#1Music
Kate Bush
born 1958English singer, pianist and songwriter (born 1958)
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Famous people · Bexley, London
Bexley counts 207 famous people, first among them Kate Bush
Kate Bush leads the list, covered in 76 languages. 91 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 77 of the names. Over 265 years of births, the list goes from Mary Lacy (1740) to Bleu Landau (2005).
Born here
207
notable people
Best known
Kate Bush
in 76 Wikipedia languages
First
1740
Mary Lacy
Youngest
2005
Bleu Landau
Most common field
Sports
107 people
What stands out about Bexley’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Bexley
First, Kate Bush (76 languages), then John Paul Jones (54) and William Auld (35).
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#3Writing & Arts
William Auld
1924–2006Scottish poet, author, translator (1924–2006)
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Through the years
When Bexley’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 29.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicPolitics & LawMilitaryFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bexley is known for
Bexley has 1.3× the usual share of musicians.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bexley
204 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Quentin Blake
born 1932English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer (born 1932)
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May Morris
1862–1938British artisan, embroidery designer, jeweler, socialist and editor (1862-1938)
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Philip Absolon
born 1960British artist and a founder member of the Stuckists art group
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Godfrey Huggins, 1st Viscount Malvern
1883–1971Rhodesian Prime Minister (1883-1971)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Norman Josiffe
born 1940Key figure of 'the Thorpe affair', a UK political scandal in the 1970s
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Sheila Callender
1914–2004English physician and haematologist (1914-2004)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
John Arthur Reginald Miles
1913–2004New Zealand microbiologist (1913–2004)
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Charles Kingsley Adams
1899–19716th director of the National Portrait Gallery, London
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Doreen Moira Langley
1920–1998Australian nutritionist and college administrator
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No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Greenwich has the longest list next door: 208.
Questions about famous people from Bexley
Who is the most famous person from Bexley?
Kate Bush (English singer, pianist and songwriter (born 1958)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 76 languages. Next come John Paul Jones and William Auld.
How many famous people were born in Bexley?
207 people born in Bexley have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 238 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Bexley known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 107 of the 207. That is 52% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bexley?
Mary Lacy, born in 1740. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Bexley?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bexley’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (75)
- Kate Bush: Guido Harari, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Paul Jones: Craig Carper, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Auld: PaulP at Esperanto Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liam Ridgewell: Will Viles / Will bcfc at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Routledge: dalli58, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Arter: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Brise: GBT2020, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Semi Ajayi: Kieran Clarke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- May Morris: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonay Kartal: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi Cavaday: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Shepherd Creasy: Rijksmuseum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Beadle: Paul W, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Williams: Thebees1889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas McWhirter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Blackmore: MFonzatti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ciara Watling: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny McNamara: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godfrey Huggins, 1st Viscount Malvern: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Rann: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Griffith: ©House of Commons / Laurie Noble, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faris Badwan: Sueisfine, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Day: Tcd23564, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Knight: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lovick Friend: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Martin: Hrse12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Raworth: Onehandclapping, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Barnes: Angela Barnes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Seeley: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Jossa: James Rhodes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Saunders: Jon Candy., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zak Ansah: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Riley: BurtsyWurtsy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Conner: Philip Allfrey, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric W. Mann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Oliver Smith: Film screenshot (Producers Releasing Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Davenport: studio international, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jade Williams: Christopher William Adach from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Goodman: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjory Gill Allen: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ollie Robinson: Blue Square Thing, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Dunmall: Richard Kaby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Jaques: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chandler Cunningham-South: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley Russell: Loughlin (Sgt), No 2 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Wiskemann: Swiss Passport Office and British Foreign Ministry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Charles Haité: Dudley Hardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenny Morris: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josie Long: Nichole Rowbottom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Peacock: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Tompkins: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Wood: James Boyes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheila Callender: History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Browne: Austin Osman Spare, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Kirkby: Kirk timothy1970, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Peyto: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Noakes: Edgar1717, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Mulqueeny: Sniper Zeta, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Porter: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stax: Juniorstax, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Beven: Duncan.Hull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Gallagher: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wall: Tamasflex / John Wall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Bienek: Fleets, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oswald Staniforth: MookiePlays, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doreen Moira Langley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Bowdich Swayne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Kent: OhanaUnitedTalk page, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leyla Kazim: Kerr1000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles George Gordon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Terry: ChristopherJClarke, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Jagger: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crispian St. Peters: Jamie Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Pike: Laurence Warburton Pike, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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