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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 59 notable births.

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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Showing 64 of 538 notable people

0091 CRICKET

John Wisden

1826 - 1884

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0114 CRICKET

Maurice Tate

1895 - 1956

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0186 CRICKET

Clare Connor

Born 1976

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0211 CRICKET

Fred Tate

1867 - 1943

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0238 CRICKET

Matt Machan

Born 1991

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0241 CRICKET

Leslie Gay

1871 - 1949

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0283 CRICKET

Andrew Clarke (cricketer, born 1961)

Born 1961

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0304 CRICKET

Mark Pettini

Born 1983

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0316 CRICKET

George Garton

Born 1997

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0321 CRICKET

Tom Moores

Born 1996

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0322 CRICKET

Reginald Arbuthnot

1853 - 1917

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0376 CRICKET

Charlie Bray

1898 - 1993

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0384 CRICKET

Martin Bodenham

Born 1950

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0396 CRICKET

Carl Hopkinson

Born 1981

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0406 CRICKET

Keith Wilson (cricketer)

1894 - 1977

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0410 CRICKET

Henry Alexander (cricketer)

1841 - 1920

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0412 CRICKET

Geoffrey Collins (cricketer, born 1918)

1918 - 2008

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0413 CRICKET

Arthur Heatley

1865 - 1941

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0414 CRICKET

Alan Skinner (cricketer)

1913 - 1982

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0418 CRICKET

Albert Wensley

1898 - 1970

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0420 CRICKET

Alfred Tuppin

1911 - 2003

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0422 CRICKET

Gustavus Fowke

1880 - 1946

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0423 CRICKET

Steven Ades

Born 1982

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0428 CRICKET

Charles Carpenter (cricketer)

1837 - 1876

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0430 CRICKET

George Brown (cricketer, born 1821)

1821 - 1875

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0439 CRICKET

Tim Daniels

Born 1980

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0440 CRICKET

David Standing

Born 1963

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0441 CRICKET

David Manville

Born 1934

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0442 CRICKET

Christopher Mays

Born 1966

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0446 CRICKET

George Humphreys (cricketer)

1845 - 1894

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0449 CRICKET

Ian Thwaites

1943 - 2015

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0450 CRICKET

George Salter (cricketer)

1834 - 1911

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0451 CRICKET

Kevin Smith (cricketer)

Born 1957

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0452 CRICKET

Henry Tamplin

1801 - 1867

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0453 CRICKET

Kate Oakenfold

Born 1984

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0454 CRICKET

John Pentecost

1855 - 1902

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0456 CRICKET

William Soames

1850 - 1916

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0457 CRICKET

Walter Humphreys Jr

1878 - 1960

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0463 CRICKET

John Davey (cricketer)

1847 - 1878

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0466 CRICKET

Alan Saunders (cricketer)

1892 - 1957

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0468 CRICKET

John Comber

1861 - 1903

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0471 CRICKET

Lesley Cooke

Born 1963

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0472 CRICKET

John Paine (cricketer)

1829 - 1859

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0473 CRICKET

Joseph Shoesmith

1859 - 1901

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0475 CRICKET

Katie McGill

Born 1992

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0478 CRICKET

George Goad (cricketer)

1806 - 1878

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0479 CRICKET

Eustace Malden

1863 - 1947

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0482 CRICKET

David Smith (Sussex cricketer, born 1962)

Born 1962

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0483 CRICKET

Cecil Butcher

1872 - 1929

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0484 CRICKET

Christopher Scott-Malden

1890 - 1956

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0490 CRICKET

Gordon Beves

1862 - 1927

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0491 CRICKET

George Goldsmith (cricketer)

1850 - 1916

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0492 CRICKET

Henry Budgen

1865 - 1929

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0494 CRICKET

John Anscombe

1838 - 1881

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0497 CRICKET

Wilfrid Young

1867 - 1947

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0500 CRICKET

Edward Pattenden

1842 - 1879

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0504 CRICKET

Henry Harris (English cricketer)

1854 - 1923

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0506 CRICKET

Philip Vallance (cricketer, born 1803)

1803 - 1897

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0510 CRICKET

George Robathan

1878 - 1951

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0511 CRICKET

Jim Hammond

1907 - 1985

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0520 CRICKET

Alan Willows

Born 1961

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0526 CRICKET

John Spencer (cricketer, born 1949)

Born 1949

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0527 CRICKET

Henry Soames

1843 - 1913

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0530 CRICKET

Charlie Russell (cricketer)

Born 1988

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