Famous People Born In Sussex

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Nicollette Sheridan
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Edie Britt’ in the TV Series ‘Desperate Housewives’)
Nicollette Sheridan
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Birthdate: November 21, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Model/actor Nicollette Sheridan is best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance as Edie Britt in Desperate Housewives. Fans also loved her as Paige Matheson in Knots Landing and as Alexis Carrington in Dynasty. She has also appeared in films such as Beverly Hills Ninja. She owns a cruelty-free moisturizer brand.
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Sophie Cookson
(English Actress Known for Her Roles in ‘Kingsman’ Film Series and ‘Greed’)
Sophie Cookson
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Birthdate: May 15, 1990
Sun Sign: Taurus

Sophie Cookson is an English actress best known for playing Roxanne Morton in the 2014 action spy comedy film Kingsman: The Secret Service, for which she received a nomination at the 20th Empire Awards. After discovering her passion for acting, Cookson dropped out of the University of Edinburgh and enrolled at the Oxford School of Drama and graduated in 2013. 

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Judy Geeson
(Actress)
Judy Geeson
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Birthdate: September 10, 1948
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Robert Kazinsky
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Birthdate: November 18, 1983
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Jill Haworth
(Actress)
Jill Haworth
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Birthdate: August 15, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: January 3, 2011
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Brett Anderson
(British Singer and Lead Vocalist of the Rock Band 'Suede')
Brett Anderson
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 29, 1967
Sun Sign: Libra

Brett Anderson is a British singer-songwriter best known for his association with the popular rock band Suede, where he is the primary lyricist and lead vocalist. He is credited with forming the band along with Mat Osman and Justine Frischmann. Brett Anderson is renowned for his poetic lyrics, distinctive wide-ranging voice, and charismatic stage presence.

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Tara Fitzgerald
(Actress)
Tara Fitzgerald
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Birthdate: September 18, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Godwin, Earl of Wessex
(Earl of Wessex)
Godwin, Earl of Wessex
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1001 AD
Died: April 15, 1053
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Nigel Kennedy
(Violinist)
Nigel Kennedy
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 28, 1956
Sun Sign: Capricorn
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Harry Gregson-Williams
(Composer, Film score composer)
Harry Gregson-Williams
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 13, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
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Jane Hill
(Journalist)
Jane Hill
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Birthdate: June 10, 1969
Sun Sign: Gemini
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Christopher Hewett
(Actor)
Christopher Hewett
3
Birthdate: April 5, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: August 3, 2001
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 13 
Harry Hay
(Gay rights activist)
Harry Hay
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 7, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: October 24, 2002
 14 
Rumer Godden
(Author)
Rumer Godden
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 10, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: November 8, 1998
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Toby Hemingway
(Actor)
Toby Hemingway
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Birthdate: May 28, 1983
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Terry Hayes
(Screenwriter, Film producer)
Terry Hayes
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 8, 1951
Sun Sign: Libra
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Edward James
(Poet known for his patronage of the surrealist art movement)
Edward James
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 16, 1907
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: December 2, 1984
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Noel Streatfeild
(Writer)
Noel Streatfeild
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 24, 1895
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: September 11, 1986
 19 
Jack Cade's Rebellion
(Rebel)
Jack Cade's Rebellion
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1420 AD
Died: July 12, 1450
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Brett Anderson
(Baseball player)
Brett Anderson
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 1, 1988
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 21 
Peter Kent
(Canadian Journalist and Former Politician)
Peter Kent
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Birthdate: July 27, 1943
Sun Sign: Leo
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Eliza Acton
(Food Writer of a Book 'Modern Cookery for Private Families')
Eliza Acton
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 17, 1799
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: April 13, 1859
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William Collins
(Poet)
William Collins
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 25, 1721
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: June 12, 1759
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Thomas Weelkes
(Organist, Composer)
Thomas Weelkes
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 25, 1576
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: November 30, 1623
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Nevile Henderson
(British Ambassador to Germany (1937 – 1939), British Ambassador to Argentina (1935 – 1937))
Nevile Henderson
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 10, 1882
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: December 30, 1942

Sir Nevile Meyrick Henderson had been the British ambassador to Argentina, Yugoslavia, France, Turkey, and Nazi Germany. A major part of Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement policy in Germany, he was in favor of the Munich Agreement of 1938. He is also believed to have tried to prevent Hitler from attacking Poland.

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Ann Redgrave
(British Surgeon and Rower)
Ann Redgrave
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 8, 1960
Sun Sign: Pisces
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William Shirley
(Advocate)
William Shirley
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: December 2, 1694
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: March 24, 1771
 28 
Thomas Ravenscroft
(Composer)
Thomas Ravenscroft
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 1588 AD
Died: 1635 AD
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Barbara Bodichon
(Women's Rights Activist and Educationist, Who Co-Established Girton College, Cambridge)
Barbara Bodichon
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Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 8, 1827
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: June 11, 1891

Educationist, feminist, and women’s rights activist Barbara Bodichon is best remembered for co-establishing the English Woman's Journal and Girton College, Cambridge. Her works also led to the passage of the Married Women’s Property Act. She was a talented artist, too, and was known for her watercolor paintings.

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Edward Daniel Clarke
(Naturalist)
Edward Daniel Clarke
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Birthdate: June 5, 1769
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: March 9, 1822
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Charles B. Cochran
(Theatrical producer)
Charles B. Cochran
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Birthdate: September 25, 1872
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: January 31, 1951
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Raymond O. Faulkner
(Egyptologist, Philosopher)
Raymond O. Faulkner
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Birthdate: December 26, 1894
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: March 3, 1982
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Pat Derby
(Animal trainer)
Pat Derby
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 7, 1942
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: February 15, 2013
 34 
Gregory Martin
(Scholar)
Gregory Martin
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1542 AD
Died: October 28, 1582
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Andrew Boorde
(English Physician and Traveler Who Wrote the First-Known English Guidebook to Europe)
Andrew Boorde
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1490 AD
Died: March 31, 1549

English physician Andrew Boorde was initially a member of the Carthusian order but quit monastic activities later. A traveler and explorer, too, he penned the first English guidebook to Europe. He has also written extensively on subjects such as health and astronomy. He was apparently imprisoned in later life for keeping loose women.