#1Famous people · Bromley, London
Bromley, birthplace of H. G. Wells and 498 more famous people
H. G. Wells, the English writer, has articles in 169 languages. The list has 1.5 times the usual share of musicians, 39 in all. The earliest on the list is Nicholas Bacon, born in 1509, and the youngest MJ Kamson-Kamara, born in 2006. In the 20th century, 273 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
499
notable people
Best known
H. G. Wells
in 169 Wikipedia languages
First
1509
Nicholas Bacon
Youngest
2006
MJ Kamson-Kamara
Most common field
Sports
209 people
What stands out about Bromley’s famous people
Known worldwideH. G. Wells has a Wikipedia article in 169 languages.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2006, among 220 since 1950.A town of musicians39 of the 499 people born here are musicians, 1.5× the usual share.499 notable peopleMore than most towns: 499 notable people were born in Bromley.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Bromley
Languages with an article: 169 for H. G. Wells, 81 for Nigel Farage, 46 for Fatboy Slim.
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#3Through the years
When Bromley’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 54 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineMilitaryNotableBusinessFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born. The 400 best known are plotted.
Known for
What Bromley is known for
Bromley has 1.5× 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 Bromley
496 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Mike Conway
born 1983Racing driver, 2013-2016 World Endurance Championship driver, 2009-2014 IndyCar driver
SportsWikipedia ↗
Grahame Clark
1907–1995British archaeologist and prehistorian (1907–1995)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Gillian Lynne
1926–2018British ballet dancer, actress, choreographer and director (1926-2018)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham
1906–1990British politician (1906–1990)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Owen Chadwick
1916–2015English academic, priest and rugby union player (1916-2015)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Florence Farr
1860–1917English actress, author, musician, mystic (1860-1917)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Ellen Gandy
born 1991British-Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games silver medallist
SportsWikipedia ↗
Derek Underwood
1945–2024English cricketer and president of Marylebone Cricket Club (1945-2024)
SportsWikipedia ↗
John Kingman
born 1939Statistician, Professor of Mathematical Science at the University of Cambridge
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Henry Chadwick
1920–2008British academic and Anglican priest (1920–2008)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Alison Richard
born 1948British academic, anthropologist and conservationist (1948 - )
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Desmond Carrington
1926–2017British radio broadcaster and actor (1926-2017)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Josh Lewsey
born 1976English Business Leadership, Officer and rugby union footballer
SportsWikipedia ↗
Bernard Cracroft Aston
1871–1951New Zealand agricultural chemist, botanist and photographer (1871–1951)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Cerrie Burnell
born 1979British actress, singer, playwright and television presenter
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Robert Nettleton Field
1899–1987Artist, sculptor, potter, art teacher (1899–1987)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Gertrude Hermes
1901–1983English wood engraver, print maker and sculptor (1901-1983)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Marjorie Quennell
1883–1972British historian, illustrator and museum curator
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Alexandra Kropotkin
1887–1966Russian émigré writer and translator (1887-1966)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Southwark has the most on record, with 638.
Southwark · 7 miMichael Faraday & 637 more
Croydon · 5 miKate Moss & 501 more
Lewisham · 5 miJude Law & 448 more
Greenwich · 6 miCharles George Gordon & 207 more
Bexley · 7 miKate Bush & 206 more
Swanley · 6 miCrispian St. Peters & 4 more
Warlingham · 7 miDouglas Chandor & 1 more
Tatsfield · 7 miJohn SurteesQuestions about famous people from Bromley
Who is the most famous person from Bromley?
H. G. Wells (English writer (1866–1946)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 169 languages. Next come Nigel Farage and Fatboy Slim.
How many famous people were born in Bromley?
499 people born in Bromley have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 563 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Bromley known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 209 of the 499. That is 42% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bromley?
Nicholas Bacon, born in 1509. The youngest on the list was born in 2006.
Who counts as from Bromley?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bromley’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 (115)
- H. G. Wells: George Charles Beresford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Farage: Laurie Noble, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fatboy Slim: "daniel m", CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerome Flynn: dalekhelen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Frampton: ceedub13, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncan Jones: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Walsingham: Attributed to John de Critz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Wallace: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary O'Neil: Egghead06, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denis Healey: Rob Mieremet, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Fenton: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm Campbell: Richard LeSesne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Paffett: Mathieu Felten, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Grote: Engraved by W. Holl., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Sylvian: Ohconfucius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland: Lowes Cato Dickinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iwan Thomas: SNappa2006, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Poly Styrene: Poly_Styrene.png: Uroica derivative work: Memphisto, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Conway: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilfred Baddeley: R.W.Thomas (photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Topper Headon: Steve Haughey, Cedar Tree Design, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Bown: Håkan Henriksson (Narking), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grahame Clark: Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Baddeley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Choong: U.S. Army, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Ward: EMI Film Distributors Limited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Langbridge Morgan: Wim van Rossem for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Hislop: The original uploader was Vgasparis at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Atsma: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Rafferty: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Pope: Harald Brendel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gillian Lynne: ItzKingFran123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Nott: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pip Torrens: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph McTell: Notthesameasyouremail 21:08, 16 February 2009 (UTC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Manze: helsingborgskonserthus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Goodall: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas Bacon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Lilley: Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Philp: ©House of Commons, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Darwin: Original uploader was Toth at nl.wikipedia (Original text : author unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Dee: Ed g2s, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Farr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hilsdon: Невідомо, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liam Fontaine: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Denham: unknown (MGM), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruthie Henshall: Michael Bednarek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Duckett: Charltonkyle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel King: Adam Raoof from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Wilkinson: National Lottery Good Causes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Serita Solomon: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Zak Crawley: Dave Morton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bull: Jenny Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Underwood: PaddyBriggs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Tennyson Jesse: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Goodman: alotofmillion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Russell: ScottishPolitico, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Pettitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Sheridan: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Fettes: Objectivesea, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Django Bates: Richard Kaby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Fisk: joshjdss, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Gold: Christian Heilmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Brown: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sophiethesax/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Harvey: Michelin LIVE UK from Stoke-On-Trent, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil Harcourt: Royal Navy official photographer, Ware, C J (Lt), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Zeichner: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Carrington: Crown Copyright (1946), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gareth Johnson: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dunne: Joris van de Wier, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Haggerty: Web Summit Qatar, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Lewsey: Katiejane1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Krissie Illing: A.tucker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Greenway: Harrias, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Heyward: Andrew D. Hurley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Beckett: User of Waffle TV YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/waffIeTvUK/), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Cleobury: VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Blake: Blue Square Thing, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ali Brown: Richard Avis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Cracroft Aston: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Ashdown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daisy Wood-Davis: Sarah Winterman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diana Clifton-Peach: Harry Pot for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary James: Clive Metcalfe Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Pridham-Wippell: Ernest Edward Allen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivor Forbes Guest: FunkyCanute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ollie Tanner: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Norman: After William Strang / David Strang, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Smith: Enamelhead, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ritchie: Fernandobrasilien, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Bunce: Moscow1971, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wende: DWDD, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ajiboye: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ford: Alliance Party, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Cowdrey: Vanlose64, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Kitchener: Graham Wilson from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Rappaport: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Spellar: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Gibbons: Hrse12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paige Sandhu: DarkGlow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Hollobone: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hampson: Vainsocial, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandra Kropotkin: International News Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angus Hambro: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Darwin: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Faraday: Thomas Phillips, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Moss: Crooked House Films, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jude Law: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles George Gordon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Bush: Guido Harari, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crispian St. Peters: Jamie Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Chandor: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Surtees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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