Famous People

Beckenham has been home to many famous people.  We have compiled a list below.

In the final column there may be a link to more information, either a pdf file or a link to a page about the person

 

 

Forename	Surname	Profession etc.	Sex	More...
Alice	Abadam	Suffragette	W	Link
Patricia	Allderidge	Art Historian/Bethlem	W	Link
Dame Julie	Andrews	Singer	W	Link
Yvonne	Antrobus	Author & actress	W
Wing Co Peter	Ayerst	RAF WW2 Fighter Pilot	M
A. L.	Barker	Novelist	M
Dr F A	Barton	Scientist/Balloonist	M
Django	Bates	Composer	M
Hugh	Bean CBE	Musician	M
Dame Floella	Benjamin	TV Presenter and Life Peer	W
Nigel	Benn	Boxer	M
John	Bennett	Actor	M
Beckenham Heritage Group	BHG	Heritage Society		Beckenham Heritage Group
Hanly	Blyton	Carer	M
Carey	Blyton	Composer	M	Carey Blyton
Enid	Blyton	Author	W	Enid Blyton
Rob	Bonnet	TV & Radio Sports Reporter	M
Robert	Borrowman	Historian 1910	M
Col Sgt Frank	Bourne	Soldier	M	Link
David	Bowie	Rock Star	M	David Bowie
Angie	Bowie	Personality	W
Betty	Box	Film Maker	W	Link
Sydney	Box	Dramatist/Film Maker	M
Tony	Bradman	Children's Author	M
Sir Peircy	Brett	Admiral	M
Harold	Bride	Titanic Radio Operator	M
Adrian	Brine	Actor	M
Bob	Broadbent	Cricketer	M
Ali	Brown	Cricketer	M
Arthur	Brown	Musician	M
Godfrey	Bryan	Cricketer	M
Gordon	Burness	Author	M
Peter	Burrell	Banker	M
Arthur G.	Butler	Ornithologist	M
Lady Annabella	Byron	Philanthropist	W
Mary	Cadogan	Author	W
Thomas	Carew	Poet	M
Wesley	Carr	Dean of Westminster Abbey	M
Irene	Carr	Salvation Army	W	Link
Arthur	Carr	Salvation Army Chief of Staff	M
Gordon	Carr	Composer	M
Henry	Carr	Artist and tutor	M
Patricia	Carroll	Musician - Pianist	W
David	Case	Air Commodore	M
Albemarle	Cator	Landowner	M
John	Cator	Business man	M
Col. Francis	Chamberlain	Home Guard Commander	M
Phyllis	Chase	Artist	W
Dr Anthony	Clare	Psychiatrist	M
Petula	Clark	Singer	W
Graham	Clarke	Artist and author	M
Winston	Clewes	Author	M
Dorothy	Clewes	Author	W
Vernon	Coombs	Composer	M
Pat	Coombs	Actress	W
John	Coooper	Olympic Athlete - Hurdler	M
H Rob	Copeland	Historian	M
James	Cossins	Actor	M
Major John	Cradock	TV Personality	M
Fanny	Cradock	Chef	W
Thomas	Crapper	Engineer	M
Ald. James	Crease	Local Councillor	M
Paul	Creswick	Author	M	Link
Mayor Ben	Curtis	Glebe House Housing Assoc.	M
Charles	Darwin	Scientist	M
David	Davies	Teacher	M
Walter	De La Mare	Poet	M	Link
Maurice	Denham	Actor	M
A V M Ron	Dick	Raff Air Vice Marshall	M
Stehen	Dillane	Actor	M
Julie	Driscoll	Singer	W
Gillian	Du Charme	Educationalist	W
Syme &	Duncan	Builders	M
Peter	Duncan	Actor	M
William	Eden	Land owner	M
Carl	Erhardt	Ice Hockey player	M
Margaret	Finch	Gipsy	W
Mary	Finnigan	Journalist	W
Edith Margery	Fox	Headmistress	W
Peter	Frampton	Rock Star	M
Thomas	Freeth	Artist	M
John	Frost	Singer	M
Dr John	Fry	Doctor	M
Monica	Furlong	Women's Rights	W	Link
Suzi	Fussey	Hairdresser	W
Ellen	Gandy	Swimmer	W
Duncan	Goodhew	Olympic Swimmer - Bronze	M
Dr W G	Grace	Cricketer	M	Link
Bryce	Grant	Shop Keeper	M
Edwin	Greenman	Artist	M	Link 1 The Beckenham Years
David	Greig	Grocer	M
Dame Beryl	Grey	Ballerina	W
George	Grote	Historian	M
Thelma	Handy	Musician	W
Lionel	Handy	Cellist	M
Steve	Harley	Singer	M
L/Cpl John	Harman VC	Soldier	M
Kate	Harvey	Suffragette	W
Tony	Hatch	Composer	M
Barbara	Heseltine	Priest	W	Link
Nick	Heywood	Guitarist & Singer	M
C. Walter	Hodges	Artist	M
Sheila	Hodgson	Author	W	Sheila Hodgson
Eileen	Howard	Nursing Sister	W	Link
Eric	Inman	Historian	M
Percy	Jones	Business man - Twinlocks	M
James Robertson	Justice	Actor	M
Wolfe	Kassemoff	Artist	M
Charles	Keeping	Artist	M
Robert	Key	Cricketer	M
Mayor David Robert	Knox-Johnston	Transport Manager	M
Janet	Lambert	Carer	W
Kate	Lawler	Big Brother winner	W
Cornelius	Lea Wilson	Business man	M
Beckenham	Lions	Community Carers		Link
Ewan	MacColl	Singer	M
John	Major	Prime Minister	M
John	Mann	Actor -Dick Barton's #2	M	Link
John	Mantle	Film Maker	M
Catherine	Marsh	Philanthropist	W	Link
Jeffery	Matthews	Stamp Designer	M
John	Miles	Graphic Designer	M
Bob	Monkhouse	Actor	M
Kathleen	Moore	Mayor of Beckenham	W
Brian	Moore	Puppeteer	M
Frank (Dot)	Morris	Boxer	M
Alexander	Muirhead	Business man	M
Miss	Mulock	Author	W
David	Munro	Impresario	M
Brian	Murphy	Actor	M
Captain John	Norwood	Soldier	M
Sheila	Parsons	Civic Recognition	W
Florence	Petley	Altruistic Land Owner	W
Mary	Potter	Artist	W	Link
Alison	Prince	Author & Artist	W	Link
Enid	Quiney	Harpist	W
Sonia	Rees	Singer	W
Jean	Rhys	Author	W	Link
Mrs	Richards	Restaurateur	W
Mick	Ronson	Rock Star	M
Mollie	Russell-Smith	Artist and poet	W	Link
Geoffry	Russell-Smith	Composer	M	Link
Dame Cicely	Saunders	St Christopher's Hospice	W	Link
Lionel	Sawkins	Music Editor	M
Dr D. J.	Schove	Headmaster	M
Peggy	Seeger	Singer	W
Antoinette	Sibley DBE	Ballerina	W
Richard	Smith	Guitarist	M
Peggy	Spencer	Ballroom Dancer	W
Frank & Peggy	Spencer	Ballroom Dancer	M
Baron Josiah	Stamp	Banker	M
John	Surtees	Motor cyclist	M
David	Sylvan	Musician	M
Eric	Thiman	Composer	M
Victor	Thornton	Thespian	M	Link
Tom	Thornton	Business man	M	Link
Nancy	Tonkin	Author	W
Susan	Tonkin	RAF Group Captain	W
Jackie	Trent	Singer	W
George	Underwood	Artist	M
Derek	Underwood	Cricketer	M
Tony	Visconti	Musician	M
William	Walker	Diver	M
Carol	Walklin	Artist	W
Simon	Ward	Actor	M
Derek	Waring	Actor	M
Peter	Warlock	Composer	M
Francis	Weiss	Author	M
Margaret	Wellington	Swimmer	W
L.W. 'Jumbo'	White	Headmaster	M
Healey	Willan	Composer	M
T. W. 'Tom'	Williams	Creator of Top of the Form	M
Nancy	Wiseman	Educationalist	W
Sydney	Wooderson MBE	Athlete	M
Bill	Wyman	Musician	M
Colin	Michael	Artist	M	More...