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BRIGHTON

Most Famous People Born in Brighton, United Kingdom

Notable people
538
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1932
Most distinctive
Cricket 9.3×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Brighton during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Brighton Is Known For

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Football is Brighton's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (68).

Brighton over-indexes on cricket — 9.3× the global rate.

Brighton under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football68
  2. Cricket64
  3. Actor58
  4. Politician25
  5. Writer18
  6. Singer17
  7. Music16
  8. Player14
  1. Cricket649.3×
  2. Skater75.4×
  3. Music162.1×
  4. Actor582.0×
  5. Diplomat61.9×
  6. Engineer61.8×
  7. Singer171.5×
  1. Politician250.4×
  2. Painter80.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Brighton's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0064 ORNITHOLOGIST

George Ernest Shelley

1840 - 1910

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0118 WRITER

Arabella Buckley

1840 - 1929

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0132 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Somers Clarke

1841 - 1926

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0184 MAÇON

Francesca Arundale

1847 - 1924

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0195 ACTOR

Willie Edouin

1846 - 1908

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0210 PHYSICIAN

Frederick Akbar Mahomed

1849 - 1884

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0232 OPHTHALMOLOGIST

Robert Charles Moon

1844 - 1914

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0410 CRICKET

Henry Alexander (cricketer)

1841 - 1920

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0427 BUSINESS

Percy F. Luck

1844 - 1915

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0446 CRICKET

George Humphreys (cricketer)

1845 - 1894

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0463 CRICKET

John Davey (cricketer)

1847 - 1878

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0500 CRICKET

Edward Pattenden

1842 - 1879

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0527 CRICKET

Henry Soames

1843 - 1913

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