Peckham
Peckham ranks 2,261st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kalisz, Finland, and Ghana. Memorable people born in Peckham include H. J. R. Murray, Alan Lancaster, and Vic Elford. Peckham has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes. Peckham is located in United Kingdom.
Peckham is a district in south-east London, within the London Borough of Southwark. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of Charing Cross. At the 2001 Census the Peckham ward had a population of 14,720. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1868 and 1999, Peckham was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including H. J. R. Murray, Alan Lancaster, and Vic Elford.
People Born in Peckham
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H. J. R. Murray
HISTORIAN
1868 - 1955
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 4
Alan Lancaster
SINGER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 5
Vic Elford
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 3
Damson Idris
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 1
Ashley Walters
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 2
Anton Ferdinand
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 9
Katy B
MUSICIAN
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.11
Rank: 8
Imani-Lara Lansiquot
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 29.19
Rank: 10
Kye Whyte
CYCLIST
1999 - Present
HPI: 17.72
Rank: 6
Stephanie Devaux-Lovell
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 8.45
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Peckham
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Most individuals born in present day Peckham were actors (2), athletes (2), historians (1), singers (1), and racing drivers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Peckham, including Damson Idris, and Ashley Walters. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Peckham, including Damson Idris, and Ashley Walters.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Peckham since 1700.
