Beckingham or De Beckingham is a surname of English origin, derived from the parishes of the same name in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. People with the surname include: *

Charles Beckingham Charles Beckingham (25 July 1699 – 19 February 1730/1731) was an English poet and dramatist. Life Beckingham was born, according to the register of Merchant Taylors' School, on 25 July 1699 (Robinson's ''Register'', ii. 32). His father was ...

(1699–1731), English poet and dramatist *

Charles Fraser Beckingham Charles Fraser Beckingham, ( Houghton, Huntingdonshire, 18 February 1914Lewes, East Sussex, 30 September 1998) was a professor of Islamic studies at Manchester University (1958–1965) and London University (1965–1981).

, British orientalist * Elias Beckingham (died 1307), English judge * John Beckingham (1510–1566), English politician, MP for Salisbury *

Peter Beckingham Peter Beckingham (born 13 March 1949) is a British retired diplomat, who was Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands 2013–2016. Career Beckingham was born in Essex in 1949, and was educated at Chigwell School and Selwyn College, Cambridge. I ...

(born 1949), British diplomat and Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands *

Steven Beckingham Steven Beckingham is a British actor and singer who was born on 6 November 1978 in Frimley Green, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. He has appeared in a few films and TV series including Heartbeat and the ''Doctor Who'' episode ''Dalek''. He is ...

(born 1978), English actor People born with the surname but known by other names include: *

Anne Dudley Anne Jennifer Dudley (née Beckingham; born 7 May 1956) is an English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician. She was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in the classical and pop genre ...

(born 1956), musician (Art of Noise) and film score composer, born Anne Beckingham *

Simon Pegg Simon John Pegg (; born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom ''Spaced'' (1999–2001), directed by Edgar Wright. He and Wright co-wrote the ...

(born 1970), English actor, born Simon Beckingham *

Bobby Valentino (British musician) Bobby Valentino (born Robert James Beckingham, 22 June 1954) is a British musician, violinist and singer. Career Born in Chatham, Kent, he adopted the stage name Bobby Valentino in 1975. Valentino's first success was as a founding member of t ...

, born Robert Beckingham

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