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- David Baboulene, humorous travel writer, scriptwriter and story theory expert
- Ewan Bailey, actor, writer, voice artist, born in Brighton in 1966, attended Brighton College
- Zoë Ball broadcaster, daughter of Johnny Ball
- Howard Barker, playwright, has lived in Brighton for some decades
- 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
- Biddy Baxter, former editor of Blue Peter
- Pauline Baynes, illustrator, notably of books by C. S. Lewis and Tolkien, was born in Hove
- Aubrey Beardsley, fin-de-siecle artist, born in Brighton 1872; for some time lived at Lower Rock Gardens, Kemptown
- Beardyman, beatboxer, was a student in Brighton
- Brian Behan, Irish writer (brother of Brendan) and political activist, moved to Brighton in 1990
- 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
- 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
- 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, 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
- Monster Bobby (Bobby Barry), musician (played with the Pipettes), was born in Brighton in 1981
- 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
- Kirk Brandon, musician famous for forming and fronting post-punk bands Theatre of Hate and Spear of Destiny
- 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
- Janet Brown, actress and impersonator of Margaret Thatcher, lived in Hove
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Dame Clara Butt, recitalist and concert singer, lived in St Aubyns Mansions between 1903 and 1906.
- Douglas Byng, comic singer and songwriter; lived in Arundel Terrace, Kemp Town; died 1987
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