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Famous people · Brighton
Brighton is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the American screenwriter Dana Fox, with articles in 9 languages. The other is Robert L. King, the American politician. Next door, the list for Rochester holds 27, John Lithgow first. The first birth on record is Robert L. King’s, in 1946, and the last Dana Fox’s, in 1976.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Dana Fox
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1946
Robert L. King
Youngest
1976
Dana Fox
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Brighton
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The fullest list close by belongs to Rochester, with 27.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brighton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Robert L. King: U.S. Department of Education, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lithgow: Rubenstein, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Almon Brown Strowger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Magnus Sheffield: Joost Pauwels, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoinette Brown Blackwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Lacey: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons