This is a list of notable people born or inhabitants of the city of Brighton and Hove in England. 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. 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.

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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, artist, writer and illustrator of many children's books including '' The Snowman'', taught at Brighton Art College *The indie rock band British Sea Power (Yan, Noble, Hamilton and Woody) * Ray Brooks, actor *

George Brown George Brown may refer to: Arts and entertainment * George Loring Brown (1814–1889), American landscape painter * George Douglas Brown (1869–1902), Scottish novelist * George Williams Brown (1894–1963), Canadian historian and editor * G ...

, cricketer, born in Brighton in 1821 * Janet Brown, 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, film director in the silent movie era * Isambard Kingdom Brunel, engineer, attended Dr Morell's school on Hove seafront, close to Hove Street, for several years from 1820 * Dora Bryan, comic actress (whose Clarges hotel on Marine Parade was used in the ''Carry On'' films) *

Margot Bryant Kathleen Mary Margaret Bryant (8 March 1897 – 1 January 1988), known professionally as Margot Bryant, was an English stage, teleivison and actress best known for playing Minnie Caldwell in the soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from its inc ...

, 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. Origi ...

, lived at Fourth Avenue in Hove for many years *

Janey Buchan Janey O'Neil Buchan ( Kent; 30 April 1926 – 14 January 2012) was a Scottish Labour Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Glasgow constituency from 1979 to 1994. Early life Jane Kent was born in Glasgow, a city where her father ...

, Scottish Labour

MEP MEP may refer to: Organisations and politics * Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, a political party in Sri Lanka * Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956), a former political alliance in Sri Lanka * Maison européenne de la photographie, a photography centre ...

, 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 Nick Burbridge (born 1954) is a British novelist, poet, dramatist, journalist, short story and song writer. He has chronic depression, and his writing often concerns itself with the dispossessed, those at the margins of society. In fRoots, Jerry ...

, 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 promin ...

, artist * Julie Burchill, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British painter and designer associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood which included Dante Gabriel Rossetti, J ...

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, James ...

artist; resident 1880–98 *Sir

John Cordy Burrows Sir John Cordy Burrows (1813–1876) was a British surgeon and local politician. Life Burrows was born at Ipswich on 5 August 1813. He was the second child of Robert Burrows, silversmith, of Ipswich, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of James C ...

, 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 cha ...

, 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 nine he ...

, 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 Dame Clara Ellen Butt, (1 February 1872 – 23 January 1936) was an English contralto and one of the most popular singers from the 1890s through to the 1920s. She had an exceptionally fine contralto voice and an agile singing technique, and imp ...

, recitalist and concert singer, lived in St Aubyns Mansions between 1903 and 1906 * Douglas Byng, 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, chef to the Prince Regent, inventor of chef's toque (hat) * Charles Carpenter, cricketer for Sussex * Edward Carpenter, poet and philosopher *

Denis Carter, Baron Carter Denis Victor Carter, Baron Carter PC (17 January 1932 – 18 December 2006) was a British agriculturalist and Labour Co-operative politician. He was made a life peer in 1987, and was chief whip in the House of Lords from 1997 to 2002. Early li ...

, agriculturalist and Labour politician, spent some of his early life in Hove * Sam Carter, singer in British metalcore band Architects *

Dirick Carver Dirick Carver was a Marian Martyr from Brighton who was burnt to death at Lewes on 22 July 1555.DIRICK CARVER ...

, Protestant martyr, 1554 *

Juan Francisco Casas Juan Francisco Casas (born September 21, 1976 in La Carolina, Jaén, Spain, 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 ...

, Spanish artist, has lived in Brighton * Michael Cashman,

and former ''

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'' 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 Englis ...

, 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 yo ...

, expert on the '' Antiques Roadshow'' *

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, Ca ...

, 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 En ...

, 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 drawi ...

, 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. H ...

, cardiologist, lives in Hove and worked at the Royal Sussex County Hospital for more than 20 years * Ian Chapman, footballer *

Peter Chrisp Peter Chrisp (born 20 May 1958) is a British children's author of books on history. With over ninety books published, his various works include ''Blitzkrieg!'', Dorling Kindersley's '' Ancient Egypt Revealed'' and ''Ancient Rome Revealed'', ''T ...

, 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 Liverpoo ...

, 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, footballer * Dave Clarke, techno DJ * Somers Clarke, architect and Egyptologist, born in Brighton in 1841 * Jack Clayton, 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 Middlesb ...

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

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 four ...

actress *

Bryan Clough Bryan Clough (born 1932, Oldham, LancashireIndex of Births, Marriages and Deaths in England and Wales, 1837–1983) is an English writer. Clough has written several books and articles dealing with phreakers, hackers and computer virus writ ...

, author of ''State Secrets: The Kent-Wolkoff Affair'' *

Charles Clover-Brown Charles Clover-Brown (18 September 1907 – 6 October 1982) was an English cricketer. Clover-Brown was a right-handed batsman (cricket), batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Brentford, Middlesex, and educated at Harrow School, where ...

, cricketer, died in Hove in 1982 * Brian Cobby, former voice of the

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speaking clock *

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 books and stationery supplies *

Sophie Coleman Sophie Coleman (born 12 August 1990 in Brighton) is an English ex-professional triathlete, Junior Duathlon World Champion of the years 2008 and 2009, U23 Duathlon World Champion of the year 2010, Junior Duathlon European Champion of the year 20 ...

, triathlete, born in Brighton in 1990 * Jean Colin, 1930s film actress, was born in Brighton in 1905 * David Collings, 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 u ...

''), born in Brighton in 1940 * Geoffrey Collins, cricketer for Sussex, born in Brighton in 1918 *

Maria Colwell Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

, 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, novelist, grew up in Hove * Dainton Connell, a leading Arsenal hooligan, was born in Brighton in 1961 * Clare Connor, 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 Romanticism, Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for revolutionising the genre of landscape painting with his pictures of Dedha ...

, 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, ...

, journalist, editor, man of letters, born in Brighton in 1857 * Gaz Coombes, lead singer of band

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, 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 Cambrai' ...

, 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 d ...

, actress (played PC Kerry Young in '' The Bill''), 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. His nickname of Tich allude ...

, 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, 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 Addison Lee Cresswell (28 June 1960 – 23 December 2013) was a British comedy talent agent and producer. He was notable for finding many stand-up "alternative" comedians at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and at other venues, promoting them and ...

, 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 *

Henry Radcliffe Crocker Henry Radcliffe Crocker, FRCP (6 March 1846 – 22 August 1909) was an English dermatologist. Originally from Hove in Sussex, England, Crocker started his working life as an apprentice to a general practitioner before going to London to at ...

, dermatologist, born in Hove in 1846 * Lance Cronin, footballer *

James Crump James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...

, founder of St. Aubyn's School (named after the Hove street in which he lived) * Thomas Cubitt, master builder, employed in the development of Kemp Town; lived in 13 Lewes Crescent * Graham Cutts, a leading British film director in the 1920s, was born in Brighton in 1885

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* James Daly, footballer *

Tim Daniels Timothy John Daniels (born 24 October 1980) is an English former cricketer. Daniels is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Brighton, Sussex. While studying for a degree at the University of Oxford, Daniels ma ...

, cricketer for Oxford UCCE, born in Brighton in 1980 * Alfred Darling, pioneer film equipment manufacturer * Ralph Darling, 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, lived in Brighton in 1993 * Philip Davies, cricketer for Sussex, born in Brighton in 1893, attended Brighton College *

Jill Day Yvonne Page, known professionally as Jill Day (5 December 1930 – 16 November 1990) was an English pop singer and actress in Britain in the 1950s and early 1960s. Career She was born in Brighton, Sussex, England, and found fame in film, rad ...

, 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 Architects * 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. Init ...

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 telecommunic ...

, 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, in ...

, 1948–1962, was born in Brighton in 1902 *

John Leopold Denman John Leopold Denman (15 November 1882 – 5 June 1975) was an architect from the English seaside resort of Brighton, now part of the city of Brighton and Hove. He had a prolific career in the area during the 20th century, both on his own and ...

, 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 footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, America ...

, footballer *

Alfie Deyes Alfred Sidney Deyes (born 17 September 1993) is an English YouTuber, vlogger and businessman. On 4 September 2014, he released his first book, '' The Pointless Book''. Since 2014, he has released three books in the ''Pointless Book'' series and ...

, YouTuber 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 Pri ...

, 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 r ...

, 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 (1809–1 ...

, 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 o ...

, 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 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 ci ...

, singer with the band The Rakes, 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 Lieutenant-Colonel Angus Falconar Douglas-Hamilton VC (20 August 1863 – 26 September 1915) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarde ...

, Victoria Cross recipient *

David Downton David Downton (born 18 February 1959) is an English fashion illustrator. He worked for ''Vogue''. Biography David Downton was in Kent, England in 1959. He studied at Canterbury (Foundation year 1977–1978) and Wolverhampton (BA hons illustratio ...

, fashion illustrator, has lived in Brighton * Alfred Drayton, stage and film actor, born in Brighton * Tim Dry, 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 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 considere ...

'' *

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 Dude ...

, writer, born in Brighton in 1866 * Polly Dunbar, 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 care ...

, 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

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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 ...

, 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 late ...

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

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, was born in Brighton in 1984 * Joe El-Abd, rugby union player, born in Brighton in 1980 *

Jago Eliot, Lord Eliot Jago Nicholas Aldo Eliot, Lord Eliot (24 March 1966 – 15 April 2006) was the son of Peregrine Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans, and Jacquetta Eliot, Countess of St Germans (née Lampson). Biography In 1988, on the death of his grandfather, he ...

, involved in a variety of arts projects, briefly lived in Brighton * Charlotte Elliott, poet and hymn writer, lived in Brighton in the latter part of her life *

G. H. Elliott George Henry Elliott (3 November 1882 – 19 November 1962) was a British music hall singer and dancer. Known as "The Chocolate Coloured Coon", he performed with a painted brown face and dressed entirely in white: white top hat, white tail-coat w ...

, music hall singer and comedian, buried in Rottingdean church yard *

Henry Venn Elliott Henry Venn Elliott (1792–1865) was an English divine. Early years Elliott was born 17 January 1792, the son of Charles Elliott of Grove House, Clapham, and his second wife, Eling, daughter of Henry Venn, the well-known vicar of Huddersfield. C ...

, English divine, minister of St Mary the Virgin, Brighton, 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'' (2016 ...

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

Gary Elphick Gary Elphick (born 17 October 1985) is an English footballer who is currently player-manager of Hastings United. Career Elphick started his career at Brighton & Hove Albion, where he made two league appearances during two seasons. He had two ...

, footballer *

Tommy Elphick Tommy Elphick (born 7 September 1987) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back and currently an assistant coach at former club, AFC Bournemouth. ...

, footballer *

Harriet Elphinstone-Dick Harriet Elphinstone-Dick (1852–1902), also known as Harriet Elizabeth Rowell, was an early English and Australian swimming champion, and physical fitness teacher. Originally from Brighton, England, she taught swimming at Brill's Baths in Poo ...

, early swimming champion, originally from Brighton, taught swimming at Brill's Baths in Pool Valley * Maurice Elvey, 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, ex-boxer, holds the purchased title of " Lord of the Manor of Brighton" *

Chris Eubank, Jr. Christopher Livingstone Eubank Jr (born 18 September 1989) is a British professional boxer. He has held multiple championships in two Weight class (boxing), weight classes, including the World Boxing Association, WBA Interim championship, inter ...

, boxer, son of Chris Eubank, lives in Brighton * Maurice Evans, leading Shakespearan actor in the United States, 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 typic ...

'' 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 Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

'', and Dr Zaius in '' Planet of the Apes'' * Simon Evans, comedian, lives in Hove * George Everest, surveyor after whom the mountain was named, buried in Hove *

Marjorie Eyre Marjorie Eyre-Parker (1897 – 3 December 1987) was an English singer and actress, best known for her performances in the soprano and mezzo-soprano roles of the Savoy Operas. She performed with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company for more than two ...

, D'Oyly Carte soprano, died in Brighton in 1987

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* Michael Fabricant MP, born in Brighton in 1950; educated at the Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School *

Rotimi Fani-Kayode Oluwarotimi Adebiyi Wahab Fani-Kayode (20 April 1955 – 21 December 1989) was a Nigerian-born photographer, who moved to England at the age of 12 to escape the Nigerian Civil War. The main body of his work was created between 1982 and 1989. He ...

, 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 a ...

, 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 Hove * Tommy Farr, 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 f ...

, real name Norman Cook, musician formerly of band The Housemartins *

Steve Ferrone Steve Ferrone (born 25 April 1950) is an English drummer. He is known as a member of the rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from 1994 to 2017, replacing original drummer Stan Lynch, and as part of the "classic lineup" of the Average Whi ...

, drummer with Average White Band and for various high-profile performers, born in Brighton in 1950 *

Frank Finlay Francis Finlay, (6 August 1926 – 30 January 2016) was an English stage, film and television actor, Oscar-nominated for a supporting role as Iago in Laurence Olivier's 1965 film adaptation of ''Othello''. In 1983, Finlay was directed by Ital ...

, 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 i ...

, illegitimate wife of George IV (under the Royal Marriages Act 1772 marriage of a member of the Royal Family without permission of the monarch was illegal) *

Robert Thomas Flower, 8th Viscount Ashbrook Robert Thomas Flower, 8th Viscount Ashbrook (1 April 1836 – 9 March 1919) was an Irish aristocrat, Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army, and inventor. Biography Early life Robert Thomas Flower was born on 1 April 1836 at Castle Durrow, Durr ...

, Irish aristocrat, Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army, and inventor; lived at 22 Adelaide Crescent, 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 I ...

, actor, lives in Brighton *

Wes Fogden Wesley Keith Fogden (born 12 April 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Poole Town Club career Brighton & Hove Albion Fogden started his career at Brighton & Hove Albion in July 2004, breaking into the fir ...

, footballer for Brighton & Hove Albion and various other clubs in the south of England, born in Brighton in 1988 * Chris Foreman, 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 Gustavus Henry Spencer Fowke (14 October 1880 – 24 June 1946) was an English army officer and also a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire and the Army between 1899 and 1927. He was born in Brighton, Sussex and died at Wansf ...

, 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 t ...

, born in Brighton in 1880 * Derek Francis, comedy and character actor, was born in Brighton in 1923 *

Tommy Fraser Thomas Francis Peter Fraser (born 5 December 1987) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. Starting his career with hometown club Brighton & Hove Albion, Fraser was youth team captain and then a semi-regular in the first te ...

, footballer *

Darren Freeman Darren Barry Andduet Freeman (born 22 August 1973) is an English football manager and former professional player who played as a winger and striker, making over 130 appearances in the Football League between 1995 and 2001. Playing career Bor ...

, footballer * William Friese-Greene, 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 Olivie ...

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* Leon Garfield, novelist, born in Brighton in 1921 * Sam Gargan, footballer * Constance Garnett, 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 day school for girls aged 4 to 18 in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. Brighton Girls GDST is ISI rated ‘Excellent’. The school was founded in 1876 ...

* David Garnett, 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 Strac ...

member, lover of Duncan Grant, was born in Brighton * John Garrick, 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. Educatio ...

(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, 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 arti ...

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

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, 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, rock promoter * Nat Gonella, singer and trumpeter, lived in Saltdean * William Gold, a.k.a Wilbur Soot, popular YouTuber and singer-songwriter, grew up in Brighton and currently resides there. * JoAnne Good, 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 College ...

, composer and organist, lived in Brighton *

Leon Gordon Judah Leib (Ben Asher) Gordon, also known as Leon Gordon, (December 7, 1830, Vilnius, Lithuania – September 16, 1892, St. Petersburg, Russia) (Hebrew: יהודה לייב גורדון) was among the most important Hebrew poets of the Jewish E ...

, 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, thea ...

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 bro ...

, footballer * Graham Greene, writer (worked in but did not live in Brighton) * Dave Greenfield, keyboard player with The Stranglers, born in Brighton in 1949 * Roy Greenslade, professor of journalism at City University London, media commentator and journalist for '' The Guardian'' and the London '' Evening Standard'', 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 Pre ...

, architect, designed Waterloo International railway station 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 E ...

, 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 and friend of the Prince Regent * Sally Gunnell, athlete, Olympic

400m hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Summer Olympics, Olympic athletics (sport), athletics programme since 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900 for men and since 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 for women. On a s ...

champion in 1992 *

Gerry Gurr Gerald Gurr (born 20 October 1946 in Brighton) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Playing career Gurr began his career at Arsenal as a young player, initially as a forward player, in 1962 before moving to join Queens P ...

, footballer

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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 for ...

, football player and manager, was born in Hove * Brian Hall, actor (played Terry the chef in '' Fawlty Towers''), born in Brighton in 1937 *

Grant Hall Grant Terry Hall (born 29 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Championship club Rotherham United. He has previously played for Middlesbrough, Queens Park Rangers, Brighton & Hove Albion, ...

, footballer * Bertrand Hallward, university administrator and centenarian *

Eamon Hamilton Eamon Hamilton is frontman of Brakes and formerly played keyboards for Sea Power. __TOC__ Biography Eamon Peter Hamilton is the singer and songwriter for the band Brakes, born on 20 August 1975 in Stewart, BC, Canada and raised in Stroud, G ...

, of the band Brakes and formerly of British Sea Power * Kay Hammond, 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 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, of band

Orbital Orbital may refer to: Sciences Chemistry and physics * Atomic orbital * Molecular orbital * Hybrid orbital Astronomy and space flight * Orbit ** Earth orbit Medicine and physiology * Orbit (anatomy), also known as the ''orbital bone'' * Orbito ...

* Lee Harwood, 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 Brighton ...

, comedian, author and philanthropist *

John Albert Hay John Albert Hay (24 November 1919 – 27 January 1998) was a British 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 Peter Thomas Hay. He wa ...

, former British politician *

Peter Thomas Hay Peter Thomas Hay (31 August 1932 – 7 June 2018) was an authority on British steam railways and author of numerous books and articles on the subject. His ''Steaming Through'' series of books is based on the archive of railway photographs taken ...

, 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, Eng ...

, of bands Darts 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 Maxwell Frederick Riddles Hemmings (born 27 February 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Weymouth. Career College In 2015, Hemmings joined Georgia State University's men's soccer team w ...

, 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, horror author of ''The Rats'' and ''The Fog'' *

Phoebe Hessel Phoebe Hessel, née ''Smith'' (March 1713 – 12 December 1821) was best known for disguising herself as a man to serve in the British Army, probably to be with her lover, Samuel Golding. She lived to the age of 108. Biography Phoebe Hessel was ...

, 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, 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 soluti ...

, 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, dre ...

of band Dubstar (Hove) * Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins born in Brighton in 1908; toured the US sideshow and Vaudeville circuit * Annie Holland, guitarist with Britpop band Elastica, lives in Brighton * Georg Hólm, 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, fron ...

* Nicholas van Hoogstraten, multimillionaire and property tycoon * Rufus Hound, comedian and presenter * Richard Hough, writer on maritime history, was born in Brighton * Martin How, composer and organist with the Royal School of Church Music, briefly lived in Brighton as a child *

Derek Hudson Derek Hudson (23 May 1934 – 20 December 2005) was an English-born Zimbabwean conductor. He conducted ballets and orchestras in over a dozen countries, before moving to Rhodesia in 1977 to conduct the Bulawayo Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulawa ...

, 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 S ...

and Zimbabwe, born in Hove *

Dionne Hughes London Dionne Micha Stacey Stephanie Estina Knibbs-Hughes (born 1989) is a British comedian, television writer and presenter. She wrote and starred in ''Laughter Shock'', a comedy for the BBC which piloted in 2010. Early life London Dionne Mich ...

, 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, fashion designer and founder of Biba, 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

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Paul Ifill Paul Everton Ifill (born 20 October 1979) is a footballer who plays as a forward and manages Christchurch United. He spent most of his career playing as a right winger or a right midfielder, often described as an “old fashioned winger”. Bo ...

, footballer * Boyd Irwin, 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 Edward Frank Willis James (16 August 1907 – 2 December 1984) was a British poet known for his patronage of the surrealist art movement. Early life and marriage James was born on 16 August 1907, the only son of William James (who had inherite ...

, 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, actress in ''

'' * Konrad Jarnot, opera singer * Michael Jayston, actor, lives in Hove *

Teddy Jenks Teddy Christopher Graham Jenks (born 12 March 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ross County on loan from club Forest Green Rovers. Club career Brighton & Hove Albion Jenks made his professional debut for Brighton ...

, footballer * Gwyneth Jones, novelist *

Jenny Jones Jenny Jones may refer to: People *Jenny Jones (presenter) (born 1946), United States television personality and host of ''The Jenny Jones Show'' *Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (born 1949), British Green Party politician, member of the ...

, 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 ...

, grew up in Brighton *

Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Margaret Beryl Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (born 22 May 1955) is a British Labour Peer and previously a trade union official and Labour politician. She was Chair of the Labour Party from 2000 to 2001. Early life Jones was born in Cardif ...

, 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, 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 Vict ...

, pioneering

colour theorist In the visual arts, color theory is the body of practical guidance for color mixing and the visual effects of a specific color combination. Color terminology based on the color wheel and its geometry separates colors into primary color, seco ...

and entertainer * Natasha Kaplinsky, journalist and newsreader *

Tim Keegan Tim Keegan is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. Vocalist and principal songwriter with Departure Lounge since 1999, Keegan has recorded and performed with various bands and as a solo artist. He has worked with a number of noted mu ...

, English musician, lives in Brighton * Nigel Kennedy, violinist, born at the Royal Sussex County Hospital 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 Another Level were a British soul and R&B-influenced boy band that formed in 1997 and broke up in 2000, consisting of Mark Baron, Dane Bowers, Bobak Kianoush and Wayne Williams. They achieved seven top ten singles, including the 1998 number-on ...

, 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 song, love songs marketed towards girls and young ...

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 Matthew or Matt King may refer to: Matthew * Matthew King (composer) (born 1967), British composer and pianist * Matthew King (cricketer) (born 1977), Australian cricketer * Matthew Yang King (born 1974), American actor, voice actor, director, prod ...

, actor and comedian; Super Hans in '' Peep Show'' * 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), Ame ...

, philanthropist; supporter of Cooperative Movement * Rudyard Kipling, author; lived in Rottingdean between 1897 and 1903 * William Forsell Kirby, 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 neces ...

; 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 h ...

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

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Thomas Lainson Thomas Lainson, FRIBA (1824 – 18 May 1898) was a British architect. He is best known for his work in the East Sussex coastal towns of Brighton and Hove (now part of the city of Brighton and Hove), where several of his eclectic range of resi ...

, 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 ''Gon ...

, actress, Scarlet O'Hara in '' Gone with the Wind'' * Alfred Lennon, father of John Lennon, was living in Brighton at the time of his death in 1976 *

PJ Liguori PJ Liguori (born 11 December 1990) is a British-Italian YouTuber and film producer. He is best known for his YouTube channel KickThePj. Liguori specializes in many different artistic areas including screenplay, directing, songwriting, creating ...

, internet personality and filmmaker under the name KickThePJ, who currently resides in Brighton * Fred Lillywhite, cricketer; organised first England overseas tour * David Lindsay, Scottish novelist (wrote '' A Voyage to Arcturus''), 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 i ...

, politician; formerly Mayor of London; had a house in the Seven Dials area * Hugh Lloyd, actor and comedian, lived in Rottingdean *

Jane Longhurst Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name * Jane (surname), related to the given name Film and television * ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama fil ...

, 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 in ...

", a move opposed by Backlash and the Consenting Adult Action Network * Jay Lovett, football player and manager *

E G Handel Lucas E G Handel Lucas (1861–1936) was an English artist.Obituaries, Mr. E. G. Handel Lucas, The Times, 8 April 1936; p.16; Issue 47344; col D. He was hailed as a child prodigy and exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists from the age of ...

(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, and i ...

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. History ...

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 Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) can refer to: *ζωή (''zōḗ''), the Ancient Greek word for "life" People * Zoe (name), including list of persons and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Zoe'' (film) * ZOE Broadcast ...

, comedian, lives in Brighton

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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 Thomas Percival Montague Mackey (1 June 1894 – 23 November 1950) was a British pianist, composer and bandleader. He is particularly known for his work as a composer and musical director for films during the 1930s and 1940s. Life and career Mac ...

, pianist, composer and music director in the early 20th century, lived in Brighton * Mathilde Madden, 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 to Britain * Stephen Mallinder, musician, lives in Brighton * Gideon Mantell, doctor, palaeontologist, discoverer of dinosaurs ( Iguanodon), lived and worked in Brighton in the 1830s * Lesley Manville (born 1956), English actress *

Edward Marshall-Hall Sir Edward Marshall Hall, (16 September 1858 – 24 February 1927) was an English barrister who had a formidable reputation as an orator. He successfully defended many people accused of notorious murders and became known as "The Great Defender ...

, criminal barrister famous for Edwardian theatrics in court * Russell Martin, football player and manager *

Niall Mason Niall Aadya Mason (born 10 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Al Shahaniya. He was born in Brighton, and played youth football for Real Madrid, Al Sadd, Blackburn Rovers and Southampton before he ...

, 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, singer of hit record "Bobby's Girl", lived in Rottingdean * Peter Mayle, author of '' A Year in Provence'' * Conor Maynard, 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, 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 bas ...

'', '' The Truman Show'', ''

Solaris Solaris may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature, television and film * ''Solaris'' (novel), a 1961 science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem ** ''Solaris'' (1968 film), directed by Boris Nirenburg ** ''Solaris'' (1972 film), directed by ...

'', '' Californication''; spent childhood in Brighton (attended St Mary's Hall) * Joe McGann, actor; star of '' The Upper Hand'' *Seán McLoughlin aka Jacksepticeye, popular Irish YouTuber, lives in Brighton * Kevin McNally, 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, had a house by

Regency Square Regency Mall is an enclosed shopping mall outside of Richmond, Virginia in unincorporated Henrico County, Virginia, United States. Opened in 1975 as Regency Square, the mall features a food court and more than 60 tenants, currently with no anchors ...

, 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 w ...

(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

speaking clock *

Kevin Meredith Kevin Meredith (born 1978), also known as Lomokev, is a British photographer and writer, living in Brighton. He is known for his use of the Lomo LC-A camera and his lomographic style. Meredith has produced three books on photography: ''Hot S ...

, 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 i ...

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, owns the vegan restaurant

VBites VBites is a plant-based meat alternative and vegan cheese company that develops 140 products and retails in 24 countries worldwide. All its foods are manufactured in the UK at VBites' factory in Corby. The company was bought by Heather Mills in 2 ...

in Hove *

Fred Monk Frederick John Monk (9 October 1920 – October 1987) was an English professional footballer and coach who played in Football League for Brentford and Aldershot. He is best remembered for his time with Brentford, for whom he made over 200 appe ...

(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 (TV series), Butterflies''. He also acted in over 300 television productions – one ...

, actor (played Leonard in ''

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

''), lives in Brighton * Juan, Count of Montizón, the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain and Legitimist claimant to the throne of France — 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 L ...

* William Moon, 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 ...

, musician, guitarist with Thin Lizzy 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 "Celeb ...

, journalist, was born in Brighton * James Morrison, recording artist, lives in Hove *Garnt Maneetapho aka Gigguk, popular Thai-British YouTuber, born in Brighton in 1990

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* Dame Anna Neagle, 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' ...

, British model * John Henry Newman, 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 Osterley ...

, BBC TV and Radio presenter and sometime Brighton night-club owner * Michael Nightingale, 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, creator of '' Modesty Blaise'' * Natasha O'Keeffe, 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 Theatre of the U ...

(Lord Olivier) and Joan Plowright, lived at

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

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'' tra ...

, 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 * 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 the ...

, Olympic runner, 800 metres 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 ...

, 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 James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

* Ocean Wisdom, rapper, grew up in Brighton

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Will Packham Will Packham (born 13 January 1981) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football Lea ...

, footballer * George Painter, biographer, died at Hove on 8 Dec 2005 * Chris Paling, novelist * Patsy Palmer, ''

'' actress * Steve Palmer, footballer *

Juliet Pannett Juliet Kathleen Pannett ( née Somers; 15 July 1911 – 22 August 2005) was an English portrait painter. Background Born in Hove, East Sussex, Pannett started painting at three, and wanted to be a professional artist by seventeen. She trained ...

(1911–2005), born in Hove, portrait artist * Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish 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. The ...

, 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 20 ...

, actress and musician, lives in Brighton * David Pearce, philosopher *

John Pedder Sir John Lewes Pedder (10 February 1784 – 24 March 1859) was an English Australian judge, politician and grazier, he was the first Chief Justice of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). Early life Pedder was born in London, the eldest son of Joh ...

(1784–1859), first Chief Justice of Van Diemen's Land, died in Brighton *

Donald Peers Donald Rhys Hubert Peers (10 July 1908 – 9 August 1973) was a popular Welsh people, 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 m ...

, Welsh crooner, lived in St. John's Road, Hove; memorial tablet at Downs Crematorium * John Pelling, artist, born (1930) and raised in Hove * Laurie Penny, columnist and blogger, grew up in Brighton, attended Brighton College * Fred Perry, tennis player, lived in Rottingdean * Roland Pertwee, playwright, screenwriter and actor; was born and grew up in Denmark Villas, Hove * Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, better known by online pseudonym PewDiePie, Swedish internet personality, who currently resides in Brighton *

Otto Pfenninger Otto Pfenninger (5 April 1855 – 20 March 1929) was a founding member of the Swiss Photographers Association (1886) and a pioneer of colour photography. He moved to Brighton, England England is a country that is part of the United Ki ...

(1855–1929), moved to Brighton where he pioneered colour photography * Sir Richard Phillips (1767–1840), author, died in Brighton * Samuel Phillips (1814–1854), journalist, died in Brighton *

Karen Pickering Karen Denise Pickering, MBE (born 19 December 1971) is a former freestyle swimmer from Great Britain. Swimming career She made her international senior debut in 1986. She was first selected to represent her country at the European Junior Cham ...

, 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 La ...

champion * David Pilbeam, 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 of ...

, author and illustrator *

Adam Pitts Lawson are an English pop rock band, consisting of Andy Brown (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ryan Fletcher (bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Joel Peat (lead guitar, keyboards, co-lead vocals) and Adam Pitts (drums, backing vocals, percus ...

drummer A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one mem ...

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 * Joan Plowright, see Lord Olivier, above *

Tony Pollard Tony Pollard may refer to: *Tony Pollard (archaeologist) (born 1965), British archaeologist *Tony Pollard (American football) Tony Randall Pollard (born April 30, 1997) is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National ...

(born 1965), battlefield archaeologist, lived in Brighton 1995–1997 * Peter Polycarpou, actor, was born in Brighton *

Tim Pope Timothy Michael Pope (born 12 February 1956) is a film director most known for his music videos, for having directed feature films, and for a brief pop career. Early life and career Pope grew up in the north London suburb of Enfield. Both his ...

, film director and video maker * John Cyril Porte (1884–1919), flying boat pioneer, died in Brighton * Samuel Preston, lead singer of the band The Ordinary Boys, formally married to '' Celebrity Big Brother'' 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, 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, lead singer and rhythm guitarist for The Kooks *

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

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* Thomas Raikes (1777–1848), dandy, 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 and Talleyrand, died in Brighton soon after buying a house there * Peggy Ramsay (1908–1991), theatrical agent, lived in Kensington Place, Brighton; blue plaque at the property *

Robert Rankin Robert Fleming Rankin (born 27 July 1949) is a prolific British author of comedic fantasy novels. Born in Parsons Green, London, he started writing in the late 1970s, and first entered the bestsellers lists with ''Snuff Fiction'' in 1999, by ...

, author * Terence Rattigan, playwright, author of '' The Browning Version'' and '' The Winslow Boy'' lived at Bedford House, 79 Marine Parade; blue plaque at the property * Tom Raworth, poet, lived in Brighton; now lives in Hove *Rita Ray, former singer with the Darts, latterly radio presenter and DJ *

Glen Rea Glen Charles Rea (born 3 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for club Worthing. Born in England, he played for the Republic of Ireland U21 national team. Club career Brighton & Hove ...

, footballer * Amanda Redman, actress, born in Brighton in 1957 * Matt Redman, 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 fi ...

, English historian of the 17th and 18th centuries, lives in Brighton * Terence Reese, 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 Adelaide Crescent; an inquest ruled his death accidental * Philip Reeve, novelist; grew up in Brighton * Louise Rennison, 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 Samuel David Rents (born 22 June 1987) is an English former footballer who most recently played for Eastbourne Borough as a defender. Career Born in Brighton, Rents signed a one-year professional contract with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2006 a ...

, footballer * Dakota Blue Richards, actress, lives in Brighton, attended Brighton College * Laurence Rickard, actor, writer, notable for his role in the '' Horrible Histories'' television series, was born and still lives in Brighton *

Mike Ring Michael Paul Ring (born 13 February 1961) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Hull City, Bolton Wanderers and Aldershot Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on hea ...

, footballer, born in Brighton in 1961 * Rizzle Kicks, hip-hop duo *

Haydon Roberts Haydon Cameron Roberts (born 10 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back & centre back for Championship side Bristol City. Club career Brighton & Hove Albion Roberts made his professional and first team debut ...

, footballer * Paul Roberts, frontman and singer with pop band the Stranglers; session singer and actor * Simon Roberts, photographer, lives in Brighton * Frederick William Robertson, Anglican divine * George Robey (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 * Dame Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, 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, lives in Brighton * Arnold Ruge, 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, 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, winner of 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics

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* Charles Sabini, criminal, said to have lived in the

Grand Hotel, Brighton The Grand Brighton Hotel is a historic 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 remains one ...

, 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, 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 * T ...

, 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 consid ...

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 Garde ...

Tom Sayers Tom Sayers (15 or 25 May 18268 November 1865) was an English Bare-knuckle boxing, 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 mo ...

, boxer * Leo Sayer, singer born in Shoreham-by-Sea lived in Brighton, discovered in Brighton by David Courtney * Paul Scofield, 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 common ...

, guitarist of UK Metalcore band Architects *

Dan Searle Architects is a British metalcore band from Brighton, East Sussex, formed in 2004 by twin brothers Dan and Tom Searle. The band now consists of Dan Searle on drums, Sam Carter on vocals, Alex Dean on bass, and Adam Christianson and Josh Middlet ...

, drummer of UK Metalcore band Architects * Captain Sensible, punk musician with The Damned *

Jake Shillingford My Life Story are an English Pop music, 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 singing, singer/songwriter Jake Shillingford, the group inherited the ...

, musician and front-man of My Life Story * Roy Skelton, actor and voice of the Daleks * Sylvia Sleigh, artist * Alistair Slowe, footballer *

George Albert Smith George Albert Smith Sr. (April 4, 1870 – April 4, 1951) was an American religious leader who served as the eighth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Early life Born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territor ...

, 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 John Smith is a common personal name. It is also commonly used as a placeholder name and pseudonym, and is sometimes used in the United States and the United Kingdom as a term for an average person. It may refer to: People :''In chronological ...

, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order * Kevin Smith, cricketer * Jack Smith, painter * Jimmy Somerville, musician formerly of band The Communards *

Wilbur Soot 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, where ...

, 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, philosopher and political theorist *

Mimi Spencer Mimi Spencer is a journalist and author. A feature-writer and columnist for such titles as the ''Daily Mail'', the ''Evening Standard'', ''the Guardian'', ''The Spectator'', ''Marie Claire'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', and ''Observer Food Monthly''. S ...

, 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, singer, had a home in Wilbury Road, Hove *

Arthur Stanley-Clarke Brigadier Arthur Christopher Lancelot Stanley-Clarke, (30 June 1886 – 8 January 1983) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. After attending Winchester College and the University of Oxford, Stanley-Clarke enlisted with ...

, first-class cricketer and British Army officer *

Jesse Starkey Jesse Aaron Starkey (born 1 September 1995) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Worthing F.C., Worthing. Club career After a spell with Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth, Starkey joined Chelsea F ...

, 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 Rizzle Kicks * 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 Brian Vincent Street (24 October 1943 – 21 June 2017) was a professor of language education at King's College London and visiting professor at the Graduate School of Education in University of Pennsylvania. During his career, he mainly worked o ...

, anthropologist; lived in Brighton, died in Hove * Andy Sturgeon, garden designer (winner at 2010 Chelsea Flower Show), has lived in Brighton * Zoe Sugg, YouTuber lives in Brighton * Joakim Sundström, 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 compared ...

, poet, lives in Brighton *

Suvadhana Princess Suvadhana ( th, สุวัทนา; , 15 April 1906 – 10 October 1985) was the royal consort of King Vajiravudh (or Rama VI) of Siam. Her original name was Khrueakaeo Abhayavongsa ( th, เครือแก้ว อภัยว� ...

, 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, of Kolkata, 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 o ...

, Filipino actress, big in the Philippines, born in Brighton * Noah Taylor, 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 join ...

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

Francis Tillstone {{More citations needed, date=September 2007 Francis John Tillstone (c. 1830 – fl. 1904) was a long-serving civic official in the town of Brighton, in England. Tillstone was an officer of Brighton Borough Council (now Brighton and Hove City Cou ...

, Brighton's Town Clerk from 1881 to 1904 * Peter Tobin (born 1946), serial killer, lived in Brighton in the 1970s and 1980s *

Denise Tolkowsky Denise Tolkowsky (11 August 1918 – 9 March 1991) was an English-born pianist and composer. Biography Denise Tolkowsky was born in Brighton, England, the daughter of a Russian father and Flemish singer and actress Anna Kennes. She studied mu ...

, composer *

Tony Towner Antony James Towner (born 2 May 1955) is an English former footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a right winger. He played for Brighton & Hove Albion and Rotherham United with whom he won Division 3, an ...

, footballer * Arthur Treacher, 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 was ...

comedian, owned and lived in 71 Marine Parade *

Jack Tripp Jack Tripp (4 February 1922 – 10 July 2005) was an English Comic actors, comic actor, singer and dancer who appeared in seaside variety shows and revues and became best known for his many performances as a pantomime dame. Born in Plymouth, D ...

, English pantomime dame, died 2005 * Lynne Truss, writer; author of '' Eats, Shoots & Leaves'' * Roger Tucker (born 1945), television and film director *

Ed Turns Edward James Turns (born 18 October 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. He is a Wales under-21 national international. Club career Brighton & Hove Albion T ...

, footballer *

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

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

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* David Van Day, singer *

Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams, (; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over ...

, composer, went to school in Rottingdean * Wanda Ventham, actress, was born in Brighton *

Adam Virgo Adam John Virgo (born 25 January 1983) is a former professional footballer, who now works as a pundit and commentator. Playing career Early career From the age of seven Virgo played for the St. Aubyns Preparatory School football team. At 13 h ...

, footballer * Magnus Volk, 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. Di ...

, musician, born in Brighton in 1939 * Peter Wales, Sussex cricketer, born in Hove in 1928 *

Seann Walsh Sean Christopher Walsh (born 2 December 1985), known professionally as Seann Walsh, is an English stand-up comedian. Early life Walsh was born in Camden in London, but was brought up in Brighton. He left school with one GCSE examination pas ...

, comedian, brought up in Brighton * Keith Waterhouse CBE, journalist, novelist and playwright, lived in

Embassy Court Embassy Court is an 11-storey block of flats on the seafront in Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It has been listed at Grade II* by English Heritage. Wells Coates' "extremely controversial" piece of Modernist architectu ...

, Brighton * David Watkin, Oscar and BAFTA winning cinematographer, lived in Sussex Mews, Kemp Town until his death in 2008 * Alan Weeks, BBC sports commentator, notably for ice hockey and other winter sports, grew up in Brighton and died in Hove *

Scott Welch Scott Roy Welch (born 21 April 1968) is a retired British professional boxer. As an amateur, Welch became one of the ABA champions at heavyweight. He travelled the world as a professional boxer, winning the Southern Area belt, the British, Com ...

, boxer, moved to Brighton at age 16 * Paul Weller, footballer *

Louise Wener Louise Jane Wener (born 30 July 1966, Gants Hill, London, England) is an English writer, singer, songwriter and guitarist of the band Sleeper. She is the younger daughter of Donald Wener, an Inland Revenue tax inspector from East Ham who had se ...

, lead singer of 1990s Britpop band

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and author * Ben Wheatley, film director, lives in Brighton and made the film ''

Down Terrace ''Down Terrace'' is a 2009 British crime film directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Robin Hill, Robert Hill and Julia Deakin. Plot Upon release from prison, Bill and his son Karl arrive home at Down Terrace in Brighton. With the help of his ...

'' * David Wheeler, footballer * Gary Whelan, Irish actor, lives in Brighton and owns the Lion & Lobster pub there * Thomas and Alex White, musicians and members of

Electric Soft Parade The Electric Soft Parade are an English psychedelic pop band from Brighton, comprising brothers Alex and Thomas White, the creative core of the band, as well as a number of other musicians with whom they record and perform live, most recently ...

and Brakes *

Wildman Whitehouse Edward Orange Wildman Whitehouse (1 October 1816 – 26 January 1890) was an English surgeon by profession and an electrical experimenter by avocation. He was recruited by entrepreneur Cyrus West Field as Chief Electrician to work on the pi ...

, surgeon and destroyer of the first transatlantic telegraph cable *

Rachel Whiteread Dame Rachel Whiteread (born 20 April 1963) is an English artist who primarily produces sculptures, which typically take the form of casts. She was the first woman to win the annual Turner Prize in 1993. Whiteread was one of the Young British Ar ...

, artist and Turner Prize winner in 1993 *

Octavia Wilberforce Octavia Wilberforce (1888–1963) was an English physician who made a medical career despite opposition from her parents, with support from Elizabeth Robins. She was in general practice in Brighton, and ran a women's shelter near Henfield. She ...

, doctor, suffragist, founder of New Sussex Hospital for Women, and lifelong partner of Elizabeth Robins, had a home and medical practice in Montpelier Crescent * Herbert Wilcox, film producer and director lived in Lewes Crescent, Kemp Town * Amon Wilds and his son Amon Henry Wilds, 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 *Billy Williams (music hall performer), Billy Williams, Australian music hall performer, died in Hove in 1915 *Mark Williams (actor), Mark Williams, member of ''The Fast Show'' team and actor in the ''Harry Potter (film series), Harry Potter'' films *James Williamson (film pioneer), James Williamson, cinema pioneer, had a chemist's shop in Church Road, Hove before building a studio in Cambridge Grove *Holly Willoughby, television presenter, born in Brighton *Joe Lee Wilson, jazz singer *John Wisden, cricketer, founded Wisden Cricketers' Almanack *Robert Wisden, actor, was born in Brighton *W.I.Z., music video director *Eliza Wyatt, American playwright and author

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'', was born in Hove * Robert Young (musician), Robert Young, guitarist and co-founder of Primal Scream, lived in Hove * Robyn Young, author

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