Lewisham ranks 521st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zadar, Aix-en-Provence, and Bærum. Memorable people born in Lewisham include Sid Vicious, Bill Wyman, and Ginger Baker. Memorable people who died in Lewisham include 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
Between 1848 and 1999, Lewisham was the birth place of 23 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.
1957 - 1979
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 1
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 3
1969 - 2010
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 4
1867 - 1939
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 5
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 6
1868 - 1946
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 7
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 8
1848 - 1928
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 9
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 10
1921 - 2019
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 11
1906 - 1964
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 12
1921 - 2019
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 11
1932 - 2013
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 13
1966 - Present
HPI: 20.80
Rank: 21
Most individuals born in present day Lewisham were soccer players (6), musicians (4), actors (4), athletes (2), and singers (2), while most who died were boxers (1) and mathematicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lewisham, including Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Bradley Wright-Phillips, and Eddie Nketiah. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lewisham, including Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Bradley Wright-Phillips, and Eddie Nketiah.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Lewisham since 1700.