The most famous person from Brighton has been revealed, according to a new interactive map.

Mapbox researcher and geographer Topi Tjukanov developed the insightful map which reveals the birthplaces of the most 'notable people' around the world.

The data is based on a study published in June this year from researchers at the University of Paris. 

A person's significance was calculated based on information scraped from Wikipedia and Wikidata. 

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The data accounts for a series of factors including the number of Wikipedia entries, their average length, the average number of views from 2015-18 as well as the total number of external links.

"The data contains a rank value and a notability "sum value" these are used to determine which names are shown and how big they are," Mr Tjukanov explained to users on Twitter.

You can explore the map and view the noteworthy people from hometowns all over the world in four different categories:

  • Culture
  • Discovery & Science
  • Leadership
  • Sports & Games

Who is the most famous person from Brighton?

The Argus: The interactive map replaces place names with the names of the most notable people. Picture: Mapbox/Topi TjukanovThe interactive map replaces place names with the names of the most notable people. Picture: Mapbox/Topi Tjukanov

The interactive map reveals Aubrey Beardsley as Brighton's most notable person.

Illustrator and author Aubrey Beardsley was famous for his black ink drawings, influenced by Japanese woodcuts.

Born in Brighton in 1872, he is seen as one of the important figues in the British Art Nouveau style.

Other notable names nearby include Hove's Edward Carpenter who was a utopian socialist, poet, philosopher and early activist for gay rights along with Kemp Town surgeon Montagu Cotterill.

Beyond Brighton, Charles Dickens is credited with being the most notable person from the South East, comic Charlie Chaplin the most significant person from London and for England as a whole, Winston Churchill comes out on top.