List of people from Beckenham
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Beckenham
is a town in the London Borough of Bromley
, England
. The following is a list of those people who were either born or live in Beckenham, or had some important contribution to make to the town.
Beckenham
Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. It is located 8.4 miles south east of Charing Cross and 1.75 miles west of Bromley town...
is a town in the London Borough of Bromley
London Borough of Bromley
The London Borough of Bromley is a London borough of south east London, England and forms part of Outer London. The principal town in the borough is Bromley.-Geography:...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The following is a list of those people who were either born or live in Beckenham, or had some important contribution to make to the town.
Notable people from Beckenham
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- Rory AllenRory AllenRory Allen is an English ex-professional football player.A striker, Allen made his professional football debut for Tottenham Hotspur on 4 September 1996 as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat at Wimbledon ....
(1977- ) soccer player - Julie AndrewsJulie AndrewsDame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE is an English film and stage actress, singer, and author. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Award, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award honors...
(1935- ) actress, singer, author - Claude AshtonClaude AshtonClaude Thesiger Ashton was an English amateur footballer and cricketer. As an amateur, he played football for the Corinthians in several different positions including goalkeeper and centre forward, although his preferred position was wing-half. He made one appearance for the England national team...
(1901–1942) soccer player; cricketerCricketerA cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
; hockeyHockeyHockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
player - Gerald AsteGerald AsteGerald Aste was an English born Indian cricketer. He played eleven first-class matches for various teams in India between 1922 and 1936.-Career:...
(1900–1961) cricketer
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- A.L. Barker (1918–2002) novelist; short storyShort storyA short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
writer - Django BatesDjango BatesDjango Bates , is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. He currently lives in Copenhagen where he is a professor at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory and leader of the StoRMChaser orchestra.-Career:Django Bates was born in Beckenham,...
(1960 ) composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
; multi-instrumentalist; band leader - Hugh BeanHugh BeanHugh Cecil Bean CBE was an English violinist.He was born in Beckenham. After lessons from his father from the age of five, he became a pupil of Albert Sammons when he was nine years old. Later, he attended the Royal College of Music , where at age 17 he was awarded the principal prize for violin...
(1929–2003) violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist - John BennettJohn Bennett-Arts & entertainment:* John Bennett , British actor from the film The Fifth Element* John Bennett , British composer and organist* John Bennett , drummer of the UK doom metal band The Prophecy...
(1928–2005) actor - Enid BlytonEnid BlytonEnid Blyton was an English children's writer also known as Mary Pollock.Noted for numerous series of books based on recurring characters and designed for different age groups,her books have enjoyed huge success in many parts of the world, and have sold over 600 million copies.One of Blyton's most...
(1897–1968) children’s writer - Frank BourneFrank BourneLieutenant-Colonel Frank Edward Bourne OBE DCM was a decorated British soldier who participated in the defence of Rorke's Drift during the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War. He was also the last known survivor of the battle.-Early life:...
(1984-1945) Anglo-Zulu WarAnglo-Zulu WarThe Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.Following the imperialist scheme by which Lord Carnarvon had successfully brought about federation in Canada, it was thought that a similar plan might succeed with the various African kingdoms, tribal areas and...
veteran - David BowieDavid BowieDavid Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
(1947- ) musician, actor, producer, arranger - Zowie BowieDuncan JonesDuncan Zowie Haywood Jones , also known as Zowie Bowie is an English film director, best known for directing the science fiction films Moon and Source Code .-Childhood and family life:...
(1971-) film director (and son of David Bowie) - Betty BoxBetty BoxBetty Evelyn Box was a prolific British film producer. She is considered one of the best of her generation, with a flair for making genuinely popular British films....
(1915–1999) film producer & screenwriter - Sydney BoxSydney BoxSydney Box was a British film producer and screenwriter, brother of another prominent British filmmaker, Betty Box. He produced the postwar screenplay, The Seventh Veil, which earned him the 1946 Oscar for best original screenplay with his then wife Muriel Box after which the couple were hired by...
1907-1983) film producer & screenwriter - Tony BradmanTony BradmanTony Bradman is an English author of children's books, best known for the Dilly the Dinosaur series. He is the author of over 50 books for young people published by multiple houses including Alfred A. Knopf, Methuen Publishing, Puffin Books, and HarperCollins.Bradman earned an M.A...
(1954- ) children’s author - Peircy BrettPeircy BrettSir Peircy Brett was an officer in the Royal Navy, who from 1740 to 1744 served on George Anson's voyage around the world. During this voyage he was appointed captain of the . He reached the rank of rear admiral in 1762, and thereafter served on land. In the Admiralty he was lord commissioner ,...
(1709–1781) admiral Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
; politician - Bob BroadbentBob BroadbentRobert Gillespie Broadbent, known as Bob Broadbent was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1950 and 1963. He was capped by the county in 1951, and ten years later received a benefit season which raised £5,481...
(1924–1993) cricketer - Ali BrownAli BrownAlistair Duncan Brown , more commonly known as Ali Brown, is an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club, before moving to Nottinghamshire for the 2009 season. He is nicknamed "Lordy", in allusion to Ted Dexter because of his big-hitting, confident batting style...
(1970- ) cricketer - Godfrey BryanGodfrey BryanGodfrey James Bryan CBE was an English cricketer. A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played first-class cricket between 1920 and 1935...
(1902–1991) cricketer - Ronald BryanRonald BryanRonald Thurston Bryan was an English cricketer.Bryan was born in Beckenham, Kent in 1898. He played first-class cricket for 17 years, appearing solely for Kent between 1920 to 1937, and was one of Kent's joint captains in 1937.He was one of three left-handed brothers who all played as amateurs...
(1898–1970) cricketer - Stuart BunceStuart BunceStuart Alexander Bunce is an English actor who is best known for his portrayal of the First World War poet Wilfred Owen in the film Regeneration directed by Gillies MacKinnon.-Biography:...
(1971- ) actor - Arthur Gardiner ButlerArthur Gardiner ButlerArthur Gardiner Butler was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist...
(1844–1925) entomologist
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- Richard DaintreeRichard DaintreeRichard Daintree was a pioneering Australian geologist and photographer. In particular, Daintree was the first Government geologist for North Queensland discovering gold fields and coal seams for future exploitation...
(1831–1878) eologist & photographer - T. Pelham DaleT. Pelham DaleThomas Pelham Dale was an English Anglo-Catholic ritualist clergyman, most famous for being prosecuted and imprisoned for ritualist practices-Biography:...
(1821–1892) Anglo-Catholic ritualist clergyman - Samuel DaukesSamuel DaukesSamuel Whitfield Daukes was an English architect. He was born in London in 1811, the son of Samuel Whitfield Daukes, a businessman with coal mining and brewery interests, who bought Diglis House, Worcester in 1827. He was articled about 1827 to James Pigott Pritchett of York, and had set himself...
(1811–1880) architectArchitectAn architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the... - Maurice DenhamMaurice DenhamMaurice Denham OBE was an English character actor who appeared in over 100 television programmes and films throughout his long career.-Life and career:...
(1909–2002) actor
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- Liam FontaineLiam FontaineLiam Vaughan Henry Fontaine is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a defender. He previously played in the Premier League for Fulham, in the Football League for Yeovil Town and in the Scottish Premier League for Kilmarnock....
(1986- ) soccer player - Philip Fotheringham-ParkerPhilip Fotheringham-ParkerPhilip Fotheringham-Parker was a racing driver from England. He participated in the 1951 British Grand Prix driving a privately run Maserati 4CL, but retired from the race after a problem with an oil pipe, scoring no championship points...
(1907–1981) racing driver - Peter FramptonPeter FramptonPeter Kenneth Frampton is an English musician, singer, producer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. Frampton's international breakthrough album was his live release, Frampton Comes Alive!. The album sold over 6 million copies...
(1950- ) singer-songwriter and musician
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- John Pennington HarmanJohn Pennington HarmanJohn Pennington Harman VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
(1914–1944) recipient of the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.... - Nick HeywardNick HeywardNick Heyward is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the frontman of the early 1980s band Haircut One Hundred, and also had a briefly successful solo career after he left the band in 1983.-Haircut One Hundred:Nick Heyward formed Haircut One Hundred after the...
(1961- ) singer, guitaristGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely... - Alec HearneAlec HearneAlec Hearne was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent between 1884 and 1906. Hearne was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1894...
(1863–1952) cricketer - Leigh HindsLeigh HindsLeigh Hinds is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.-Career:Hinds began his professional career with Wimbledon but failed to make an appearance, spending the latter part of the 2000-01 season on loan at Clyde...
(1978- ) soccer player - C. Walter HodgesC. Walter HodgesCyril Walter Hodges, known as C. Walter Hodges , was an English illustrator and author. Born in Beckenham, Kent and educated at Dulwich College and Goldsmiths' College, he spent most of his career as a freelance illustrator....
(1909–2004) illustratorIllustratorAn Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
and author - Elizabeth HopeElizabeth HopeElizabeth Reid, Lady Hope, née Cotton was a British evangelist who claimed in 1915 to have visited the British naturalist Charles Darwin shortly before his death in 1882, during which interview Hope claimed Darwin had had second thoughts about publicizing the theory of evolution.- Biography...
(1842–1922) evangelistEvangelismEvangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity....
; temperance movementTemperance movementA temperance movement is a social movement urging reduced use of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence , or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation or complete prohibition of alcohol.-Temperance movement by... - Charles HowardCharles Howard (cricketer)Charles William Henry Howard was an English cricketer.Born in Beckenham, Kent and educated at Tonbridge School. He represented Tonbridge , Kent 2nd XI and Middlesex in nine first-class matches as a professional right-handed batsman with modest success in 1931.Howard disappeared from the cricket...
(1904- ) cricketer - Olly Howick (1987- ) cricketer, Andrew Flintoff's clone.
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- Steve JansenSteve JansenSteve Jansen is an English drummer, percussionist, singer and composer. He was educated at Catford Boys' School, Catford, South East London, where he failed academically, leaving at 16....
1959- ) musician - Graham JohnsonGraham Johnson (cricketer)Graham William Johnson was a cricketer with Kent.He made his debut in 1965 and won his county cap in 1970. He was an opening batsman and off spin bowler.Graham attended the London School of Economics....
(1946- ) cricketer
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- Daniel J. KingDaniel J. KingDaniel John King is an English chess grandmaster, writer, coach, journalist and broadcaster.-Chess career:...
(1963- ) chess player; writer & journalist - John KingmanJohn KingmanSir John Frank Charles Kingman, born on 28 August 1939 in Beckenham, Kent, is a British mathematician.He was N. M. Rothschild and Sons Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Isaac Newton Institute at the University of Cambridge from 2001 until 2006, when he was succeeded by Sir...
(1939- ) mathematician - Robert KeyRobert Key (cricketer)Robert William Trevor Key is an English cricketer. He is the captain of Kent County Cricket Club, and a former member of the England Test match and One Day International sides....
(1979- ) cricketer
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- Kate LawlerKate LawlerKate Louise Lawler is an English reality TV personality, DJ, and model. She was the first female winner of Big Brother UK, winning the third season of the reality television show. Since leaving Big Brother, she has worked as a television presenter and personality, a model and as a disc jockey...
(1980- ) TV presenter; disc jockeyDisc jockeyA disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
; winner of Big Brother UK - Alfred LaymanAlfred LaymanAlfred Layman was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper who played for Kent...
(1858–1940) cricketer - Mark LovellMark Lovell (footballer)Mark Lovell is an English footballer. He briefly played professionally for Gillingham. He is the son of former Welsh international striker and current Ashford manager Steve Lovell, and the grandson of former professional footballer Alan Lovell.-Playing career:Lovell joined Gillingham, one of his...
(1983- ) soccer player
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- Andrew ManzeAndrew ManzeAndrew Manze is an English violinist and conductor.As a guest conductor Manze has regular relationships with a number of leading international orchestras including the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Munich Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra,...
(1965- ) baroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
violinist and conductor - Piers MerchantPiers MerchantPiers Rolf Garfield Merchant was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central from 1983 to 1987, and then MP for Beckenham from 1992 until he resigned in October 1997 following a scandal.- Education :He was educated at Nottingham High...
(1951-2009) politician - Bob MonkhouseBob MonkhouseRobert Alan "Bob" Monkhouse, OBE was an English entertainer. He was a successful comedy writer, comedian and actor and was also well known on British television as a presenter and game show host...
(1928–2003) ntertainer
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- Tom PettitTom PettitWilliam Thomas "Tom" Pettit was a television news correspondent for NBC from the 1960s through 1995...
(1859–1956) real tennisReal tennisReal tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original indoor racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis , is descended...
player - Arthur Beresford PiteArthur Beresford PiteArthur Beresford Pite was a British architect.-The early years:Arthur Beresford Pite was born on 2 September 1861 in Newington, London to Alfred and Hephzibah. The Pite lineage originated from Woodbridge, Suffolk and has been traced back to the late 17th century...
(1861–1934) architectArchitectAn architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the... - James Pigott PritchettJames Pigott PritchettJames Pigott Pritchett was an architect of London and York whose practice stretched from Lincolnshire to the Scottish borders.-Personal life:...
(1789–1868) architect - Frank PullenFrank PullenFrancis Henry "Frank" Pullen was an English businessperson and racehorse owner.-Early life:He was born, the youngest of four children, as Francis Henry Pullen to Arthur and Alice Pullen at Catford, South London...
(1915–1992) businessman and builderGeneral contractorA general contractor is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and communication of information to involved parties throughout the course of a building project.-Description:...
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- Cornthwaite RasonCornthwaite RasonSir Cornthwaite Hector William James Rason , better known as Hector Rason, was the seventh Premier of Western Australia....
(1858–1927) Premier of Western AustraliaPremier of Western AustraliaThe Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions... - Dorothy RichardsonDorothy RichardsonDorothy Miller Richardson was a British author and journalist.-Biography:Richardson was born in Abingdon in 1873. Her family moved to Worthing, West Sussex in 1880 and then Putney, London in 1883...
(1873–1957) novelist - Christopher RicksChristopher RicksSir Christopher Bruce Ricks, FBA is a British literary critic and scholar. He is the William M. and Sara B. Warren Professor of the Humanities at Boston University and Co-Director of the Editorial Institute at Boston University, and was Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford from 2004...
(1933- ) literary critic - Ken RitchieKen RitchieKen Ritchie is a British psephologist.Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in mathematics before spending 18 months teaching in Tanzania...
(1946- ) psephologist
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- Stanley ScottStanley ScottStanley Winckworth Scott was an English cricketer who played for Middlesex....
(1854–1933) cricketer - Richard SmithRichard Smith (musician)Richard Smith is an English guitarist, now residing in the USA and specializing in the fingerstyle tradition of Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. He is the 2001 National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion.-Biography:...
(1971– ) fingerstyle guitarist - Wende SnijdersWende SnijdersWende Snijders is a Dutch singer. Her first name Wende is commonly used as her artist name.-Biography:...
1978- ) DutchNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
singer - Frank Spenlove-SpenloveFrank Spenlove-SpenloveFrank Spenlove-Spenlove was an English landscape and figure painter, although born in Stirling, Scotland.-Life and work:Spenlove-Spenlove painted in both oils and watercolour, and was a member of the Royal College of Art , Royal Society of British Artists , Royal Institution and the Royal...
(1868–1933) painter; founder of ‘’Yellow Door School of Art’’ in Beckenham - David SylvianDavid SylvianDavid Sylvian is an English singer-songwriter and musician who came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan...
(1958- ) singer, musician, composer
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- Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of KendalWavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of KendalWilliam Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal , known as Sir Wavell Wakefield between 1944 and 1963, was an English rugby union player for Harlequins and England, President of the Rugby Football Union and Conservative politician.-Background and education:Wakefield was born in Beckenham,...
(1898–1983) rugby union player & politician