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*[[Tim Daniels]], cricketer for Oxford UCCE, born in Brighton 1980<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36645/36645.html Tim Daniels]</ref> |
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*[[Alfred Darling]], pioneer film equipment manufacturer |
*[[Alfred Darling]], pioneer film equipment manufacturer |
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*[[Ralph Darling]], Governor of New South Wales 1825–1831, who prevented theatre in Sydney, died in Brighton in 1858 |
*[[Ralph Darling]], Governor of New South Wales 1825–1831, who prevented theatre in Sydney, died in Brighton in 1858 |
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*[[John Davey (cricketer)|John Davey]], cricketer for the MCC and Sussex, born in Brighton 1847, died in Brighton 1874<ref> |
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*[[Helen David]], fashion designer, born in Brighton |
*[[Helen David]], fashion designer, born in Brighton |
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[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28958/28958.html John Davey]</ref> |
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*[[Glen Davies]], footballer, born in Brighton 1976<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=1941 Glen Davies]</ref> |
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*[[Nicholas Davies]], journalist associated with [[Robert Maxwell]], lived in Brighton in 1993 |
*[[Nicholas Davies]], journalist associated with [[Robert Maxwell]], lived in Brighton in 1993 |
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*[[Philip Davies (cricketer)|Philip Davies]], cricketer for Sussex, born in Brighton 1893, attended Brighton College<ref>[http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28972/28972.html Philip Davies]</ref> |
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*[[Jill Day]], singer and actress in 1950s to early 1960s, was born in Brighton in 1930 |
*[[Jill Day]], singer and actress in 1950s to early 1960s, was born in Brighton in 1930 |
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*[[Lewis Dayton]], actor of the 1920s, was born in Brighton in 1889 |
*[[Lewis Dayton]], actor of the 1920s, was born in Brighton in 1889 |
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*Alex 'Ali Dino' Dean, bassist in UK metalcore band [[Architects]] |
*Alex 'Ali Dino' Dean, bassist in UK metalcore band [[Architects]] |
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*[[Roger Dean (artist)|Roger Dean]], artist, famous for [[prog-rock]] album covers |
*[[Roger Dean (artist)|Roger Dean]], artist, famous for [[prog-rock]] album covers |
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*[[John Leopold Denman]], architect, designed many buildings in and around Brighton, was born in Brighton in 1882<ref>{cite web|url=http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk/component/option,com_parksandgardens/task,person/id,377/Itemid,305/|title=John Leopold Denman – Summary|year=2007|work=Parks & Gardens UK Project website|publisher=Parks and Gardens Data Services Ltd|accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="EncH&Pv4p15">{{Harvnb|Middleton|2002|loc=Vol. 4, p. 15.}}</ref> |
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*[[Amita Dhiri]], actress (played Milly in ''[[This Life]]''), was born in Brighton in 1966 |
*[[Amita Dhiri]], actress (played Milly in ''[[This Life]]''), was born in Brighton in 1966 |
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*[[Clarissa Dickson Wright]], celebrity chef and television personality, attended [[Beechwood Sacred Heart School|Sacred Heart School]] (then in Hove)<ref>{{cite web|last=Walker|first=Emily|title=Two Fat Ladies' Clarissa Dickson Wright has died|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11082197.Two_Fat_Ladies__Clarissa_Dickson_Wright_has_died|work=The Argus|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> |
*[[Clarissa Dickson Wright]], celebrity chef and television personality, attended [[Beechwood Sacred Heart School|Sacred Heart School]] (then in Hove)<ref>{{cite web|last=Walker|first=Emily|title=Two Fat Ladies' Clarissa Dickson Wright has died|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11082197.Two_Fat_Ladies__Clarissa_Dickson_Wright_has_died|work=The Argus|accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[Tim Dry]], actor and artist, lived in Brighton in the 1970s |
* [[Tim Dry]], actor and artist, lived in Brighton in the 1970s |
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*[[Graham Duff]] television writer and actor famous for [[BBC Three]] TV series ''[[ideal (TV series)|ideal]]'' |
*[[Graham Duff]] television writer and actor famous for [[BBC Three]] TV series ''[[ideal (TV series)|ideal]]'' |
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*[[Alice Dudeney]], writer, born in Brighton 1866<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QzJ3yNVVqtUC&pg=PA200&lpg=PA200&dq=Alice+Dudeney+brighton+1866&source=bl&ots=Tiq5AN36pJ&sig=PZfEljJ7loIRcBTssijbDar6VY4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gXI4U_jaNIic0QWXoYDgBg&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Alice%20Dudeney%20brighton%201866&f=false Alice Dudeney]</ref> |
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*[[Polly Dunbar]], illustrator and writer, went to Brighton University, now lives in Brighton |
*[[Polly Dunbar]], illustrator and writer, went to Brighton University, now lives in Brighton |
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*[[Lewis Dunk]], footballer for Brighton & Hove Albion, born in Brighton 1991<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=54394 Lewis Dunk]</ref> |
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*[[Richard Durrant]], guitarist, born in Hollingbury, Brighton in 1962<ref>[http://www.last.fm/music/Richard+Durrant/+wiki Richard Durrant]</ref> |
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This is a list of notable 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.
A
- Saunders Alexius Abbott, army officer in the East India Company, died in Brighton in 1894
- Steven Ades, cricketer for Sussex, was born in Brighton in 1982
- Richard Addinsell, composer of the Warsaw Concerto and many film soundtracks — lived in Chichester Terrace 1960–77; blue commemorative plaque adorns house
- William Addison FRS, physician, died in Brighton in 1881
- Harrison Ainsworth, lived in Kemp Town; wrote the novel Ovingdean Grange 1860
- Paul Alborough, better known as Professor Elemental, a steampunk and chap hop musical artist, has lived in Brighton[1]
- Chemmy Alcott, formerly Britain's top alpine skier
- Henry Alexander, cricketer (captained Harrow, later played for Cambridge University), born in Brighton in 1841[2]
- Elizabeth Allan, actress, lived in Arundel Terrace, Kemp Town in the 1950s
- Chesney Allen, comedian, one of Flanagan and Allen, born in Brighton in 1893
- Leighton Allen, footballer, born in Brighton in 1973[3]
- Peter Allen, footballer for Leyton Orient, born in Hove in 1946[4]
- Henry Allingham, briefly the world's oldest man, moved to St Dunstan's at age 109
- Emma Anderson, guitarist and songwriter of indie music bands Lush and Sing-Sing (band)
- Peter Andre, British-born Australian singer, has lived in Brighton
- Francis Anscombe, statistician, was born in Hove in 1918
- Valerie Arkell-Smith, crossdressing woman who impersonated an RAF officer, moved into the Grand Hotel in 1923, married another woman at St. Peter's Church, Brighton, in 1932[5]
- Norman Armour, American diplomat, was born in Brighton in 1887 while his parents were on holiday[6]
- James Lloyd Ashbury, yachtsman and MP, lived in Brighton
- William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor, American attorney and politician, member of the Astor family, briefly richest man in America, started Waldorf hotel, moved to Brighton, dying there 1919
- Bruce Atkinson, poker player ("Elvis Senior"), lives in Brighton[7]
- Richard Attenborough, filmed Brighton Rock and Oh! What a Lovely War in the area
- Michael "Atters" Attree, satirist, comedy writer and performer
- William Austin, artist, engraver and caricaturist, died in Brighton in 1820 aged 99
- Dean Ayass, television wrestling commentator
B
- David Baboulene, humorous travel writer, scriptwriter and story theory expert
- Ewan Bailey, actor, writer, voice artist, born in Brighton in 1966, attended Brighton College[8]
- William A. Baillie-Hamilton, Scottish civil servant, played for Scotland in its first ever football game against England, was born in Brighton in 1844[9]
- John Roman Baker, playwright and novelist (mostly with gay themes), has lived in Brighton for much of his life
- Zoë Ball broadcaster, daughter of Johnny Ball
- Howard Barker, playwright, has lived in Brighton for some decades[10]
- Carol Barnes, former ITV newsreader lived in Brighton Marina at the time of her death in 2008
- Charles James Barnett, cricketer and politician, died in Brighton
- Alexandra Bastedo, actress, born in Hove in 1946[11]
- Biddy Baxter, former editor of Blue Peter
- Pauline Baynes, illustrator, notably of books by C. S. Lewis and Tolkien, was born in Hove
- Ernest Frederick Beal, recipient of Victoria Cross (World War I), brought up in Brighton, attended Brighton Grammar School[12][13]
- Aubrey Beardsley, fin-de-siecle artist, born in Brighton 1872; for some time lived at Lower Rock Gardens, Kemptown
- Mabel Beardsley, actress, grew up in Brighton[14]
- Beardyman, beatboxer, was a student in Brighton
- Ian Beck, children's illustrator and author, was born in Brighton in 1947 and attended Brighton College of Art.[15]
- Brian Behan, Irish writer (brother of Brendan) and political activist, moved to Brighton in 1990[16]
- Steve Bell, Guardian cartoonist
- William Bemister, documentary filmmaker, born in Brighton
- Pete Bennett, winner of TV Show Big Brother
- Maeve Berry, Photographer, lives in Hove
- Patrick Bergin, actor in films including Sleeping with the Enemy and Patriot Games
- Edna Best, actress (played the mother in Hitchcock's 1934 film The Man Who Knew Too Much), born in Hove in 1900[17]
- Keith Best, MP for Anglesey, convicted of fraud re BT shares. Born in Brighton 1949, attended Brighton College, Brighton councillor 1976–1980.[18]
- Robert Bevan, artist, was born in Brunswick Square, Hove, in 1865[19][20]
- Gordon Beves, South African cricket umpire, born in Brighton in 1862[21]
- Robin Bextor, film and TV director, including Norfolk Coast, Windsor Restored, Paul McCartney Today and Yesterday and many music films has had a residence in Lewes Crescent since 2008
- L. B. Billinton, the Locomotive Engineer for the LB&SCR railway, designing many locomotives, was born in Brighton in 1882[22]
- Simon Birch, Hong Kong artist born in Brighton
- Birdengine, singer-songwriter of experimental music, moved to Brighton[23]
- Alma Birk (later Baroness Birk), politician, born in Brighton in 1917[24]
- Russell Bishop, sex offender, assaulted and tried to murder 7-year-old girl. Accused but acquitted of notorious Babes in the Wood murders. Born in Brighton in 1966.
- Clementina Black, writer, feminist and trades unionist, was born in Brighton in 1854[25]
- Denise Black, English actress in Coronation Street etc., lives in Brighton
- William Black, novelist lived at 1 Paston Place from 1879 until his death in 1898
- Paul Blackburn, bassist for popular rock band Gomez, currently lives in Hove
- William Seymour Blackstone, Member of Parliament for Wallingford, Oxfordshire, died in Brighton in 1881
- Howard Blake, OBE, composer, pianist, conductor, lyric-writer, grew up in Brighton and attended Downs Junior School (1944–49), then Brighton Grammar School (1950–57)
- Cate Blanchett, Australian actress,[26] owned and lived in 23 Lewes Crescent between 2003–06
- Arthur Bliss, composer, most famously the score for Things to Come
- Tony Bloom, poker player, born in Brighton
- Sir Tom Blundell FRS, biochemist, born in Brighton 1942[27]
- Monster Bobby (Bobby Barry), musician (played with the Pipettes), was born in Brighton in 1981
- Martin Bodenham, football referee and cricket umpire, born in Brighton 1950[28]
- Benji Boko, DJ and record producer, is from Brighton[29]
- Edward Booth, naturalist and taxidermist, lived in Brighton and founded its Booth Museum
- Tim Booth, lead singer of the band James
- Frederick Booty, artist, author of world's first illustrated stamp catalogue, lived in Brighton
- Jeffery Boswall, ornithologist, natural history producer for the BBC, was born in Brighton in 1931
- James Botting, hangman at Newgate Prison, died in Hove in 1837
- Harvey Braban, stage and film actor, born in Brighton in 1883[30]
- Kirk Brandon, musician famous for forming and fronting post-punk bands Theatre of Hate and Spear of Destiny
- Charlie Bray, cricketer (played for Essex), born in Portslade in 1898[31]
- Andrew Brewin, Canadian politician, born in Brighton in 1907[32]
- Frank Bridge, composer
- Raymond Briggs, artist, writer and illustrator of many children's books including The Snowman, taught at Brighton Art College
- The members of British Sea Power, an indie rock band (Yan, Noble, Hamilton and Woody)
- Ray Brooks, actor
- George Brown, cricketer, born in Brighton in 1821[33]
- Janet Brown, actress and impersonator of Margaret Thatcher, lived in Hove[34]
- Steve Brown, football player (Charlton, Reading) and manager (Ebbsfleet), born in Brighton 1972[35]
- Adrian Brunel, highly regarded director in the silent movie era
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel, engineer, attended Dr Morell's school in Hove
- Dora Bryan, comic actress (whose Clarges hotel on Marine Parade was used in the Carry On films)
- Janey Buchan, Scottish Labour MEP, died in Brighton in 2012
- Arabella Buckley, writer and populariser of science, was born in Brighton in 1840[36]
- Nick Burbridge, author of poetry/plays/novel and songwriter founder of folk rock McDermott's Two Hours
- Richard Burchett, artist
- Julie Burchill, journalist; founder of Modern Review
- Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Pre-Raphaelite artist; resident 1880–98
- Sir John Cordy Burrows, surgeon and local politician; mayor of Brighton 1857
- Keith Burstein, composer, born (1957) and brought up in Hove
- Steve Burtenshaw, football player (played for Brighton & Hove Albion), football manager and scout, born in Portslade in 1935[37]
- Sean Bury, actor, was born in Brighton in 1954
- Charles Busby, Regency architect, prolific in Brighton. Lived in Lansdowne Place. House is adorned by a blue commemorative plaque
- Cecil Butcher, cricketer for Sussex, born in Brighton in 1872, died in Portslade in 1929[38]
- Dame Clara Butt, recitalist and concert singer, lived in St Aubyns Mansions between 1903 and 1906.[39]
- Douglas Byng, comic singer and songwriter; lived in Arundel Terrace, Kemp Town; died 1987
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- Simon Callow, British actor, has a house in Hove
- Duncan Campbell, investigative journalist and computer forensics expert.
- Rene Campbell, British professional bodybuilder
- Victor Campbell, Antarctic explorer, born in Brighton 1875[40]
- George Canning, British politician and Prime Minister; resident April to August, 1827
- Marie-Antoine Carême, chef to the Prince Regent, inventor of chef's toque (hat)
- Charles Carpenter, cricketer for Sussex[41]
- Edward Carpenter, poet and philosopher[42]
- Denis Carter, Baron Carter, agriculturalist and Labour politician, spent some of his early life in Hove
- Sam Carter, singer in British metalcore band Architects
- Dirick Carver, Protestant martyr, 1554
- Juan Francisco Casas, Spanish artist, has lived in Brighton
- Michael Cashman, MEP and former EastEnders actor
- Gwen Catley, soprano, died in Hove in 1996
- Nick Cave, Australian musician, writer, and film maker
- Gianni Celati, Italian writer, lives in Brighton
- Paul Cemmick, cartoonist, lives in Hove[43]
- Ian Chapman, footballer
- Shaun Charman, formerly drummer of band The Wedding Present
- Peter Chrisp, children's writer
- Sir Winston Churchill, journalist and politician; attended a school run by the "Misses Thompson" in Hove
- Dave Clarke, techno DJ
- Somers Clarke, architect and Egyptologist, born in Brighton 1841[44]
- Julian Clary, comedian, formerly the Joan Collins fan club
- Jack Clayton, film director, was born in Brighton in 1921[45]
- Brendan Cleary, poet, has lived in Brighton[46]
- John Clements, actor
- Carol Cleveland, Monty Python actress
- Bryan Clough, author of State Secrets: The Kent-Wolkoff Affair
- Charles Clover-Brown, cricketer, died in Hove in 1982
- Brian Cobby, former voice of the British Telecom speaking clock
- C. B. Cochran, impresario, showman, born in Prestonville Road, Brighton in 1872
- Michael Cochrane, actor, born in Brighton 1947[47]
- Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, hero of the Battle of Navarino — lived in 140 Western Road (1828–52); a blue commemorative plaque adorns the house
- Robert Coffin, Catholic Bishop of Southwark, born in Brighton 1819[48]
- Ben Cohen, author, publisher and distributor of bridge books and stationery supplies
- Sophie Coleman, triathlete, born in Brighton 1990[49]
- Jean Colin, 1930s film actress, was born in Brighton in 1905
- David Collings, actor (Crime and Punishment, Doctor Who, etc.), was born in Brighton in 1940[50]
- Geoffrey Collins, cricketer for Sussex, born in Brighton 1918[51]
- Maria Colwell, born in Hove in 1965, killed in Brighton by her stepfather at age 7; a notorious case of child abuse resulting in a public enquiry
- John Comber, cricketer for Sussex, born in Brighton 1861[52]
- Ivy Compton-Burnett, novelist, grew up in Hove[53]
- Dainton Connell, a leading Arsenal hooligan, was born in Brighton in 1961
- Clare Connor, played for Brighton College men's cricket team and England women's cricket team, was born in Brighton in 1976[54][55]
- John Constable, Romantic painter, intermittently lived in Brighton, calling it "Piccadilly by the Seaside". Resided at 11 Sillwood Road.[56]
- Steve Coogan, comedian well known as Alan Partridge
- Edward Tyas Cook, journalist, editor, man of letters, born in Brighton 1857[57]
- Norman Cook musician formerly of band The Housemartins, and subsequently known as DJ Fatboy Slim (Portslade)
- Gaz Coombes, lead singer of band Supergrass, once lived in Brighton
- George Coppard, corporal in the British Army, wrote With A Machine Gun to Cambrai (a popular memoir of World War I), born in Brighton 1898[58]
- Beth Cordingly, actress (played PC Kerry Young in The Bill), was born in Brighton in 1977
- David Cordingly, authority on pirates (of the pre-modern era), father of Beth Cordingly, lives in Brighton
- Tich Cornford, cricketer for Sussex, died in Brighton
- Tom Cotcher, Scottish actor, lives in Brighton
- George Cotterill, footballer, born in Brighton 1868[59]
- Joseph Cotterill, cricketer for Sussex (1870–1888), played once for England, born in Brighton 1851[60]
- David Courtney, born David Cohen in Whitehawk, composer and record producer; discovered and co-wrote with Leo Sayer; also nephew of Henry Cohen who conceived and built Brighton Marina
- Robin Cousins, figure skater, won gold at 1980 Olympics, lives in Brighton[61]
- Graham Coutts, murderer of Jane Longhurst in 2003, lived in Brighton
- Simon Cowell, Sony BMG executive, born in Brighton[62]
- Richard Crane, playwright[63]
- Sam Crane, actor, born Brighton
- Addison Cresswell, comedy agent, went to St Luke's Primary School and Brighton Polytechnic[64]
- Luke Cresswell (of musical performers Stomp)
- Henry Radcliffe Crocker, dermatologist, born in Hove in 1846
- A. J. Cronin, novelist, lived in Hove in 1945
- Aleister Crowley, author, died in a nursing home in Hastings, along the coast from Brighton, in December 1947; ashes scattered at Devil's Dyke
- James Crump, founder of St. Aubyn's School (named after the Hove street in which he lived)
- Thomas Cubitt, master builder, employed in the development of Kemp Town. Lived in 13 Lewes Crescent
- Graham Cutts, a leading British film director in the 1920s, was born in Brighton in 1885
- Cyriak, animator, is based in Brighton[65]
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- Tim Daniels, cricketer for Oxford UCCE, born in Brighton 1980[66]
- Alfred Darling, pioneer film equipment manufacturer
- Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales 1825–1831, who prevented theatre in Sydney, died in Brighton in 1858
- John Davey, cricketer for the MCC and Sussex, born in Brighton 1847, died in Brighton 1874[67]
- Glen Davies, footballer, born in Brighton 1976[68]
- Nicholas Davies, journalist associated with Robert Maxwell, lived in Brighton in 1993
- Philip Davies, cricketer for Sussex, born in Brighton 1893, attended Brighton College[69]
- Jill Day, singer and actress in 1950s to early 1960s, was born in Brighton in 1930
- Lewis Dayton, actor of the 1920s, was born in Brighton in 1889
- Alex 'Ali Dino' Dean, bassist in UK metalcore band Architects
- Roger Dean, artist, famous for prog-rock album covers
- John Leopold Denman, architect, designed many buildings in and around Brighton, was born in Brighton in 1882[70][71]
- Amita Dhiri, actress (played Milly in This Life), was born in Brighton in 1966
- Clarissa Dickson Wright, celebrity chef and television personality, attended Sacred Heart School (then in Hove)[72]
- Coningsby Disraeli, Member of Parliament for Altrincham, nephew of Benjamin Disraeli, died in Hove in 1936
- Alan Donohoe, singer with the band The Rakes, lives in Brighton
- Lord Alfred Douglas, poet and writer, friend and lover of Oscar Wilde
- Angus Douglas-Hamilton, Victoria Cross recipient
- David Downton, fashion illustrator, has lived in Brighton
- Alfred Drayton, stage and film actor (he was a solidly-built former brewery worker), born in Brighton in 1881
- Tim Dry, actor and artist, lived in Brighton in the 1970s
- Graham Duff television writer and actor famous for BBC Three TV series ideal
- Alice Dudeney, writer, born in Brighton 1866[73]
- Polly Dunbar, illustrator and writer, went to Brighton University, now lives in Brighton
- Lewis Dunk, footballer for Brighton & Hove Albion, born in Brighton 1991[74]
- Richard Durrant, guitarist, born in Hollingbury, Brighton in 1962[75]
E
- Connie Ediss, buxom comedienne in Edwardian music hall, also acted in a few 1930s films, born and died in Brighton
- Les Edwards, illustrator, lives in Brighton
- Nick Van Eede, lead singer, Cutting Crew
- Adam El-Abd, Egyptian-English footballer for Brighton & Hove Albion, was born in Brighton in 1984[76]
- Jago Eliot, Lord Eliot, involved in a variety of arts projects, briefly lived in Brighton
- Charlotte Elliott, poet and hymn writer, lived in Brighton in the latter part of her life
- G. H. Elliott, music hall singer and comedian, buried in Rottingdean church yard
- Sean Ellis, film director, was born in Brighton c.1970
- Steve Ellis, singer with the band Love Affair, lives in Brighton
- Bella Emberg, actress; co-star of The Russ Abbot Show
- Revd. Richard Enraght, religious controversialist, curate of St. Paul's Church, Brighton 1867–71, and priest in Charge of St. Andrew's Church, Portslade 1871–74
- Chris Eubank, ex-boxer, who holds the purchased title of "Lord of the Manor of Brighton"
- Chris Eubank, Jr., boxer, son of Chris Eubank, lives in Brighton[77]
- Maurice Evans, leading Shakespearan actor in the United States, regularly in Bewitched and Batman, and Dr Zaius in Planet of the Apes
- Simon Evans, comedian, lives in Hove
- George Everest, surveyor after whom the mountain was named, buried in Hove
- Marjorie Eyre, D'Oyly Carte soprano, died in Brighton in 1987
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- Michael Fabricant MP, born in Brighton in 1950; educated at the Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School
- Rotimi Fani-Kayode, photographer who explored sexuality, race and culture, lived in Brighton in his youth
- Simon Fanshawe, broadcaster, writer, and comedian, lives in Kemptown
- Tommy Farr, boxer, "The Tonypandy Terror", ran a pub in Brighton after retirement
- Steve Ferrone, drummer with Average White Band, has also played for various high-profile performers, born in Brighton in 1950
- Frank Finlay, actor, owned a house in Wyndham Street for 30 years until 2009
- Fink (Fin Greenall) (born 1972), singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, DJ, is based in Brighton
- Maria Fitzherbert, illegitimate wife of George IV (the marriage of a Catholic to a member of the British Royal Family was illegal)
- Russell Floyd, actor, lives in Brighton
- Chris Foreman, nicknamed Chrissy Boy, guitarist, Madness
- Derek Francis, comedy and character actor, was born in Brighton in 1923
- William Friese-Greene, cinematographic pioneer, subject of the film The Magic Box
G
- Leon Garfield, novelist, born in Brighton in 1921
- Constance Garnett, early translator of Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and Chekhov, was born in Brighton and attended Brighton and Hove High School
- David Garnett, novelist, Bloomsbury Group member, lover of Duncan Grant, was born in Brighton
- John Garrick, film actor, was born in Brighton in 1902
- George, Prince of Wales, Prince Regent, and later King George IV of the United Kingdom
- Grant Gee, filmmaker and music video director
- Mikey Georgeson, artist, moved to Brighton in 1989
- Dave Gibbons, comic book illustrator, famed for co-creating Watchmen
- Annabel Giles, TV presenter, lives in Brighton[78]
- Eric Gill, typographer, engraver, sculptor, born in Brighton 1882
- Alexander Graeme Gilmour, Scottish sculptor and theatre designer lived in Brighton[79]
- David Gilmour, guitarist and vocalist of Pink Floyd, owns house on Kings Esplanade, Hove
- Harvey Goldsmith, rock promoter
- Nat Gonella, singer and trumpeter, lived in Saltdean
- JoAnne Good, radio presenter and actress, lives in Brighton
- Arthur Murray Goodhart, composer and organist, lived in Brighton[80]
- Leon Gordon, Hollywood screenwriter, born in Brighton in 1894[81]
- Theodore Gordon, Scottish inspector of army hospitals, died in Brighton in 1845
- Colin Grant, author, lives in Brighton
- Stephen Grant, comedian and writer, lives in Brighton and frequently performs in the town's Komedia venue
- Emily Gravett, children's author and illustrator, lives in Brighton
- Graham Greene, writer (worked in but did not live in Brighton)
- Dave Greenfield, keyboard player with The Stranglers, born in Brighton in 1949
- Roy Greenslade, professor of journalism at City University London, media commentator and journalist for The Guardian and the London Evening Standard, has lived in Brighton since the 1970s[82]
- Lucy Griffiths, actress (attended Varndean College)
- Ioan Grillo, journalist and author of the book El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
- Nicholas Grimshaw, architect, designed Waterloo International railway station and the Eden Project, was born in Hove
- Martha Gunn, famous dipper and friend of the Prince Regent
- Sally Gunnell, athlete, olympic 400m hurdles champion in 1992
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- Almer Hall, football player and manager, was born in Hove
- Brian Hall, actor (played Terry the chef in Fawlty Towers), born in Brighton in 1937
- Eamon Hamilton, of the band Brakes and formerly of British Sea Power
- Kay Hammond, stage and film actress, wife of John Clements, died in Brighton in 1980
- Gilbert Harding TV personality in the 1950s; lived in Clifton Terrace, Brighton
- Cyriak Harris, British freelance animator, E4 winner, B3TA member
- Harry Harrison, science fiction writer, had a flat in Brighton for his visits to England
- Phil Hartnoll, of band Orbital
- Lee Harwood, poet, moved to Brighton in 1967
- Tony Hawks, comedian, author and philanthropist
- John Albert Hay, former British Politician
- Peter Thomas Hay, author
- Rachel Hayward, former British Steel Pan Champion Soloist
- Michael Heath, cartoonist
- Den Hegarty, of bands Darts and Rocky Sharpe and the Razors/Replays
- Toby Hemingway, actor best known for playing Reid Garwin in 'The Covenant'
- James Herbert, horror author of The Rats and The Fog
- Phoebe Hessel, disguised herself as a man to join the British Army, moved to Brighton. She died in 1821 aged 108, and is buried in the graveyard of St Nicholas' Church, Brighton
- Dave Hill, Marxist educator, grew up in Brighton and was a local Labour councillor
- Rowland Hill, postal reformer
- Steve Hillier of band Dubstar (Hove)
- Tim Hillier-Brook, former guitarist in UK metalcore band Architects
- Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who were born in Brighton in 1908; toured the US sideshow and Vaudeville circuit
- Annie Holland, guitarist with Britpop band Elastica, lives in Brighton
- Georg Hólm, bassist of Sigur Rós
- Nicholas van Hoogstraten, multimillionaire and property tycoon
- Rufus Hound, comedian and presenter
- Richard Hough, writer on maritime history, was born in Brighton [83]
- Martin How, composer and organist with the Royal School of Church Music, briefly lived in Brighton as a child
- Dionne Hughes, comedienne and television presenter, briefly lived in Brighton
- Herbert Hughes, Irish composer, collector of folk songs, died in Brighton in 1937
- Jason Hughes, Welsh actor, lives in Brighton
- Barbara Hulanicki, fashion designer and founder of Biba, moved to Brighton aged 12, studied at Brighton Art College[84]
- Jessica Hynes (née Stephenson), actress and writer, grew up in Brighton
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- Boyd Irwin, actor, appeared in 135 films between 1915 and 1948, was born in Brighton in 1880
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- Mick Jackson, writer, best known for novel The Underground Man, lives in Brighton
- Edward James, poet and art collector, who lent many famous Surrealist works to Brighton Museum in the 1950s and 1960s
- Peter James, writer of detective stories featuring Roy Grace, was born in Brighton
- Samantha Janus, actress in EastEnders
- Konrad Jarnot, opera singer
- Michael Jayston, actor, lives in Hove
- Gwyneth Jones, novelist
- Jenny Jones, prominent member of the Green Party, grew up in Brighton[85]
- Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, Labour politician, lives in Brighton
- Peter Jones, actor and "Just A Minute" panellist had a house in Hove in 1970's
- Petra Joy, German feminist and advocate/producer of erotic films for women, lives in Brighton
K
- Charles Albert Keeley, pioneering colour theorist and entertainer
- Natasha Kaplinsky, journalist and newsreader
- Tim Keegan, English musician, lives in Brighton
- Nigel Kennedy, violinist
- Natasha Khan (also known as Bat for Lashes), musician
- Michael Kilgarriff, tall actor, born in Brighton in 1937
- Alex King, rugby player
- Matt King, actor and comedian; Super Hans in Peep Show[86]
- Philip King, playwright; wrote the farce See How They Run.
- William King, philanthropist; supporter of Cooperative Movement
- Rudyard Kipling, author; lived in Rottingdean between 1897 and 1903
- William Forsell Kirby, entomologist and folklorist, lived in Brighton
- Prince Peter Alexeevich Kropotkin, Russian anarchist; resident 1912–17
L
- Thomas Lainson, architect
- David Land, theatre producer[87]
- Michael Langdon, opera singer, died in Hove in 1997
- George Larner, race-walker; double gold medallist at 1908 Olympics
- Walter Ledermann, mathematician, lived in Rottingdean and Hove
- Vivien Leigh, actress, Scarlet O'Hara in Gone with the Wind
- Alfred Lennon, father of John Lennon, was living in Brighton at the time of his death in 1976
- Reginald Leopold, BBC violinist, lived in Saltdean at the time of his death[88]
- Fred Lillywhite, cricketer; organised first England overseas tour
- David Lindsay, Scottish novelist (wrote A Voyage to Arcturus), ran a boarding house in Brighton, died in Hove in 1945
- Ken Livingstone, politician; formerly Mayor of London; had a house in the Seven Dials area[89]
- Hugh Lloyd, actor and comedian, lived in Rottingdean
- Jane Longhurst, killed by Graham Coutts; the Jane Longhurst Trust was set up to campaign for the criminalisation of what the Government labelled "extreme pornography", a move opposed by Backlash and the Consenting Adult Action Network[90]
- Ida Lupino, actress and film-maker, c.1914 – c.1949, daughter of Stanley Lupino
- Desmond Lynam, broadcaster
- Zoe Lyons, comedian, lives in Brighton[91]
M
- Matt Machan, Sussex cricketer
- Percival Mackey, pianist, composer and music director in the early 20th century, lived in Brighton
- Mathilde Madden, erotica author, lives in Brighton
- Sake Dean Mahomet, introduced the Turkish bath to Britain
- Stephen Mallinder, musician, lives in Brighton
- Gideon Mantell, doctor, palaeontologist, discoveror of dinosaurs (Iguanodon), lived and worked in Brighton in the 1830s
- Lesley Manville (born 1956), English actress
- Edward Marshall-Hall, criminal barrister famous for Edwardian theatrics in court
- Ivan Massow, entrepreneur
- Susan Maughan, singer of hit record Bobbys Girl, lived in Rottingdean
- Peter Mayle, author of A Year in Provence
- Conor Maynard, singer, was born in Brighton
- Margaret Mayo, children's author, lives in Brighton
- Pete McCarthy, actor and writer, lived in Brighton for a while, and a local bus was named after him
- Natascha McElhone, actress in Surviving Picasso, The Truman Show, Solaris, Californication etc., spent childhood in Brighton (attended St Mary's Hall)
- Joe McGann, actor; star of The Upper Hand
- Kevin McNally, actor, lives in Brighton
- Neil Megson, performance artist, also known as Genesis P-Orridge
- Harriet Mellon (1777–1837), actress, wife of banker Thomas Coutts, had a house by Regency Square, Brighton
- Alan Melville, (1910–1983) revue author, playwright, lyricist, radio and TV personality moved to Brighton in 1951 and lived in Clifton Terrace and Victoria St.[92][93]
- Sara Mendes da Costa, the British Telecom speaking clock
- Kevin Meredith, a.k.a. Lomokev, photographer, lives and works in Brighton
- Prince Klemens von Metternich (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), Austrian Foreign Minister, Diplomat and creator of the Congress of Vienna
- Max Miller, comedian — the "Cheeky Chappie" — born in Brighton in 1894, lived there most of his life; blue plaque at 160 Marine Parade and statue in New Road
- Heather Mills, ex-wife of ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, owns the vegan restaurant VBites in Hove
- Bruce Montague, actor (played Leonard in Butterflies), lives in Brighton[94]
- Juan, Count of Montizón, the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain and Legitimist claimant to the throne of France — lived in Hove c.1870s – 1887, where he died; funeral mass held in Hove's Sacred Heart Church
- William Moon, teacher and inventor of an alphabet for the blind
- Gary Moore, musician, guitarist with Thin Lizzy amongst others as well as solo, lived in Hove
- Ryan Moore, three time champion jockey
- Caitlin Moran, journalist, was born in Brighton[95]
- James Morrison, recording artist, lives in Hove[96]
N
- Napoleon III, Emperor of the French; deposed by the Third Republic in 1870 and lived in Brighton in 1872
- Dame Anna Neagle, actress; lived at Lewes Crescent, Kemp Town
- Jo Neary, comedian, is based in Brighton[97]
- John Henry Newman, priest, writer, Catholic convert, Cardinal, now beatified, had a family home in Marine Square, Kemp Town, when he was a young man
- Annie Nightingale, BBC TV and Radio presenter and sometime Brighton night-club owner
- Michael Nightingale, film and television actor, born in Brighton in 1922[98]
- Amy Noble, English actress, lives in Brighton
- Ray Noble, band leader, composer, born 17 December 1903 in 1 Montpelier Terrace
- Jeff Noon, speculative fiction writer
- Henry Normal, comedian, writer and TV producer, lives in Brighton
O
- Bridget O'Connor, author and playwright, lived in Hove[99]
- Peter O'Donnell, creator of Modesty Blaise
- Laurence Olivier (Lord Olivier) and Joan Plowright; lived at Royal Crescent 1960–78
- John Osborne, playwright, lived in 7a Arundel Terrace, Kemp Town in the 1950s
- Steve Ovett, Olympic runner, 800 metres gold medalist in 1980, born and brought up in Brighton. There was a statue of him in Preston Park, Brighton, which got stolen, and a replacement statue is in Madeira Drive. Ovett was made Freeman of the city in July 2012.
- Denise Van Outen, television presenter, currently renovating a house [citation needed]
- Bill Owen, actor, lived in Sussex Square in the 1950s
- Tom Owen (born 1949), actor, son of Bill Owen, was born in Brighton
- Adrian Oxaal, guitarist, formerly with James
P
- George Painter, biographer, died at Hove on 8 Dec 2005
- Chris Paling, novelist
- Patsy Palmer, current EastEnders actress
- Juliet Pannett, (1911-2005), born in Hove, portrait artist
- Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician, died in Brighton
- Passenger, a singer (real name Mike Rosenberg), is originally from Brighton
- Marguerite Patten, cookery writer
- Heather Peace, actress and musician, lives in Brighton
- David Pearce, philosopher
- John Pedder (1784–1859), first Chief Justice of Van Diemen's Land, died in Brighton
- Donald Peers, Welsh crooner, lived in St. John's Road, Hove; memorial tablet at Downs Crematorium
- John Pelling, artist, born (1930) and raised in Hove[100]
- Laurie Penny, columnist and blogger, grew up in Brighton, attended Brighton College
- Fred Perry, tennis player, lived in Rottingdean
- PewDiePie, video game commentator, lives in Brighton[101]
- Otto Pfenninger (1855–1929), moved to Brighton where he pioneered colour photography
- Sir Richard Phillips (1767–1840), author, died in Brighton
- Samuel Phillips (1814–1854), journalist, died in Brighton
- Karen Pickering, swimmer, former 200 metres freestyle champion
- David Pilbeam, anthropologist
- Keith Pilbeam, economist
- Alan Pipes, author and illustrator
- Adam Pitts, Drummer of the band Lawson
- Andrew Plimer (1763–1837), portrait miniaturist, died in Brighton
- Joan Plowright — see Lord Olivier, above
- Tony Pollard (born 1965), battlefield archaeologist, lived in Brighton 1995–1997
- Peter Polycarpou, actor, was born in Brighton
- Tim Pope, film director and video maker
- Samuel Preston, lead singer of the band The Ordinary Boys, formally married to Celebrity Big Brother winner, Chantelle Houghton
- Ian Porter, actor
- Katie Price, model (also known as Jordan).
- Tobin Prinz, of Prinzhorn Dance School
- Partho Sen-Gupta, film director and scriptwriter (resident since October 2006)
- Luke Pritchard, lead singer and rhythm guitarist for The Kooks
- Jay Purvis (born 1976), Canadian model and television presenter, lived in Brighton in his youth
Q
- Roger Quilter, composer, born in Hove in 1877
R
- Thomas Raikes (1777–1848), dandy, friend of Beau Brummell, the Duke of Wellington and Talleyrand, died in Brighton soon after buying a house there
- Peggy Ramsay (1908–1991), theatrical agent, lived in Kensington Place, Brighton. Blue plaque at the property.
- Robert Rankin, author
- Terence Rattigan, playwright, author of The Browning Version and The Winslow Boy lived at Bedford House, 79 Marine Parade. Blue plaque at the property.
- Tom Raworth, poet, lives in Brighton
- Rita Ray, once singer with the Darts, latterly radio presenter and DJ
- Amanda Redman, actress, born in Brighton in 1957
- Matt Redman, Christian musician, lives in Brighton
- Siân Rees, English historian of the 17th and 18th centuries, lives in Brighton
- Terence Reese, from London, a national and international award winning player of and highly regarded writer on contract bridge; a writer on other games; died at the age of 83 of aspirin poisoning on January 29, 1996 at his residence at 23 Adelaide Crescent; an inquest ruled his death accidental.
- Phillip Reeve, novelist; grew up in Brighton
- Louise Rennison, writer (author of Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging) and comedienne, went to Brighton University, and now lives in Brighton
- Dakota Blue Richards, actress, is attending Brighton College sixth form
- Laurence Rickard, actor, writer, notable for his role in the Horrible Histories television series, was born and still lives in Brighton
- Rizzle Kicks, hip-hop duo
- Paul Roberts, frontman/singer with pop band the stranglers — session singer and actor
- Simon Roberts, photographer, lives in Brighton[102]
- Frederick William Robertson, Anglican divine
- George Robey, (1869–1954), music hall comedian, lived in Arundel Drive, Saltdean until his death
- Dame Flora Robson, actress, 1960 until her death in 1984, famous as Elizabeth I
- Dame Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, opened first shop in Kensington Gardens, Brighton in 1976; a blue commemorative plaque marks the building.
- John Roman Baker, poet, playwright and novelist, spent his childhood and much of his adult life in Brighton.
- Martin Rossiter, singer with the band Gene, lives in Brighton
- Arnold Ruge, German philosopher and political writer, lived in exile in Brighton from 1850 until his death in 1880
- Dr. Richard Russell (1687–1759), encouraged the submersion and drinking of seawater. Buried in the churchyard of St Nicholas' Church, Brighton.
- Gilbert Ryle, philosopher
- John Alfred Ryle, professor of medicine at Cambridge and Oxford. Physician to George V. Brother of Gilbert Ryle.
- Martin Ryle, winner of 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics
S
- Charles Sabini, criminal, said to have lived in the Grand Hotel, Brighton, ran protection rackets against bookmakers. Inspiration for character Colleoni in Graham Greene's Brighton Rock.
- Victoria Sackville-West, had two houses in Sussex Square, Kemp Town conjoined by Sir Edwin Lutyens, who also built her another at nearby Roedean
- Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, British Indian philanthropist and merchant, 1st Baronet Sassoon
- Sir Edward Albert Sassoon, businessman and politician, MP for Hythe, whose mausoleum became the Hanbury Arms; 2nd Baronet Sassoon, of Kensington Gore
- Tom Sayers, boxer
- Leo Sayer, singer born in Shoreham-by-Sea lived in Brighton, discovered in Brighton by David Courtney
- Paul Scofield, actor, lived in Brighton as a child and went to school there
- Tom Searle, Guitarist of UK Metalcore band Architects
- Dan Searle, Drummer of UK Metalcore band Architects
- Captain Sensible, punk musician with The Damned
- Robert Shelton, American music and film critic (helped launch Bob Dylan's career), moved to Brighton in 1982
- Jake Shillingford, musician and front-man of My Life Story
- Roy Skelton, actor and voice of the Daleks[103]
- Sylvia Sleigh, artist
- George Albert Smith, pioneering early cinematographer lived and built a studio in Hove
- John Smith, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order
- Kevin Smith, cricketer
- Jimmy Somerville, musician formerly of band The Communards
- Ewen Spencer, photographer
- Herbert Spencer, philosopher and political theorist
- Mimi Spencer, journalist, lives in Brighton
- Andi Spicer, composer, lives in Brighton
- Victor Spinetti, actor, film, stage TV, lived in Kemp Town
- Dusty Springfield, singer, had home in Wilbury Road, Hove
- Jordan Stephens, singer in the duo Rizzle Kicks
- Victor Stiebel, fashion designer, lived in Chichester Terrace
- Jack Strachey, composer and songwriter, lived in Brighton towards the end of his life
- Zoe Sugg, Youtube fashion and beauty vlogger known commonly as Zoella
- Andy Sturgeon, garden designer (winner at 2010 Chelsea Flower Show), has lived in Brighton[104]
- Joakim Sundström, Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician
- Keston Sutherland, poet, lives in Brighton
- Suvadhana, Thai princess, lived in Brighton in the middle of the 20th century
T
- Chris T-T, singer-songwriter, lives in Brighton
- Sir Peter Tapsell, Conservative Party politician, was born in Brighton
- Keith Taylor, Member of the European Parliament for the Green Party, lives or lived in Brighton
- Maui Taylor, Filipino actress, big in the Philippines
- Noah Taylor, actor and musician, lives in Brighton
- Rosie Taylor-Ritson, actress in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, lives in Brighton
- Chris Terrill, Adventurer, anthropologist and filmmaker
- Nicholas Tettersell, ferried Charles II to exile in France
- Angela Thirkell, buried in St Margaret's Church, Rottingdean
- David Thomas, lead singer of Pere Ubu, Rocket from the Tombs, and David Thomas & Two Pale Boys
- Francis Tillstone, Brighton's Town Clerk from 1881 to 1904
- Peter Tobin (born 1946), serial killer, lived in Brighton in the 1970s and 1980s
- Arthur Treacher, actor
- Tommy Trinder comedian, owned and lived in 71 Marine Parade (ref. Kelly's 1951)
- Jack Tripp, English pantomime dame, died 2005
- Lynne Truss, writer (author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves)
- Roger Tucker (born 1945), television and film director
- Kieran Turner, aid worker and founder of Brighton Lifeline for Kosova, which became Aid Convoy
- Keith Tyson, artist and Turner Prize winner in 2002, studied Critical Fine Art Practice at Brighton University's Grand Parade campus
- Tagore family, of Kolkata owned a house here in the 19th Century.
V
- David Van Day, singer
- Ralph Vaughan Williams, composer, went to school in Rottingdean
- Wanda Ventham, actress, was born in Brighton
- Magnus Volk, electrical engineer and inventor
W
- Johnny Wakelin, musician, born in Brighton in 1939
- Peter Wales, Sussex cricketer, born in Hove in 1928
- Seann Walsh, comedian. born in Brighton in 1986
- Keith Waterhouse CBE, journalist, novelist and playwright, lived in Embassy Court, Brighton
- David Watkin, Oscar and BAFTA winning cinematographer, lived in Sussex Mews, Kemp Town until his death in 2008
- Alan Weeks, BBC sports commentator, notably for ice hockey and other winter sports, grew up in Brighton and died in Hove
- Scott Welch, boxer, moved to Brighton at age 16
- Louise Wener, lead singer of 1990s Britpop band Sleeper and author
- Ben Wheatley, film director, lives in Brighton and made the film Down Terrace
- Gary Whelan, Irish actor, lives in Brighton and owns the Lion & Lobster pub there
- Thomas and Alex White, musicians and members of Electric Soft Parade and Brakes
- Wildman Whitehouse, surgeon and destroyer of the first transatlantic telegraph cable
- Rachel Whiteread, artist and Turner Prize winner in 1993
- Octavia Wilberforce, doctor, suffragist, founder of New Sussex Hospital for Women, and lifelong partner of Elizabeth Robins, had a home and medical practice in Montpelier Crescent[citation needed]
- Herbert Wilcox, film producer and director lived in Lewes Crescent, Kemp Town
- Amon Wilds and his son Amon Henry Wilds, both Regency architects, prolific in Brighton
- Billy Williams, Australian music hall performer, died in Hove in 1915
- Mark Williams, member of The Fast Show team and actor in the Harry Potter films
- James Williamson (film pioneer), cinema pioneer had a chemist's shop in Church Road, Hove before building a studio in Cambridge Grove
- Holly Willoughby, television presenter, born in Brighton in 1981
- Joe Lee Wilson, jazz singer
- John Wisden, cricketer, founded Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
- Robert Wisden, actor, was born in Brighton
- W.I.Z., music video director
Y
- Bernard Youens, actor who played Stan Ogden in Coronation Street, was born in Hove
- Will Young, recording artist (popular music)
- Robyn Young, author
Z
- Helen Zahavi, writer
- Paul Zenon, magician
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