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==Notable people== {{more citations needed|section|date=April 2022}} [[File:Seaford, Sussex (painting).jpg|thumb|''[[Seaford, Sussex (painting)|Seaford, Sussex]]'' by [[William Collins (painter)|William Collins]], 1844]] * Maritime painter [[Robert Back]] lived in Seaford for most of his life, initially teaching at one of the town's [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|prep schools]]. * [[Anthony Blunt|Sir Anthony Blunt]], the former keeper of the Queen's paintings who was revealed to be a Soviet spy, went to school in Seaford. * Actor [[Tony Caunter]], who played Roy Evans in the [[BBC]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'', once lived in Seaford. * [[Clementine Churchill]], wife of British prime minister [[Winston Churchill]], lived in Seaford. * Actor [[Nigel Davenport]], attended St Peter's School, Seaford. * Actor [[Maurice Denham]] lived in Seaford. * Composer and concert pianist [[Norman Fraser]] retired to Seaford in 1971. * [[Paul Garred]], drummer of the band [[The Kooks]], grew up in Seaford. * Comedian [[Dickie Henderson]] went to school in Seaford. * Musician [[Robyn Hitchcock]] spent time in Seaford, writing about it in his song "Museum of Sex". * Chess player [[David Howell (chess player)|David Howell]], the UK's youngest [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]] and British champion, grew up in Seaford. * [[Jordan (Pamela Rooke)|Jordan]], an actor/model noted for her work with [[Vivienne Westwood]] and the [[SEX (boutique)|Sex boutique]] in the [[King's Road]] area of London in the mid-1970s, was born in Seaford, and worked in the town as a veterinary nurse. * Actor [[Penelope Keith|Dame Penelope Keith]] went to school in Seaford.<ref name="sussexexpress.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/county-news/head-girl-who-went-on-to-play-miss-marple-1-969943|title=Head girl who went on to play Miss Marple|access-date=23 January 2021|archive-date=11 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911144754/http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/county-news/head-girl-who-went-on-to-play-miss-marple-1-969943|url-status=live}}</ref> * Former motorcycling stunt rider [[Eddie Kidd]] now lives in Seaford. * [[Saint Lewine]], an early British martyr: her relics were translated to Seaford in 1058 AD. * Actor [[Oscar Lloyd]], who appears in [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] soap [[Emmerdale]], was born in Seaford. * [[Val McCalla]], who was voted in 1997 as one of the top 100 [[black Briton]]s of all time and was the founder of ''[[The Voice (British newspaper)|The Voice]]'', lived in Seaford until his death in 2002. * [[Michael Olowokandi]], from [[Nigeria]], former NBA basketball player for the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] and most recently the [[Boston Celtics]] 2006β2007, went to school for a short time at Newlands Manor School, Seaford. * [[Don Partridge]], singer-songwriter, lived in Seaford. * Twin sisters [[Connie Powney]] and [[Cassie Powney]], who played Mel and Sophie Burton in [[Channel 4]] soap ''[[Hollyoaks]]'', grew up in Seaford. * [[Grace Robertson]] photographer for Picture Post lived in Seaford with her husband Thurston Hopkins, also a photojournalist, from the 1980s up until her death at age 90 in 2021. * Actress [[Margaret Rutherford]] went to school in Seaford.<ref name="sussexexpress.co.uk"/> * The [[astronaut]] [[Piers Sellers]] attended Tyttenhanger Lodge [[Preparatory school (UK)|Preparatory School]], Seaford. * Woodcut artist [[Eric Slater]] lived and died in Seaford, and is buried there. * [[Bruce Stewart (scriptwriter)|Bruce Stewart]], writer of the 1970, ITV series ''[[Timeslip]]'', lived in Seaford. * [[Pete Thomas (drummer)|Pete Thomas]], drummer with a 30-year association with [[Elvis Costello]], was brought up in Seaford. * [[Tennessee Thomas]], drummer of [[The Like]] and fashion model, lived in Seaford before moving to California. * [[Colin Wells (cricketer)|Colin Wells]], ex-professional cricketer for [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] and [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]], lives in Seaford.
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