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... |
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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... |