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 Jerome Flynn. Memorable people who died in Bromley include Cicely Saunders, Emma Darwin, and Darren Sutherland. Bromley has been the birth place of many writers, and singers and the death place of many physicians, 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 Jerome Flynn. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Bromley including Cicely Saunders, Emma Darwin, and Darren Sutherland.
People Born in Bromley
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H. G. Wells
WRITER
1866 - 1946
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 1
Fatboy Slim
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 2
Jerome Flynn
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 3
Wilfred Baddeley
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1929
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 4
David Marshall Lang
HISTORIAN
1924 - 1991
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 5
Duncan Jones
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 6
Herbert Baddeley
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1931
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 7
Hanif Kureishi
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 8
George Fenton
COMPOSER
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 9
Topper Headon
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 10
Grahame Clark
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1907 - 1995
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 11
Pip Torrens
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bromley
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TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1931
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 7
Barry Atsma
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 13
Victoria Hislop
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 14
Langley Kirkwood
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.82
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Bromley
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Cicely Saunders
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2005
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1
Emma Darwin
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1896
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 2
Darren Sutherland
BOXER
1982 - 2009
HPI: 20.08
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 physicians (1), politicians (1), and boxers (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.
