#1Famous people · Lambeth, London
Lambeth, birthplace of David Bowie and 783 more famous people
David Bowie, the English musician and actor, has articles in 136 languages. 276 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Born in 1524, Catherine Howard is the first name on record, and Chloe Sarwie, born in 2008, the most recent. Among the 33 towns in London with famous people on record, the town ranks 3rd.
Born here
784
notable people
Best known
David Bowie
in 136 Wikipedia languages
First
1524
Catherine Howard
Youngest
2008
Chloe Sarwie
Most common field
Sports
321 people
What stands out about Lambeth’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Lambeth
First, David Bowie (136 languages), then Roger Moore (96) and Bernard Montgomery (85).
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#3Military
Bernard Montgomery
1887–1976British Army officer (1887–1976)
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Through the years
When Lambeth’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 64 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicPolitics & LawMilitaryBusinessFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born. The 400 best known are plotted.
Known for
What Lambeth is known for
Compared with the usual town, business people are the most over-represented field, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lambeth
781 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Annie Besant
1847–1933British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Peter Mansfield
1933–2017English physicist known for magnetic resonance imaging
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Simon Cowell
born 1959English television personality, businessman, producer, record executive
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Ken Livingstone
born 1945English politician (born 1945); Mayor of London from 2000 until 2008
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
John Alexander Reina Newlands
1837–1898British chemist who did work concerning the periodicity of elements
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
John Keegan
1934–2012British military historian, lecturer, writer and journalist (1934–2012)
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Jonathan Sacks
1948–2020British rabbi (1948–2020), Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth (1991-2013) and Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal (2009-2020)
FaithWikipedia ↗
James Sowerby
1757–1822British botanical illustrator and mineralogist (1757-1822)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
George Grove
1820–1900English writer on music and director of the Royal College of Music (1820-1900)
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Max Hastings
born 1945English journalist, editor, historian and author (born 1945)
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Cecil Hepworth
1874–1953English film director and film producer (1874-1953)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Alfred William Bennett
1833–1902British botanist and publisher (1833-1902)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Horatio Frederick Phillips
1845–1926British aviation engineer (1845-1926)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Henry Norris
1865–1934English businessman, politician and football club director (1865-1934)
BusinessWikipedia ↗
Jack Brooksbank
born 1986British wine merchant, brand ambassador, and husband of Princess Eugenie
BusinessWikipedia ↗
William Chandler Roberts-Austen
1843–1902British metallurgist (1843-1902)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
George Brettingham Sowerby II
1812–1884British naturalist, illustrator, and conchologist; G.B. Sowerby II (1812–1884)
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John Etheridge
born 1948British rock and jazz fusion guitarist, composer, bandleader and educator
MusicWikipedia ↗
Annabelle Neilson
1969–2018British socialite, fashion model, author, and television personality (1969–2018)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell
born 1952Former British senior civil servant and economist
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Henry William Wilberforce
1807–1873English writer, Church of England clergyman; Tractarian; convert to the Roman Catholic Church; newspaper proprietor, editor and journalist (1807-1873)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Charles Keeping
1924–1988British illustrator and children's writer (1924-1988)
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Gertrude Demain Hammond
1862–1952British painter and book illustrator (1862–1952)
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Henrietta Barnett
1851–1936English social reformer, educationist, and author (1851–1936)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Annabel Elliot
born 1949English interior designer and antiques dealer; sister of Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
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Islington · 6 miJohn Stuart Mill & 482 moreQuestions about famous people from Lambeth
Who is the most famous person from Lambeth?
David Bowie (English musician and actor (1947–2016)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 136 languages. Next come Roger Moore and Bernard Montgomery.
How many famous people were born in Lambeth?
784 people born in Lambeth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 944 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Lambeth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 321 of the 784. That is 41% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lambeth?
Catherine Howard, born in 1524. The youngest on the list was born in 2008.
Who counts as from Lambeth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Lambeth’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 (138)
- David Bowie: Adam Bielawski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Moore: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Montgomery: Possibly Edward George William Malindine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Abbott: MystifyMe Concert Photography (Troy), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi Campbell: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Besant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Howard: Hans Holbein the Younger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clive Dunn: Crown Film Unit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kieran Gibbs: User:Londonpixels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Cowell: Alison Martin of SimonCowellOnline.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naveen Andrews: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Parker: AFC Bournemouth, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Rains: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Livingstone: World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Clyne: kyivcity.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Nesbit: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Alexander Reina Newlands: The original uploader was DALIBRI at German Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. H. Bradley: Pessimistic Idealism, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Nash: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold Bax: Herbert Lambert (1881-1936), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Baker: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Callow: Ash, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Sturridge: Daniko28, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Sacks: Jgavant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pearl Mackie: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Ayling: User:TheWelshKopite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Arday: ConiferousForest19, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skin: Piotr Drabik, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Thomas: from the Hutton/Stringer Archive, circa 1905., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Sinclair: Stew jones, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- June Whitfield: Slapstick Festival, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Sowerby: Thomas Heaphy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Waterman: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Grove: not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Kent: Eagle Lion Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hablot Knight Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Hastings: Financial Times, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hattie Morahan: Hotpotato3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Kirke: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amma Asante: MiamiFilmFestival, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Burns: "Moyse, Putney.", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Zemura: AFC Bournemouth, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Thomas: Jarvin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford: Joshua Reynolds, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wheeler Dryden: This work was published before January 1, 1931 and it is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Helps: Carlo Pellegrini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil Hepworth: Odham's Press, London, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic Grieve: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Bourne: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Goodwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Conder: Otraff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rupert Young: MissRockafella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Akram Khan: Laurent Ziegler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred William Bennett: Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society (Life time: Printed in 1902), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Hayles: timallen_0701, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Raymond: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Harris: Dictionary10101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Patrick: Trailer Screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nyron Nosworthy: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Tudor-Pole: Julian Riot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Brown, Baron George-Brown: Kroon, Ron for Anefo ; Nationaal Archief (NL), Filenumber 920-1152, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Norris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Brooksbank: veryamateurish, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Desmond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rohan Ricketts: Samioglu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Chandler Roberts-Austen: автор неизвестен, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. C. Bradley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Powell: Olly Groome & Harry Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoffrey Grey: Lutralutra, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- AJ Tracey: Jwslubbock, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Prestwich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Clare: Alexander Bassano, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Eaton: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Mannin: Bassano ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John By: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joy Crookes: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Sorinola: GSJools, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Brewer: Geoff McHugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Cope: Sevcoteehee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Byrne: Paul Pierce at Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophia Dunkley: Tukpuki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Allom: Thomas Heathfield Carrick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Pinto: Albin R. Burt / After Andrew Robertson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glyn Warren Philpot: Glyn Warren Philpot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Etheridge: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Robinson: Jarvis_Varnado_and_Rider_players.jpg: Kenneth Banks derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Shakes: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Redgrave: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Simpson: Hugo van Gelderen / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annabelle Neilson: Fat Fox Books, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl McCoy: Verghityax, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Dunne: Tiredorange, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Wordsworth: Vëon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddie Tomlins: Pobuda Alfréd (1876-1942), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Willis Kirkaldy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry William Wilberforce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilda Hewlett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Farrar: Sianna74, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Chambers: Egghead06, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthias Fanimo: Egghead06, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Beadle: Barnet Football Club, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruaridh McConnochie: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Dicks: Wim van Rossem for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Stewart: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur McIntyre: Unknown (United Press, New York Bureau), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Carew: James Boyes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis: Frank Hurley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley McIntosh: Temurs contrib talk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Alexander: hst43077, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Montefiore-Levi: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glyn Hodges: Bradford City AFC, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henrietta Barnett: Hubert Herkomer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Deane: John Hubert Newman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manuela George-Izunwa: Sibiya16, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myles Kenlock: Ncadc2004, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tashan Oakley-Boothe: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Murtagh: Harrias, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfie Egan: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annabel Elliot: KYphotos, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Andrews: Anaxaton7, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calum Willock: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Digby Jephson: Leslie Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Margaret Pace: Frances R Elwell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Dunn: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Marshall: Geoff Marshall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Andrew Beck: RexGregorian, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Stephen: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth II: Donald McKague, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria: Alexander Bassano, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Shelley: Richard Rothwell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Faraday: Thomas Phillips, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benedict Cumberbatch: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Wollstonecraft: John Opie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Moss: Crooked House Films, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stuart Mill: London Stereoscopic Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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