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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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0004 SINGER

Bat for Lashes

Born 1979

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0005 ACTOR

Katie Price

Born 1978

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0010 MUSIC

Bonobo (musician)

Born 1976

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0015 ACTOR

Samantha Womack

Born 1972

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0018 JOURNALIST

Caitlin Moran

Born 1975

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0022 SINGER

Fink (singer)

Born 1972

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0027 ACTOR

Sean Ellis

Born 1970

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0049 MATHEMATICIAN

Ruth Lawrence

Born 1971

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0061 FOOTBALL

Paul Ifill

Born 1979

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0065 ACTOR

Pascal Langdale

Born 1973

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0071 WRITER

Emily Gravett

Born 1972

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0096 COMPOSER

Adrian Lambert

Born 1972

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0100 ACTOR

Beth Cordingly

Born 1976

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0104 MUSIC

Jake Williams

Born 1974

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0106 MATHEMATICIAN

Peter Keevash

Born 1978

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0108 PLAYER

Alex King (rugby union)

Born 1975

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0122 ACTOR

Daisy Rock

Born 1977

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0150 JOURNALIST

Natasha Kaplinsky

Born 1972

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0165 SINGER

Konrad Jarnot

Born 1972

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0186 CRICKET

Clare Connor

Born 1976

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0206 PLAYER

Tony Bloom

Born 1970

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0235 SINGER

Lou Fellingham

Born 1974

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0249 FOOTBALL

Steve Brown (footballer, born 1972)

Born 1972

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0253 PRODUCER

Thomas Gandey

Born 1979

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0275 ACTOR

Laurence Rickard

Born 1975

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0282 WRITER

Simon Lelic

Born 1976

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0286 COMPOSER

Mark Knight (musician)

Born 1973

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0290 FOOTBALL

Leighton Allen

Born 1973

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0299 FILM

Andy Hurst

Born 1974

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0302 MUSIC

Dan Hipgrave

Born 1975

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0311 DIVER

John Volanthen

Born 1971

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0314 FOOTBALL

Stuart Tuck

Born 1974

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0318 SINGER

Sara Brahms

Born 1978

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0319 FOOTBALL

Darren Freeman

Born 1973

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0337 FOOTBALL

Jay Lovett

Born 1978

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0351 FOOTBALL

Ross Johnson (English footballer)

Born 1976

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0360 FILM

Shaun Troke

Born 1978

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0366 FOOTBALL

Glen Davies (footballer)

Born 1976

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0374 FOOTBALL

Angela Banks

Born 1975

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0378 FOOTBALL

Craig Whitington

Born 1970

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0398 CORONER

Sophia Mirza

1974 - 2005

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0400 SAILOR

Robert Greenhalgh

Born 1978

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0403 FOOTBALL

Ian Chapman (footballer)

Born 1970

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0408 FOOTBALL

Paul Weller (footballer)

Born 1975

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0467 WRITER

Paul Stenning

Born 1976

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