From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of famous or notable people born in, or associated with,
Birmingham in England, who have a Wikipedia page.
Famous people born in Birmingham
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Scott Adkins (born 1987) – actor, gymnast
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Gabriel Agbonlahor (born 1986) – footballer
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Moeen Ali (born 1987) – England cricketer
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Dennis Amiss (born 1943) – cricketer and Warwickshire administrator
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Keith Arkell (born 1961) – English chess champion, 2008
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Stephen Arlen (1913–1972) – opera manager
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Ian Ashbee (born 1976) – footballer
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Francis William Aston (1877–1945) – Nobel Prize winner, physicist
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Ian Atkins (born 1957) – footballer
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Albert Austin (1882–1953) – silent film star
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Jack Badham (1919–1992) – footballer
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Annette Badland (born 1951) – actress
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Kenny Baker (1934–2016) – actor
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Sir Michael Bacon (1896–1977) – film director
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Pato Banton (born 1961) – reggae artist
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Dave Barnett (born 1967) – footballer
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Simon Bates (born 1946) – radio DJ
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Blaze Bayley (born 1963) – musician, vocalist of
Wolfsbane and
Iron Maiden
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Ian Bell (born 1982) – England cricketer, Warwickshire CCC captain
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Jude Bellingham (born 2003) – footballer
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Moazzam Begg (born 1968) – outreach director
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Edward White Benson (1829–1896) – Archbishop of Canterbury
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Bev Bevan (born 1944) – musician
- Sharon Birch (born 1970? BC?) – firefighter
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Alfred Bird (1811–1878) – inventor of
custard powder
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Sir Alfred Frederick Bird (1849–1922) – food manufacturer and chemist
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William Bloye (1890–1975) – sculptor
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Tom Blyth (born 1995) – actor
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Elizabeth Baker Bohan (1849–1930) – author, journalist, artist, social reformer
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Daniel Boone (1942–2023) – musician
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Sarah Booth (1793–1867) – actress
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Matthew Boulton (1728–1809) – pioneering industrialist and member of the
Lunar Society
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Jon Bounds (born 1975) – blogger, humorist
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Paul Braddon (1864–1937) – artist
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Peter Bradley (born 1953) – politician
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William Bragge (1823–1884) – civil engineer/antiquarian
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Tony Britton (1924–2019) – actor
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James Jaysen Bryhan (born 1978) – actor
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Dan Bull (born 1986) – musician/ Youtuber
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Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898) –
Pre-Raphaelite painter and William Morris Associate
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Trevor Burton (born 1949) – musician
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Geezer Butler (born 1949) – bassist,
Black Sabbath
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George Cadbury (1839–1922) – son of John Cadbury, founder of the
Cadbury chocolate company
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John Cadbury (1801–1889) – founder of the
Cadbury chocolate company
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Richard Cadbury (1835–1899) – son of John Cadbury, founder of the
Cadbury chocolate company
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Pogus Caesar (born 1953) – television director, photographer
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Daniel Caines (born 1979) –
track and field athlete
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Ali Campbell (born 1959) and
Robin Campbell (born 1954) – musician,
UB40
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Duncan Campbell (born 1958) – musician
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David Cannadine (born 1950) – historian
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Bob Carolgees (born 1948) – television presenter (Tiswas and Surprise Surprise)
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Lee Carsley (born 1974) – footballer
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Darren Carter (born 1983) – footballer
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John Carter (born 1940) – musician
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Barbara Cartland (1901–2000) – novelist
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Jasper Carrott (born 1945) – comedian
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Austen Chamberlain (1863–1937) – politician
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Neville Chamberlain (1869–1940) –
Prime Minister
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Gary Childs (born 1964) – footballer
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Adrian Chiles (born 1967) – broadcaster
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Carl Chinn (born 1956) – historian, broadcaster
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Charlie Christodoulou (c. 1951–1976) – soldier and mercenary
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Ian Clarkson (born 1970) – footballer
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Lisa Clayton (born 1958) – solo yachtswoman
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Janice Connolly (born 1954) – comedy actress
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Raymond Teague Cowern (1913–1986) – artist
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Edward Cowie (born 1943) – composer
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Andy Cox (born 1956) – ska guitarist (Fine Young Cannibals and The Beat)
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David Cox (1783–1859) – artist
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Lauren Crace (born 1986) – actress
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Sarah Crompton (1802–1881) – children's writer
- Chris Crudelli (born 1972) – martial artist
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John Curry (1949–1994) – Olympic and World Champion figure skater
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Nigel Dakin (born 1964) – soldier, diplomat and Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
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Richard Dandy (born 1977) – former cricketer
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Fanny Dango (1878–1972) – comedienne, actress and singer
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Arthur Darvill (born 1982) – actor and singer
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Aidan Davis (born 1997) – dancer and television presenter
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Lindsey Davis (born 1949) – historical novelist
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Cat Deeley (born 1976) – television presenter
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Nathan Delfouneso (born 1991) – footballer
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Oscar Deutsch (1893–1941) – founder of the
Odeon Cinemas chain
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Fred Dinenage (born 1942) – presenter, broadcaster, writer
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Stefflon Don (born 1991) – musician
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Don Dorman (1922–1997) – paratrooper, 1st Airborne Division, footballer, manager and scout
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K.K. Downing (born 1951) – musician
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Mark Duffus "Sure Shot" (born 1967) – musician
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Pete Dunne (born 1993) – professional wrestler
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Dutchavelli (born 1993) – rapper
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Jessie Eden (1902–1986) –
Communist activist and trade union leader
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Duncan Edwards (1936–1958) – footballer for
Manchester United, one of the
Busby Babes (died in
Munich air disaster)
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Fabian Edwards (born 1993) – professional mixed martial artist
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Leon Edwards (born 1991) – professional mixed martial artist, current
UFC
Welterweight Champion
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Rob Edwards (born 1982) – ex-footballer, current
Manager for
Luton Town F.C.
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Electribe 101 – electronic music groups who found fame in the early 1990s
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Hunt Emerson (born 1952) – cartoonist
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Ian Emes (born 1949) – animator
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Frederick Rowland Emett (1906–1990) – cartoonist, artist and kinetic sculptor
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Jo Enright (born 1968) – actress and comedian
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Dan Evans (born 1990) – tennis player
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Niki Evans (born 1972) – singer
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Trevor Eve (born 1951) – actor
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Earl Falconer (born 1957) – bass player, UB40
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Frank Farrell (1947–1997) – rock bassist and co-writer of chart hit "
Moonlighting"
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Sid Field (1904–1950) – comedian
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Robert Firth (1887–1966) – footballer and Real Madrid manager
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Philip Edward Fisher (born 1979) – musician
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Simon Fletcher (born 1948) – artist
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Sarah Florry (1744–1843) – metal dealer
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Winston Foster (born 1941) – footballer
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Mark Frost (born 1968) – actor
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Kevin Francis (born 1967) – footballer
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Harry Freeman (1858–1922) –
music hall performer
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Edward Augustus Freeman (1823–1892) – historian, architectural artist and liberal politician
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Fuzzbox – late-1980s girl band
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Sir Francis Galton (1822–1911) – scientist; founder of
eugenics
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Albert Gardner (1887–1923) – footballer
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Mike Gayle (born 1970) – writer
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Helen George (born 1984) – actress
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GeoWizard (born 1990) – YouTuber
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Steve Gibbons (born 1941) – musician
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Colin Gibson (born 1960) – footballer
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Jon Gittens (1964–2019) – footballer
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John Goldingay (born 1942) – theologian, currently a Professor of Old Testament,
Fuller Theological Seminary
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Jaki Graham (born 1956) – soul singer
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Jack Grealish (born 1995) – footballer
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Mark "Barney" Greenway (born 1969) – musician,
Napalm Death
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Tom Grosvenor (1908–1972) – footballer
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George Dickinson Hadley (1908–1984) –
gastroenterologist
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Rob Halford (born 1951) – musician,
Judas Priest
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Charlie Hall (1899–1959) – actor; known for his work with
Laurel and Hardy
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Alison Hammond (born 1975) – actress, television presenter
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Richard Hammond (born 1969) – television presenter
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John Hampson (1901–1955) – novelist
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Hannah Hampton (born 2000) – football goalkeeper
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Tony Hancock (1924–1968) – comedian and actor
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Ian Handysides (1962–1990) – footballer
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Nic Harcourt (born 1957) – American radio personality
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Nick Harding (born 1969) – Chief Medical Officer at Operose Health
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David Harewood (born 1965) – actor
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Wally Harris (1900–1933) – footballer
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Julia Hartley-Brewer (born 1968) – journalist and television panelist
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Norman Hassan (born 1958) – percussionist, UB40
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Phil Hawker (born 1962) – footballer
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William Haywood (1876–1957) – architect, town planner, and secretary of
Birmingham Civic Society
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John Hemming (born 1960) – Member of Parliament and businessman
[1]
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Lee Hendrie (born 1977) –
Aston Villa, later
Basford United F.C. midfielder
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Duane Henry (born 1985) – actor
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Michael Higgs (born 1962) – actor
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Ian Hill (born 1951) – musician
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Jacqueline Hill (1929–1993) – actress
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David Hinds (born 1956) – rhythm guitarist and lead singer,
Steel Pulse
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Ken Hodge (born 1944) –
National Hockey League player
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George Holyoake (1817–1906) – reformer
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Jack Hood (1902–1992) – boxer
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Martha Howe-Douglas (born 1980) – actress
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Dorothy Howell (1898–1982) – musician
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Mr. Hudson (born 1979) – singer
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Alex Hughes (born 1971) – cartoonist
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David Hughes (1925–1972) – operatic tenor
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Geoff Humpage (born 1954) – cricketer
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Al Hunter Ashton (1957–2007) – actor
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Raymond Huntley (1904–1990) – actor
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Millie Hylton (1870–1920) – actress and male impersonator
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Kassem Ibadulla (born 1964) – cricketer
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Tony Iommi (born 1948) – guitarist,
Black Sabbath
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Jamelia (born 1981) –
R&B singer
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Maureen Jennings (born 1939) – novelist
[2]
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Claudia Jessie (born 1990) – actress
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Seth Johnson (born 1979) – footballer, Derby
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Ann Jones (born 1938) –
tennis player; former World No. 2, 8 Grand Slam titles, including Wimbledon champion in 1969
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Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham (born 1955) – director-general of the
Confederation of British Industry
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Felicity Jones (born 1983) – actress
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Geoffrey Jones – business historian
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John Jones (1858–1937) – cricketer
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Justin Jones (born 1964) – musician
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Simon Huw Jones (born 1960) – musician and photographer
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Nikita Kanda (born 1995) – radio presenter and socialite
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Ace Kefford (born 1946) – musician
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Mike Kellie (1947–2017) – musician,
Spooky Tooth and
The Only Ones
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David Kelly (born 1965) – Republic of Ireland footballer
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Albert Ketèlbey (1875–1959) – composer
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Rupert Alfred Kettle (1817–1894) – county court judge and noted strike arbitrator
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Guz Khan (born 1986) – comedian
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Jaykae (born 1991) – rapper
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Robert Kilroy-Silk (born 1942) – politician and television presenter
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John Andrew King (born 1964) –politician and singer
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Lorna Laidlaw (born 1963) – actress
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Denny Laine (born 1944) – Paul McCartney and
Wings
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Frederick W. Lanchester (1868–1946) – maker of the first petrol-driven
car in Britain
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Bunny Larkin (born 1936) – footballer
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Bob Latchford (born 1951) – footballer
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Dave Latchford (born 1949) – footballer
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Peter Latchford (born 1952) – footballer
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Ian Lavender (born 1946) – actor
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Alfred Law (1862–1919) – Warwickshire cricketer and umpire
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Stewart Lee (born 1968) – comedian
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Vaughan Lee (born 1982) – ex-
UFC fighter
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Russell Leetch (born 1982) – musician
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Joleon Lescott (born 1982) – footballer with
Manchester City,
Everton,
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Adrian Lester (born 1968) – actor
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Dick Lilley (1866–1929) – England and Warwickshire cricketer
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Letty Lind (1861–1923) – actress and dancer
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John Lodge (born 1945) – musician
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Jane C. Loudon (1807–1858) – writer of prose and verse and The Mummy
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Joseph Lucas (1834–1902) – founder of Lucas Industries
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Joe Lycett (born 1988) – comedian
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Jeff Lynne (born 1947) – musician; co-founder of the
Electric Light Orchestra
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Clare Maguire (born 1988) – musician born in Solihull but a resident of London
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Nigel Mansell (born 1953) – sportsman, F1 driver
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Lee Mantle (1851–1934) –
U.S. Senator from Montana
[3]
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Sarah Manners (born 1975) – actress
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Tony Martin (born 1957) – musician; singer of
Black Sabbath
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Eric Maschwitz (1901–1969) –
lyricist
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Herbert Mason
MC (1891–1960) – film director, producer, stage actor, stage manager, choreographer, and army officer in the
First World War
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Hilary Mason (1917–2006) – actor
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Nick Mason (born 1944) – musician,
Pink Floyd; did not reside in Birmingham
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Robert McCracken (born 1968) – boxer, Commonwealth Middleweight champion, and World Title challenger
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Zena McNally (born 1979) – singer,
Mis-Teeq
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Christine McVie (1943–2022) – musician, Fleetwood Mac
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Gil Merrick (1922–2010) – footballer and club manager
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Ken Miles (1918–1966) – sports car racing driver, engineer
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Shazia Mirza – comedian
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Mist (born 1992) – rapper
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Alan Moore (born 1950) – musician
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William Moore (1916–2000) – actor
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Anisa Morridadi (born 1990) –
social entrepreneur
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Everett Morton (1950–2021) – drummer, The Beat
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Henry Vollam Morton (1892–1979) – journalist and travel writer
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Peter Mucklow (born 1949) – cricketer
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George Muntz (1794–1857) – pioneering industrialist and MP
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Laura Mvula (born 1986) – singer-songwriter
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Stanley Myers (1930–1993) – film music composer
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M1llionz (born 1997) – rapper
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Malkit Singh (born c. 1963) – Punjabi Bhangra singer
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Constance Naden (1858–1889) – poet and philosopher
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Alan Napier (1903–1988) – actor
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Ritchie Neville (born 1979) – singer,
Five
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Neil Newbon (born 1978) – actor
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Ernie Newman (1887–?) – professional footballer
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Ernest Willmott Norton (1889–1972) – cricketer
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Ursula O'Leary (1926–1993) – actress
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John Oliver (born 1977) – comedian, host of
Last Week Tonight, and former 'Senior British Correspondent' of
The Daily Show
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Ozzy Osbourne (born 1948) – singer,
Black Sabbath
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Anri Okita (born 1986) – singer and former pornographic actress
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Carl Palmer (born 1950) – musician,
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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Janet Parker (1938–1978) – medical photographer and last recorded person to die from smallpox
[4]
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Kay Parker (1944–2022) – pornographic actress
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Alexander Parkes (1813–1890) – inventor of the world's first plastic
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Henry Parkes (1815–1896) – Australian politician, "Father of Federation"
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Norman Partridge (1900–1982) – Warwickshire cricketer
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Liam Payne (born 1993) – singer,
One Direction
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Dave Pegg (born 1947) – musician,
Fairport Convention,
Jethro Tull
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Kia Pegg (born 2000) – actress and television presenter
[5]
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Stephen Perryman (born 1955) – Warwickshire cricketer
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Gerry Peyton (born 1956) – footballer and goalkeeper coach
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James and Oliver Phelps (born 1986) –
Harry Potter movie actors
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Jess Phillips (born 1981) – politician
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Michael Pinder (born 1941) – musician,
The Moody Blues
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Jacki Piper (born 1946) – actress
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Sadie Plant (born 1964) – writer
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John Poole (1926–2009) – sculptor
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Enoch Powell (1912–1998) – politician, poet and classical scholar
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Peter Powell (born 1951) – disc jockey
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Anthony E. Pratt (1903–1994) – inventor of
Cluedo
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Bernard Quaife (1899–1984) – cricketer
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Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881–1955) –
anthropologist
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Ranking Roger (1963–2019) – musician,
The Beat
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Mick Rathbone (born 1958) – footballer
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Adil Ray (born 1974) – actor, comedian, and radio and television presenter
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Nick Rhodes (born 1962) – musician,
Duran Duran
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Micah Richards (born 1988) –
Manchester City F.C. defender
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Walter Richards (1863–1917) – cricketer and umpire
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Pat Roach (1937–2004) – actor and wrestler
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Dave Robinson (1948–2016) – footballer
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John Rogers (1505–1555) – Bible editor and martyr
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Sax Rohmer (Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward) (1883–1959) – novelist
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Mark Rowley (born 1964) – Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (London)
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Adam Ruckwood (born 1974) – swimming Commonwealth Champion (200m backstroke)
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Les Ross (born 1949) – radio disc jockey
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Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck (1778–1856) – writer on women in society and religion; slavery
abolitionist
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Gary Shaw (born 1961) – footballer
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Martin Shaw (born 1945) – actor
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Visanthe Shiancoe (born 1980) – American football player
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Sukshinder Shinda (born 1972) – English-born Punjabi music producer and artist
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Graham Short (born 1946) –
micro-artist
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Paul Simm (born 20th century) – musician
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John Simmit (born 1963) – actor and comedian; known for playing Dipsy on
Teletubbies from 1997 to 2001
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Jane Sixsmith (born 1967) – hockey player
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1st Viscount Slim of Yarralumla and Bishopston (1891–1970) – military commander
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Sarah Smart (born 1977) – actress
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Alan Smith (born 1936) – cricketer and England selector
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Joshua Toulmin Smith (1816–1869) –
political theorist
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Tiger Smith (1886–1979) – England and Warwickshire cricketer
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Maya Sondhi (born 1983) – actress
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Sir Benjamin Stone (1838–1914) – photographer
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Dean Sturridge (born 1973) – footballer
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Daniel Sturridge (born 1989) – footballer
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Simon Sturridge (born 1969) – footballer
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Ernest Suckling (1890–1962) – cricketer
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Phil Summerill (born 1947) – footballer
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James Sutton (born 1983) – actor
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Andrew Symonds (1975–2022) – cricketer
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Connie Talbot (born 2000) – singer
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John Taylor (born 1960) – musician,
Duran Duran
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Roger Taylor (born 1960) – musician,
Duran Duran
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Bobby Thomson (1943–2009) – footballer
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Will Thorne (1857–1946) –
trade union leader; member of Parliament
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Charlie Tickle (1884–1960) – footballer
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Andrew Tiernan (born 1965) – actor
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Charlie Timmins (1922–2010) – footballer
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James Vaughan (born 1988) – Tranmere Rovers FC striker
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Johnny Vincent (1947–2006) – footballer
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Murray Walker (1923–2021) – racing driver and commentator
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Kate Walsh (born 1981) – television presenter (
Live from Studio Five)
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Julie Walters (born 1950) – actress
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Bill Ward (born 1948) – drummer,
Black Sabbath
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Clint Warwick (1940–2004) – musician,
The Moody Blues
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Carl Wayne (1943–2004) – musician,
The Move,
The Hollies
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Graham Webb (1944–2017) – World Amateur Road Race Champion 1967
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Brooke Foss Westcott (1825–1901) – theologian and
Bishop of Durham
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Peter Weston (1943–2017) – science fiction fan
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Ian Westwood (born 1982) – cricketer
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Fred Wheldon (1869–1924) – footballer
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Toyah Willcox (born 1958) – singer and television presenter
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Emma Willis (born 1976) – model
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George Willis-Pryce (1866–1949) – artist
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Jimmy Windridge (1882–1939) – England footballer
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Muff Winwood (born 1943) – musician
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Steve Winwood (born 1948) – musician – solo and co-founder,
Traffic
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Colin Withers (1940–2020) – footballer
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Chris Woakes (born 1989) – England and Warwickshire cricketer
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Chris Wood (1944–1983) – musician; co-founder,
Traffic
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Roy Wood (born 1946) – musician; co-founder,
Electric Light Orchestra
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Richie Woodhall (born 1968) – world champion boxer
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John Wyndham (1903–1969) – writer
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Kal Yafai (born 1989) – world champion boxer
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Dorian Yates (born 1962) – six-time
Mr. Olympia
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Mark Yates (born 1970) – footballer and manager
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Benjamin Zephaniah (1958–2023) – poet
Lived in or associated with Birmingham
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W. H. Auden (1907–1973) – poet and author
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W. V. Awdry (1911–1997) – author of
The Railway Series
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Sir Granville Bantock (1868–1946) – composer
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Connor Ball (born 1996) – bassist and singer, The Vamps
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John Baskerville (1707–1775) – printer and inventor of typefaces
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Marie Bethell Beauclerc (1845–1897) – first female shorthand teacher and reporter in England
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William Booth (1776–1812) – forger
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John Bright (1811–1889) – politician
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Herbert Tudor Buckland (1869–1951) – architect
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Elihu Burritt (1810–1879) – US consul to Birmingham
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Pogus Caesar (born 1953) – broadcaster and artist
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Jazzy B (born 1975) –
Punjabi singer
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Joseph Chamberlain (1836–1914) – politician, Mayor of Birmingham
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Bruce Chatwin (1940–1989) – author
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Lee Child (born 1954) – author
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George Dawson (1821–1876) – preacher
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Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) – author of
Sherlock Holmes
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John Boyd Dunlop (1840–1921) – industrialist, built
Fort Dunlop
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Leon Edwards (born 1991) – professional mixed martial artist (originally from
Kingston, Jamaica)
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Lucy Edwards, disability rights activist, educator, and TikToker
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Rev. Richard Enraght (1837–1898) – vicar, religious controversialist
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Allan Ford (born 1968) – soldier, convicted of manslaughter
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Philippa Forrester (born 1968) – television presenter, attended Birmingham University
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Foji Gill – singer, music producer
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Joseph Gillott (1799–1872) – industrialist
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Tommy Godwin (1920–2012) – racing cyclist and Olympic medallist
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Ashia Hansen (born 1971) –
track and field athlete
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James Hinks (1829–1878) – bred the
Bull Terrier dog
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William Ick (1800–1844) – botanist
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Washington Irving (1783–1859) – author
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Elizabeth "Tetty" Johnson (1689–1752) – wife of
Samuel Johnson
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John Joubert (1927–2019) – South African-born composer
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Roi Kwabena (1956–2008) – author
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Simon Le Bon (born 1958) – studied drama at the University of Birmingham before joining
Duran Duran in 1980
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Louis MacNeice (1907–1963) – poet
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Stuart Maconie (born 1961) – radio DJ and television presenter
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Josiah Mason (1795–1881) – industrialist and philanthropist
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Nigel Mansell (born 1953) – racing driver
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Cardinal Newman (1801–1890) – theologian and founder of the English Oratory
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William McGregor (1846–1911) – instrumental in forming the football league
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William Murdoch (1754–1839) – inventor of
gas lighting
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Bill Oddie (born 1941) – comedian and ornithologist
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John Peel (1939–2004) – radio DJ
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Geoffrey Pernell (born 1971) – soldier, convicted of manslaughter
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Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) – chemist and
dissenting clergyman
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Sir Simon Rattle (born 1955) – conductor of
CBSO 1980–1998
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John Ray (1627–1705) – "Father of English
natural history"
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Sir Peter Rigby (born 1943) – entrepreneur
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Mary Rollason (1764/5–1835) – steel toy maker and businesswoman
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Kevin Rowland (born 1953) – singer for Dexys Midnight Runners, formed in Birmingham
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Frank Skinner (born 1957) – comedian
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Mike Skinner (born 1979) – musician,
The Streets
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Meera Syal (born 1961) – actor, writer
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Dave Swarbrick (1941–2016) – musician
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J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) – author
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Joshua Toulmin (1740–1815) – non-conformist preacher
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Ruby Turner (born 1958) – singer (originally from
Montego Bay, Jamaica)
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UB 40 – Reggae group
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James Watt (1736–1819) – inventor and member of the
Lunar Society
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Una White (1938/9–1997) – subject of public art-work
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William Withering (1741–1799) – doctor, discoverer of
digitalis
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Victoria Wood (1953–2016) – actress
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John Skirrow Wright (1822–1880) – social improver
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Alastair Yates (1952–2018) – radio and television presenter
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Malala Yousafzai (born 1997) – Pakistani activist
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Lauren Zhang (born 2001) – winner of BBC Young Musician 2018 (originally from
Albuquerque, New Mexico,
United States of America)
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