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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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0013 FILM

Jack Clayton

1921 - 1995

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0023 ILLUSTRATOR

Pauline Baynes

1922 - 2008

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0031 WRITER

Leon Garfield

1921 - 1996

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0092 PHYSICIST

Anthony French

1920 - 2017

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0099 SKATER

John Nicks

Born 1929

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0131 PHILOLOGIST

Colin Smith (Hispanist)

1927 - 1997

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0135 COMPOSER

Eric Jupp

1922 - 2003

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0158 WRITER

Sydney James Bounds

1920 - 2006

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0162 DESIGNER

Ben Sherman

1925 - 1987

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0204 BOTANIST

Herbert G. Baker

1920 - 2001

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0225 FOOTBALL

Stan Willemse

1924 - 2011

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0248 ACTOR

Derek Francis

1923 - 1984

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0257 BIOGRAPHER

Gwen Moffat

Born 1924

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0264 ROWER

Paul Massey (rower)

1926 - 2009

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0303 COMPOSER

Kyla Greenbaum

1922 - 2017

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0312 ACTOR

Michael Nightingale

1922 - 1999

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0326 JUMPER

Roy Cruttenden

1925 - 2019

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0330 TELEVISION

Bill Sellars

1921 - 2018

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0342 ACTOR

Sheila Kennelly

Born 1927

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0367 SKATER

Winifred Silverthorne

1925 - 1998

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0382 SKATER

Dennis Silverthorne

1923 - 2004

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0405 ARCHITECT

John Wells-Thorpe

1928 - 2019

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0425 POLITICIAN

Gord Mills

1928 - 2004

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0448 FOOTBALL

Fred Monk

1920 - 1987

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0536 FOOTBALL

Jack Ball (footballer, born 1923)

1923 - 1999

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