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- Alfred Darling, pioneer film equipment manufacturer
- Helen David, fashion designer, born in Brighton
- Nicholas Davies, journalist associated with Robert Maxwell, lived in Brighton in 1993
- 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
- Amita Dhiri, actress (played Milly in This Life), was born in Brighton in 1966
- 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
- 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
- Polly Dunbar, illustrator and writer, went to Brighton University, now lives in Brighton
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