List of people from Greenwich : * Astronomer Royal Sir George Airy, lived at the White House, Crooms Hill * Boy George lead singer of Culture Club, born in Eltham, Greenwich * Writer Jocelyn Brooke, lived at 13 Eliot Place, Blackheath. * Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, statesman and man of letters, lived at the Ranger's House, Chesterfield Walk, Greenwich. * Composer and conductor Christopher D. Cook, born and raised in Charlton * Actor Dominic Cooper, born in Greenwich * Actor and comedian Simon Day, born in Blackheath * Engineer Alexander Duckham, founder of the Duckhams oil company, was born in Blackheath, living in Dartmouth Grove and in Vanbrugh Castle, east Greenwich. His brother Arthur Duckham, founder of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, was also born