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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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0041 POLITICIAN

Michael Fabricant

Born 1950

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0076 POLITICIAN

Robert Herbert

1831 - 1905

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0082 POLITICIAN

Dudley Ryder, 3rd Earl of Harrowby

1831 - 1900

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0112 POLITICIAN

David Winnick

Born 1933

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0113 POLITICIAN

Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

Born 1949

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0148 POLITICIAN

Lloyd Russell-Moyle

Born 1986

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0149 POLITICIAN

John Bowis

Born 1945

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0163 POLITICIAN

Edward Bunbury

1811 - 1895

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0188 POLITICIAN

Seymour King

1852 - 1933

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0205 POLITICIAN

Ivor Caplin

Born 1958

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0255 POLITICIAN

Alma Birk, Baroness Birk

1917 - 1996

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0267 POLITICIAN

Ivan Lawrence

Born 1936

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0272 POLITICIAN

George Vesey Stewart

1832 - 1920

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0313 POLITICIAN

David Butcher

Born 1948

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0353 POLITICIAN

Sir Edward Kerrison, 2nd Baronet

1821 - 1886

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0361 POLITICIAN

Henry Richard Farquharson

1857 - 1896

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0371 POLITICIAN

Joe Collings

1865 - 1955

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0377 POLITICIAN

Lawrence E. Knox

1836 - 1873

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0425 POLITICIAN

Gord Mills

1928 - 2004

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0432 POLITICIAN

Francis Foster (Tasmanian politician)

1888 - 1979

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0455 POLITICIAN

James Murdock (politician)

1871 - 1949

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0465 POLITICIAN

Philip Philips

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0476 POLITICIAN

Andrew Brewin

1907 - 1983

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0515 POLITICIAN

John Akister

Born 1937

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0537 POLITICIAN

James Holmes (politician)

1831 - 1910

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