This is a list of notable people born or inhabitants of the city of

Brighton and Hove Brighton and Hove () is a city and unitary authority in East Sussex, England. It consists primarily of the settlements of Brighton and Hove, alongside neighbouring villages. Often referred to synonymously as Brighton, the City of Brighton and H ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

. This includes the once separate towns of

Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...

and

Hove Hove is a seaside resort and one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove, along with Brighton in East Sussex, England. Originally a "small but ancient fishing village" surrounded by open farmland, it grew rapidly in the 19th ...

. Note that in the case of persons still living, they may not ''currently'' live within the area of the city, but have done so at some time. For clarification: note the distinction between Kemptown and

Kemp Town Kemp Town Estate, also known as Kemp Town, is a 19th-century Regency architecture residential estate in the east of Brighton in East Sussex, England, UK. It consists of Arundel Terrace, Lewes Crescent, Sussex Square, Chichester Terrace, and ...

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* Jack Ball (1923–1999), footballer * David Bangs, naturalist, social historian, public artist and author *

Saffron Barker Saffron Autumn Barker (born 24 July 2000) is an English influencer, YouTuber and podcast host. She is best known for her time on the seventeenth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'', the fifth series of '' Celebrity Hunted'', and as a runner-up ...

, YouTuber who lives and grew up with her family in Brighton * Darren Baxter, footballer *

Raymond Briggs Raymond Redvers Briggs (18 January 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story ...

, artist, writer and illustrator of many children's books including ''

The Snowman ''The Snowman'' is a 1982 British animated television film based on Raymond Briggs's 1978 picture book '' The Snowman.'' It was directed by Dianne Jackson for Channel 4. It was first shown on 26 December 1982, and was an immediate success. It w ...

'', taught at Brighton Art College *The

indie Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming *Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies *Indie game, any game (board ...

rock band

British Sea Power Command of the sea (also called control of the sea or sea control) is a naval military concept regarding the strength of a particular navy to a specific naval area it controls. A navy has command of the sea when it is so strong that its rival ...

(Yan, Noble, Hamilton and Woody) * Ray Brooks, actor * George Brown, cricketer, born in Brighton in 1821 *

Janet Brown Janet McLuckie Brown (14 December 192327 May 2011) was a Scottish actress, comedian and impressionist who gained considerable fame in the 1970s and 1980s for her impersonations of Margaret Thatcher. Brown was the wife of Peter Butterworth, who ...

, actress and impersonator of Margaret Thatcher, lived in Hove * Steve Brown, football player (Charlton, Reading) and manager (Ebbsfleet), born in Brighton in 1972 *

Adrian Brunel Adrian Brunel (4 September 1892 – 18 February 1958) was an English film director and screenwriter. Brunel's directorial career started in the silent era, and reached its peak in the latter half of the 1920s. His surviving work from the 1920s, ...

, film director in the silent movie era *

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Isambard Kingdom Brunel (; 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was a British civil engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history," "one of the 19th-century engineering giants," and "on ...

, engineer, attended Dr Morell's school on Hove seafront, close to Hove Street, for several years from 1820 *

Dora Bryan Dora May Broadbent, (7 February 1923 – 23 July 2014), known as Dora Bryan, was a British actress of stage, film and television.''Carry On'' films) * Margot Bryant, actress who played Minnie Caldwell in

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Orig ...

, lived at Fourth Avenue in Hove for many years * Janey Buchan, Scottish Labour MEP, died in Brighton in 2012 *

Arabella Buckley Arabella Burton Buckley (24 October 1840 – 9 February 1929) was a writer and science educator. She championed Darwinian evolution with particular emphasis on the mind and morals, in contrast to the prevailing emphasis on competition and physic ...

, writer and populariser of science, was born in Brighton in 1840 * Nick Burbridge, author of poetry, plays, novel; songwriter-founder of folk rock McDermott's Two Hours *

Richard Burchett Richard Burchett (1815–1875) was a British artist and educator on the fringes of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, who was for over twenty years the Headmaster of what later became the Royal College of Art. He was later described as "a promi ...

, artist *

Julie Burchill Julie Burchill (born 3 July 1959) is an English writer. Beginning as a staff writer at the ''New Musical Express'' at the age of 17, she has since contributed to newspapers such as ''The Daily Telegraph'', ''The Sunday Times'' and ''The Guardia ...

, journalist; founder of '' Modern Review'' * Rob Burley, television producer *

Sir Edward Burne-Jones Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet, (; 28 August, 183317 June, 1898) was a British painter and designer associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood which included Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Millais, Ford Madox Brown and Holman Hunt ...

Pre-Raphaelite The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (later known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, Jam ...

artist; resident 1880–98 *Sir John Cordy Burrows, surgeon and local politician; mayor of Brighton in 1857 *

Keith Burstein Keith Burstein born 1957 as Keith Burston (the anglicised form adopted by his father of the surname, which Burstein later dropped) is an English composer, conductor and music theorist with Russian family origins. He is noted for his fervent ch ...

, composer, born (1957) and brought up in Hove * Steve Burtenshaw, football player (played for Brighton & Hove Albion), football manager and scout, born in Portslade in 1935 *

Sean Bury Sean Bury (born ) in Brighton, Sussex, England) is a British television and film actor, best known for his lead role as Paul Harrison in Lewis Gilbert's 1971 film ''Friends'' and the 1974 sequel '' Paul and Michelle''. Career At the age of ni ...

, actor, was born in Brighton in 1954 * Charles Busby, Regency architect, prolific in Brighton; lived in Lansdowne Place; house is adorned by a blue commemorative plaque *

Cecil Butcher Cecil Frank Butcher (31 October 1872 – 22 March 1929) was an English cricketer. Butcher was a right-handed batting (cricket), batsman who bowled right-arm Fast bowling, fast-medium. He was born at Brighton, Sussex. Butcher made his first-c ...

, cricketer for Sussex, born in Brighton in 1872, died in Portslade in 1929 * Dame Clara Butt, recitalist and concert singer, lived in St Aubyns Mansions between 1903 and 1906 *

Douglas Byng Portrait by Allan Warren Douglas Coy Byng (17 March 1893 – 24 August 1987) was an English comic singer and songwriter in West End theatre, revue and cabaret. Billed as "Bawdy but British", Byng was famous for his female impersonations. His ...

, comic singer and songwriter; lived in Arundel Terrace, Kemp Town; died in 1987

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* Duncan Campbell, investigative journalist and computer forensics expert * Victor Campbell, Antarctic explorer, born in Brighton in 1875 *

Aimée Campton Aimée Campton or Miss Campton (6 April 1882 – 21 November 1930) was a dancer, music hall artist, postcard beauty and a French actress of English origin. A silent film actress, she played the lead role in a series of French-made ''Maud'' film ...

(1882-1930) English-French actress *

Marie-Antoine Carême Marie Antoine (Antonin) Carême (; 8 June 178412 January 1833) was a French chef and an early practitioner and exponent of the elaborate style of cooking known as ''grande cuisine'', the "high art" of French cooking: a grandiose style of cookery ...

, chef to the

Prince Regent A prince regent or princess regent is a prince or princess who, due to their position in the line of succession, rules a monarchy as regent in the stead of a monarch regnant, e.g., as a result of the sovereign's incapacity (minority or illne ...

, inventor of chef's toque (hat) * Charles Carpenter, cricketer for Sussex * Edward Carpenter, poet and philosopher * Denis Carter, Baron Carter, agriculturalist and Labour politician, spent some of his early life in Hove * Sam Carter, singer in British metalcore band

Architects An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

* Dirick Carver,

Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

martyr A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an externa ...

, 1554 *

Juan Francisco Casas Juan Francisco Casas (born September 21, 1976 in La Carolina, Jaén, Andalusia) is a Spanish artist and poet. Casas recreates photographs he's taken as large scale oil paintings on canvas, as well as similarly scaled drawings using only blue b ...

, Spanish artist, has lived in Brighton *

Michael Cashman Michael Maurice Cashman, Baron Cashman (born 17 December 1950), is a British actor, politician, and LGBT rights activist. A member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands from 1999 to 2014. ...

, MEP and former ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'' actor *

Gwen Catley Gwendoline Florence Catley (9 February 190612 November 1996) was an English lyric coloratura soprano who sang in opera, concert and revues. She often sang on radio and television, and made numerous recordings of songs and arias, mostly in English ...

, soprano, died in Hove in 1996 *

Lennox Cato Lennox Paul Cato DL (born 1961) is a British antiques dealer specialising in furniture and decorative items from the Georgian and Regency periods. He has been an expert on the BBC's ''Antiques Roadshow'' since 2004. Biography The second to y ...

, expert on the ''

Antiques Roadshow ''Antiques Roadshow'' is a British television programme broadcast by the BBC in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people ( ...

'' *

Nick Cave Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, songwriter, poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor. Known for his baritone voice and for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, ...

, Australian musician, writer, and film maker *

Gianni Celati Gianni Celati (10 January 1937 – 3 January 2022) was an Italian writer, translator, and literary critic. Biography Gianni Celati was born in Sondrio, Italy, but spent his infancy and adolescence in the province of Ferrara. He graduated in E ...

, Italian writer, lives in Brighton *

Celeste Celeste may refer to: Geography * Mount Celeste, unofficial name of a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada * Celeste, Texas, a rural city in North Texas ** Celeste High School, public high school located in the city of Celeste, ...

, American-born singer, grew up in Saltdean *

Paul Cemmick Paul Cemmick is a cartoonist and caricaturist whose designs and work have been seen in many different media, most prominently animation, (British) comics and book covers. According to the website ChildrensIllustrators.com, Mr Cemmick "started draw ...

, cartoonist, lives in Hove *

Douglas Chamberlain Douglas Anthony Chamberlain, (born 1931) is a British cardiologist who founded the first paramedic unit in Europe, revolutionising pre-hospital clinical care. Early life Chamberlain was born in Cardiff in 1931. His father was a coal merchant. ...

, cardiologist, lives in Hove and worked at the

Royal Sussex County Hospital The Royal Sussex County Hospital is an acute teaching hospital in Brighton, England. Together with the Princess Royal Hospital, it is administered by the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. The services provided at the hospital in ...

for more than 20 years * Ian Chapman, footballer * Peter Chrisp, children's writer *

Isaac Christie-Davies Isaac David Christie-Davies (born 18 October 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Eupen. Born in England, he has represented both England and Wales at youth international level. Career Liverpo ...

, footballer *

Sir Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...

, journalist and politician; attended a school run by the "Misses Thompson" in Hove *

Louis Clark Louis Clark (27 February 1947 – 13 February 2021) was an English music arranger and keyboard player. He trained at Leeds College of Music. He is best known for his work with Electric Light Orchestra and '' Hooked on Classics''. Clark started ...

, footballer * Dave Clarke, techno DJ *

Somers Clarke George Somers Clarke (1841–1926) was an architect and English Egyptologist who worked on the restoration and design of churches and at a number of sites throughout Egypt, notably in El Kab, where he built a house. He was born in Brighton. A ...

, architect and Egyptologist, born in Brighton in 1841 *

Jack Clayton Jack Isaac Clayton (1 March 1921 – 26 February 1995) was a British film director and producer who specialised in bringing literary works to the screen. Overview Starting out as a teenage studio "tea boy" in 1935, Clayton worked his way up ...

, film director, was born in Brighton in 1921 *

Brendan Cleary Brendan Cleary (born 1958) is a poet who was born in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland but lives in England. Early years and career Cleary attended Carrickfergus Grammar School in Northern Ireland. He moved from Northern Ireland in 1977 to Midd ...

, poet, has lived in Brighton * John Clements, actor *

Carol Cleveland Carol Cleveland (born 13 January 1942) is a British-American actress and comedian, particularly known for her work with Monty Python. Early life Born in East Sheen, London, she moved to the United States with her mother and U.S. Air Force step ...

Monty Python Monty Python (also collectively known as the Pythons) were a British comedy troupe who created the sketch comedy television show ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'', which first aired on the BBC in 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over fou ...

actress * Bryan Clough, author of ''State Secrets: The Kent-Wolkoff Affair'' * Charles Clover-Brown, cricketer, died in Hove in 1982 *

Brian Cobby Brian Cobby (12 October 192931 October 2012) was an English actor and telephone exchange worker who, in 1985, became the first male voice of the British speaking clock. Early life Cobby was born in Gravesend, Kent, the son of Amy and Sydney ...

, former voice of the

British Telecom BT Group plc (trading as BT and formerly British Telecom) is a British multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in London, England. It has operations in around 180 countries and is the largest provider of fixed-line, b ...

speaking clock A speaking clock or talking clock is a live or recorded human voice service, usually accessed by telephone, that gives the correct time. The first telephone speaking clock service was introduced in France, in association with the Paris Observ ...

C. B. Cochran Sir Charles Blake Cochran (25 September 1872 31 January 1951), generally known as C. B. Cochran, was an English theatrical manager and impresario. He produced some of the most successful musical revues, musicals and plays of the 1920s and 193 ...

, impresario, showman, born in Prestonville Road in the Prestonville area of Brighton in 1872 * Alex Cochrane, footballer *

Michael Cochrane Michael Cochrane is an English actor. Biography Cochrane was born in Brighton, East Sussex. He was educated at Cranleigh School. He has had many television and radio roles including Oliver Sterling in the Radio 4 soap opera ''The Archers'' ...

, actor, born in Brighton in 1947 * Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, hero of the Battle of Navarino; lived in 140 Western Road (1828–52); a blue commemorative plaque adorns the house * Robert Coffin, Catholic Bishop of Southwark, born in Brighton in 1819 * Ben Cohen, author, publisher and distributor of

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually someth ...

books and stationery supplies * Sophie Coleman, triathlete, born in Brighton in 1990 *

Jean Colin Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ...

, 1930s film actress, was born in Brighton in 1905 *

David Collings David Collings (4 June 1940 – 23 March 2020) was an English actor. In an extensive career he appeared in many roles on stage, television, film and radio, as well as various audio books, voiceovers, concert readings and other work. He garnered ...

, actor (''Crime and Punishment'', ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the ...

''), born in Brighton in 1940 * Geoffrey Collins, cricketer for Sussex, born in Brighton in 1918 * Maria Colwell, born in Hove in 1965, killed in Brighton by her stepfather at age 7; a notorious case of child abuse resulting in a public enquiry * John Comber, cricketer for Sussex, born in Brighton in 1861 *

Ivy Compton-Burnett Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett, (; 5 June 188427 August 1969) was an English novelist, published in the original editions as I. Compton-Burnett. She was awarded the 1955 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for her novel ''Mother and Son''. Her works con ...

, novelist, grew up in Hove *

Dainton Connell Dainton Connell (14 February 1961 – 5 October 2007), known as "Denton" or "The Bear", was an English former hooligan. He was leader of one of the Arsenal's hooligan firms during the 1980s. Later in his life he served as a bodyguard, minder an ...

, a leading Arsenal hooligan, was born in Brighton in 1961 *

Clare Connor Clare Joanne Connor (born 1 September 1976) is an English former cricketer who batted right-handed and bowled slow left arm spin. She held the presidency of Marylebone Cricket Club from 2021 until 2022. She made her England One Day Internati ...

, played for Brighton College men's cricket team and England women's cricket team, was born in Brighton in 1976 *

John Constable John Constable (; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for revolutionising the genre of landscape painting with his pictures of Dedham Vale, th ...

, Romantic painter, intermittently lived in Brighton, calling it "Piccadilly by the Seaside"; resided at 11 Sillwood Road *

Edward Tyas Cook Sir Edward Tyas Cook (12 May 1857 – 30 September 1919) was an English journalist, biographer, and man of letters. Biography Born in Brighton, Cook was the youngest son of Silas Kemball Cook, secretary of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, a ...

, journalist, editor, man of letters, born in Brighton in 1857 *

Gaz Coombes Gaz Coombes (born 8 March 1976) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the English alternative rock band Supergrass. He first entered the music scene aged 14 as the lead singer of the ...

, lead singer of band

Supergrass Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993 in Oxford. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals) and Danny Goffey ...

, once lived in Brighton *

George Coppard Corporal George Alfred Coppard MM (26 January 1898 – 17 February 1985) was a British soldier who served with the Machine Gun Corps during World War I. Following his retirement he published his memoirs entitled ''With A Machine Gun to Cambra ...

, corporal in the British Army, wrote ''With A Machine Gun to Cambrai'' (a popular memoir of World War I), born in Brighton in 1898 *

Beth Cordingly Beth Cordingly (born 25 October 1976) is an English actress, known for her appearances in series ''Family Affairs'', ''The Bill'' and ''Dead Set''. Early life Cordingly was born in Brighton and went to Brighton and Hove High School. She is the ...

, actress (played PC Kerry Young in ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...

''), was born in Brighton in 1977 * David Cordingly, authority on pirates (of the pre-modern era), father of Beth Cordingly, lives in Brighton *

Tich Cornford Walter Latter Cornford (25 December 1900 – 6 February 1964) was an English cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played in 4 Tests in New Zealand in 1930 and played county cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Clu ...

, cricketer for Sussex, died in Brighton *

Tom Cotcher Tom Cotcher (born 28 July 1950) is a Scottish actor who played Alan Woods in ''The Bill'' from 1992 to 1996. He also appeared briefly in an earlier episode of the police drama (as did several of the cast) as a local resident with a missing ...

, Scottish actor, lives in Brighton * George Cotterill, footballer, born in Brighton in 1868 * Joseph Cotterill, cricketer for Sussex (1870–1888), played once for England, born in Brighton in 1851 * David Courtney, born David Cohen in Whitehawk, composer and record producer; discovered and co-wrote with Leo Sayer; also nephew of Henry Cohen who conceived and built Brighton Marina *

Robin Cousins Robin Cousins, MBE (born 17 August 1957) is a British former competitive figure skater who was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1980. He was the 1980 Olympic champion, the 1980 European champion, a three-time World medalist (1978–19 ...

, figure skater, won gold at 1980 Olympics, lives in Brighton *

Graham Coutts Graham and Graeme may refer to: People * Graham (given name), an English-language given name * Graham (surname), an English-language surname * Graeme (surname), an English-language surname * Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer * Clan Gr ...

, murderer of Jane Longhurst in 2003, lived in Brighton * Sam Crane, actor, born in Brighton * Addison Cresswell, comedy agent, went to St Luke's Primary School and Brighton Polytechnic *

Luke Cresswell Luke Cresswell (born 1 October 1963) is a co-creator (along with Steve McNicholas) of the dance percussion act Stomp. He is a self-taught percussionist and one-time member of British busking/cabaret musical group Pookiesnackenburger. Stomp is ...

, of musical performers

Stomp Stomp may refer to: *Stomp (strike), a downwards kick using the heel Music and dance * ''Stomp'' (album), by Big D and the Kids Table, 2013 * Stomp (jazz), a type of rhythmic jazz tune popular in the 1920s *Stomp (theatrical show), a percussive p ...

* Henry Radcliffe Crocker, dermatologist, born in Hove in 1846 *

Lance Cronin Lance Cronin (born 11 September 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made seven international appearances for the England C national team. In 2016 he was assistant manager at Whitehawk, the last club ...

, footballer * James Crump, founder of St. Aubyn's School (named after the Hove street in which he lived) *

Thomas Cubitt Thomas Cubitt (25 February 1788 – 20 December 1855) was a British master builder, notable for his employment in developing many of the historic streets and squares of London, especially in Belgravia, Pimlico and Bloomsbury. His great-great-g ...

, master builder, employed in the development of Kemp Town; lived in 13 Lewes Crescent *

Graham Cutts John Henry Graham Cutts (1884 – 7 February 1958), known as Graham Cutts, was a British film director, one of the leading British directors in the 1920s. His fellow director A. V. Bramble believed that Gainsborough Pictures had been built ...

, a leading British film director in the 1920s, was born in Brighton in 1885

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* James Daly, footballer * Tim Daniels, cricketer for Oxford UCCE, born in Brighton in 1980 *

Alfred Darling Alfred Darling (1862–1931) was an engineer and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. Biography Darling began to manufacture film equipment at his engin ...

, pioneer film equipment manufacturer *

Ralph Darling General Sir Ralph Darling, GCH (1772 – 2 April 1858) was a British Army officer who served as Governor of New South Wales from 1825 to 1831. He is popularly described as a tyrant, accused of torturing prisoners and banning theatrical entertain ...

, Governor of New South Wales 1825–1831, who prevented theatre in Sydney, died in Brighton in 1858 * John Davey, cricketer for the MCC and Sussex, born in Brighton in 1847, died in Brighton in 1874 * Glen Davies, footballer, born in Brighton in 1976 * Nicholas Davies, journalist associated with

Robert Maxwell Ian Robert Maxwell (born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch; 10 June 1923 – 5 November 1991) was a Czechoslovak-born British media proprietor, Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of parliament (MP), suspected spy, and fraudster. Early i ...

, lived in Brighton in 1993 * Philip Davies, cricketer for Sussex, born in Brighton in 1893, attended Brighton College * Jill Day, singer and actress in the 1950s to early 1960s, was born in Brighton in 1930 * Joe Day, footballer *

Lewis Dayton Lewis Dayton (born Henry Wallenstein Ryan Lewis; 3 February 1888 – January 1963) was a British actor who appeared in a number of films during the silent and early sound eras, largely in supporting roles but occasionally in the male lead. ...

, actor of the 1920s, was born in Brighton in 1889 *Alex 'Ali Dino' Dean, bassist in UK metalcore band

* Roger Dean, artist, famous for

prog-rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Initi ...

album covers *

Frederick Delve Sir Frederick William Delve, (28 October 1902 - 2 October 1995), was an English firefighter who became chief fire officer of the London Fire Brigade from 1948 to 1962, and was instrumental in the fire service's adoption of modern telecommunicat ...

, firefighter and chief of the

London Fire Brigade The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the fire and rescue service for London, the capital of the United Kingdom. It was formed by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act 1865, under the leadership of superintendent Eyre Massey Shaw. It has 5,992staff, inc ...

, 1948–1962, was born in Brighton in 1902 * John Leopold Denman, architect, designed many buildings in and around Brighton, was born in Brighton in 1882 *

Charlie Dennis Charlie Dennis (born 28 September 1995) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship. Club career Dennis signed with USL Championship club Oakland Roots SC ...

, footballer * Alfie Deyes,

YouTuber A YouTuber is an online personality and/or influencer who produces videos on the video-sharing platform YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006. Influence Influe ...

lives in Brighton * Amita Dhiri, actress, born in Brighton *

Clarissa Dickson Wright Clarissa Theresa Philomena Aileen Mary Josephine Agnes Elsie Trilby Louise Esmerelda Dickson Wright (24 June 1947 – 15 March 2014) was an English celebrity cook, television personality, writer, businesswoman, and former barrister. She was be ...

, celebrity chef and television personality, attended Sacred Heart School (then in Hove) *

Maude Dickinson Maude Dickinson (1868 or 1869 - 31 March 1933) was a member of the Women's Engineering Society and a female scientist at the beginning of the 20th century who believed she had discovered organic radium crystals. She was proclaimed as "A High Pr ...

, inventor *

Jeremy Dier Jeremy Dier (born 30 May 1960) is a British former professional tennis player. He is the father of footballer Eric Dier. Born in Brighton, Dier competed on the professional tour from the late 1970s to early 1980s, reaching a best singles world ...

, tennis player *

Coningsby Disraeli Coningsby Ralph Disraeli (25 February 1867 – 30 September 1936), was a British Conservative politician, and MP for Altrincham. Early life and education Disraeli was born in Kensington, London, in February 1867, to Ralph Disraeli (1809–18 ...

, Member of Parliament for Altrincham, nephew of

Benjamin Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation ...

, died in Hove in 1936 *

John Charles Dollman John Charles Dollman RWS RI ROI (6 May 1851 – 11 December 1934) was an English painter and illustrator. Life Dollman was born in Hove on 6 May 1851 and moved to London to study at South Kensington and the Royal Academy Schools, after wh ...

, painter and illustrator, born in Hove in 1851 * Alan Donohoe, singer with the band

The Rakes The Rakes were an English post-punk band formed in London in 2003. Their first album '' Capture/Release'' released in 2005, received a nine out of ten review in the ''NME'' and was rated 13th best album of the year in the same paper. The band ...

, lives in Brighton *

Lord Alfred Douglas Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas (22 October 1870 – 20 March 1945), also known as Bosie Douglas, was an English poet and journalist, and a lover of Oscar Wilde. At Oxford he edited an undergraduate journal, ''The Spirit Lamp'', that carried a homoer ...

, poet and writer; friend and lover of Oscar Wilde * Angus Douglas-Hamilton,

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previousl ...

recipient * David Downton, fashion illustrator, has lived in Brighton * Alfred Drayton, stage and film actor, born in Brighton *

Tim Dry Tim Dry (born 9 January 1952) is a mime artist, writer, photographic artist, musician and actor, best known for appearing in '' Return of the Jedi'' and the cult sci-fi/horror film ''Xtro''. Tim was a member of the duo Tik and Tok, that popular ...

, actor and artist, lived in Brighton in the 1970s *

Graham Duff Graham Duff (born 13 April 1964) is an English writer, actor and producer. He was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, and lives in Brighton. He graduated from the University of Brighton. His work for TV and radio is typified by intricate plotting, ...

television writer and actor famous for

BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, cur ...

TV series ''

ideal Ideal may refer to: Philosophy * Ideal (ethics), values that one actively pursues as goals * Platonic ideal, a philosophical idea of trueness of form, associated with Plato Mathematics * Ideal (ring theory), special subsets of a ring considered ...

'' *

Alice Dudeney Alice Louisa Dudeney (née Whiffin; 21 October 1866 – 21 November 1945) was an English author and short story writer. The wife of Henry Dudeney, a fellow author and inventor of mathematical puzzles and games, she used the style Mrs. Henry D ...

, writer, born in Brighton in 1866 *

Polly Dunbar Polly Dunbar (born 1977) is an English author-illustrator. She is best known for her self-illustrated books ''Penguin'', the ''Tilly and Friends'' series (which became a BBC children's television series) and ''Hello, Mum'' – an illustrated me ...

, illustrator and writer, went to Brighton University, now lives in Brighton *

Lewis Dunk Lewis Carl Dunk (born 21 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and is captain of club Brighton & Hove Albion. He has also one appearance for the England national football team. Starting his youth caree ...

, footballer for Brighton & Hove Albion, born in Brighton in 1991 *

Richard Durrant Richard Durrant Dip RCM, ARCM, FLCM (born Brighton, Sussex, 2 November 1962) is an English guitarist and composer. He studied guitar, cello, and composition at the Royal College of Music in London between 1981 and 1986. Since his debut at the ...

, guitarist, born in Hollingbury, Brighton in 1962

E

Brian Eastman Brian Eastman (born 3 September 1949, Brighton, UK) is a producer of feature films (such as ''Shadowlands'' and '' Under Suspicion''), television drama (such as ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' and ''Jeeves and Wooster''), and stage productions (such a ...

, film and television producer *

Frederick Charles Eden Frederick Charles Eden (8 March 1864 – 15 July 1944) was an English church architect and designer. Frederick Eden was born in Brighton, Sussex, England. He was the son of Frederick Morton Eden and Louisa Ann Parker. Eden was a pupil and later ...

, church architect and designer, born in Brighton in 1864 *

Connie Ediss Connie Ediss (born Ada Harriet Whitley; 11 August 1870 – 18 April 1934) Gänzl, Kurt"The real Connie Ediss, or 'She was a Milliner's Daughter'" Kurt of Gerolstein, 6 November 2020 was an English actress and singer best known as a buxom, good-h ...

, buxom comedian in Edwardian music hall, also acted in a few 1930s films, born and died in Brighton *

Christiana Edmunds Christiana Edmunds (3 October 1828 – 19 September 1907), was an English murderer, popularly known as the "Chocolate Cream Killer", who carried out a series of poisonings in Brighton during the early 1870s. Edmunds purchased confectionery from a ...

, "The Chocolate Cream Poisoner", while living in Brighton, poisoned several people (killing a four-year-old boy) with adulterated chocolate creams in the 1870s *

Les Edwards Les Edwards (born 7 September 1949) is a British illustrator known for his work in the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres, and has provided numerous illustrations for book jackets, posters, magazines, record covers and games during his ...

, illustrator, lives in Brighton *

Nick Van Eede Nick Van Eede (born Nicholas Eede, 14 June 1958) is an English musician, producer and songwriter. He is best known for singing and writing the 1986 No. 1 power ballad, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" for his band Cutting Crew, which saw internati ...

, lead singer,

Cutting Crew Cutting Crew are an English rock band formed in London in 1985. They are best known for their debut album ''Broadcast'' and hit single, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms". History 1985–1986: Formation While still in his teens, Nick Van Eede (bo ...

Adam El-Abd Adam Mohamad El-Abd ( ar, آدم العبد; born 11 September 1984) is a retired professional footballer who plays as a defender. El-Abd made over 500 first team appearances in his professional career and also played for the Egypt national t ...

, Egyptian-English footballer for

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

, was born in Brighton in 1984 * Joe El-Abd, rugby union player, born in Brighton in 1980 * Jago Eliot, Lord Eliot, involved in a variety of arts projects, briefly lived in Brighton *

Charlotte Elliott Charlotte Elliott (18 March 1789 – 22 September 1871) was an English poet, hymn writer, and editor. She is best known by two hymns, "Just As I Am" and "Thy will be done". Elliott edited ''Christian Remembrancer Pocket Book'' (1834–59) and ...

, poet and hymn writer, lived in Brighton in the latter part of her life * G. H. Elliott, music hall singer and comedian, buried in Rottingdean church yard * Henry Venn Elliott, English

divine Divinity or the divine are things that are either related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a deity.divine< ...

, minister of

St Mary the Virgin, Brighton St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in the Kemptown area of Brighton, in the English city of Brighton and Hove. The present building dates from the late 1870s and replaced a church of the same name which suddenly collapsed while being renova ...

, died at Brunswick Square 1865 *

Sean Ellis Sean Ellis (born 1970) is a British film director, writer, producer and fashion photographer. He is best known for his films '' Cashback'' (2004), '' The Broken'' (2008), ''Metro Manila'' (2013), in the Tagalog language, and '' Anthropoid'' (201 ...

, film director, was born in Brighton c.1970 * Steve Ellis, singer with the band Love Affair, lives in Brighton * Gary Elphick, footballer *

Tommy Elphick Tommy Elphick (born 7 September 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and currently an assistant coach at former club, AFC Bournemouth. Elphick started at the Brighton & Hove Albion academy and progress ...

, footballer * Harriet Elphinstone-Dick, early swimming champion, originally from Brighton, taught swimming at Brill's Baths in Pool Valley *

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

, one of Britain's most prolific film directors of the silent era, died in a nursing home in Brighton in 1967 *

Bella Emberg Bella Emberg (born Sybil Dyke; 16 September 1937 – 12 January 2018) was an English comedy actress whose television career spanned 60 years. Early life and career Emberg was born in Brighton and grew up wanting to be an entertainer. Her profes ...

, actress; co-star of The Russ Abbot Show * Revd. Richard Enraght, religious controversialist, curate of St. Paul's Church, Brighton 1867–71, and priest in Charge of St. Andrew's Church, Portslade 1871–74 *

Chris Eubank Christopher Livingstone Eubank (born 8 August 1966) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1998. He held the WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles between 1990 and 1995, and is ranked by BoxRec as the thir ...

, ex-boxer, holds the purchased

title A title is one or more words used before or after a person's name, in certain contexts. It may signify either generation, an official position, or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may be inserted between the f ...

of "

Lord of the Manor Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seig ...

of Brighton" * Chris Eubank, Jr., boxer, son of Chris Eubank, lives in Brighton * Maurice Evans, leading Shakespearan actor in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

, regularly in ''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typ ...

'' and ''

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. I ...

'', and Dr Zaius in ''

Planet of the Apes ''Planet of the Apes'' is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on Frenc ...

'' * Simon Evans, comedian, lives in Hove *

George Everest Colonel Sir George Everest CB FRS FRAS FRGS (; 4 July 1790 – 1 December 1866) was a British surveyor and geographer who served as Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843. After receiving a military education in Marlow, Everest joined ...

, surveyor after whom the

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...

was named, buried in Hove * Marjorie Eyre, D'Oyly Carte soprano, died in Brighton in 1987

F

* Michael Fabricant MP, born in Brighton in 1950; educated at the Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School * Rotimi Fani-Kayode, photographer who explored sexuality, race and culture, lived in Brighton in his youth *

Simon Fanshawe Simon Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe OBE (born 26 December 1956, in Devizes, England) is a writer and broadcaster. He contributes frequently to British newspapers, television and radio. He is also now a consultant and non-executive director of public ...

, broadcaster, writer, and comedian, lives in Kemptown *

Joseph Jefferson Farjeon Joseph Jefferson Farjeon (4 June 1883 – 6 June 1955) was an English crime and mystery novelist, playwright and screenwriter. His father, brother and sister also developed successful careers in the literary world. His "Ben" novels were reissued ...

(1883–1955), crime novelist and playwright, died in

Tommy Farr Tommy may refer to: People * Tommy (given name) * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Tommy'' (1975 fil ...

, boxer, "The Tonypandy Terror", ran a pub in Brighton after retirement *

Fatboy Slim Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist ...

, real name Norman Cook, musician formerly of band

The Housemartins The Housemartins were an English indie rock group formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s and charted three top-ten albums and six top-twenty singles in the UK. Many of their lyrics conveyed a mixture of socialist politics and Christianit ...

* Steve Ferrone, drummer with Average White Band and for various high-profile performers, born in Brighton in 1950 * Frank Finlay, actor, owned a house in Wyndham Street for 30 years until 2009 * Fink (Fin Greenall) (born 1972), singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, DJ, is based in Brighton *

Maria Fitzherbert Maria Anne Fitzherbert (''née'' Smythe, previously Weld; 26 July 1756 – 27 March 1837) was a longtime companion of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV of the United Kingdom). In 1785, they secretly contracted a marriage that was ...

, illegitimate wife of

George IV George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten y ...

(under the

Royal Marriages Act 1772 The Royal Marriages Act 1772 (12 Geo 3 c. 11) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which prescribed the conditions under which members of the British royal family could contract a valid marriage, in order to guard against marriages t ...

marriage of a member of the Royal Family without permission of the monarch was illegal) * Robert Thomas Flower, 8th Viscount Ashbrook, Irish aristocrat, Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army, and inventor; lived at 22

Adelaide Crescent Adelaide Crescent is a mid-19th-century residential development in Hove, part of the English city and seaside resort of Brighton and Hove. Conceived as an ambitious attempt to rival the large, high-class Kemp Town estate east of Brighton, the c ...

, Hove, in the 1860s *

Russell Floyd Russell Floyd (born 29 May 1962 in Croydon, London, England) is a British actor. After graduating from RADA, he played Rick in 3 episodes of London's Burning as firefighter Sally Reid's swimming instructor. He also played Bridge Street Market ...

, actor, lives in Brighton * Wes Fogden, footballer for Brighton & Hove Albion and various other clubs in the south of England, born in Brighton in 1988 *

Chris Foreman Christopher John Foreman (born 8 August 1956), nicknamed Chrissy Boy, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and composer. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Foreman came to prominence in the late 1970s as the guitarist for the Engli ...

, nicknamed Chrissy Boy, guitarist,

Madness Madness or The Madness may refer to: Emotion and mental health * Anger, an intense emotional response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat * Insanity, a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns * ...

. * Gustavus Fowke, cricketer for

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire ...

, born in Brighton in 1880 *

Derek Francis Derek Francis (7 November 1923 – 27 March 1984) was an English comedy and character actor. Biography Francis was a regular in the Carry On film players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in '' The Tomb of Lig ...

, comedy and character actor, was born in Brighton in 1923 *

Tommy Fraser Thomas Francis Peter Fraser (born 5 December 1987) is an English former Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Starting his career with hometown club Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion, Fraser was youth t ...

, footballer * Darren Freeman, footballer *

William Friese-Greene William Friese-Greene (born William Edward Green, 7 September 1855 – 5 May 1921) was a prolific English inventor and professional photographer. He was known as a pioneer in the field of motion pictures, having devised a series of cameras in 1 ...

, cinematographic pioneer, subject of the film ''

The Magic Box ''The Magic Box'' is a 1951 British Technicolor biographical drama film directed by John Boulting. The film stars Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, with numerous cameo appearances by performers such as Peter Ustinov and Laurence Olivier. ...

G

Leon Garfield Leon Garfield FRSL (14 July 1921 – 2 June 1996) was a British writer of fiction. He is best known for children's historical novels, though he also wrote for adults. He wrote more than thirty books and scripted '' Shakespeare: The Animated Ta ...

, novelist, born in Brighton in 1921 *

Sam Gargan Sam Joseph Gargan (born 24 January 1989, in Brighton) is an English people, English Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), striker whose last known club was Burgess Hill Town F.C., Burgess Hill Town. His ...

, footballer *

Constance Garnett Constance Clara Garnett (; 19 December 1861 – 17 December 1946) was an English translator of nineteenth-century Russian literature. She was the first English translator to render numerous volumes of Anton Chekhov's work into English and the ...

, early translator of Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and Chekhov, was born in Brighton and attended

Brighton and Hove High School Brighton Girls, formerly Brighton and Hove High School, is an Independent school (United Kingdom), independent day school for girls aged 4 to 18 in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. Brighton Girls GDST is ISI rated ‘Excellen ...

David Garnett David Garnett (9 March 1892 – 17 February 1981) was an English writer and publisher. As a child, he had a cloak made of rabbit skin and thus received the nickname "Bunny", by which he was known to friends and intimates all his life. Early ...

, novelist,

Bloomsbury Group The Bloomsbury Group—or Bloomsbury Set—was a group of associated English writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists in the first half of the 20th century, including Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, E. M. Forster and Lytton St ...

member, lover of

Duncan Grant Duncan James Corrowr Grant (21 January 1885 – 8 May 1978) was a British painter and designer of textiles, pottery, theatre sets and costumes. He was a member of the Bloomsbury Group. His father was Bartle Grant, a "poverty-stricken" major i ...

, was born in Brighton *

John Garrick John Garrick (born Reginald Dandy; 31 August 1902 – 22 October 1966) was a British stage and screen actor. Born in Brighton, England, Dandy attended that city's schools and Brighton College. Dandy made his first stage appearance at t ...

, film actor, was born in Brighton in 1902 *

Joe Gatting Joe Stephen Gatting (born 25 November 1987) is a first-class cricketer and former footballer who played for Hampshire until he was released at the end of the 2015 season. Gatting previously played football for Brighton & Hove Albion as a strike ...

, cricketer and footballer *

Leslie Gay Leslie Hewitt Gay (24 March 1871 – 1 November 1949) was a first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Hampshire, Somerset and England. As a footballer, he played for Cambridge University, the Corinthians and England. Educat ...

(1871–1949), cricketer and footballer *George, Prince of Wales, Prince Regent, and later King

George IV of the United Kingdom George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten y ...

Grant Gee Grant Robert Gee (born 24 October 1964) is a British film maker, photographer and cinematographer. He is most noted for his 1998 documentary '' Meeting People Is Easy'' about the British alternative rock group Radiohead. Early life Gee was born ...

, filmmaker and music video director *

Genesis P-Orridge Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson; 22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) was a singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist, and occultist who rose to notoriety as the founder of the COUM Transmissions ar ...

, real name Neil Megson, performance artist *

Mikey Georgeson Mikey Georgeson (born 1967) is an English artist, working in various media. He is a painter and illustrator, who regularly exhibits his work at Sartorial Contemporary Art and other galleries. As "the Vessel", he is songwriter and singer of the ...

, artist, moved to Brighton in 1989 *

Dave Gibbons David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story "For the Man ...

, comic book illustrator, famed for co-creating ''

Watchmen ''Watchmen'' is an American comic book maxiseries by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-vo ...

'' *

Annabel Giles Annabel Claire Giles (born 20 May 1959) is a British former television and radio presenter. She currently works as a counsellor and psychotherapist, and has also worked as a model, actress and novelist. Early life and career Giles was born in ...

, TV presenter, lives in Brighton *

Eric Gill Arthur Eric Rowton Gill, (22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940) was an English sculptor, letter cutter, typeface designer, and printmaker. Although the '' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' describes Gill as ″the greatest artist-cr ...

, typographer, engraver, sculptor, born in Brighton in 1882 *

Nick Gillard Nick Gillard is an English stuntman and stunt coordinator. He is best known as the lead lightsaber fight and stunt coordinator of the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy films (1999–2005). Biography Gillard was born in Brighton, England. At the ...

, stunt coordinator, ''Star Wars'', ''Indiana Jones'', ''Alien''; was born and still lives in Brighton's North Laine * Charlie Gilmour, footballer *

David Gilmour David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1967, shortly before the departure of founding member Syd Barrett. P ...

, guitarist and vocalist of Pink Floyd, owns house on Kings Esplanade, Hove *

Harvey Goldsmith Harvey Goldsmith (born 4 March 1946 in Edgware, Middlesex) is an English performing arts promoter. He is best known as a promoter of rock concerts, charity concerts, television broadcasts for the Prince's Trust and more recently the Teena ...

, rock promoter *

Nat Gonella Nathaniel Charles Gonella (7 March 1908 – 6 August 1998) was an English jazz trumpeter, bandleader, vocalist, and mellophonist. He founded the big band The Georgians, during the British dance band era. Early life and career Gonella was bo ...

, singer and trumpeter, lived in Saltdean *

William Gold William Patrick Spencer Gold (born 14 September 1996), known professionally as Wilbur Soot, is a British Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and musician. He first became known in 2017 for his work with the group comedy YouTube channel SootHouse, whe ...

, a.k.a Wilbur Soot, popular YouTuber and singer-songwriter, grew up in Brighton and currently resides there. *

JoAnne Good JoAnne Dorothy Good (born 15 January 1955) is a British radio presenter, television presenter, broadcast journalist and actress. Career Actress As an actress, she is best known for her role as Carol Sands in the ITV soap ''Crossroads'' from ...

, radio presenter and actress, lives in Brighton *

Arthur Murray Goodhart Arthur Murray Goodhart (christened 25 July 1866 – 1941) was a British composer and organist. Goodhart was born in Wimbledon, Surrey, England in 1866 to Eleanor and Charles Woide Goodhart. He was educated at Eton College and then King's Colle ...

, composer and organist, lived in Brighton * Leon Gordon, Hollywood screenwriter, born in Brighton in 1894 *

Theodore Gordon Theodore Gordon (September 18, 1854 – May 1, 1915) was an American writer who fished the Catskill region of New York State in the late 19th century through the early 20th century. Though he never published a book, Gordon is often called the " ...

, Scottish inspector of army hospitals, died in Brighton in 1845 * Colin Grant, author, lives in Brighton * Stephen Grant, comedian and writer, lives in Brighton and frequently performs in the town's

Komedia Komedia is an arts and entertainment company which operates venues in the United Kingdom at Brighton and Bath, and a management and production company Komedia Entertainment. Beyond hosting live comedy, the venues also host music, cabaret, theat ...

venue * Emily Gravett, children's author and illustrator, lives in Brighton *

Simon Greatwich Simon Clive Barbon Greatwich (born 30 September 1988) is a Filipino international footballer who plays for Maharlika Manila, as a central midfielder. Early and personal life Born in Brighton on 30 September 1988, Greatwich is the younger br ...

, footballer *

Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ...

, writer (worked in but did not live in Brighton) *

Dave Greenfield David Paul Greenfield (29 March 1949 – 3 May 2020) was an English keyboardist, singer and songwriter who was a member of rock band The Stranglers. He joined the band in 1975, within a year of its formation, and played with them for 45 years ...

, keyboard player with

The Stranglers The Stranglers are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene. Scoring 23 UK top 40 singles and 19 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving bands to have origin ...

, born in Brighton in 1949 *

Roy Greenslade Roy Greenslade (born 31 December 1946) is a British author and freelance journalist, and a former professor of journalism. He worked in the UK newspaper industry from the 1960s onwards. As a media commentator, he wrote a daily blog from 2006 to ...

, professor of journalism at

City University London City, University of London, is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, and a member institution of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute, and became a university when The City Univ ...

, media commentator and journalist for ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers '' The Observer'' and '' The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the ...

'' and the London ''

Evening Standard The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after be ...

'', has lived in Brighton since the 1970s * Lucy Griffiths, actress (attended Varndean College) *

Ioan Grillo ''El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency'' is a non-fiction book of the Mexican drug war written by Ioan Grillo. In ''El Narco'', Grillo takes a close look at the Mexican drug trade, starting with the term "El Narco", which has come to re ...

, journalist and author of the book ''El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency'' *

Nicholas Grimshaw Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, CBE, PPRA (born 9 October 1939) is a prominent English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including London's Waterloo International railway station and the Eden Project in Cornwall. He was ...

, architect, designed

Waterloo International railway station Waterloo International station was the London terminus of the Eurostar international rail service from its opening on 14 November 1994 to its closure on 13 November 2007, when it was replaced by London St Pancras International as the terminal ...

and the

Eden Project The Eden Project ( kw, Edenva) is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England, UK. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit, located from the town of St Blazey and from the larger town of St Austell.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS ...

, was born in Hove *

Martha Gunn Martha Gunn (1726–1815) was possibly the most famous of the "dippers", certainly the most famous in Brighton. She lived at 36 East Street, Brighton, in a house that still stands. Her grave stone stands in St Nicholas' churchyard in Brighton. ...

, famous

dipper Dippers are members of the genus ''Cinclus'' in the bird family Cinclidae, so-called because of their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater. Taxonomy The genus ''Cinclus'' ...

and friend of the Prince Regent *

Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell (born 29 July 1966) is a British former track and field athlete, active between 1984 and 1997, who won the 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles. During a golden 24-month period between 1992 and 1994, Gunn ...

, athlete, Olympic 400m hurdles champion in 1992 * Gerry Gurr, footballer

H

Almer Hall Almeric George Hall (12 November 1912 - 7 November 1994) was an English footballer and manager. Born in Hove, Hall, a striker, began his professional career in 1930 with his local club Brighton & Hove Albion. Before making any appearances fo ...

, football player and manager, was born in Hove * Brian Hall, actor (played Terry the chef in ''

Fawlty Towers ''Fawlty Towers'' is a British television sitcom written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 and 1979. Two series of six episodes each were made. The show was ranked first on a list of the 100 Greatest British Televisio ...

''), born in Brighton in 1937 * Grant Hall, footballer * Bertrand Hallward, university administrator and centenarian *

Eamon Hamilton Eamon Hamilton is frontman of Brakes (band), Brakes and formerly played keyboards for Sea Power (band), Sea Power. __TOC__ Biography Eamon Peter Hamilton is the singer and songwriter for the band Brakes (band), Brakes, born on 20 August 1975 ...

, of the band

Brakes A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system. It is used for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, wheel, axle, or to prevent its motion, most often accomplished by means of friction. Backgroun ...

and formerly of

Kay Hammond Dorothy Katherine Standing, Lady Clements (18 February 1909 – 4 May 1980), known professionally as Kay Hammond, was an English stage and film actress. Family Kay Hammond was born in London, England as Dorothy Katherine Standing, the daught ...

, stage and film actress, wife of John Clements, died in Brighton in 1980 * Robert Hammond, (1850-1915) pioneered electricity supply for shop lighting in Brighton in 1882 *

Gilbert Harding Gilbert Charles Harding (5 June 1907 – 16 November 1960) was a British journalist and radio and television personality. His many careers included schoolmaster, journalist, policeman, disc jockey, actor, interviewer and television presenter. He ...

TV personality in the 1950s; lived in Clifton Terrace, Brighton *

Cyriak Harris Cyriak Harris, known mononymously as Cyriak () and his B3ta username Mutated Monty, is an English freelance animator, artist, composer, and author from Brighton. He is known for his surreal and bizarre short web animations with the frequent use ...

, British freelance animator, lived in Brighton for 10 years * Harry Harrison, science fiction writer, had a flat in Brighton for his visits to England *

Phil Hartnoll Phil may refer to: * Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names * Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil" * Phil, Kentucky, United States * ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film * -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as a root term ...

, of band Orbital *

Lee Harwood Lee Harwood (6 June 1939 – 26 July 2015) was a poet associated with the British Poetry Revival. Life Travers Rafe Lee Harwood was born in Leicester to maths teacher Wilfred Travers Lee-Harwood and Grace Ladkin Harwood, who were then living ...

, poet, moved to Brighton in 1967 *

Tony Hawks Antony Gordon Hawksworth, MBE (born February 27, 1960), known professionally as Tony Hawks, is a British comedian and author. Early life Born in Brighton, Sussex, Hawks was educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School and Bright ...

, comedian, author and philanthropist *

John Albert Hay John Albert Hay (24 November 1919 – 27 January 1998) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. Hay was born in Brighton, Sussex, to John Edward Hay (Mayor of Brighton 1953) and May Hollingdale. He was a brother to author ...

, former British politician * Peter Thomas Hay, author * Michael Heath, cartoonist *

Den Hegarty Denis "Den" Hegarty (born 13 September 1954, Dublin, Ireland) is a rock and roll, doo-wop and a cappella singer, television presenter, and psychology lecturer. Biography Darts (1976–1978) At an early age Hegarty moved to Brighton, Englan ...

, of bands

Darts Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard. Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...

and Rocky Sharpe and the Razors/Replays *

Toby Hemingway Toby Michael C. A. Hemingway''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 28 May 1983) is an English actor. He is known for playing Reid Garwin in the 2006 supernatural thriller '' The Covenant'', an ...

, actor best known for playing Reid Garwin in ''The Covenant'' * Max Hemmings, footballer *

Sue Hendra Suzanne Francis Hendra (born 15 August 1973) is a British writer and illustrator of over 70 books for children, including ''Barry the Fish with Fingers'' Her books ''Wanda and the Alien''

, author and illustrator *

James Herbert James John Herbert, OBE (8 April 1943 – 20 March 2013) was an English horror writer. A full-time writer, he also designed his own book covers and publicity. His books have sold 54 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 34 l ...

, horror author of ''The Rats'' and ''The Fog'' * Phoebe Hessel, disguised herself as a man to join the British Army, moved to Brighton; died in 1821 aged 108; buried in the graveyard of

St Nicholas Church, Brighton The Church of Saint Nicholas of Myra, usually known as St. Nicholas Church, is an Anglican church in Brighton, England. It is both the original parish church of Brighton and, after St Helen's Church, Hangleton and St Peter's Church in Preston ...

Dave Hill David John Hill (born 4 April 1946) is an English rock musician. He is the lead guitarist, a backing vocalist and the sole continuous member in the English band Slade. Hill is known for his flamboyant stage clothes and hairstyle. Early life B ...

, Marxist educator, grew up in Brighton and was a local Labour councillor *

Rowland Hill Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS (3 December 1795 – 27 August 1879) was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of Uniform Penny Post and his solut ...

, postal reformer *

Steve Hillier Dubstar are an English indie-dance duo,Note: An American indie hip hop artist has released some tracks and video via the Internet under the name "Dubstar", but is not connected to the band in any way. performing songs with hints of Britpop, dr ...

of band

Dubstar Dubstar are an English indie-dance duo,Note: An American indie hip hop artist has released some tracks and video via the Internet under the name "Dubstar", but is not connected to the band in any way. performing songs with hints of Britpop, dre ...

(Hove) *

Daisy and Violet Hilton Daisy and Violet Hilton (5 February 1908 – early January 1969) were English-born entertainers, who were conjoined twins. They were exhibited in Europe as children, and toured the United States sideshow, vaudeville and American burlesque circ ...

, conjoined twins born in Brighton in 1908; toured the US sideshow and Vaudeville circuit * Annie Holland, guitarist with Britpop band

Elastica Elastica were an English rock band formed in London in 1992 by ex- Suede members Justine Frischmann and Justin Welch. The band was stylistically influenced by punk rock, post-punk and new wave music. The band's members changed several times ...

, lives in Brighton *

Georg Hólm Georg "Goggi" Hólm (; born 6 April 1976) is the bassist of the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is the most prominent member of Sigur Rós in the English press, as he does significantly more press than the other members due to him being th ...

, bassist of

Sigur Rós Sigur Rós () is an Icelandic post-rock band from Reykjavík, active since 1994. The band comprises singer and guitarist Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson. Known for their ethereal sound, fr ...

* Nicholas van Hoogstraten, multimillionaire and property tycoon *

Rufus Hound Rufus Hound (born Robert James Blair Simpson 6 March 1979) is an English actor, comedian and presenter. Early life Hound was born on 6 March 1979, in Essex and moved to Surrey at the age of seven. He was educated at Hoe Bridge School Woking ...

, comedian and presenter *

Richard Hough Richard Alexander Hough (; 15 May 1922 – 7 October 1999) was a British author and historian specializing in maritime history. Personal life Hough married the author Charlotte Woodyatt, whom he had met when they were pupils at Frensham Heigh ...

, writer on maritime history, was born in Brighton *

Martin How Martin John Richard How (3 April 1931 – 25 July 2022) was a British composer and organist. Early life and education How was born in Liverpool on 3 April 1931, to the Rev. John How, who at the time was Rector of St. Nicholas Church, and Ju ...

, composer and organist with the

Royal School of Church Music The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) is a Christian music education organisation dedicated to the promotion of music in Christian worship, in particular the repertoire and traditions of Anglican church music, largely through publications, tr ...

, briefly lived in Brighton as a child * Derek Hudson, conductor and composer in

Rhodesia Rhodesia (, ), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. Rhodesia was the ''de facto'' successor state to the British colony of So ...

and

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...

, born in Hove * Dionne Hughes, comedian and television presenter, briefly lived in Brighton * Herbert Hughes, Irish composer, collector of folk songs, died in Brighton in 1937 * Jason Hughes, Welsh actor, lives in Brighton *

Barbara Hulanicki Barbara Hulanicki (b. 1936) is a fashion designer, born in Warsaw, Poland, to Polish parents and best known as the founder of clothes store Biba. Career Hulanicki was born in Warsaw, Poland, to Polish parents. Her father, Witold Hulanicki, ...

, fashion designer and founder of

Biba Biba was a London fashion store of the 1960s and 1970s. Biba was started and primarily run by the Polish-born Barbara Hulanicki with help of her husband Stephen Fitz-Simon. Early years Biba's early years were rather humble, with many of the ou ...

, moved to Brighton aged 12, studied at Brighton Art College *

Jessica Hynes Tallulah Jessica Elina Hynes (''née'' Stevenson; born 30 October 1972) is an English actress, director and writer. Known professionally as Jessica Stevenson until 2007, she was one of the creators, writers and stars of the British sitcom ''Spac ...

(née Stephenson), actress and writer, grew up in Brighton

I

* Paul Ifill, footballer *

Boyd Irwin Boyd Irwin (12 March 1880 – 22 January 1957) was an English stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1915 and 1948, both silent and "talkies", including a starring role in Australian film ''For Australia'' in 1915. ...

, actor, appeared in 135 films between 1915 and 1948, was born in Brighton in 1880

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* Jacksepticeye, real name Seán William McLoughlin, Irish game commentator, currently lives in Brighton * Mick Jackson, writer, best known for novel '' The Underground Man'', lives in Brighton * Edward James, poet and art collector, who lent many famous Surrealist works to Brighton Museum in the 1950s and 1960s * Peter James, writer of detective stories featuring Roy Grace, was born in Brighton *

Samantha Janus Samantha Zoe Womack (''née'' Janus; born 2 November 1972) is an English actress, singer, model and director who has worked in film, television and stage. Womack initially planned a career in singing and she represented the United Kingdom in ...

, actress in ''

'' *

Konrad Jarnot Konrad Jarnot (born 1972) is an English baritone who works in opera and oratorio and is a notable performer of Lieder. He is a professor at the Robert Schumann Hochschule. Early life Born at Brighton,Michael Jayston Michael James (born 29 October 1935), known professionally as Michael Jayston, is an English actor. He played Nicholas II of Russia in the film ''Nicholas and Alexandra'' (1971). He has also made many television appearances, which have include ...

, actor, lives in Hove * Teddy Jenks, footballer * Gwyneth Jones, novelist * Jenny Jones, prominent member of the

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...

, grew up in Brighton * Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, Labour politician, lives in Brighton * Peter Jones, actor and '' Just A Minute'' panellist; had a house in Hove in the 1970s * William Jones (1876–1959), footballer * Brandon Joseph-Buadi, footballer *

Petra Joy Petra Joy (born 1964 in Kempten, West Germany) is a German feminist film director, film producer, TV producer, distributor, author, and photographer. She lives in Brighton, England. Along with Candida Royalle, Annie Sprinkle, Maria Beatty, a ...

, German feminist and advocate/producer of erotic films for women, lives in Brighton

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Charles Albert Keeley Charles Albert Keeley (1 December 1821 – 11 August 1889) was a British inventor, amateur scientist, entertainer and pioneering colour expert. He is most famous for his 'Colour Conundrum' parlour game, and is considered by many to be one of Vi ...

, pioneering colour theorist and

entertainer An entertainer is someone who provides entertainment in various different forms. Types of entertainers * Acrobat * Actor * Archimime * Athlete * Barker * Beatboxer * Benshi * Bouffon * Circus performer * Clown * Club Hostess/Host * Co ...

Natasha Kaplinsky Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky (born 9 September 1972)The Donor, News and information for blood donors, Winter 2009, National Blood Service, England, page 55 is an English newsreader, TV presenter and journalist, best known for her roles as a st ...

, journalist and newsreader *

Tim Keegan Tim Keegan is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. Vocalist and principal songwriter with Departure Lounge (band), Departure Lounge since 1999, Keegan has recorded and performed with various bands and as a solo artist. He has worked w ...

, English musician, lives in Brighton *

Nigel Kennedy Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956) is an English violinist and violist. His early career was primarily spent performing classical music, and he has since expanded into jazz, klezmer, and other music genres. Early life and background Kenn ...

, violinist, born at the

and lived at

Regency Square, Brighton Regency Square is a large early 19th-century residential development on the seafront in Brighton, part of the British city of Brighton and Hove. Conceived by speculative developer Joshua Hanson as Brighton underwent its rapid transformation int ...

and Lyndhurst Road, Hove during his childhood * Bobak Kianoush, member of

boy band A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Ma ...

Another Level, born in Hove and attended

Blatchington Mill School Blatchington Mill School is a coeducational secondary school in Hove, Brighton and Hove for 11 to 16-year-olds. Admissions It is a school of non-denominational religion. The total number of pupils in 2019, of all ages, was 1,553. It is in West B ...

* Michael Kilgarriff, tall actor, born in Brighton in 1937 * Alex King, rugby player * Matt King, actor and comedian; Super Hans in ''

Peep Show A peep show or peepshow is a presentation of a live sex show or pornographic film which is viewed through a viewing slot. Several historical media provided voyeuristic entertainment through hidden erotic imagery. Before the development of the c ...

'' * Philip King, playwright; wrote the farce '' See How They Run'' *

William King William King may refer to: Arts * Willie King (1943–2009), American blues guitarist and singer *William King (author) (born 1959), British science fiction author and game designer, also known as Bill King *William King (artist) (1925–2015), Am ...

, philanthropist; supporter of

Cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-contro ...

Movement *

Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)'' The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. ...

, author; lived in

Rottingdean Rottingdean is a village in the city of Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England. It borders the villages of Saltdean, Ovingdean and Woodingdean, and has a historic centre, often the subject of picture postcards. Name The name Rotting ...

between 1897 and 1903 *

William Forsell Kirby William Forsell Kirby (14 January 1844 – 20 November 1912) was an English entomologist and folklorist. Life He was born in Leicester. He was the eldest son of Samuel Kirby, who was a banker. He was educated privately, and became interested ...

, entomologist and folklorist, lived in Brighton * Prince Peter Alexeevich Kropotkin, Russian

anarchist Anarchism is a political philosophy and movement that is skeptical of all justifications for authority and seeks to abolish the institutions it claims maintain unnecessary coercion and hierarchy, typically including, though not necessar ...

; resident 1912–17 *

Felix Kjellberg Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg ( , ; born 24 October 1989), better known as PewDiePie ( ), is a Swedish YouTuber known for his Let's Play videos and comedic formatted videos and shows. Kjellberg's popularity on YouTube and extensive media coverage ...

, Also known as PewDiePie, Popular Swedish YouTuber, lives in Brighton

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* Thomas Lainson, architect *

Michael Langdon Michael Langdon CBE (12 November 192012 March 1991) was a British bass opera singer. Langdon was born in Wolverhampton. He had six half brothers and sisters, the youngest, Maud being 19 years his senior. His father, Harry (birth name Frank Bi ...

, opera singer, died in Hove in 1997 *

George Larner George Edward Larner (7 February 1875 – 4 March 1949) was an English athlete who competed mainly in the 10-mile walk. He was a multi-time Amateur Athletic Association of England champion, and won two gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympi ...

, race-walker; double gold medallist at

1908 Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

* Walter Ledermann, mathematician, lived in Rottingdean and Hove *

Vivien Leigh Vivien Leigh ( ; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967; born Vivian Mary Hartley), styled as Lady Olivier after 1947, was a British actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for her definitive performances as Scarlett O'Hara in '' Go ...

, actress, Scarlet O'Hara in ''

Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Wind may also refer to: Music * ''Gone with the Wind'' ...

'' * Alfred Lennon, father of

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

, was living in Brighton at the time of his death in 1976 * PJ Liguori, internet personality and filmmaker under the name KickThePJ, who currently resides in Brighton *

Fred Lillywhite Frederick Lillywhite (7 July 1829 – 15 September 1866) was a sports outfitter and cricketing entrepreneur, who organised the first overseas cricket tour by an English team and published a number of reference works about cricket. Cricketing dyn ...

, cricketer; organised first

overseas tour * David Lindsay, Scottish novelist (wrote ''

A Voyage to Arcturus ''A Voyage to Arcturus'' is a novel by the Scottish writer David Lindsay, first published in 1920. An interstellar voyage is the framework for a narrative of a journey through fantastic landscapes. The story is set at Tormance, an imaginary pl ...

''), ran a boarding house in Brighton, died in Hove in 1945 *

Ken Livingstone Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945) is an English politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986, and as Mayor of London from the creation of the office ...

, politician; formerly

Mayor of London The mayor of London is the chief executive of the Greater London Authority. The role was created in 2000 after the Greater London devolution referendum in 1998, and was the first directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom. The current m ...

; had a house in the Seven Dials area *

Hugh Lloyd Hugh Lewis Lloyd (22 April 1923 – 14 July 2008) was an English actor who made his name in film and television comedy from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was best known for appearances in ''Hancock's Half Hour'', ''Hugh and I'' and other sit ...

, actor and comedian, lived in Rottingdean * Jane Longhurst, killed by

; the Jane Longhurst Trust was set up to campaign for the criminalisation of what the Government labelled "

extreme pornography Section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 is a law in the United Kingdom criminalising possession of what it refers to as "extreme pornographic images". The law came into force on 26 January 2009. The legislation was brought i ...

", a move opposed by Backlash and the

Consenting Adult Action Network The Consenting Adult Action Network (CAAN) is a grassroots network of individuals in the United Kingdom that was formed in 2008 to protest and oppose laws restricting activities between consenting adults, most notably the criminalisation of posses ...

Jay Lovett Jay Lovett (born 2 January 1978) is an English football manager and former player who was recently manager of Burgess Hill Town. He spent his career playing in league football as a defender and midfielder with Brentford and also non-League foo ...

, football player and manager * E G Handel Lucas (1861–1936), artist, lived in Brighton from 1909 to 1914 *

Greg Luer Gregory Roland Luer (born 6 December 1994) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for club Worthing F.C., Worthing. He began his career in non-League football with Hov ...

, footballer * Ida Lupino, actress and film-maker, daughter of

Stanley Lupino Stanley Richard Lupino Hook (15 June 1893 – 10 June 1942), known professionally as Stanley Lupino, was an English actor, dancer, singer, librettist, director and short story writer. During the 1930s, Lupino appeared in a successful series of m ...

, attended schools at Norman Road,

Aldrington Aldrington is an area of the city of Brighton and Hove, previously part of the old borough of Hove. For centuries it was meadow land along the English Channel stretching west from the old village of Hove to the old mouth of the River Adur, an ...

and Ventnor Villas, Hove and the Sunday school of

All Saints Church, Hove All Saints Hove is an Anglican church in Hove, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It has served as the parish church for the whole of Hove since 1892, and stands in a prominent location at a major crossroads in central Hove. Histo ...

Desmond Lynam Desmond Michael Lynam, (born 17 September 1942) is an Irish-born television and radio presenter. In a broadcasting career spanning more than forty years, he has hosted television coverage of many of the world's major sporting events, presentin ...

, broadcaster * Zoe Lyons, comedian, lives in Brighton

M

Matt Machan Matthew William Machan (born 15 February 1991) is an English-born former cricketer who played for Sussex and Scotland. Machan was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Brighton, Sussex and educated at Hurstpierpoin ...

, Sussex cricketer * Percival Mackey, pianist, composer and music director in the early 20th century, lived in Brighton *

Mathilde Madden Mathilde Madden, pen name of Mathilda Gregory, is a British erotica author and journalist at ''The Guardian''. Her novel ''Equal Opportunities'' is about a female sadist who sexually dominates a man left using a wheelchair after an accident. Her ...

, erotica author, lives in Brighton *

Sake Dean Mahomet Sake Dean Mahomed (1759–1851) was an Bengali traveller, surgeon, entrepreneur, and one of the most notable early non-European immigrants to the Western World. Due to non-standard transliteration, his name is often spelled in various ways. His ...

, introduced the

Turkish bath A hammam ( ar, حمّام, translit=ḥammām, tr, hamam) or Turkish bath is a type of steam bath or a place of public bathing associated with the Islamic world. It is a prominent feature in the culture of the Muslim world and was inherited ...

to Britain *

Stephen Mallinder Stephen William Mallinder (born 1 January 1955) is an English artist and musician who was a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, and went on to work as Sassi & Loco, the Ku-Ling Bros., Hey, Rube!, Wrangler, and Creep Show. Biography Mallinder ...

, musician, lives in Brighton *

Gideon Mantell Gideon Algernon Mantell MRCS FRS (3 February 1790 – 10 November 1852) was a British obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist. His attempts to reconstruct the structure and life of ''Iguanodon'' began the scientific study of dinosaurs: in ...

, doctor,

palaeontologist Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of foss ...

, discoverer of

dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...

s (

Iguanodon ''Iguanodon'' ( ; meaning ' iguana-tooth'), named in 1825, is a genus of iguanodontian dinosaur. While many species have been classified in the genus ''Iguanodon'', dating from the late Jurassic Period to the early Cretaceous Period of Asia, ...

), lived and worked in Brighton in the 1830s * Lesley Manville (born 1956), English actress * Edward Marshall-Hall, criminal barrister famous for

Edwardian The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history spanned the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910 and is sometimes extended to the start of the First World War. The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 marked the end of the Victori ...

theatrics in court * Russell Martin, football player and manager *

Niall Mason Niall Aadya Mason (born 10 January 1997) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Al Shahaniya SC, Al Shahaniya. He was born in Brighton, and played youth football ...

, footballer *

Ivan Massow Ivan Julian Massow (born 11 September 1967) is a British financial services entrepreneur, gay rights campaigner, and media personality. He is also a former Chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. He has been active in UK poli ...

, entrepreneur *

Susan Maughan Susan Maughan (born Marian Maughan, 1 July 1938) is an English singer who released successful singles in the 1960s. Her most famous and successful song, " Bobby's Girl" (a cover of the Marcie Blane single), reached number three in the UK Sing ...

, singer of hit record "Bobby's Girl", lived in

Peter Mayle Peter Mayle ( "mail"; 14 June 1939 – 18 January 2018) was a British businessman turned author who moved to France in the 1980s. He wrote a series of bestselling memoirs of his life there, beginning with '' A Year in Provence'' (1989). Early l ...

, author of '' A Year in Provence'' *

Conor Maynard Conor Paul Maynard (born 21 November 1992) is an English singer. Born and raised in Brighton, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Group in 2011. Maynard rose to fame in 2012 when he was nominated for, and subsequently won, MTV's '' ...

, singer, was born in Brighton * Margaret Mayo, children's author, lives in Brighton *

Pete McCarthy Peter Charles McCarthy Robinson (9 November 1951 – 6 October 2004) was an English comedian, radio and television presenter and travel writer. He was noted for his best-selling travel books '' McCarthy's Bar'' (2000) and ''The Road to McCarthy' ...

, actor and writer, lived in Brighton for a while, and List of Brighton & Hove bus names a local bus was named after him *

Natascha McElhone Natascha McElhone (; born Natascha Abigail Taylor, 14 December 1971) is a British actress. She is a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In film, she is best known for her roles in '' Ronin'' (1998), '' The Truman Show'' (1 ...

, actress in ''

Surviving Picasso ''Surviving Picasso'' is a 1996 Merchant Ivory film directed by James Ivory and starring Anthony Hopkins as the famous painter Pablo Picasso. It was produced by Ismail Merchant and David L. Wolper. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's screenplay was loosely b ...

'', ''

The Truman Show ''The Truman Show'' is a 1998 American psychological satirical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir, produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder, and written by Niccol. The film stars Jim Carrey as Tr ...

'', '' Solaris'', ''

Californication Californication may refer to: *Californication (word) ''Californication'' is a portmanteau of California and fornication, appearing in ''Time'' on May 6, 1966 and written about on August 21, 1972, additionally seen on bumper stickers in the U.S. ...

''; spent childhood in Brighton (attended St Mary's Hall) *

Joe McGann Joseph McGann (born 24 July 1958) is an English actor. His roles include the lead role of Charlie Burrows, the "housekeeper" in the TV comedy series '' The Upper Hand'' (1990–1996), '' Night and Day'' and his voice role as Sir Gideon Ofnir ...

, actor; star of ''

The Upper Hand ''The Upper Hand'' is a British television sitcom broadcast by ITV from 1 May 1990 to 14 October 1996. The programme was adapted from the American sitcom '' Who's the Boss?''. As in the former series, affluent single woman Caroline Wheatley ...

'' *Seán McLoughlin aka Jacksepticeye, popular Irish YouTuber, lives in Brighton *

Kevin McNally Kevin Robert McNally (born 27 April 1956) is an English actor and writer. He is known for portraying Joshamee Gibbs in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. Early life Born in Bristol, McNally spent his early years in Birmingham, atte ...

, actor, lives in Brighton *

Harriet Mellon Harriet Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (alternate spelling: Harriot; née Mellon; 11 November 1777 – 6 August 1837) was a British banker and actress who eventually starred at Drury Lane. She was successively the wife of banker Thomas Coutts ...

(1777–1837), actress, wife of banker

Thomas Coutts Thomas Coutts (7 September 1735 – 24 February 1822) was a British banker. He was a founder of the banking house Coutts, Coutts & Co. Early life Coutts was the fourth son of Jean (née Steuart) Coutts and John Coutts (merchant), John Coutts (1 ...

, had a house by Regency Square, Brighton *

Alan Melville Alan Melville (19 May 1910 – 18 April 1983) was a South African cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1938 to 1949. He was born in Carnarvon, Northern Cape, South Africa and died at Sabie, Transvaal. Early life and cricket career Melville wa ...

(1910–1983), revue author, playwright, lyricist, radio and TV personality; moved to Brighton in 1951 and lived in Clifton Terrace and Victoria Street *

Sara Mendes da Costa Sara Mendes da Costa (born c. 1966) from Brighton became the fourth permanent holder of the iconic role of the voice of the UK Speaking Clock, first established in 1936, at 08:00 BST on 2 April 2007. Biography On 23 October 2006, to mark the ...

, the

* Kevin Meredith, a.k.a. Lomokev, photographer, lives and works in Brighton * Prince Klemens von Metternich (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), Austrian Foreign Minister, Diplomat and creator of the Congress of Vienna * Max Miller, comedian, the "Cheeky Chappie", born in Brighton in 1894, lived there most of his life;

blue plaque A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom and elsewhere to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a historical marker. The term ...

at 160 Marine Parade and statue in New Road *

Heather Mills Heather Anne Mills (born 12 January 1968) is an English former model, businesswoman and activist. Mills first came to public attention in 1993 when she was a model and was involved in a traffic collision with a police motorcycle in London. T ...

, ex-wife of ex-

Beatle The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the development ...

Sir Paul McCartney ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

, owns the

vegan Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal product—particularly in diet—and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. An individual who follows the diet or philosophy is known as a vegan. ...

restaurant VBites in Hove * Fred Monk (1920–1987), football player and coach *

Bruce Montague Bruce Alexander Montague (24 March 1939 – 16 August 2022) was a British actor, best known for his role as Leonard Dunn in the television sitcom ''Butterflies''. He also acted in over 300 television productions – one of his earliest being in ...

, actor (played Leonard in ''

Butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...

''), lives in Brighton * Juan, Count of Montizón, the

Carlist Carlism ( eu, Karlismo; ca, Carlisme; ; ) is a Traditionalist and Legitimist political movement in Spain aimed at establishing an alternative branch of the Bourbon dynasty – one descended from Don Carlos, Count of Molina (1788–1855) – o ...

claimant to the throne of

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

and

Legitimist The Legitimists (french: Légitimistes) are royalists who adhere to the rights of dynastic succession to the French crown of the descendants of the eldest branch of the Bourbon dynasty, which was overthrown in the 1830 July Revolution. They ...

claimant to the throne of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

— lived in Hove c.1870s – 1887, where he died; funeral mass held in the

Church of the Sacred Heart, Hove The Church of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic church in Hove, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It is the oldest of Hove's three Roman Catholic churches, and one of eleven in the city area. It has been designated a Grade II ...

William Moon William Moon, Hon. LLD, FRSA, FRGS (18 December 1818 – 9 October 1894) was an Englishman who created Moon type, the first widely used practical reading alphabet for the blind. Life and career Moon was born in Horsmonden, Kent. As a smal ...

, teacher and inventor of an alphabet for the blind *

Gary Moore Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal, and jazz fus ...

, musician, guitarist with

Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or som ...

amongst others as well as solo, lived in Hove * Ryan Moore, three-time champion jockey *

Caitlin Moran Catherine Elizabeth Moran (; born 5 April 1975) is an English journalist, author, and broadcaster at '' The Times'', where she writes three columns a week: one for the Saturday Magazine, a TV review column, and the satirical Friday column "Cele ...

, journalist, was born in Brighton * James Morrison, recording artist, lives in Hove *Garnt Maneetapho aka

Gigguk Garnt Maneetapho (born 31 May 1990), better known as Gigguk, is a Thai-British YouTuber and podcaster who is known for his comedic rants and reviews on anime and otaku culture. He is affiliated with the Kadokawa-backed agency GeeXPlus. Care ...

, popular Thai-British YouTuber, born in Brighton in 1990

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Dame Anna Neagle ''Dame'' is an honorific title and the feminine form of address for the honour of damehood in many Christian chivalric orders, as well as the British honours system and those of several other Commonwealth realms, such as Australia and New Zeala ...

, actress; lived at Lewes Crescent, Kemp Town *

Jo Neary Joanna Neary is a British comedian, writer and actress. Her solo, character-based stage shows include ''Youth Club'' and ''Joanna Neary Is Not Feeling Herself'', which received a Perrier Best Newcomer award nomination in 2004. She has also appear ...

, comedian, based in Brighton *

Vivien Neves Vivien Elizabeth Neves (20 November 1947 – 29 December 2002) was a British glamour model, best known for appearing naked in ''The Times'' broadsheet newspaper in 1971, and for her regular appearances on Page 3 of the tabloid newspaper The Sun (Un ...

, British model *

John Henry Newman John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, intellectual, philosopher, polymath, historian, writer, scholar and poet, first as an Anglican priest and later as a Catholic priest and ...

, priest, writer, Catholic convert, Cardinal, now beatified, had a family home in Marine Square, Kemp Town, when he was a young man *

Annie Nightingale Annie Avril Nightingale (born 1 April 1940) is an English radio and television broadcaster. She was the first female presenter on BBC Radio 1 in 1970, and is its longest-serving presenter. Early life and career Nightingale was born in Osterle ...

, BBC TV and Radio presenter and sometime Brighton night-club owner *

Michael Nightingale Alfred George Cyril Michael Nightingale (6 October 1922 – 8 May 1999) was an English stage, film and television actor. He appeared in 13 (9 credited and 4 uncredited) of the ''Carry On'' film series - the tenth highest number of appearan ...

, film and television actor, born in Brighton in 1922 * Ray Noble, band leader, composer, born 17 December 1903 in 1 Montpelier Terrace * Jeff Noon, speculative fiction writer *

Henry Normal Henry Normal (real name Peter James Carroll, born 15 August 1956) is a writer, poet, TV and film producer, founder of the Manchester Poetry Festival (now the Manchester Literature Festival) and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival. In Ju ...

, comedian, writer and TV producer, lives in Brighton

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Bridget O'Connor Bridget O'Connor (18 January 1961 – 22 September 2010) was a BAFTA-winning author, playwright and screenwriter. Early life and education O'Connor was born in Harrow, north-west London, the second of five children. Her father Jim was from Co ...

, author and playwright, lived in Hove *

Peter O'Donnell Peter O'Donnell (11 April 1920 – 3 May 2010) was an English writer of mysteries and of comic strips, best known as the creator of ''Modesty Blaise'', an action heroine/undercover trouble-shooter. He was also an award-winning gothic h ...

, creator of ''

Modesty Blaise ''Modesty Blaise'' is a British comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author Peter O'Donnell and illustrator Jim Holdaway in 1963. The strip follows Modesty Blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents ...

'' *

Natasha O'Keeffe Natasha Dervill O'Keeffe (born 1 December 1986) is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Abbey in the E4 series '' Misfits'' (2012–2013), Fedora in the ITV series '' Jekyll and Hyde'' (2015), Emilia Ricoletti in the '' Sherlock' ...

, actress, was born in Brighton *

Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage ...

(Lord Olivier) and

Joan Plowright Joan Ann Olivier, Baroness Olivier, (née Plowright; born 28 October 1929), professionally known as Dame Joan Plowright, is an English retired actress whose career has spanned over seven decades. She has won two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony ...

, lived at

Royal Crescent The Royal Crescent is a row of 30 terraced houses laid out in a sweeping crescent in the city of Bath, England. Designed by the architect John Wood, the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774, it is among the greatest examples of Georgian ...

1960–78 *

John Osborne John James Osborne (12 December 1929 – 24 December 1994) was an English playwright, screenwriter and actor, known for his prose that criticized established social and political norms. The success of his 1956 play '' Look Back in Anger'' tr ...

, playwright, lived in 7a Arundel Terrace, Kemp Town in the 1950s *

Kitty O'Shea Katharine Parnell (née Wood; 30 January 1846 – 5 February 1921), known before her second marriage as Katharine O'Shea, and usually called Katie O'Shea by friends and Kitty O'Shea by enemies, was an English woman of aristocratic background ...

, wife of

Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell (27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish nationalist politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1875 to 1891, also acting as Leader of the Home Rule League from 1880 to 1882 and then Leader of t ...

* Denise Van Outen, television presenter, currently renovating a house *

Steve Ovett Stephen Michael James Ovett, (; born 9 October 1955) is a retired British track athlete. A middle-distance runner, he was the gold medalist in the 800 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, and set 5 world records for 1500 metres and t ...

, Olympic runner,

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since th ...

gold medalist in 1980, born and brought up in Brighton; there was a statue of him in

Preston Park, Brighton Preston Park is a park near Preston Village in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. It is located in Preston Park ward to the north of the centre of Brighton, and served by the nearby Preston Park railway station. Preston Park is ...

, which was stolen, and a replacement statue is in Madeira Drive; was made Freeman of the city in July 2012 * Bill Owen, actor, lived in Sussex Square in the 1950s * Tom Owen (born 1949), actor, son of Bill Owen, was born in Brighton *

Adrian Oxaal Adrian Oxaal (born 20 March 1965) is an American-born English musician and music educator, best known for being the lead guitarist in James 1997–2002 and 2015–present. He has also played with the bands Sharkboy, Oysterband and Goat. Biogr ...

, guitarist, formerly with James *

Ocean Wisdom Ocean Alexander Alouwishas Wisdom (born 17 May 1993), known professionally as Ocean Wisdom, is an English rapper from Camden Town, London. His largest claim to fame is his debut single "Walkin'", in which he delivered lyrics faster than Eminem's ...

, rapper, grew up in Brighton

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* Will Packham, footballer *

George Painter George Duncan Painter OBE (5 June 1914 – 8 December 2005), known as George D. Painter, was an English author most famous as a biographer of Marcel Proust. Career Painter was born in Birmingham, England. His father was a schoolmaster, and his mot ...

, biographer, died at Hove on 8 Dec 2005 *

Chris Paling Chris Paling (born 1956) is a British author of modern fiction. Biography Born in 1956 in Derby, Paling studied social sciences at the University of Sussex. He started working as a studio manager for BBC radio in 1981. In the early 1990s he had ...

, novelist *

Patsy Palmer Julie Anne Merkell (''née'' Harris; born 26 May 1972), known professionally as Patsy Palmer, is an English actress and DJ, known for her roles as Natasha in the children's drama series ''Grange Hill'' (1985–1987), and Bianca Jackson in the ...

, ''

'' actress * Steve Palmer, footballer * Juliet Pannett (1911–2005), born in Hove, portrait artist *

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

politician, died in Brighton *

Passenger A passenger (also abbreviated as pax) is a person who travels in a vehicle, but does not bear any responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination or otherwise operate the vehicle, and is not a steward. Th ...

, real name Mike Rosenberg, singer, is originally from Brighton *

Heather Peace Heather Mary Peace (born 16 June 1975) is a British actress, musician and LGBT rights activist from Bradford, England. She is best known for her hit role as Nikki Boston in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' from 2012 to ...

, actress and musician, lives in Brighton * David Pearce, philosopher * John Pedder (1784–1859), first Chief Justice of

Van Diemen's Land Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration of Australia in the 19th century. A British settlement was established in Van Diemen's Land in 1803 before it became a sep ...

, died in Brighton *

Donald Peers Donald Rhys Hubert Peers (10 July 1908 – 9 August 1973) was a popular Welsh singer. His best remembered rendition and signature song was "In a Shady Nook by a Babbling Brook". Biography Early life Peers was born in the Welsh mining town of ...

, Welsh crooner, lived in St. John's Road,

; memorial tablet at Downs Crematorium * John Pelling, artist, born (1930) and raised in Hove *

Laurie Penny Laurie Penny (born Laura Barnett, 28 September 1986) is a British journalist and writer. Penny has written articles for publications including ''The Guardian,'' ''The New York Times'' and ''Salon''. Penny is a contributing editor at the ''New ...

, columnist and blogger, grew up in Brighton, attended Brighton College *

Fred Perry Frederick John Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995) was a British tennis and table tennis player and former world No. 1 from England who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slam tournaments and two Pro Slams single titles, as well ...

, tennis player, lived in Rottingdean *

Roland Pertwee Roland Pertwee (15 May 1885 – 26 April 1963) was an English playwright, film and television screenwriter, director and actor. He was the father of ''Doctor Who'' actor Jon Pertwee and playwright and screenwriter Michael Pertwee. He was al ...

, playwright, screenwriter and actor; was born and grew up in Denmark Villas, Hove * Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, better known by online pseudonym

PewDiePie Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg ( , ; born 24 October 1989), better known as PewDiePie ( ), is a Swedish YouTuber known for his Let's Play videos and comedic formatted videos and shows. Kjellberg's popularity on YouTube and extensive media coverage ...

, Swedish internet personality, who currently resides in Brighton * Otto Pfenninger (1855–1929), moved to Brighton where he pioneered colour photography *

Sir Richard Phillips Sir Richard Phillips (13 December 1767 – 2 April 1840) was an English schoolteacher, author, publisher and vegetarianism activist. Life Phillips was born in London. Following some political difficulties in Leicester where he was a schoolte ...

(1767–1840), author, died in Brighton * Samuel Phillips (1814–1854), journalist, died in Brighton * Karen Pickering, swimmer, former 200 metres

freestyle Freestyle may refer to: Brands * Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe * Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile * Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine * ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker * Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott Lab ...

champion *

David Pilbeam David Pilbeam (born 21 November 1940 in Brighton, Sussex, England) is the Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University and curator of paleoanthropology at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. He is a member of ...

, anthropologist *

Alan Pipes Alan Pipes (born 19 March 1947 in Bury, Lancashire, England) is a British writer on art, product design and graphic design. He studied physics at the University of Surrey, in Battersea and worked in print publishing, notably as Managing Editor o ...

, author and illustrator * Adam Pitts,

drummer A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums. Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer's ...

of the band

Lawson Lawson may refer to: Places Australia * Lawson, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Lawson, New South Wales, a town in the Blue Mountains Canada * Lawson, Saskatchewan * Lawson Island, Nunavut United States * Lawson, Arkansas * ...

Andrew Plimer Andrew Plimer (baptized 29 December 176329 January 1837) was a British artist, whose brother was Nathaniel Plimer, also a painter of miniatures. Although originally stated in the ''Dictionary of National Biography'' to have been born in Bridgw ...

(1763–1837), portrait miniaturist, died in Brighton *

, see Lord Olivier, above * Tony Pollard (born 1965), battlefield archaeologist, lived in Brighton 1995–1997 * Peter Polycarpou, actor, was born in Brighton * Tim Pope, film director and video maker *

John Cyril Porte Lieutenant Colonel John Cyril Porte, (26 February 1884 – 22 October 1919) was a British flying boat pioneer associated with the First World War Seaplane Experimental Station at Felixstowe. Early life and career Porte was born on 26 Februa ...

(1884–1919), flying boat pioneer, died in Brighton * Samuel Preston, lead singer of the band

The Ordinary Boys The Ordinary Boys are an English indie rock band from Worthing, West Sussex. Originally a hardcore outfit named Next in Line, they are influenced by punk rock and Britpop music, as well as the bands the Clash, the Specials, the Jam, the Kink ...

, formally married to ''

Celebrity Big Brother ''Big Brother VIP'', is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguest ...

'' winner,

Chantelle Houghton Chantelle Vivien Houghton (born 21 August 1983) is an English television personality, glamour model, and columnist. In 2006, she competed in the fourth series of the Channel 4 reality series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. Houghton was sent in as ...

Katie Price Katrina Amy Alexandra Alexis Price (''née'' Infield; born 22 May 1978) is an English media personality and model. She gained recognition in the late 1990s for her glamour modelling work and had regular appearances on Page 3 in the British ...

, model (also known as Jordan) *

Partho Sen-Gupta Partho Sen-Gupta (also spelled Partho Sen Gupta or Partho Sengupta pronounced ''Partho Shen-Goopto'') is an independent film director and screenwriter. He is a French citizen, of Indian origin. He has a post-graduate in Film Direction from FEMI ...

, film director and scriptwriter (resident since October 2006) *

Luke Pritchard The Kooks () are an English pop-rock band formed in 2004 in Brighton. The band consists of Luke Pritchard (vocals/rhythm guitar), Hugh Harris (lead guitar/synthesizer/bass) and Alexis Nunez (drums). Their music is primarily influenced by the ...

, lead singer and rhythm guitarist for

The Kooks The Kooks () are an English pop-rock band formed in 2004 in Brighton. The band consists of Luke Pritchard (vocals/rhythm guitar), Hugh Harris (lead guitar/synthesizer/bass) and Alexis Nunez (drums). Their music is primarily influenced by the ...

Jay Purvis Jay Purvis is a former model and television host. Purvis was a co-host of '' Kitchen Equipped'', which was shown on Food Network Canada, Purvis also hosted HGTV. Purvis now hosts '' The Fix'' which airs on HGTV. The ''Kitchen Equippeds resident ...

(born 1976), Canadian model and television presenter, lived in Brighton in his youth

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Roger Quilter Roger Cuthbert Quilter (1 November 1877 – 21 September 1953) was a British composer, known particularly for his art songs. His songs, which number over a hundred, often set music to text by William Shakespeare and are a mainstay of the E ...

, composer, born at 4 Brunswick Square, Brunswick Town in 1877

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Thomas Raikes Thomas Raikes ("the Elder") (28 March 1741 – 29 December 1813) was a British merchant particularly trading from London with Russia, a banker and newspaper proprietor. Notably, he was Governor of the Bank of England during the 1797 currency c ...

(1777–1848),

dandy A dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance. A dandy could be a self-made man who strove to imitate an aristocratic lifestyle des ...

, friend of

Beau Brummell George Bryan "Beau" Brummell (7 June 1778 – 30 March 1840) was an important figure in Regency England and, for many years, the arbiter of men's fashion. At one time, he was a close friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, but ...

, the

Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister ...

and Talleyrand, died in Brighton soon after buying a house there *

Peggy Ramsay Margaret Francesca Ramsay (27 May 1908 - 4 September 1991) was an Australian-born British theatrical agent.Christopher Stevens ''Born Brilliant: The Life Of Kenneth Williams'', London: John Murray, 2010, p.409 Early life Peggy Ramsay was bo ...

(1908–1991), theatrical agent, lived in Kensington Place, Brighton; blue plaque at the property * Robert Rankin, author *

Terence Rattigan Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (10 June 191130 November 1977) was a British dramatist and screenwriter. He was one of England's most popular mid-20th-century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background.Geoffrey Wan ...

, playwright, author of '' The Browning Version'' and ''

The Winslow Boy ''The Winslow Boy'' is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an incident involving George Archer-Shee in the Edwardian era. The incident took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Background Set against the strict c ...

'' lived at Bedford House, 79 Marine Parade; blue plaque at the property *

Tom Raworth Thomas Moore Raworth (19 July 1938 – 8 February 2017) was an English-Irish poet, publisher, editor, and teacher who published over 40 books of poetry and prose during his life. His work has been translated and published in many countries. Rawor ...

, poet, lived in Brighton; now lives in

*Rita Ray, former singer with the

, latterly radio presenter and DJ * Glen Rea, footballer *

Amanda Redman Amanda Jacqueline Redman, (born 12 August 1957) is an English actress, known for her roles as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman in the BBC One series '' New Tricks'' (2003–2013) and as Dr. Lydia Fonseca in ''The Good Karma Hospital'' ...

, actress, born in Brighton in 1957 *

Matt Redman Matthew James Redman (born 14 February 1974) is an English Christian worship leader, singer-songwriter and author. Redman has released 16 albums, written 8 books, and helped start three church-plants. He is best known for his two-time Grammy Aw ...

, Christian musician, lives in Brighton *

Siân Rees Siân Rees is a British author and historian. She was born in Cornwall, has a degree in history from University of Oxford and lives in France. She is particularly interested in the social and maritime history of the 17th and 18th centuries. Her ...

, English historian of the 17th and 18th centuries, lives in Brighton *

Terence Reese John Terence Reese (28 August 1913 – 29 January 1996) was a British bridge player and writer, regarded as one of the finest of all time in both fields. He was born in Epsom, Surrey, England to middle-class parents, and was educated at Bradf ...

, from London, a national and international award-winning player of and highly regarded writer on contract bridge; a writer on other games; died at the age of 83 of aspirin poisoning on January 29, 1996, at his residence at 23

; an inquest ruled his death accidental *

Philip Reeve Philip Reeve (born 28 February 1966) is a British author and illustrator of children's books, primarily known for the 2001 book '' Mortal Engines'' and its sequels (the 2001 to 2006 '' Mortal Engines Quartet''). His 2007 novel, '' Here Lies Art ...

, novelist; grew up in Brighton *

Louise Rennison Louise Rennison (11 October 1951 – 29 February 2016) was an English author and comedian who wrote the ''Confessions of Georgia Nicolson'' series for teenage girls. The series records the exploits of a teenage girl, Georgia Nicolson, and her best ...

, writer (author of ''

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging ''Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging'' is a 1999 young adult novel by English author Louise Rennison. The book is the first of ten books in the ''Confessions of Georgia Nicolson'' series. The book was adapted into a film, '' Angus, Thongs a ...

'') and comedian, went to Brighton University, and lived in Brighton * Sam Rents, footballer *

Dakota Blue Richards Dakota Blue Richards (born 11 April 1994) is an English actress. Her film debut at the age of 13 was in '' The Golden Compass'', as the lead character Lyra Belacqua. Other lead roles include the wayward teenager April in ''Dustbin Baby'' and M ...

, actress, lives in Brighton, attended Brighton College *

Laurence Rickard Laurence Carl "Larry" Rickard (born 14 June 1975) is an English actor, writer, and comedian best known as a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe (in which he appears in the TV series ''Horrible Histories''), '' Yonderland'' and ''Gho ...

, actor, writer, notable for his role in the ''

Horrible Histories ''Horrible Histories'' is an educational entertainment franchise encompassing many media including books, magazines, audio books, stage shows, TV shows, and more. In 2013, Lisa Edwards, UK publishing and commercial director of Scholastic Corpor ...

'' television series, was born and still lives in Brighton * Mike Ring, footballer, born in Brighton in 1961 *

Rizzle Kicks Rizzle Kicks are a British hip hop duo from Brighton, England, consisting of Jordan "Rizzle" Stephens (born 25 January 1992) and Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule (born 1991). Their debut album, ''Stereo Typical'', was released in 2011. As o ...

, hip-hop duo * Haydon Roberts, footballer * Paul Roberts, frontman and singer with pop band the Stranglers; session singer and actor * Simon Roberts, photographer, lives in Brighton *

Frederick William Robertson Frederick William Robertson (3 February 1816 – 15 August 1853), known as Robertson of Brighton, was an English divine. Biography Born in London, the first five years of his life were passed at Leith Fort, where his father, a captain in the R ...

, Anglican

divine Divinity or the divine are things that are either related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a deity.divine< ...

George Robey Sir George Edward Wade, CBE (20 September 1869 – 29 November 1954), Harding, James"Robey, George" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, accessed 10 May 2014. known professionally as George Robey, was an ...

(1869–1954), music hall comedian, lived in Arundel Drive, Saltdean until his death * Jake Robinson, footballer *

Dame Flora Robson Dame Flora McKenzie Robson (28 March 19027 July 1984) was an English actress and star of the theatrical stage and cinema, particularly renowned for her performances in plays demanding dramatic and emotional intensity. Her range extended from q ...

, actress, 1960 until her death in 1984, famous as

Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". Eli ...

* Dame Anita Roddick, founder of

The Body Shop The Body Shop International Limited, trading as The Body Shop, is a British cosmetics, skin care and perfume company. Founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick, the company currently has a range of 1,000 products sold in about 3,000 stores, divided ...

, opened first shop in Kensington Gardens, Brighton in 1976; a blue commemorative plaque marks the building *

John Roman Baker John Roman Baker is a British poet, playwright and novelist. Theatre His first play 'Limitations' launched the first season of the Gay Sweatshop Theatre company. In 1989, his play 'Crying Celibate Tears' was presented at the Sussex Aids Cent ...

, poet, playwright and novelist, spent his childhood and much of his adult life in Brighton *

Martin Rossiter Martin Rossiter (born 15 May 1970) is a Welsh singer, who was lead singer of the British indie band Gene from 1993 until their break-up in 2004. He released a solo album in 2012. Career Though Gene was labelled as a Britpop band, Rossiter was ...

, singer with the band

Gene In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanings. The Mendelian gene is a b ...

, lives in Brighton *

Arnold Ruge Arnold Ruge (13 September 1802 – 31 December 1880) was a German philosopher and political writer. He was the older brother of Ludwig Ruge. Studies in university and prison Born in Bergen auf Rügen, he studied in Halle, Jena and Heidelberg. ...

, German philosopher and political writer, lived in exile in Brighton from 1850 until his death in 1880 *Dr. Richard Russell (1687–1759), encouraged the submersion in and drinking of seawater; buried in the churchyard of

Gilbert Ryle Gilbert Ryle (19 August 1900 – 6 October 1976) was a British philosopher, principally known for his critique of Cartesian dualism, for which he coined the phrase " ghost in the machine." He was a representative of the generation of British o ...

, philosopher *

John Alfred Ryle John Alfred Ryle (1889–1950) was a British physician and epidemiologist. He was born the son of Brighton medical doctor R J Ryle and brother of the Oxford philosopher Gilbert Ryle. He was educated at Brighton College and Guy's Hospital where ...

, professor of medicine at Cambridge and Oxford; physician to George V; brother of Gilbert Ryle *

Martin Ryle Sir Martin Ryle (27 September 1918 – 14 October 1984) was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems (see e.g. aperture synthesis) and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sourc ...

, winner of 1974

Nobel Prize in Physics ) , image = Nobel Prize.png , alt = A golden medallion with an embossed image of a bearded man facing left in profile. To the left of the man is the text "ALFR•" then "NOBEL", and on the right, the text (smaller) "NAT•" then " ...

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Charles Sabini Charles "Darby" Sabini (born Ottavio Handley; 11 July 1888 – 4 October 1950) was a British-Italian mob boss and considered protector of Little Italy during the interwar years. Early life Sabini was known by many names and his actual name i ...

, criminal, said to have lived in the

Grand Hotel, Brighton The Grand Brighton Hotel is a historic Victorian era, Victorian sea front hotel in Brighton on the south coast of England. Designed by John Whichcord Jr. and built in 1864, it was intended for members of the upper classes visiting the city, and ...

, ran protection rackets against bookmakers; inspiration for character Colleoni in Graham Greene's '' Brighton Rock'' *

Victoria Sackville-West Victoria Josefa Dolores Catalina Sackville-West (Baroness Sackville), (23 September 1862 – 30 January 1936) was a British noblewoman, mother of the writer, poet, and gardener Vita Sackville-West. Early life Victoria was one of seven ...

, had two houses in Sussex Square, Kemp Town conjoined by

Sir Edwin Lutyens Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens ( ; 29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. He designed many English country houses, war memoria ...

, who also built her another at nearby

Roedean Roedean is a village in the city of Brighton and Hove, England, UK, east of the seaside resort of Brighton. Notable buildings and areas Roedean Gap is a slight dip in the cliffs between Black Rock and Ovingdean Gap, and has been known by the ...

* Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, British Indian philanthropist and merchant, 1st Baronet Sassoon * Sir Edward Albert Sassoon, businessman and politician, MP for

Hythe Hythe, from Anglo-Saxon ''hȳð'', may refer to a landing-place, port or haven, either as an element in a toponym, such as Rotherhithe in London, or to: Places Australia * Hythe, Tasmania Canada *Hythe, Alberta, a village in Canada England * ...

, whose

mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be cons ...

became the ''Hanbury Arms''; 2nd Baronet Sassoon, of

Kensington Gore Kensington Gore is the name of a U-shaped thoroughfare on the south side of Hyde Park in central London, England. The streets connect the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal College of Art, the Royal Geographical Society, and in Kensington Gard ...

Tom Sayers Tom Sayers (15 or 25 May 18268 November 1865) was an English bare-knuckle prize fighter. There were no formal weight divisions at the time, and although Sayers was only five feet eight inches tall and never weighed much more than 150 pounds, ...

, boxer *

Leo Sayer Gerard Hugh "Leo" Sayer (born 21 May 1948) is an English-Australian singer and songwriter whose singing career has spanned five decades. He has been an Australian citizen and resident since 2009. Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom ...

, singer born in Shoreham-by-Sea lived in Brighton, discovered in Brighton by David Courtney *

Paul Scofield David Paul Scofield (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008) was a British actor. During a six-decade career, Scofield achieved the US Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, Emmy, and Tony for his work. He won the three awards in a seve ...

, actor, lived in Brighton as a child and went to school there *

Tom Searle Tom Searle (born 26 April 1963) is an Austrian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commo ...

, guitarist of UK Metalcore band

* Dan Searle, drummer of UK Metalcore band Architects *

Captain Sensible Raymond Ian Burns (born 24 April 1954), known by the stage name Captain Sensible, is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. Captain Sensible co-founded the punk rock band the Damned, originally playing bass before switching to guitar. H ...

, punk musician with The Damned * Jake Shillingford, musician and front-man of

My Life Story My Life Story are an English pop group formed in London, England, in 1993. The group's success peaked in the mid to late 1990s as part of the Britpop era. Fronted by singer/songwriter Jake Shillingford, the group inherited their name from an ear ...

Roy Skelton Roy William Skelton (20 July 1931 – 8 June 2011) was an English stage, screen and voice actor, whose voice was more familiar to television viewers than his name. Born in Nottingham to John H Skelton and Dorothy (née Bromley), he provided ...

, actor and voice of the

Daleks The Daleks ( ) are a fictional extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial race of mutants principally portrayed in the British science fiction on television, science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. They were conceived by write ...

* Sylvia Sleigh, artist * Alistair Slowe, footballer * George Albert Smith, pioneering early

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

, lived and built a studio in Hove * John Smith, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order *

Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film '' Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, ...

, cricketer * Jack Smith, painter *

Jimmy Somerville James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He sang in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a solo career. He is known in particular for his powerful and sou ...

, musician formerly of band The Communards *

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, YouTuber and musician, lives in Brighton *

Ewen Spencer Ewen Spencer (born 1971) is a British photographer and filmmaker based in Brighton, England. His photography is primarily of youth and subcultures. He began his career working for style, music and culture magazines ''The Face'' and '' Sleazenat ...

, photographer *

Herbert Spencer Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903) was an English philosopher, psychologist, biologist, anthropologist, and sociologist famous for his hypothesis of social Darwinism. Spencer originated the expression " survival of the f ...

, philosopher and political theorist * Mimi Spencer, journalist, lives in Brighton *

Andi Spicer Andrew John Preston "Andi" Spicer (1959 – 30 April 2020) was an English electroacoustic classical music composer who used electronics (see Electronic Music) in his compositions. The composer was also a writer and journalist. He has contribu ...

, composer, lives in Brighton *

Victor Spinetti Vittorio Giorgio Andre "Victor" Spinetti (2 September 1929 – 19 June 2012) was a Welsh actor, author, poet, and raconteur. He appeared in dozens of films and stage plays throughout his 50-year career, including the three 1960s Beatles films ...

, actor, film, stage TV, lived in Kemp Town *

Dusty Springfield Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dram ...

, singer, had a home in Wilbury Road, Hove * Arthur Stanley-Clarke, first-class cricketer and British Army officer * Jesse Starkey, footballer * Paul Stenning, author, was born and lived in Brighton as a child *

Jordan Stephens Rizzle Kicks are a British hip hop duo from Brighton, England, consisting of Jordan "Rizzle" Stephens (born 25 January 1992) and Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule (born 1991). Their debut album, '' Stereo Typical'', was released in 2011. As o ...

, singer in the duo

* Fin Stevens, footballer *

Victor Stiebel Victor Frank Stiebel (14 March 1907—6 February 1976) was a South African-born British couturier. A founder member of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers, he was among the top ten designers in Britain during the war and post-war ...

, fashion designer, lived in Chichester Terrace *

Jack Strachey Jack Strachey (25 September 1894 – 27 May 1972) was an English composer and songwriter Born John Francis Strachey in London on 25 September 1894, he began writing songs in the 1920s for the theatre and the music hall, scoring his first success ...

, composer and songwriter, lived in Brighton towards the end of his life * Brian Street, anthropologist; lived in Brighton, died in Hove * Andy Sturgeon, garden designer (winner at 2010 Chelsea Flower Show), has lived in Brighton * Zoe Sugg,

lives in Brighton *

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, Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician *

Keston Sutherland Keston M. Sutherland is a British poet, and Professor of Poetics at the University of Sussex. He was the editor of the poetics and critical theory journal ''QUID'' and is co-editor (with Andrea Brady) of Barque Press. His poetry has been compar ...

, poet, lives in Brighton * Suvadhana, Thai princess, lived in Brighton in the middle of the 20th century

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* Chris T-T, singer-songwriter, lives in Brighton *

Tagore family The Tagore family (also spelled as ''Thakur''), with over three hundred years of history,Deb, Chitra, pp 64–65. has been one of the leading families of Calcutta, India, and is regarded as one of the key influencers during the Bengali Renaissa ...

, of

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, owned a house here in the 19th century * Sir Peter Tapsell, Conservative Party politician, was born in Brighton * Keith Taylor, Member of the European Parliament for the Green Party, lives or lived in Brighton *

Maui Taylor Maui Taylor (born Maureen Anne Tupaz Fainsan; 28 June 1983) is a Filipino model, singer, and actress. Career Taylor entered the entertainment industry with the aid of a cousin who was a member of a dance group in the Philippines. At the age ...

, Filipino actress, big in the

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, born in Brighton *

Noah Taylor Noah George Taylor (born 4 September 1969) is a British-born Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as teenage David Helfgott in '' Shine'', Locke in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', Darby Sabini in the BBC One series ''Peaky Bl ...

, Australian actor and musician, lives in Brighton *

Chris Terrill Chris Terrill is a British anthropologist, adventurer, broadcaster, author and filmmaker. Biography Born in Brighton, Sussex, in 1952, Terrill attended Brighton College 1965–1970, and then went to Durham University, where he gained a joint ...

, adventurer, anthropologist and filmmaker *

Angela Thirkell Angela Margaret Thirkell (; , 30 January 1890 – 29 January 1961) was an English and Australian novelist. She also published one novel, ''Trooper to Southern Cross'', under the pseudonym Leslie Parker. Early life She was the elder daughter of ...

, buried in

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* David Thomas, lead singer of

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, Rocket from the Tombs, and David Thomas & Two Pale Boys *

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, Brighton's Town Clerk from 1881 to 1904 *

Peter Tobin Peter Britton Tobin (27 August 1946 – 8 October 2022) was a Scottish convicted serial killer and sex offender who served a whole life order at HM Prison Edinburgh for three murders committed between 1991 and 2006. Police also investigated Tob ...

(born 1946), serial killer, lived in Brighton in the 1970s and 1980s * Denise Tolkowsky, composer *

Tony Towner Antony James Towner (born 2 May 1955) is an English former association football, footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the English Football League, Football League playing as a Midfielder#Winger, right winger. He played for Brighton ...

, footballer *

Arthur Treacher Arthur Veary Treacher (, 23 July 1894 – 14 December 1975) was an English film and stage actor active from the 1920s to the 1960s, and known for playing English types, especially butler and manservant roles, such as the P.G. Wodehouse valet c ...

, actor *

Tommy Trinder Thomas Edward Trinder CBE (24 March 1909 – 10 July 1989) was an English stage, screen and radio comedian whose catchphrase was "You lucky people!". Described by cultural historian Matthew Sweet as "a cocky, front-of-cloth variety turn", he ...

comedian, owned and lived in 71 Marine Parade * Jack Tripp, English

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, died 2005 *

Lynne Truss Lynne Truss (born 31 May 1955) is an English author, journalist, novelist, and radio broadcaster and dramatist. She is arguably best known for her championing of correctness and aesthetics in the English language, which is the subject of her ...

, writer; author of ''

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'' *

Roger Tucker Roger Tucker (born 13 May 1945) is a British television and film director. Since 1972 he has directed over 40 television series, miniseries, and television films, including many dramas, thrillers, and action series. Career Roger Tucker was born ...

(born 1945), television and film director * Ed Turns, footballer *

Keith Tyson Keith Tyson (born Keith Thomas Bower,Keith Tyson

, artist and

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winner in 2002, studied Critical Fine Art Practice at Brighton University's Grand Parade campus

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David Van Day David Van Day (born David Paul Day, 28 November 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and politician who was formerly a member of the pop vocal duo Dollar. He was also a member of the 1970s vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls (along with his Dollar part ...

, singer *

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, composer, went to school in

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, actress, was born in Brighton *

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, footballer *

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, electrical engineer and inventor

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Johnny Wakelin Johnny Wakelin (born 1939) is an English recording artist best known for songs like "Black Superman" and "In Zaire", both celebrating boxer Muhammad Ali. Career Wakelin had his first outings in clubs in his hometown but without big success. Dis ...

, musician, born in Brighton in 1939 *

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CBE, journalist, novelist and playwright, lived in

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, Brighton * David Watkin, Oscar and BAFTA winning cinematographer, lived in Sussex Mews, Kemp Town until his death in 2008 *

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, BBC sports commentator, notably for ice hockey and other winter sports, grew up in Brighton and died in Hove *

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, boxer, moved to Brighton at age 16 *

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, footballer *

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, lead singer of 1990s Britpop band Sleeper and author *

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and Alex White, musicians and members of Electric Soft Parade and

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, surgeon and destroyer of the first

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* Rachel Whiteread, artist and

winner in 1993 *

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, doctor, suffragist, founder of New Sussex Hospital for Women, and lifelong partner of

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, had a home and medical practice in Montpelier Crescent *

Herbert Wilcox Herbert Sydney Wilcox CBE (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and director. He was one of the most successful British filmmakers from the 1920s to the 1950s. He is best known for the films he made with his third wif ...

, film producer and director lived in Lewes Crescent, Kemp Town *

Amon Wilds Amon Wilds (1762 – 12 September 1833) was an English architect and builder. He formed an architectural partnership with his son Amon Henry WildsIn this article, Amon Wilds is referred to as ''Wilds senior'' and his son Amon Henry Wilds a ...

and his son

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, both Regency architects, prolific in Brighton *

Stan Willemse Stanley Bernard Willemse (23 August 1924 – 5 August 2011) was an English footballer who played as a left-back in the Football League for Brighton and Hove Albion, Chelsea and Leyton Orient. Born in Brighton, Willemse served in the Royal ...

(1924–2011), footballer *

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, Australian music hall performer, died in Hove in 1915 * Mark Williams, member of ''

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'' team and actor in the ''

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'' films * James Williamson, cinema pioneer, had a chemist's shop in Church Road, Hove before building a studio in Cambridge Grove *

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, television presenter, born in Brighton * Joe Lee Wilson, jazz singer *

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, cricketer, founded

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, actor, was born in Brighton *

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, music video director * Eliza Wyatt, American playwright and author

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Bernard Youens Bernard Arthur Popley (28 December 1914 – 27 August 1984), better known by his stage name Bernard Youens, was an English character actor of stage and television, and briefly appeared in radio plays and had cameos in film. He was also a TV ...

, actor who played

Stan Ogden Stanley Josiah Ogden is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Bernard Youens. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 29 June 1964 and remained for twenty years until his death on 21 ...

in ''

'', was born in Hove * Robert Young, guitarist and co-founder of

Primal Scream Primal Scream are a Scottish rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. The band's current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Simone Butler (bass), and Darrin Mooney (drums). ...

, lived in Hove *

Robyn Young Robyn Young (born in Oxford in September 1975) is an English author of historical fiction. She is most widely known for her ''Brethren'' trilogy, set in the Middle Ages. Her books have been published in more than 15 languages. Biography Young ...

, author

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Helen Zahavi Helen Zahavi (born 1966) is an English novelist and screenwriter born and educated in London. Her father was sent to Britain with the Polish Army in the Second World War, while her mother's parents came from Odessa. Before becoming a writer, Zaha ...

, writer * Paul Zenon, magician

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