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 | Link |
| 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 | Link |
| 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... |