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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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0087 ACTIVIST

Clementina Black

1853 - 1922

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0105 BARRISTER

Edward Marshall Hall

1858 - 1927

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0129 NOVELIST

Ada Ellen Bayly

1857 - 1903

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0143 JOURNALIST

Edward Tyas Cook

1857 - 1919

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0168 ENGINEER

Magnus Volk

1851 - 1937

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0178 WRITER

Cecilia Maria de Candia

1853 - 1926

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0188 POLITICIAN

Seymour King

1852 - 1933

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0198 NEUROLOGIST

Howard Henry Tooth

1856 - 1925

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0202 EDUCATOR

Frederick James Gould

1855 - 1938

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0243 ORNITHOLOGIST

Henry Philemon Attwater

1854 - 1931

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0266 BIOCHEMIST

Frederick Walker Mott

1853 - 1926

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0273 JOURNALIST

John Norton (journalist)

1858 - 1916

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0277 FEMINIST

Sybil Thomas, Viscountess Rhondda

1857 - 1941

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0284 CIRCUS

Frank Brown (entertainer)

1858 - 1943

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0306 ACTOR

Edward Smith Willard

1853 - 1915

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0322 CRICKET

Reginald Arbuthnot

1853 - 1917

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0361 POLITICIAN

Henry Richard Farquharson

1857 - 1896

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0372 TRADE UNION

Marianne Allen Tasker

1852 - 1911

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0383 SURGEON

Montagu Cotterill

1851 - 1933

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0393 DIPLOMAT

Lionel Edward Gresley Carden

1851 - 1915

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0395 MISSIONARY

Arthur Neve

1859 - 1919

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0454 CRICKET

John Pentecost

1855 - 1902

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0456 CRICKET

William Soames

1850 - 1916

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0473 CRICKET

Joseph Shoesmith

1859 - 1901

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0491 CRICKET

George Goldsmith (cricketer)

1850 - 1916

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0504 CRICKET

Henry Harris (English cricketer)

1854 - 1923

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