Editing Shoreham-by-Sea (section)

== Notable people ==
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* Writer [[Brian Behan]] lived on a boat moored in the town in the late 1960s.
* Playwright [[Charles Bennett (screenwriter)|Charles Bennett]] was born in Shoreham-by-sea in 1899.
* [[Mark Benson]], former England cricketer and now a cricket umpire, was born in Shoreham-by-Sea in 1958.
* [[Havergal Brian]], English composer, moved from London to Shoreham-by-Sea in 1958. He wrote twenty symphonies there over the next ten years.
* [[Paul Chaloner]], shoutcaster in the [[Esports]] community, was born in Shoreham in 1971.
* [[Raymond O. Faulkner]], [[philologist]] and compiler of the standard [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|hieroglyphic]] [[dictionary]], was born in Shoreham in 1894.
* [[Vanessa Howard]], a [[horror film|horror]] and [[exploitation film|exploitation]] film actress, was born in Shoreham-by-Sea in 1948.
* [[Mel Hopkins]], a former footballer with [[Tottenham Hotspur]], [[Brighton and Hove Albion]] and [[Welsh international football team|Wales]] retired to [[Shoreham Beach]].
* Artist [[Alison Lapper]] lives in Shoreham.
* [[Bert Longstaff]], professional footballer who played for [[Shoreham F.C.]] and made over 400 appearances for [[Brighton & Hove Albion]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shorehambysea.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=445 |title=Bert Longstaff – Shoreham's First Professional Footballer |date=May 2010 |access-date=26 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222132136/http://www.shorehambysea.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=445 |archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>
* Broadcaster [[Mike Mendoza (broadcaster)|Mike Mendoza]] lives on [[Shoreham Beach]].
* Comedian [[Max Miller (comedian)|Max Miller]], lived in Kingston Lane for a period of time as indicated by a plaque on the building called ''Ashcroft''.
* [[Fiona Mont]], who was dubbed "Britain's most wanted woman" in 2000. It was claimed she was smuggled out of the country in a light aircraft from [[Shoreham Airport]] in 1999.<ref name="autogenerated1" />
* [[Kjetil Mørland]] of the band [[Absent Elk]] lives in Shoreham-by-Sea.
* Actor [[Luke Newton]] was born in Shoreham-by-Sea in 1993.
* [[Hugh Nicol (chemist)|Prof Hugh Nicol]], bacteriologist and agricultural chemist.
* [[Cecil Pashley]], aviation pioneer.
* [[Phyllis Pearsall]], painter, writer, and creator of the ''[[Geographers' A–Z Street Atlas]]'' of London, lived on Shoreham Beach before her death in 1996.
* [[Harry Ricardo]] founded [[Ricardo Consulting Engineers]] in Shoreham-by-Sea, where it still has its main offices.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mendoza|first=Mike|title=Jobs to follow as Ricardo wins planning bid|url=http://www.shorehamherald.co.uk/news/local/jobs-to-follow-as-ricardo-wins-planning-bid-1-6161312|work=Shoreham Herald|access-date=16 July 2014|archive-date=28 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728001229/http://www.shorehamherald.co.uk/news/local/jobs-to-follow-as-ricardo-wins-planning-bid-1-6161312|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Captain [[Henry Roberts (Royal Navy officer)|Henry Roberts]] (1725–1796) was a native of Shoreham, where he raised his six children. He sailed with [[Captain James Cook]] on the [[Second voyage of James Cook|second]] and [[Third voyage of James Cook|third]] voyages and acted as cartographer.
* [[David Ryall]], actor, was born in the town in 1935.
* [[Leo Sayer]], British singer and recording artist, was born in 1948 in Shoreham-by-Sea.
* [[Hubert Scott-Paine]], aircraft and boat designer, was born in 1890 in Shoreham and had a yacht in Stowe's Yard, before moving to Southampton.<ref>{{cite book|first=Adrian|last=Rance|title= Fast Boats and Flying Boats|publisher=Ensign Publications|location= Southampton, England|year= 1989| isbn= 1-85455-026-8|page=10}}</ref>
* [[Gemma Spofforth]], Olympic swimmer, was born in Shoreham.
* [[Michael Standing (footballer)|Michael Standing]], a professional footballer, was born in Shoreham-by-Sea in 1981.
* [[Marcus Tudgay]], footballer, was born in Shoreham-by-Sea.
* [[Darren Tulett]], football presenter on French television.<ref>{{cite web|last=Honeyball|first=Lee|title=Brits abroad: Darren Tulett|url=https://www.theguardian.com/observer/osm/story/0,,1404051,00.html|work=The Observer|access-date=4 December 2013|archive-date=12 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212051433/http://observer.theguardian.com/osm/story/0,,1404051,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Judy Upton]], playwright, was born in Shoreham-by-Sea in 1966 and has written several plays associated with [[Brighton]].{{citation needed|reason=not mentioned in article about her|date=September 2022}}
* [[Nicholas van Hoogstraten]], notorious British property tycoon, was born in Shoreham-by-Sea in 1946 and was educated at a local Jesuit school.
* [[Ted Walker]], writer, was married in Shoreham. Many works describe the Shoreham coastline and Adur estuary.
* [[Amon Henry Wilds]], English architect, moved to Old Shoreham in 1857.
* [[Nathaniel Woodard]], the founder of [[Lancing College]] and the [[List of Woodard Schools|Woodard Schools]], became the [[curate]]-in-charge of St. Mary's, New Shoreham in 1846. His experience there inspired him to create schools to improve the level of middle-class education. He also greatly developed the use of choral music in the Church.