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- George Painter, biographer, died at Hove on 8 Dec 2005
- Chris Paling, novelist
- Patsy Palmer, current EastEnders actress
- Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician, died in 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
- Laurie Penny, columnist and blogger, grew up in Brighton, attended Brighton College
- Fred Perry, tennis player, lived in Rottingdean
- 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
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