Lewisham
Lewisham ranks 530th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hokkaido, Syracuse, Sicily, and Trenton, New Jersey. The most famous people from Lewisham are Sid Vicious, Bill Wyman, and Ginger Baker. The most famous people who died in Lewisham are Harry Mallin, and Stuart Milner-Barry. Lewisham has been the birth place of many soccer players, and musicians and the death place of many boxers, and mathematicians. Lewisham is located in United Kingdom.
Lewisham is an area of southeast London, England, six miles south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London, with a large shopping centre and street market. Lewisham had a population of 60,573 in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1848 and 1999, Lewisham was the birth place of 30 globally memorable people, including Sid Vicious, Bill Wyman, and Ginger Baker. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Lewisham including Harry Mallin, and Stuart Milner-Barry.
People Born in Lewisham
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Sid Vicious
MUSICIAN
1957 - 1979
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 1
Bill Wyman
MUSICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 2
Ginger Baker
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2019
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 3
Arthur Rackham
PAINTER
1867 - 1939
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 4
Alexander McQueen
DESIGNER
1969 - 2010
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 5
Delroy Lindo
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 6
Frederick W. Lanchester
ENGINEER
1868 - 1946
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 7
Jonathan Palmer
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 8
Diana Wynyard
ACTOR
1906 - 1964
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 9
Eddie Nketiah
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 10
Stan Vickers
ATHLETE
1932 - 2013
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 11
James Whitbread Lee Glaisher
MATHEMATICIAN
1848 - 1928
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Lewisham
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Rachel Reeves
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 20
Garry Herbert
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 37.41
Rank: 25
Anton Walkes
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - 2023
HPI: 29.24
Rank: 29
People Deceased in Lewisham
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Harry Mallin
BOXER
1892 - 1969
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 1
Stuart Milner-Barry
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1995
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lewisham were soccer players (9), musicians (4), actors (4), athletes (4), and politicians (2), while most who died were boxers (1), and mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lewisham, including Eddie Nketiah, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and Michael Turner. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lewisham, including Eddie Nketiah, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and Michael Turner.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Lewisham since 1700.
