Lewisham
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.
People Born in Lewisham
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Sid Vicious
1957 - 1979
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 1
Bill Wyman
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2
Ginger Baker
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 3
Alexander McQueen
1969 - 2010
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 4
Arthur Rackham
1867 - 1939
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 5
Delroy Lindo
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 6
Frederick W. Lanchester
1868 - 1946
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 7
Luke Goss
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 8
James Whitbread Lee Glaisher
1848 - 1928
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 9
Jonathan Palmer
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 10
Muriel Pavlow
1921 - 2019
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 11
Diana Wynyard
1906 - 1964
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Lewisham
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1921 - 2019
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 11
Stan Vickers
1932 - 2013
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 13
Hope Powell
1966 - Present
HPI: 20.80
Rank: 21
People Deceased in Lewisham
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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.
