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This is a list of famous or notable people born in, or associated with, [[Birmingham]] in England, who have a Wikipedia page.
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==Famous people born in Birmingham==
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===A–F===
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*[[Scott Adkins]] (born 1987) – actor, gymnast
*[[Gabriel Agbonlahor]] (born 1986) – footballer
*[[Moeen Ali]] (born 1987) – England cricketer
*[[Dennis Amiss]] (born 1943) – cricketer and Warwickshire administrator
*[[Tomás Ángel]] (born 2003) – footballer
*[[Keith Arkell]] (born 1961) – English chess champion, 2008
*[[Stephen Arlen]] (1913–1972) – opera manager
*[[Ian Ashbee]] (born 1976) – footballer
*[[Francis William Aston]] (1877–1945) – Nobel Prize winner, physicist
*[[Ian Atkins]] (born 1957) – footballer
*[[Albert Austin]] (1882–1953) – silent film star
*[[Jack Badham]] (1919–1992) – footballer
*[[Annette Badland]] (born 1951) – actress
*[[Kenny Baker (English actor)|Kenny Baker]] (1934–2016) – actor
*[[Pato Banton]] (born 1961) – reggae artist
*[[Dave Barnett (footballer)|Dave Barnett]] (born 1967) – footballer
*[[Simon Bates]] (born 1946) – radio DJ
*[[Blaze Bayley]] (born 1963) – musician, vocalist of [[Wolfsbane (band)|Wolfsbane]] and [[Iron Maiden]]
*[[Ian Bell]] (born 1982) – England cricketer, Warwickshire CCC captain
*[[Jude Bellingham]] (born 2003) – footballer
*[[Moazzam Begg]] (born 1968) – outreach director
*[[Edward White Benson]] (1829–1896) – Archbishop of Canterbury
*[[Bev Bevan]] (born 1944) – musician
*[[Alfred Bird]] (1811–1878) – inventor of [[custard]] powder
*[[Sir Alfred Bird, 1st Baronet|Sir Alfred Frederick Bird]] (1849–1922) – food manufacturer and chemist
*[[William Bloye]] (1890–1975) – sculptor
*[[Tom Blyth]] (born 1995) – actor
*[[Elizabeth Baker Bohan]] (1849–1930) – author, journalist, artist, social reformer
*[[Daniel Boone (singer)|Daniel Boone]] (1942–2023) – musician
*[[Sarah Booth]] (1793–1867) – actress
*[[Matthew Boulton]] (1728–1809) – pioneering industrialist and member of the [[Lunar Society]]
*[[Jon Bounds]] (born 1975) – blogger, humorist
*[[Paul Braddon]] (1864–1937) – artist
*[[Peter Bradley (politician)|Peter Bradley]] (born 1953) – politician
*[[William Bragge]] (1823–1884) – civil engineer/antiquarian
*[[Tony Britton]] (1924–2019) – actor
*[[James Jaysen Bryhan]] (born 1978) – actor
*[[Dan Bull]] (born 1986) – musician/ Youtuber
*[[Edward Burne-Jones]] (1833–1898) – [[Pre-Raphaelite]] painter and William Morris Associate
*[[Trevor Burton]] (born 1949) – musician
*[[Geezer Butler]] (born 1949) – bassist, [[Black Sabbath]]
*[[George Cadbury]] (1839–1922) – son of John Cadbury, founder of the [[Cadbury-Schweppes|Cadbury]] chocolate company
*[[John Cadbury]] (1801–1889) – founder of the [[Cadbury-Schweppes|Cadbury]] chocolate company
*[[Richard Cadbury]] (1835–1899) – son of John Cadbury, founder of the [[Cadbury-Schweppes|Cadbury]] chocolate company
*[[Pogus Caesar]] (born 1953) – television director, photographer
*[[Daniel Caines]] (born 1979) – [[track and field]] athlete
*[[Ali Campbell]] (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) – television 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
*[[Paul Child (soccer)|Paul Child]] (born 1952) – footballer who represented the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]]<ref>{{cite web |title=NASL–Paul Child |url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/C/Child.Paul.htm |website=(NASL) jerseys |access-date=April 3, 2025}}</ref>
*[[Adrian Chiles]] (born 1967) – broadcaster
*[[Carl Chinn]] (born 1956) – historian, broadcaster
*[[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
*[[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 television 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, writer
*[[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, brother of Leon Edwards
*[[Leon Edwards]] (born 1991) – professional mixed martial artist, former [[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 1990s
*[[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
*[[Constance Amy Fall]] (1903–1992) – nurse
*[[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
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===G–M===
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*[[Francis Galton|Sir Francis Galton]] (1822–1911) – scientist; founder of [[eugenics]]
*[[Albert Gardner]] (1887–1923) – footballer
*[[Mike Gayle]] (born 1970) – writer
*[[Helen George]] (born 1984) – actress
*[[Sam Gee]] (born 1992) — Rugby player
*[[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]]
*[[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]]
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*[[Charlie Hall (actor, born 1899)|Charlie Hall]] (1899–1959) – actor; known for his work with [[Laurel and Hardy]]
*[[Alison Hammond]] (born 1975) – actress, television presenter
*[[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) – 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 television 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/john-hemming-self-styled-love-rat-year-who-became-scourge-adulterers-6287008.html|title=John Hemming: Self-styled 'love rat of the year' who became the scourge of|date=9 January 2012|website=The Independent}}</ref>
*[[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, [[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, [[Black Sabbath]]
*[[Jamelia]] (born 1981) – [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer
*[[Maureen Jennings]] (born 1939) – novelist<ref>{{cite web |last1=Napier |first1=Jim |title=Maureen Jennings |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/maureen-jennings |website=The Canadian Encyclopedia |accessdate=23 January 2019 |date=14 May 2012}}</ref>
*[[Claudia Jessie]] (born 1990) – actress
*[[Seth Johnson (footballer)|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
*[[Trish Keenan]] (1968-2011) - musician, [[Broadcast (band)]]
*[[Ace Kefford]] (born 1946) – musician
*[[Mike Kellie]] (1947–2017) – musician, [[Spooky Tooth]] and [[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) – 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) – writer 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]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m000116|title=MANTLE, Lee, 1851–1934|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= 14 October 2012}}</ref>
*[[Sarah Manners]] (born 1975) – actress
*[[Tony Martin (British singer)|Tony Martin]] (born 1957) – musician; singer of [[Black Sabbath]]
*[[Eric Maschwitz]] (1901–1969) – [[lyrics|lyricist]]
*[[Herbert Mason]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR-cats|MC}} (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) – rapper
*[[Malkit Singh]] (born c. 1963) – Punjabi Bhangra singer
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===N–Z===
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*[[Constance Caroline Woodhill Naden|Constance Naden]] (1858–1889) – poet and philosopher
*[[Alan Napier]] (1903–1988) – actor
*[[Ritchie Neville]] (born 1979) – singer, [[Five (group)|Five]]
*[[Neil Newbon]] (born 1978) – actor
*[[Ernie Newman]] (1887–?) – professional footballer
*[[Ernest Norton (cricketer)|Ernest Willmott Norton]] (1889–1972) – cricketer
*[[Patricia Noxolo]] – geographer
*[[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]] (1948-2025) – singer, [[Black Sabbath]]
*[[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<ref>{{cite web |url=https://janetparker.birminghamlive.co.uk/ |title = The Lonely Death of Janet Parker}}</ref>
*[[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"
*[[Liam Payne]] (1993-2024) – singer, [[One Direction]]
*[[Dave Pegg]] (born 1947) – musician, [[Fairport Convention]], [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]
*[[Kia Pegg]] (born 2000) – actress and television presenter<ref>{{cite news |last1=Laws |first1=Roz |title=Budding Birmingham film star Kia Pegg gets to be very naughty on screen |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/budding-birmingham-film-star-kia-224819 |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=[[Birmingham Mail]] |publisher=([[Reach plc]])}}</ref>
*[[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) – writer
*[[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
*[[Anthony E. Pratt]] (1903–1994) – inventor of ''[[Cluedo]]''
*[[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 and 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 (police officer)|Mark Rowley]] (born 1964) – Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (London)
*[[Les Ross]] (born 1949) – radio disc jockey
*[[Adam Ruckwood]] (born 1974) – swimming Commonwealth Champion (200m backstroke)
*[[William Clayton Russon]] (born 1872) - businessman
*[[Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck]] (1778–1856) – writer 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]] (born 1972) – English-born Punjabi music producer and artist
*[[Graham Short]] (born 1946) – [[micro miniature|micro-artist]]
*[[Paul Simm]] (born 20th century) – musician
*[[John Simmit]] (born 1963) – actor and comedian; known for playing Dipsy on ''[[Teletubbies]]'' from 1997 to 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) – 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
*[[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; member of Parliament
*[[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) – motorsports journalist and commentator
*[[Kate Walsh (presenter)|Kate Walsh]] (born 1981) – television presenter (''[[Live from Studio Five]]'')
*[[Julie Walters]] (born 1950) – actress
*[[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]] (born 1948) – drummer, [[Black Sabbath]]
*[[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) – 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 (band)|Traffic]]
*[[Roy Wood]] (born 1946) – musician; co-founder, [[Electric Light Orchestra]]
*[[Richie Woodhall]] (born 1968) – world champion boxer
*[[John Wyndham]] (1903–1969) – writer
*[[Kal Yafai]] (born 1989) – world champion boxer
*[[Dorian Yates]] (born 1962) – six-time [[Mr. Olympia]]
*[[Mark Yates (footballer)|Mark Yates]] (born 1970) – footballer and manager
*[[Benjamin Zephaniah]] (1958–2023) – poet
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*[[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
*[[Emma Blackery]] (born 1991) – musician
*[[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]]
*[[Leon Edwards]] (born 1991) – professional mixed martial artist (originally from [[Kingston, Jamaica]])
*[[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) – [[track and field]] 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
*[[Jane Madders]] (c. 1909–1990) – physiotherapist, educator and author
*[[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 [[Lunar Society]]
*[[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]])
*[[Syed Muhammad Faisal Sami]] (born 1977) - Award-winning Humanitarian based in Birmingham{{div col end}}
==See also==
*[[:Category:Alumni of the University of Birmingham|Alumni of the University of Birmingham]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120929083706/http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite/famous-people?packedargs=website=1&rendermode=live Famous People] Birmingham City Council feature page on Birmingham-related celebrities
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061013145237/http://www.birminghamcivicsociety.org.uk/plaque_intoduction.htm Blue Plaques] erected by [[Birmingham Civic Society]]
*[http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/greatbull The Great Bull] Birmingham bus network map featuring local celebrities.
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