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This is a list of notable people born or inhabitants of the city of Brighton and Hove in England. This includes the once separate towns of Brighton and Hove.
Note that in the case of persons still living, they may not currently live within the area of the city, but have done so at some time.
For clarification: note the distinction between Kemptown and Kemp Town.
Name | Field | Notability | Connection with Brighton and Hove | Notes | Refs |
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Saunders Alexius Abbott | Military | Army officer in the East India Company | Died at Grand Avenue Mansions, Hove in 1894 | [1] | |
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling | Sport | Footballer for Peterborough United | Born in Brighton in 1996 | ||
Steven Ades | Sport | Cricketer for Sussex | Born in Brighton in 1982 | [2] | |
Richard Addinsell | Entertainment | Composer of the Warsaw Concerto and many film soundtracks | Lived at Chichester Terrace, Kemp Town between 1960 and 1977 | Commemorated by a blue plaque on his house | |
William Addison | Science | Physician and Fellow of the Royal Society | Died in Brighton in 1881 | ||
Lily Agg | Sport | Footballer | Born in Brighton in 1993 | ||
Liz Aggiss | Arts/Entertainment | Choreographer, live artist, dance performer and film-maker | Lives in Brighton and is Emeritus Professor in Visual Performance at the University of Brighton | ||
Saffron Barker | Entertainment | YouTuber | Lives and raised in Brighton | ||
Felix Kjellberg | Entertainment | YouTuber | Lived in Brighton | Originally from Gothenburg, Sweden. currently married to Marzia with whom he now lives in Japan. Known as PewDiePie | |
Marzia Kjellberg (née Bisognin) | Entertainment/Fashion | Internet personality, fashion designer, and entrepreneur | Lived in Brighton | Originally from Arzignano, Italy. currently married to Felix | |
Seán William McLoughlin | Entertainment | YouTuber | Lives in Brighton | Originally from Cloghan, Ireland, known as JackSepticEye | |
William Harrison Ainsworth | Humanities | Historical novelist; his locally themed novels include Ovingdean Grange and Old Court, which mentions the Old Ship Hotel | Lived at 5 Arundel Terrace, Kemp Town between 1853 and 1867 | Commemorated by a blue plaque on his house and by Brighton & Hove Bus Company bus number 423 | [3] [4] [5] |
Paul Alborough | Entertainment | Hip hop and Grime musician | Lived in Brighton; now lives in Hove | [6] | |
Chemmy Alcott | Sport | Formerly Britain's top alpine skier | Born in Hove in 1982 | [7] | |
Henry Alexander | Sport | Cricketer for Harrow School and Cambridge University | Born in Brighton in 1841 | [8] | |
Elizabeth Allan | Entertainment | Film actress | Lived at 3 Courtenay Terrace, Hove from 1977 until her death in 1990 | Commemorated by a blue plaque on the block of flats and by Brighton & Hove Bus Company bus number 655 | [5] [9] |
Leighton Allen | Sport | Footballer for Colchester United | Born in Brighton in 1973 | [10] | |
Peter Allen | Sport | Footballer for Leyton Orient | Born in Brighton in 1946 | Formerly a partner in Portslade solicitors firm Deibel & Allen (now retired) | [11] [12] |
Henry Allingham | Other | Supercentenarian and formerly the world's oldest man | Moved to St Dunstan's care home at Ovingdean in 2006 aged 109; died there in 2009 aged 113 | Commemorated by Brighton & Hove Bus Company bus number 808 | [5] [13] |
Frank Anscombe | Education | Statistician and founder of Yale University's statistics department | Born in Hove in 1918 | [14] | |
Honor C. Appleton | Arts | Children's book illustrator | Born at 30 St Michael's Place, Montpelier, Brighton in 1879. Long-term resident of 3 Ventnor Villas, Hove. | [15] | |
Victor Barker | Other | Transgender man who impersonated an RAF officer and joined the National Fascisti | Moved into the Grand Hotel in 1923 | Married a woman at St Peter's Church, Brighton, in 1932 | [16] |
Norman Armour | Politics | American diplomat | Born in Brighton in 1887 while his parents were on holiday | [17] | |
James Lloyd Ashbury | Politics | Yachtsman and Member of Parliament | Lived in Brighton | ||
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor | Politics | American attorney, politician, hotel founder and member of the Astor family | Lived at 155 Kings Road, Brighton until his death in 1919 | [18] | |
William Austin | Arts | Artist, engraver and caricaturist | Died in Brighton in 1820 | [19] | |
David Baboulene | Humanities | Humorous travel writer, scriptwriter and story theory expert | Lives in Brighton and is based at the University of Brighton School of Education | [20] | |
Walter Baddeley | Religion | Bishop of Melanesia 1932–1947 | Born in Portslade and attended Varndean School | In 1962 the north aisle of St Andrew's Church, Portslade was redesigned to form a memorial to him | [21] |
Alfred Bader | Science | Research chemist and art collector | Evacuated to Hove in 1938 as part of the Kindertransport scheme; lived at 85 Holland Road and attended East Hove Senior School for Boys | Bader was a regular attendee at the Middle Street Synagogue, Brighton | [21] |
William A. Baillie-Hamilton | Politics | Scottish civil servant, barrister, military captain and footballer | Born in Brighton in 1844 | Played for Scotland in its first ever football match against England | [22] |
John Roman Baker | Arts | Playwright and novelist (mostly with gay themes) | Born in Brighton and has lived there for much of his life | ||
Zoë Ball | Entertainment | Broadcaster | Lived at Western Esplanade on Hove seafront then Ditchling | Daughter of Johnny Ball | [23] |
David Bangs | Naturalist | Author | Writes about countryside around Brighton and lives in Brighton | ||
Howard Barker | Arts | Playwright | Has lived in Brighton since the 1980s | [24] | |
Carol Barnes | Entertainment | ITV newsreader | Lived at Brighton Marina until her death in 2008 | Commemorated by Brighton & Hove Bus Company bus number 701 and by The Argus newspaper's Carol Barnes Courageous Child of the Year Award | [5] [25] |
Charles James Barnett | Sport | Cricketer for the M.C.C. and politician | Died in Brighton in 1882 | [26] | |
Alexandra Bastedo | Entertainment | Actress | Born in Hove in 1946 and attended Brighton and Hove School for Girls | [27] | |
Bat for Lashes, real name Natasha Khan | Entertainment | Musician | |||
Pauline Baynes | Arts | Illustrator, notably of books by C.S. Lewis and Tolkien | Born in Brighton in 1922 | [28] | |
Ernest Frederick Beal | Military | Recipient of Victoria Cross in World War I | Born in Brighton in 1883, lived at East Street and Lewes Road, and attended Brighton Grammar School | Brighton's only Victoria Cross recipient in World War I; commemorated on Brighton War Memorial and by Brighton & Hove Bus Company bus number 626 | [29] [30] |
Aubrey Beardsley | Arts | Fin de siècle artist | Born at 31 Buckingham Road, West Hill in 1872; also lived at Lower Rock Gardens, Kemptown | Commemorated by a blue plaque at his birthplace and by Brighton & Hove Bus Company bus number 603 | [5] [31] |
Mabel Beardsley | Entertainment | Actress | Born in Brighton in 1871 | Sister of Aubrey Beardsley | [32] |
Beardyman | Entertainment | Beatbox musician | Moved to Brighton in 2001 to study at the University of Sussex | ||
Ian Beck | Arts | Illustrator and author | Born in Brighton in 1947 and attended Brighton College of Art | [33] | |
Brian Behan | Humanities | Writer, playwright and political activist | Lived in Brighton from 1990 | [34] | |
William Bemister | Entertainment | Documentary filmmaker | Born in Brighton in 1948 | [35] | |
Edna Best | Entertainment | Actress | Born in Hove in 1900 | [ citation needed ] | |
Keith Best | Politics | Former Brighton Borough councillor and Member of Parliament for Anglesey | Born in Brighton in 1949 and attended Brighton College | [36] | |
Robert Bevan | Arts | Artist | Born at 17 Brunswick Square, Hove in 1865 | [37] | |
Gordon Beves | Sport | South African cricket umpire | Born in Brighton in 1862 | [38] | |
L. B. Billinton | Industry | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway locomotive engineer and designer | Born in Brighton in 1882 | [39] | |
Birdengine | Entertainment | Freak folk singer-songwriter | Lives in Brighton | [40] | |
Alma Birk (Baroness Birk) | Politics | Labour politician and journalist | Born at 10 Belgrave Place, Brighton in 1917 | [41] | |
Russell Bishop | Other | Sex offender | Born in Brighton in 1966 | Assaulted and tried to murder a 7-year-old girl; and guilty of notorious Babes in the Wood murders in Wild Park, Moulsecoomb | [42] |
Clementina Black | Politics | Trades unionist, feminist and writer | Born in Brighton in 1854 and died there in 1922 | [43] | |
Denise Black | Entertainment | Actress who played Denise Osbourne in Coronation Street | Lives in Freshfield Road in Kemptown | [44] | |
William Black | Humanities | Novelist | Lived at 1 Paston Place, Kemptown from 1879 until his death in 1898 | Buried at St Margaret's Church, Rottingdean | [45] |
William Seymour Blackstone | Politics | Member of Parliament for Wallingford, Oxfordshire | Died in Brighton in 1881 | [46] | |
Howard Blake | Entertainment | Composer, pianist, conductor and lyricist | Grew up at 113 Preston Road, Brighton; attended Downs Junior School (1944–49) and Brighton Grammar School (1950–57) | Also a chorister at St Augustine's Church, Brighton | [47] |
Cate Blanchett | Entertainment | Actress | Lived in Brighton for several years in the mid-2000s | [48] | |
Tony Bloom | Entertainment | Professional poker player and chairman of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. | Born in Brighton in 1970 | [49] | |
Tom Blundell | Science | Biochemist | Born in Brighton in 1942 | [50] | |
Monster Bobby (Bobby Barry) | Entertainment | Musician; founded and played with The Pipettes | Born in Brighton in 1981 | ||
Martin Bodenham | Sport | Football referee and cricket umpire | Born in Brighton in 1950 | [51] | |
Benji Boko | Entertainment | DJ and record producer | Born in Brighton | [52] | |
Edward Booth | Science | Naturalist and taxidermist | Went to school in Brighton and lived there until his death in 1890 | The building he constructed on Dyke Road in Prestonville to house his collection of specimens is now the Booth Museum of Natural History | [53] |
Frederick Booty | Arts | Artist, philatelist and author of world's first illustrated stamp catalogue | Lived in Brighton | ||
Jeffery Boswall | Science | Ornithologist and natural history producer for the BBC | Born in Brighton in 1931 | [54] | |
James Botting | Other | Hangman at Newgate Prison | Lived in Brighton; died in Hove in 1837 | ||
Harvey Braban | Entertainment | Actor | Born in Brighton in 1883 | [55] | |
Charlie Bray | Sport | Cricketer for Essex | Born in Portslade in 1898 | Bray later became a journalist | [56] |
Andrew Brewin | Politics | Canadian politician | Born in Brighton in 1907 | [57] | |
Frank Bridge | Arts | Composer | Born at 7 North Road, Brighton in 1879 | Commemorated by Brighton & Hove Bus Company bus number 662 | [5] [58] |
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