#1Military
Charles George Gordon
1833–1885British army officer and administrator
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Famous people · Greenwich, London
208 famous people were born in Greenwich, more of them soldiers and sailors than in most towns
Articles in 48 languages make the British army officer and administrator Charles George Gordon the best known. The largest group, 83, was born in the 20th century. The earliest on the list is Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster, born in 1355, and the youngest Mustapha Olagunju, born in 2002. For its size the list is short: 7.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 12.9 in the typical London town.
Born here
208
notable people
Best known
Charles George Gordon
in 48 Wikipedia languages
First
1355
Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster
Youngest
2002
Mustapha Olagunju
Most common field
Sports
78 people
What stands out about Greenwich’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Greenwich is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 3.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Greenwich
Ranked by languages covered: Charles George Gordon with 48, then Ian Wright with 46 and Flinders Petrie with 44.
#1
#2Sports
Ian Wright
born 1963English footballer and commentator (born 1963)
46 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Writing & Arts
Flinders Petrie
1853–1942British Egyptologist (1853–1942)
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Through the years
When Greenwich’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1850s, at 18.
SportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & MedicinePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Greenwich
205 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Mabel St Clair Stobart
1862–1954Stobart, Mabel Annie St Clair [née Mabel Annie Boulton; other married name Mabel Annie Stobart Greenhalgh] (1862–1954), medical relief worker and writer
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Frederick W. A. G. Haultain
1857–1942English-born Canadian politician and judge (1857-1942)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Georgina Agnes Brackenbury
1865–1949British painter and suffragist (1865-1949)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Ralph Lilley Turner
1888–1983Indic languages philologist and university administrator (1888–1983)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Charles Emilius Gold
1809–1871British soldier and artist active in New Zealand (1809-1871)
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Margaret Dorothea Rowbotham
1883–1978Engineer, and campaigner for women's rights (1883-1978)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Arthur Locker
1828–1893English novelist and journalist, editor of The Graphic (1828–1893)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington
1922–2010British aristocrat and World War II intelligence agent
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Percy Christopherson
1866–1921English rugby union footballer and cricketer (1866-1921)
SportsWikipedia ↗
Frederick William Sutton
1832–1883British photographer, active in Japan in the 1800s (1832–1883)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Victoire Conroy
1819–1866British aristocrat, childhood friend of queen Victoria (1819–1866)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Dorothy Grace Waring
1891–1977English fascist campaigner and author (1891-1977)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Evelyn Denington, Baroness Denington
1907–1998British politician (1907-1998)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Joseph Kinsey
1852–1936Christchurch businessman, collector and Antarctic enthusiast (1852–1936)
BusinessWikipedia ↗
Annabel Astor, Viscountess Astor
born 1948English socialite and jewelry designer
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Edward Campion Acheson
1858–1934Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut (1858-1934)
FaithWikipedia ↗
Henry May
1867–1939Co-operative movement activist and internationalist (1867–1939)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Southwark counts 638 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Southwark · 6 miMichael Faraday & 637 more
Tower Hamlets · 5 miMary Wollstonecraft & 511 more
Bromley · 6 miH. G. Wells & 498 more
Lewisham · 4 miJude Law & 448 moreJLNewham · 4 miJoseph Lister & 433 more
Redbridge · 7 miMaggie Smith & 261 more
Bexley · 3 miKate Bush & 206 more
Barking and Dagenham · 6 miJohn Terry & 160 moreQuestions about famous people from Greenwich
Who is the most famous person from Greenwich?
Charles George Gordon (British army officer and administrator) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 48 languages. Next come Ian Wright and Flinders Petrie.
How many famous people were born in Greenwich?
208 people born in Greenwich have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 286 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Greenwich known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 78 of the 208. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Greenwich?
Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster, born in 1355. The youngest on the list was born in 2002.
Who counts as from Greenwich?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Greenwich’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 (78)
- Charles George Gordon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Wright: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Flinders Petrie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Davis: J a1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Beatrice Hall: Alfred Agache, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Hensley: Helge Øverås, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter de la Mare: Lady Ottoline Morrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Bailey: Stuart Seeger from College Station, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Junior Stanislas: A@cfcunofficial (Chelsea Debs) London, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Maudslay: Pierre Louis ('Henri') Grevedon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Bonds: Egghead06, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine of York: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Christie: E. W. Maunder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bridget of York: James Northcote, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Adams: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, Copyright is MFO, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Walsh: Jarvin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Flora Shaw: Arnold Wright, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Bannerman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Bola: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus McGuane: MilesaMFC, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Davidson: Transangst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mabel St Clair Stobart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Maslen: AnemoneProjectors, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Tilbrook: Andwhatsnext, aka Nancy J Price - http://andwhatsnext.com/bands, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ruthven Moore: Royal Navy official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Christopherson: Lavender of Bromley, Kent, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Barlow: John Collier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick W. A. G. Haultain: User YUL89YYZ on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Ridgwell: Martin and Sarinow, Strand (no individual credited), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgina Agnes Brackenbury: Colonel Linley Blathwayt (died 1919), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Barron: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sims Reeves: Photo by Barraud, Scan by Steven J Plunkett from private copy of book, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stella Duffy: Stella Duffy, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Hutton: Christoph Wagener, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Lewis: Peteforsyth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Carroll: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hayes: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mabel Tuke: Christina Broom, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewart Jackson: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Baker: Brentford FC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Malvin Kamara: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Dorothea Rowbotham: Photographer not known, but picture is believed to date from the 1930s., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sefton Brancker: Unknown - this from Imperial War Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Turner: Footballcrazy707 (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Locker: Unidentified engraver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burke Cuppage: Rijksmuseum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hutton Gregory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Wyatt: GAmboseli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington: A Journey Through My Family: The Wellington Story Book by Jane Wellesley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Sladen: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Bland: User Tagishsimon on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Percy Christopherson: rugby pioneers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Buckner: Richard Buckner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Henry: Cleer Sewell Alger (1819-1892) of Diss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Spreadbury: Thebees1889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clair Norris: DarkGlow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Koehler: John Trumbull 1756–1843, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John George Pattison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hillier: Ulrich Haessler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Howman: Sarumbear, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Duvall: House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Hadwen: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden: After Thomas Hudson / James MacArdell, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Drostle: Gary Drostle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. E. B. Bruce-Porter: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Kinsey: Lady Kinsey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Fraser: Julia Agnes Fraser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Smith: Hammers & Co (Life time: Unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Davidson: Lafayette (?), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Schenley: Photographer Camille Silvy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank William Baxter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Faraday: Thomas Phillips, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Wollstonecraft: John Opie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. G. Wells: George Charles Beresford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jude Law: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maggie Smith: N/A studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Bush: Guido Harari, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Terry: ChristopherJClarke, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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