim, and Herbert Baddeley. Memorable people who died in Bromley include Darren Sutherland, Emma Darwin, and Cicely Saunders. Bromley has been the birth place of many writers, and singers and the death place of many boxers, and politicians. Bromley is located in United Kingdom.
Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 9+1⁄2 miles southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1866 and 1991, Bromley was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including H. G. Wells, Fatboy Slim, and Herbert Baddeley. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Bromley including Darren Sutherland, Emma Darwin, and Cicely Saunders.
People Born in Bromley
Go to all RankingsH. G. Wells
WRITER
1866 - 1946
HPI: 85.76
Rank: 2
Fatboy Slim
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 7
Herbert Baddeley
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1931
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 18
Jerome Flynn
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 6
Wilfred Baddeley
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1929
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 19
Hanif Kureishi
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 14
Duncan Jones
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 12
David Marshall Lang
HISTORIAN
1924 - 1991
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1
Grahame Clark
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1907 - 1995
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 16
Topper Headon
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 11
George Fenton
COMPOSER
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 13
Pip Torrens
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Bromley
Go to all RankingsDarren Sutherland
BOXER
1982 - 2009
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Rank: 1
Emma Darwin
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1896
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Rank: 2
Cicely Saunders
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Bromley
Go to all RankingsDarren Sutherland
BOXER
1982 - 2009
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Rank: 1
Emma Darwin
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1896
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Rank: 2
Cicely Saunders
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bromley were writers (3), singers (3), actors (3), musicians (2), and tennis players (2), while most who died were boxers (1), politicians (1), and physicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bromley, including Jerome Flynn, Poly Styrene, and Pixie Lott. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bromley, including H. G. Wells, Hanif Kureishi, and Victoria Hislop.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Bromley since 1700.