List of Famous people born in Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

David Parkins

First Name David
Last Name Parkins

David Alan Parkins is a British cartoonist and illustrator who has worked for D.C. Thomson, publisher of The Beano and The Dandy. Now based in Canada, he illustrates children's picture books.

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Gilbert Ryle

First Name Gilbert
Last Name Ryle
Born on August 19, 1900
Died on October 6, 1976 (aged 76)

Gilbert Ryle (1900–1976) was a British philosopher, principally known for his critique of Cartesian dualism, for which he coined the phrase "ghost in the machine." He was a representative of the generation of British ordinary language philosophers who shared Ludwig Wittgenstein's approach to philosophical problems.

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Harriet Howard

First Name Harriet
Born on August 13, 1823
Died on August 19, 1865 (aged 42)

Harriet Howard, born Elizabeth Ann Haryett (1823–1865) was a mistress and financial backer of Louis Napoleon, later Napoleon III of France.

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Fred Walton

First Name Fred
Born on July 26, 1865
Died on December 28, 1936 (aged 71)

Fred Walton was an English stage actor who immigrated to the United States in the early part of the 20th century and became a character actor and director in American silent and early sound films.

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Herbert Rawlinson

First Name Herbert
Last Name Rawlinson
Born on November 15, 1885
Died on July 12, 1953 (aged 67)

Herbert Banemann Rawlinson was an English-born stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound films.

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Edward Carpenter

First Name Edward
Last Name Carpenter
Born on August 29, 1844
Died on June 28, 1929 (aged 84)

Edward Carpenter was an English Utopian socialist, poet, philosopher, anthologist, an early activist for gay rights and prison reform whilst advocating vegetarianism and taking a stance against vivisection. As a philosopher he was particularly known for his publication of Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure. Here he described civilisation as a form of disease through which human societies pass.

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