This is a list of famous or notable people born in, or associated with,

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...

in England, who have a Wikipedia page.

Famous people born in West Midlands

A–F

* Walter Abbott (1877–1941) – footballer * Colin Abrahall (born 1961) – singer *

Gabriel Agbonlahor Gabriel Imuetinyan Agbonlahor (born 13 October 1986) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward; he mostly played as a central Striker (association football), strike ...

(born 1986) – footballer *

Moeen Ali Moeen or Moein or Moien is a given name and surname. It is a Quranic name which means: helper, supporter, or provider of refuge. Notable persons with the name include: Persons with the given name * Moein (singer) (born 1951), Iranian singer * ...

(born 1987) – England cricketer *

Dennis Amiss Dennis Leslie Amiss (born 7 April 1943) is a former English cricketer and cricket administrator. He played for both Warwickshire and England. A right-handed batsman, Amiss was a stroke maker particularly through extra cover and midwicket – his ...

(born 1943) – cricketer and Warwickshire administrator *

Keith Arkell Keith Charles Arkell (born 8 January 1961) is an English chess Grandmaster. He won the English Chess Championship in 2008. In 2014 he was European Senior (50+) Champion, and, later in the year, tied for first in the World Senior (50+) Champio ...

(born 1961) – English chess champion, 2008 *

Stephen Arlen Stephen Arlen (31 October 1913 – 19 January 1972) was an English theatre manager and operatic administrator. Originally an actor, he took up backstage work as a stage manager, and in the years after the Second World War was in charge of stage ...

(1913–1972) – opera manager *

Ian Ashbee Ian Ashbee (born 6 September 1976) is an English former footballer who retired in 2012 having previously played for Preston North End, Derby County, Cambridge United and Hull City, and in Iceland, on loan to Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. He is ...

(born 1976) – footballer *

Francis William Aston Francis William Aston FRS (1 September 1877 – 20 November 1945) was a British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes in many non-radioactive elements a ...

(1877–1945) – Nobel Prize winner, physicist *

Scott Adkins Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is a British actor, film producer, screenwriter, gymnast, and martial artist. He is best known for his role as the Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in the ''Undisputed franchise''. He has played Yuri Boy ...

(born 1987) - actor, gymnast *

Ian Atkins Ian Leslie Atkins (born 16 January 1957) is an English football manager, scout, and former player. Atkins amassed over 300 appearances for Shrewsbury Town, the club where he began his career. He also made appearances in the Football League for ...

(born 1957) – footballer * Albert Austin (1882–1953) – silent film star * Jack Badham (1919–1992) – footballer *

Annette Badland Annette Badland (born 26 August 1950) is an English actress known for a wide range of roles on television, radio, stage, and film. She is best known for her roles as Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series ''Doctor Who'', Mrs. Glen ...

(born 1950) – actress * Kenny Baker (1934–2016) – actor * Sir Michael Balcon (1896–1977) – film director *

Pato Banton Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray; 5 October 1961) is a reggae singer and toaster from Birmingham, England. He received the nickname "Pato Banton" from his stepfather; his first name derives from the sound of a Jamaican owl calling "patoo, patoo ...

(born 1961) – Reggae artist *

Dave Barnett David Lane Barnett (born April 27, 1958) is a play-by-play broadcaster who calls Big 12 baseball games on Fox Sports 1, college basketball on American Sports Network, and football and men's basketball for the University of North Texas (UNT). He h ...

(born 1967) – footballer *

Simon Bates Simon Philip Bates (born 17 December 1946) is an English disc jockey and radio presenter. Between 1976 and 1993 he worked at BBC Radio 1, presenting the station's weekday mid-morning show for most of this period. He later became a regular pres ...

(born 1946) – radio DJ *

Blaze Bayley Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cooke, 29 May 1963) is an English heavy metal singer. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994 (and currently since 2010, following reunions in 2007 and 2009). He was also the lead singer of Ir ...

(born 1963) – musician, vocalist of Wolfsbane and

Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. While fluid in the early years of the band, the lineup for most of the band's history has consisted of Harri ...

Ian Bell Ian Ronald Bell (born 11 April 1982) is an English former cricketer who played international cricket in all formats for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. A right-handed higher/middle order batsm ...

(born 1982) – England cricketer, Warwickshire CCC captain *

Jude Bellingham Jude Victor William Bellingham (born 29 June 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the England national team. Bellingham joined Birmingham City as an under-8, became ...

(born 2003) - footballer *

Moazzam Begg Moazzam Begg ( ur, ; born 5 July 1968 in Sparkhill, Birmingham) is a British Pakistani who was held in extrajudicial detention by the US government in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility and the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp, in Cuba, ...

(born 1968) – Outreach director * Edward White Benson (1829–1896) – Archbishop of Canterbury *

Bev Bevan Beverley Bevan (born 25 November 1944) is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded ELO Part II. Bevan also was drumm ...

(born 1944) – musician * Sharon Birch (born 1970? BC?) - firefighter * Alfred Bird (1811–1878) – inventor of custard powder * Sir Alfred Frederick Bird (1849–1922) – food manufacturer and chemist *

William Bloye William James Bloye (8 July 1890 – 6 June 1975) was an English sculptor, active in Birmingham either side of World War II. Life Bloye studied, and later, taught at the Birmingham School of Art (his training was interrupted by World War ...

(1890–1975) – sculptor * Elizabeth Baker Bohan (1849–1930) – author, journalist, artist, social reformer *

Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the we ...

(1942–2023) – musician * Sarah Booth (1793–1867) – actress *

Matthew Boulton Matthew Boulton (; 3 September 172817 August 1809) was an English manufacturer and business partner of Scottish engineer James Watt. In the final quarter of the 18th century, the partnership installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engin ...

(1728–1809) – pioneering industrialist and member of the

Lunar Society The Lunar Society of Birmingham was a British dinner club and informal learned society of prominent figures in the Midlands Enlightenment, including industrialists, natural philosophers and intellectuals, who met regularly between 1765 and 1813 ...

* Jon Bounds (born 1975) – blogger, humorist * Paul Braddon (1864–1937) – artist * Peter Bradley (born 1953) – politician * William Bragge (1823–1884) – civil engineer/antiquarian *

Tony Britton Anthony Edward Lowry Britton (9 June 1924 – 22 December 2019) was an English actor. He appeared in a variety of films (including ''The Day of the Jackal'') and television sitcoms (including '' Don't Wait Up'' and '' Robin's Nest'' He is the f ...

(1924–2019) – actor * James Jaysen Bryhan (born 1978) – actor *

Dan Bull Daniel G. L. Bull (born 27 March 1986) is a British rapper and songwriter known best for his songs about video games, which he publishes on his YouTube channel. His videos feature him playing various games with fellow artist Dave Brown (" Boyin ...

(born 1986) – musician/ Youtuber *

Edward Burne-Jones Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet, (; 28 August, 183317 June, 1898) was a British painter and designer associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood which included Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Millais, Ford Madox Brown and Holman ...

(1833–1898) –

Pre-Raphaelite The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (later known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, James ...

painter and William Morris Associate *

Trevor Burton Trevor Burton (born Trevor Ireson; 9 March 1949 in Aston, Birmingham, England) is an English guitarist and is a founding member of The Move. Career Burton started playing guitar at a young age and was leading his own group called The Evergla ...

(born 1949) – musician *

Geezer Butler Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is a English musician and songwriter. He is best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded and performed with Heaven & Hell ...

(born 1949) – bassist,

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath were an English rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy met ...

* George Cadbury (1839–1922) – son of John Cadbury, Founder of the Cadbury chocolate company *

John Cadbury John Cadbury (12 August 1801 – 11 May 1889) was a Quaker and English proprietor, tea and coffee trader and founder of Cadbury, the chocolate business based in Birmingham, England. Life John Cadbury was born in Birmingham on 12 August 1801 t ...

(1801–1889) – founder of the Cadbury chocolate company *

Richard Cadbury Richard Barrow Cadbury (29 August 1835 – 22 March 1899) was an English entrepreneur, chocolate-maker and philanthropist. He was the second son of the Quaker John Cadbury, founder of Cadbury's cocoa and chocolate company. Together with his ...

(1835–1899) – son of John Cadbury, Founder of the Cadbury chocolate company * Pogus Caesar (born 1953) – TV director and photographer *

Daniel Caines Daniel Stephen Caines (born 15 May 1979) is an English former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. Early life Caines was born in Solihull. He was educated at Solihull School, a British independent school in the affluent West Midlands t ...

(born 1979) –

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete *

Ali Campbell Alistair Ian Campbell (born 15 February 1959) is an English singer and songwriter who was lead singer of the British reggae band UB40. As part of UB40, Campbell sold over 70 million records worldwide and toured the globe for 30 years. In 2008, C ...

(born 1959) and Robin Campbell (musician), Robin Campbell (born 1954) – musician, UB40 *Duncan Campbell (UB40), Duncan Campbell (born 1958) – Musician *David Cannadine (born 1950) – historian *Bob Carolgees (born 1948) – TV presenter (''Tiswas'' and ''Surprise Surprise'') *Lee Carsley (born 1974) – footballer *Darren Carter (born 1983) – footballer *John Carter (English musician), John Carter (born 1940) – musician *Barbara Cartland (1901–2000) – novelist *Jasper Carrott (born 1945) – comedian *Austen Chamberlain (1863–1937) – politician *Neville Chamberlain (1869–1940) – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister *Gary Childs (born 1964) – footballer *Adrian Chiles (born 1967) – broadcaster *Carl Chinn (born 1956) – Historian, broadcaster, writer *Charlie Christodoulou (c. 1951–1976) – soldier and mercenary *Ian Clarkson (born 1970) – footballer *Lisa Clayton (born 1958) – solo yachtswoman *Janice Connolly (born 1954) – comedy actress *Raymond Teague Cowern (1913–1986) – artist *Edward Cowie (born 1943) – composer *Andy Cox (born 1956) – Ska guitarist (Fine Young Cannibals and The Beat) *David Cox (artist), David Cox (1783–1859) – artist *Lauren Crace (born 1986) – actress *Sarah Crompton (1802–1881) – children's writer *Chris Crudelli (born 1972) – martial artist *John Curry (1949–1994) – Olympic and World Champion figure skater *Nigel Dakin (born 1964) – soldier, diplomat and Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands *Richard Dandy (born 1977) – former cricketer *Fanny Dango (1878–1972) – comedienne, actress and singer *Arthur Darvill (born 1982) – actor and singer *Aidan Davis (born 1997) – dancer and TV presenter *Lindsey Davis (born 1949) – historical novelist *Cat Deeley (born 1976) – television presenter *Nathan Delfouneso (born 1991) – footballer *Oscar Deutsch (1893–1941) – founder of the Odeon Cinemas chain *Fred Dinenage (born 1942) – presenter, broadcaster, author *Stefflon Don (born 1991) – musician *Don Dorman (1922–1997) – paratrooper, 1st Airborne Division, footballer, manager and scout *K.K. Downing (born 1951) – musician *Sure Shot (rapper), Mark Duffus "Sure Shot" (born 1967) – musician *Pete Dunne (wrestler), Pete Dunne (born 1993) – professional wrestler *Dutchavelli (born 1993) – rapper *Jessie Eden (1902–1986) – Communist Party of Great Britain, Communist activist and trade union leader *Duncan Edwards (1936-1958) - footballer for Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, one of the Busby Babes (died in Munich air disaster) *Fabian Edwards (born 1993) professional mixed martial artist *Leon Edwards (born 1991) – professional mixed martial artist, current Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC UFC Welterweight Champion, Welterweight Champion *Rob Edwards (footballer, born 1982), Rob Edwards (born 1982) - ex-footballer, current Premier League, Manager for Luton Town F.C. *Electribe 101 – electronic music groups who found fame in the early '90s *Hunt Emerson (born 1952) – cartoonist *Ian Emes (born 1949) – animator *Frederick Rowland Emett (1906–1990) – cartoonist, artist and kinetic sculptor *Jo Enright (born 1968) – actress and comedian *Dan Evans (tennis), Dan Evans (born 1990) - tennis player *Niki Evans (born 1972) – singer *Trevor Eve (born 1951) – actor *Earl Falconer (born 1957) – bass player, UB40 *Frank Farrell (musician), Frank Farrell (1947–1997) – rock bassist and co-writer of chart hit "Moonlighting (Leo Sayer song), Moonlighting" *Sid Field (1904–1950) – comedian *Robert Firth (footballer), Robert Firth (1887–1966) – footballer and Real Madrid manager *Philip Edward Fisher (born 1979) – musician *Simon Fletcher (artist), Simon Fletcher (born 1948) – artist *Sarah Florry (1744-1843) metal dealer *Winston Foster (born 1941) – footballer *Mark Frost (actor), Mark Frost (born 1968) – actor *Kevin Francis (footballer, born 1967), Kevin Francis (born 1967) – footballer *Harry Freeman (music hall performer), Harry Freeman (1858–1922) – music hall performer *Edward Augustus Freeman (1823–1892) – historian, architectural artist and liberal politician *We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It, Fuzzbox – late 1980s girl band

G–M

*Francis Galton, Sir Francis Galton (1822–1911) – Scientist, founder of eugenics *Albert Gardner (1887–1923) – Footballer *Mike Gayle (born 1970) – Author *Helen George (born 1984) – actress *GeoWizard (born 1990) – YouTuber *Steve Gibbons (musician), Steve Gibbons (born 1941) – musician *Colin Gibson (footballer, born 1960), Colin Gibson (born 1960) - footballer *Jon Gittens (1964–2019) – footballer *John Goldingay (born 1942) – theologian, currently a Professor of Old Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California *Jaki Graham (born 1956) – soul singer *Jack Grealish (born 1995) – footballer *Barney Greenway, Mark "Barney" Greenway (born 1969) – musician, Napalm Death *Tom Grosvenor (1908–1972) – footballer *George Dickinson Hadley (1908–1984) – Gastroenterologist *Rob Halford (born 1951) – Musician, Judas Priest *Charlie Hall (actor, born 1899), Charlie Hall (1899–1959) – actor, most famous for his work with Laurel and Hardy *Alison Hammond (born 1975) – Television presenter and actress *Richard Hammond (born 1969) – Television presenter *John Hampson (novelist), John Hampson (1901–1955) – novelist *Hannah Hampton (born 2000) – Football goalkeeper *Tony Hancock (1924–1968) – comedian and actor *Ian Handysides (1962–1990) – footballer *Nic Harcourt (born 1957) – an American radio personality *Nick Harding (born 1969) - Chief Medical Officer at Operose Health *David Harewood (born 1965) – actor *Wally Harris (English footballer), Wally Harris (1900–1933) – footballer *Julia Hartley-Brewer (born 1968) – journalist and TV panelist *Norman Hassan (born 1958) – percussionist, UB40 *Phil Hawker (born 1962) – footballer *William Haywood (architect), William Haywood (1876–1957) – architect, town planner, and secretary of Birmingham Civic Society *John Hemming (politician), John Hemming (born 1960) – Member of Parliament and businessman *Lee Hendrie (born 1977) – Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa, later Basford United F.C. midfielder *Duane Henry (born 1985) – actor *Michael Higgs (born 1962) – actor *Ian Hill (born 1951) – musician *Jacqueline Hill (1929–1993) – actress *David Hinds (born 1956)- rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the reggae band Steel Pulse *Ken Hodge (born 1944) – National Hockey League player *George Holyoake (1817–1906) – reformer *Jack Hood (1902–1992) – Boxer *Martha Howe-Douglas (born 1980) – actress *Dorothy Howell (composer), Dorothy Howell (1898–1982) – musician *Mr. Hudson (born 1979) – singer *Alex Hughes (cartoonist), Alex Hughes – (born 1971) cartoonist *David Hughes (tenor), David Hughes (1925–1972) – operatic tenor *Geoff Humpage (born 1954) – cricketer *Al Hunter Ashton (1957–2007) – actor *Raymond Huntley (1904–1990) – actor *Millie Hylton (1870–1920), actress and male impersonator *Kassem Ibadulla (born 1964) – Cricketer *Tony Iommi (born 1948) – guitarist,

*Jamelia (born 1981) – Contemporary R&B, R&B singer *Maureen Jennings (born 1939) – novelist *Claudia Jessie (born 1990) – actress *Seth Johnson (born 1979) – Footballer, Derby *Ann Jones (tennis), Ann Jones (born 1938) – Tennis player, former World No. 2, 8 Grand Slam titles, including Wimbledon champion in 1969 *Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham (born 1955) – director-General of the Confederation of British Industry *Felicity Jones (born 1983) – actress *Geoffrey Jones (academic), Geoffrey Jones – Business Historian *John Jones (English cricketer), John Jones (1858–1937) – Cricketer *Justin Jones (guitarist), Justin Jones (born 1964) – Musician *Simon Huw Jones (born 1960) – musician and photographer *Nikita Kanda (born 1995) - Radio presenter and socialite *Ace Kefford (born 1946) – Musician *Mike Kellie (1947–2017) – Musician, Spooky Tooth, The Only Ones *David Kelly (association footballer), David Kelly (born 1965) – Republic of Ireland footballer *Albert Ketèlbey (1875–1959) – composer *Sir Rupert Alfred Kettle (1817–1894) – County court judge and noted strike arbitrator *Guz Khan (born 1986) – comedian *Janum Khan, Jaykae (born 1991) - UK Rapper *Robert Kilroy-Silk (born 1942) – Politician and television presenter *John Andrew King (born 1964)- Politician and singer *Lorna Laidlaw (born 1963) – actress *Denny Laine (born 1944) – Paul McCartney and Wings (band), Wings *Frederick W. Lanchester (1868–1946) – Maker of the first petrol-driven automobile, car in Britain *Bunny Larkin (born 1936) – footballer *Bob Latchford (born 1951) – footballer *Dave Latchford (born 1949) – footballer *Peter Latchford (born 1952) – footballer *Ian Lavender (born 1946) – actor *Alfred Law (cricketer), Alfred Law (1862–1919) – Warwickshire cricketer and umpire *Stewart Lee (born 1968) – comedian *Vaughan Lee (fighter), Vaughan Lee (born 1982) - ex-Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC Fighter *Russell Leetch (born 1982) – musician *Joleon Lescott (born 1982) – footballer with Manchester City F.C., Manchester City, Everton F.C., Everton, Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers *Adrian Lester (born 1968) – actor *Dick Lilley (1866–1929) – England and Warwickshire Cricketer *Letty Lind (1861–1923), actress and dancer *John Lodge (musician), John Lodge (born 1945) – Musician *Jane Wells Webb Loudon, Jane C. Loudon (1807–1858) – author of prose and verse and ''The Mummy'' *Joseph Lucas (1834–1902) – founder of Lucas Industries *Joe Lycett (born 1988) – comedian *Jeff Lynne (born 1947) – musician; co-founder of the Electric Light Orchestra *Clare Maguire (born 1988) – musician born in Solihull but a resident of London *Nigel Mansell (born 1953) – sportsman, F1 driver *Lee Mantle (1851–1934) – U.S. Senator from Montana *Sarah Manners (born 1975) – actress *Tony Martin (British singer), Tony Martin (born 1957) – Musician, singer of

*Eric Maschwitz (1901–1969) – lyrics, lyricist *Herbert Mason (1891–1960) – Film director, producer, stage actor, stage manager, choreographer, and army officer in the First World War *Hilary Mason (1917–2006) – actor *Nick Mason (born 1944) – Musician, Pink Floyd; did not reside in Birmingham *Robert McCracken (born 1968) – Boxer, Commonwealth Middleweight champion, and World Title challenger *Zena McNally (born 1979) – singer, Mis-Teeq *Christine McVie (1943-2022) – musician, Fleetwood Mac *Gil Merrick (1922–2010) – footballer and club manager *Ken Miles (1918–1966) – sports car racing driver / Engineer *Shazia Mirza – comedian *Mist (rapper), Mist (born 1992) – rapper *Alan Moore (drummer), Alan Moore (born 1950) – musician *William_Moore_(actor), William Moore (1916–2000) – actor *Anisa Morridadi (born 1990) – Social entrepreneur *Everett Morton (1950–2021) – drummer, The Beat *Henry Vollam Morton (1892–1979) – journalist and travel writer *Peter Mucklow (born 1949) – cricketer *George Muntz (1794–1857) – pioneering industrialist and MP *Laura Mvula (born 1986) – singer-songwriter *Stanley Myers (1930–1993) – film music composer *M1llionz (born 1997) – British rapper *Malkit Singh (born c. 1963) – Punjabi Bhangra singer

N–Z

*Constance Caroline Woodhill Naden, Constance Naden (1858–1889) – poet and philosopher *Alan Napier (1903–1988) – actor *Ritchie Neville (born 1979) – singer from 5ive *Ernie Newman (1887–?) – professional footballer *Ernest Norton (cricketer), Ernest Willmott Norton (1889–1972) – cricketer *Ocean Colour Scene – band from Moseley *Oceans Ate Alaska – Metalcore Band *Ursula O'Leary (1926–1993) – actress *John Oliver (entertainer), John Oliver (born 1977) – comedian, host of Last Week Tonight, and former 'Senior British Correspondent' of ''The Daily Show'' *Ozzy Osbourne (born 1948) – singer,

*Anri Okita (born 1986) – singer and former pornographic actress *Carl Palmer (born 1950) – musician, Emerson, Lake & Palmer *Janet Parker (1938–1978) – medical photographer and last recorded person to die from smallpox *Kay Parker (1944–2022) – pornographic actress *Alexander Parkes (1813–1890) – inventor of the world's first plastic *Henry Parkes (1815-1896) – Australian politician, "Father of Federation" *Norman Partridge (cricketer), Norman Partridge – (1900–1982) Warwickshire Cricketer *Liam Payne (born 1993) – singer in the British/ Irish band One Direction *Dave Pegg (born 1947) – musician, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull (band), Jethro Tull *Kia Pegg (born 2000) – actress and television presenter *Stephen Perryman (born 1955) – Warwickshire Cricketer *Gerry Peyton (born 1956) – footballer and goalkeeper coach *James and Oliver Phelps (born 1986) – Harry Potter film series, Harry Potter movie actors *Jess Phillips (born 1981) – politician *Michael Pinder (born 1941) – musician, The Moody Blues *Jacki Piper (born 1946) – actress *Sadie Plant (born 1964) – author *John Poole (sculptor), John Poole (1926–2009) – sculptor *Enoch Powell (1912–1998) – politician, poet and classical scholar *Peter Powell (disc jockey), Peter Powell – (born 1951) Disc jockey *Bernard Quaife (1899–1984) – cricketer *Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881–1955) – anthropologist *Ranking Roger (1963–2019) – musician, The Beat (British band), The Beat *Mick Rathbone (born 1958) – footballer *Adil Ray (born 1974) – actor, comedian, and radio/television presenter *Nick Rhodes – (born 1962) Musician, Duran Duran *Micah Richards – (born 1988) Manchester City F.C defender *Walter Richards (umpire), Walter Richards – (1863–1917) Cricketer and umpire *Pat Roach (1937–2004) – actor and wrestler *Dave Robinson (footballer born 1948), Dave Robinson – (1948–2016) Footballer *John Rogers (Bible editor and martyr), John Rogers – (1505–1555) Bible editor and martyr *Sax Rohmer (Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward) – (1883–1959) Novelist *Mark Rowley (born 1964) – Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (London) *Adam Ruckwood (born 1974) – swimming Commonwealth Champion (200m Backstroke) *Les Ross – (born 1949) Radio DJ *Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck – (1778–1856) Author on Women in society and religion, slavery abolitionist *Gary Shaw (footballer, born 1961), Gary Shaw – (born 1961) Footballer *Martin Shaw (born 1945) – actor *Visanthe Shiancoe (born 1980) – American football player *Sukshinder Shinda – English-born Punjabi music producer and artist *Graham Short (born 1946) – international Micro-Artist *Paul Simm – musician *John Simmit (born 1963) – actor and comedian best known for playing Dipsy on ''Teletubbies'' from 1997–2001 *Jane Sixsmith (born 1967) – hockey player *William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, 1st Viscount Slim of Yarralumla and Bishopston – (1891–1970) Military Commander *Sarah Smart (born 1977) – actress *Alan Smith (cricketer), Alan Smith (born 1936) – cricketer and England selector *Joshua Toulmin Smith (1816–1869) – political theorist *Tiger Smith (1886–1979) – England and Warwickshire cricketer *Maya Sondhi (born 1983) – actress *John Benjamin Stone, Sir Benjamin Stone – (1838–1914) Pioneering photographer *Dean Sturridge (born 1973) – footballer *Daniel Sturridge (born 1989) – footballer *Simon Sturridge (born 1969) – footballer *Ernest Suckling (1890–1962) – cricketer *Phil Summerill (born 1947) – footballer *James Sutton (actor), James Sutton (born 1983) – actor *Andrew Symonds (1975–2022) – cricketer *Connie Talbot (born 2000) – singer/Musician *John Taylor (bass guitarist), John Taylor – (born 1960) Musician, Duran Duran *Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer), Roger Taylor – (born 1960) Musician, Duran Duran *Bobby Thomson (footballer, born 1943), Bobby Thomson – (1943–2009) Footballer *Will Thorne – (1857–1946) Trade union leader and MP *Charlie Tickle (1884–1960) – footballer *Andrew Tiernan (born 1965) – actor *Charlie Timmins (1922–2010) – footballer *James Vaughan (footballer born 1988), James Vaughan (born 1988) – Tranmere Rovers FC striker *Johnny Vincent (footballer), Johnny Vincent – (1947–2006) Footballer *Murray Walker – (1923–2021) Racing driver and commentator *Kate Walsh (presenter), Kate Walsh (born 1981) – TV presenter-''Live from Studio Five'' *Julie Walters (born 1950) – actress *Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward (born 1948) – drummer,

*Clint Warwick – (1940–2004) Musician, The Moody Blues *Carl Wayne (1943–2004) – musician, The Move, The Hollies *Graham Webb (1944–2017) – World Amateur Road Race Champion 1967 *Brooke Foss Westcott (1825–1901) – theologian and Bishop of Durham *Peter Weston (1943–2017) – influential British science fiction fan *Ian Westwood (born 1982) – cricketer *Fred Wheldon (1869–1924) – footballer *Toyah Willcox (born 1958) – singer and television presenter *Emma Willis (born 1976) – model *George Willis-Pryce (1866–1949) – artist *Jimmy Windridge (1882–1939) – England footballer *Muff Winwood (born 1943) – musician *Steve Winwood (born 1948) – musician – solo and co-founder, Traffic (band), Traffic *Colin Withers (1940–2020) – footballer *Chris Woakes (born 1989) – England and Warwickshire cricketer *Chris Wood (rock musician), Chris Wood – (1944–1983) Musician; co-founder, Traffic *Roy Wood (born 1946) – musician, co-founder of the Electric Light Orchestra *Richie Woodhall – (born 1968) World Boxing Champion *John Wyndham (1903–1969) – author *Kal Yafai (born 1989) – World champion boxer *Dorian Yates (born 1962) – 6x Mr. Olympia *Mark Yates (footballer), Mark Yates (born 1970) – footballer and manager *Benjamin Zephaniah (born 1958–2023) – poet

Lived in or associated with Birmingham

*W. H. Auden (1907–1973) – poet and author *W.V. Awdry, W. V. Awdry (1911–1997) – author of The Railway Series *Sir Granville Bantock (1868–1946) – composer *Connor Ball (born 1996) – bassist and singer, The Vamps *John Baskerville (1707–1775) – printer and inventor of typefaces *Marie Bethell Beauclerc (1845–1897) – first female shorthand teacher and reporter in England *William Booth (forger), William Booth (1776–1812) – forger *John Bright (1811–1889) – politician *Herbert Tudor Buckland (1869–1951) – architect *Elihu Burritt (1810–1879) – US consul to Birmingham * Pogus Caesar (born 1953) – broadcaster and artist *Jazzy B – (born 1975) Punjabi people, Punjabi singer *Joseph Chamberlain (1836–1914) – politician, Mayor of Birmingham *Bruce Chatwin (1940–1989) – author *Lee Child (born 1954) – author *George Dawson (preacher), George Dawson (1821–1876) – preacher *Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) – author of ''Sherlock Holmes'' *John Boyd Dunlop (1840–1921) – industrialist, built Fort Dunlop *Lucy Edwards, disability rights activist, educator, and TikToker *Richard William Enraght, Rev. Richard Enraght (1837–1898) – vicar, religious controversialist *Allan Ford (born 1968) – soldier, convicted of manslaughter *Philippa Forrester (born 1968) – television presenter, attended Birmingham University *Foji Gill – singer, music producer *Joseph Gillott (1799–1872) – industrialist *Tommy Godwin (cyclist born 1920), Tommy Godwin (1920–2012) – racing cyclist and Olympic medallist *Ashia Hansen (born 1971) –

athlete *James Hinks (1829–1878) – bred the Bull Terrier dog *William Ick (1800–1844) – botanist *Washington Irving (1783–1859) – author *Elizabeth Johnson (1689–1752), Elizabeth "Tetty" Johnson (1689–1752) – wife of Samuel Johnson *John Joubert (composer), John Joubert (1927–2019) – South African-born composer *Roi Kwabena (1956–2008) – author *Simon Le Bon (born 1958) – studied drama at the University of Birmingham before joining Duran Duran in 1980 *Louis MacNeice (1907–1963) – poet *Stuart Maconie (born 1961) – radio DJ and television presenter *Josiah Mason (1795–1881) – industrialist and philanthropist *Nigel Mansell (born 1953) – racing driver *Cardinal Newman (1801–1890) – theologian and founder of the English Oratory *William McGregor (football), William McGregor – (1846–1911) Instrumental in forming the football league *William Murdoch (1754–1839) – inventor of gas lighting *Bill Oddie (born 1941) – comedian and ornithologist *John Peel (1939–2004) – radio DJ *Geoffrey Pernell (born 1971) – soldier, convicted of manslaughter *Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) – chemist and dissenter, dissenting clergyman *Simon Rattle, Sir Simon Rattle (born 1955) – conductor of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, CBSO 1980–1998 *John Ray (1627–1705) – "Father of English natural history" *Sir Peter Rigby (born 1943) – entrepreneur *Mary Rollason (1764/5–1835) – steel toy maker and businesswoman *Kevin Rowland (born 1953) – singer for Dexys Midnight Runners, formed in Birmingham *Frank Skinner (born 1957) – comedian *Mike Skinner (musician), Mike Skinner (born 1979) – musician, The Streets *Meera Syal (born 1961) – actor, writer *Dave Swarbrick (1941–2016) – musician *J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) – author *Joshua Toulmin (1740–1815) – non-conformist preacher *Ruby Turner (born 1958) – singer (originally from Montego Bay, Jamaica) *UB 40 – Reggae group *James Watt (1736–1819) – inventor and member of the

*Una White (1938/9–1997) – subject of public art-work *William Withering (1741–1799) – doctor, discoverer of digitalis *Victoria Wood (1953–2016) – actress *John Skirrow Wright (1822–1880) – Social improver *Alastair Yates (1952–2018) – radio and television presenter *Malala Yousafzai (born 1997) – Pakistani activist *Lauren Zhang (born 2001) – winner of BBC Young Musician 2018 (Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America) ∗ Leon Edwards (born 1991) – professional Mixed Martial Artist (Originally from Kingston, Jamaica)

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Famous People
Birmingham City Council feature page on Birmingham-related celebrities

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