Birmingham (United Kingdom)

Birmingham is a City district (city) and in the West Midlands region in the United Kingdom. The city is the second largest of the country, and had in 2013 1, 092, England. In the whole metropolis life approximately 2.6 million people. A town in district Birmingham is Sutton Coldfield.

Birmingham was the center of the British metal industry and of the "Black Country", so named for the smoking factory chimneys that are concentrated here at the time of theindustrial revolution. As well as other cities in the region such as Wolverhampton, Dudley and Coventry, Birmingham is now a Centre for the service industry, with futuristichigh-rise offices. How the area looked before there is still a little to see in the Black Country Museum, which houses a number of authentic and artisanal shows.

Birmingham is often called Brum (derived from the old name Brummagem), and the inhabitants, who speak English with a characteristic dialect, are called Brummies. It is one of the most multicultural cities of the United Kingdom. A large part of the population comes from the Caribbean, from the Indian subcontinent or from Ireland.

According to the 2001 census is 29.7% of the population according to an ethnic minority. Live In Birmingham after Jamaica most Rastafarians in the world, and also in the town is the third largest parade on the occasion of St. Patrick's Day place, after those in Dublin and New York.

The city is visited by millions of tourists each year, and after West End in London offers the best opportunity of the country to do some shopping. It ever by huge grey industrial plants-dominated cityscape is in the last years significantly refurbished.



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == ===Antiquity and early middle ages[ Edit] === The area around Birmingham in the bronze age already knew small farming villages. In the Roman times ran a major road by Birmingham. In the area of the current southern suburbs stood when a Roman army camp. There is a small Roman settlement (vicus) excavated. After the departure of the Romans, the area remained sparsely populated for a long time, because the soil was unsuitable for intensive agriculture. The area where the city is located was covered in forest. The name Birmingham comes from the Anglo-saxon Beormingaham (village of the tribe of Beorma). Beorma was probably a local tribal chief. Later the name was Birmingham Brummagem and finally. ===Middle Ages[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the conquest of England by the Normans, the area was a fief of The Birminghamfamily, who set up a small farming village. In the Domesday Book is Birmingham called as a relatively unimportant village with a value of only 20 shillings. In the year 1154 obtained Dante Peter de Birmingham to keep the right markets . The market, which was named, took the Bull Ring development of an insignificant farming village to prosperous trading centre possible. Around 1300 was Birmingham al the third largest site of the County of Warwickshire, Coventry and Warwickafter. The Birmingham family ruled the area until 1527, when the Duke ofNorthumberland took over the loan. ===Beginning of the industrialization<span class="mw-editsection" len="368" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Starting from the 15th century Birmingham was the center of numerous metal processing companies, and of the gunsmiths (swords and guns). Because Birmingham in the middle of the land, far from the trading routes, had to be delivered high quality products, one wanted to have a chance on the export market. The name Birmingham quickly became synonymous with quality.
 * 1.1 antiquity and early Middle Ages
 * 1.2 middle ages
 * 1.3 beginning of the industrialization
 * 1.4 the industrial revolution
 * 1.5 twentieth century
 * 1.6 development of the number of inhabitants
 * Economy 2
 * 3 Sports
 * Culture 4
 * 4.1 Rock and pop music
 * 4.2 Literature
 * 5 points of interest
 * 6 Education
 * Traffic 7
 * Born 8
 * 9 famous inhabitants
 * 10 town twinning
 * 11 external links

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The arms trade was especially a boost by the English civil war. Birmingham by Royal troops In 1642 was devastated. That is why the city chose the side of the Republicans and supplied weapons to their army. For the troops of Oliver Cromwell would no less than fifteen thousand swords are delivered. ===The industrial revolution<span class="mw-editsection" len="363" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Thanks to the well educated workforce and by the location of Birmingham close to the Warwickshire coal grooves of Staffordshire and the city grew fast. At the end of the 18th century Birmingham was the largest town in Warwickshire.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Around 1800 was laid out, a fijnvertakt network of channels that promoted the growth even more. In the thirties of the 19th century railways were to Liverpool, Manchester and London laid out. Birmingham New Streetbecame one of the most important stations of the country.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Around 1850 was Birmingham al the second largest city of the country. Birmingham got the nickname "city of a thousand trades" because of the huge variety of goods that were produced here. The many industrial plants made Birmingham to a grey, unhealthy and unfriendly city. Birmingham got its city rightsIn 1896. Between 1889 and 1911 were the suburbs Aston, Edgbaston, Erdington, Handsworth, Kings Norton, Northfield and Yardley part of the municipality. ===Twentieth century<span class="mw-editsection" len="354" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">During the First and Second World War were in Birmingham all kinds of military goods produced: ammunition, armor, helmets and mines. Also here were fighter planes and bombers built (Hawker Hurricane, Avro Lancaster, Spitfire).

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The city was by bombing by the German Luftwaffe heavily damaged. More than five thousand people were killed, and more than six thousand homes were destroyed, but the morale remained unbroken. It is said that the United Kingdom would have lost the war without the industrial production of Birmingham.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the war, many of the affected workers areas broken down, because they had developed themselves partly to slums. Large parts of the city, including the city center, were again built. Following a municipal reorganization in 1974, the city of Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham annexed thereto. Birmingham became a City district.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A large immigration wave began In 1950. Many people from the British Commonwealth moved to Birmingham and the surrounding area. In the year 2001 29.7% of the population belonged to ethnic minorities. 10.6% of the total population came from Pakistan, India and 5.7% from 6.1% from the Caribbean. From 1980 was followed by a second wave, this time by people from Kosovo and from Somalia. Differences between minorities and the police led in 1985 to violent race riots.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Developed since the 1970s Birmingham itself from industrial city to City Centre for the service industry. In addition to the Airport, the National Exhibition Centre built, the largest trade fair of the country. In 1998G8Summit in Birmingham found a place, and in 1999 took place here the global IUGG-Congress took place. Birmingham was candidate for European capital of culture 2008, without success. ===Development of the number of inhabitants<span class="mw-editsection" len="375" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * 1550: 1,500
 * 1650: 5,000
 * 1750: 24,000
 * 1800: 75,000
 * 1900: 650,000
 * 1981: 1.013.431
 * 2002: 990,000
 * 2012: 1.089.764

==Economy<span class="mw-editsection" len="347" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the time of the industrial revolution flourished Birmingham and the surrounding areas on. In the factories were swords, guns, guns, watches, jewelry, railway wagons and steam engines manufactured. Although Birmingham more than 100 km from sea, ships were even built. The prefabricated parts were merged to the coast.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1836, the first branch of the Midland Bank opened. This was one of the largest banks of the country. Nowadays the Midland Bank part of the HSBCgroup. To 2003 were in the Birmingham Mint, the world's oldest independent Mint, coins minted. Birmingham is a center of the beer industry and the chocolate industry. Also, MG Rover Group cars built.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Although the industry still plays an important role, it is slowly but surely surpassed by the services sector. Also the financial sector and tourism are becoming increasingly important. ==Sports<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Birmingham play two of the oldest and most renowned football clubs of the Premier League, Aston Villa (founded in 1874) and Birmingham City (founded in 1875). The club West Bromwich Albion comes from one of the suburbs. The first professional football association of England was founded on 22 March 1885 in Aston.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Birmingham is also the Centre of the British Athletics. In 2003, the World Championships indoor Athletics held here. In 2007 found here the European Championships indoor Athletics place. Also in Birmingham since theBirmingham Grand Prix 2010 annual organized. Other popular sports are golf, rugby, basketball, boxing, cricket, hockey and badminton. ==Culture<span class="mw-editsection" len="347" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery on Chamberlain Square<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Birmingham possesses numerous theatres and galleries, such as the Alexandra Theatre (The Alex), the Birmingham Repertory Theatre (The Rep) with its own leading theatre company, and the Old Rep. The city also played a pioneering role in the graffitiand hip hopculture. There are numerous cultural events, for example the third largest parade in the world on the occasion of St. Patrick's Day (after Dublin and New York), the Birmingham Tattoo tattoo and the Birmingham Film Festival.

<p lang="en" len="470" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Simon Rattle garnered worldwide praise. ===Rock and pop music<span class="mw-editsection" len="358" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">At the end of the sixties was formed in Birmingham the heavy metal-flow, with bands such as Black Sabbath. Also The Fortunes, The Move and Robert Plant, the lead singer ofLed Zeppelin, come from Birmingham.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The company developed and fabricated Bradmatic from Birmingham the Mellotron; one of the first usable synthesizers -albeit still entirely mechanical. The Mellotron had much influence on progressive rock music group originating from Birmingham, for example, of The Moody Blues.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Other bands that started here were The Spencer Davis Group, Judas Priest, Bolt Thrower, Napalm Death, Traffic, Electric Light Orchestra and Duran Duran.

<p lang="en" len="1442" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In addition, singers and songwriters as Steve Winwood, Phil Lynott ( Thin Lizzy's), Jeff Lynne and Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE, but also drummer Carl Palmer (of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) comes from Birmingham, or started their careers there.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After immigration from the Caribbean in the 1970s, reggaemusic was becoming more and more important; the best known representative is UB40. In the 1980s were other bands from Birmingham world famous, such asDuran Duran and Dexys Midnight Runners. Birmingham was In the 1990s the Centre of the British hip hop, the house and the elements affected by Indian Bhangra rap. ===Literature<span class="mw-editsection" len="350" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="79" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Some famous writers lived in Birmingham and wrote there well-known works:

==Points Of Interest<span class="mw-editsection" len="359" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Bullring Panorama *Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery ==Education<span class="mw-editsection" len="349" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Birmingham has three universities, the University of Birmingham, Aston University and the University of Central England (formerly known as Birmingham Polytechnic). The hundred-year-old Birmingham Conservatoire is one of the most reputable in the country. ==Traffic<span class="mw-editsection" len="347" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Birmingham Airport: People mover<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The main railway station in Birmingham, New Street Station, the largest railway junction of the United Kingdom. From here trains to all major cities of the country.
 * Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes-books lived in the suburb Aston.
 * Barbara Cartland, known for her novels, and also known as The Lady in Pink, called, was born in the suburb of Edgbaston.
 * J. r. r. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the rings, spent much of his youth in Birmingham and the surrounding area by.
 * Birmingham Botanical Gardens
 * The Barber Institute of Fine Arts – museum with works by Van Gogh, Rodin, Picasso and Monet
 * New Street Station – one of the largest railway stations of the country
 * Rotunda – cylindrical Office Tower
 * Brindleyplace and Millennium Point – two examples of successful urban renewal
 * Chinese Quarter 伯明翰唐人街 – the Chinese area with many Indonesian, Chinese restaurants and buildings in Chinese style. Birmingham Chinatown is vibrant nightlife
 * National Sealife Centre – giant sweet- and saltwater aquaria
 * Birmingham Thinktank – tech museum, including the oldest working steam engine in the world (built in 1779 by James Watt)
 * Jewellery Quarter-the largest concentration of jewellers and jewellery workshops in Europe
 * Bullring – new shopping mall in downtown Birmingham

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Midland Metro is a tram, which Birmingham with the neighbouring towns of Wednesbury, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton directs. There are plans for extensions in the Center and towards Dudley. The city buses are largely deregulated.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Different motorways come together near Birmingham. Gravelly Hilljunction, northeast of the city, is so complicated that it jokingly "Spaghetti Junction" is called.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the East of the city the airport is Birmingham International Airport, with flights to destinations across Europe, New York, Dubai and Islamabad. The airport has a railway connection.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">No major rivers flow by Birmingham. However, the city forms the junction of the channels system of Central England. The length of the channels within the city limits is 60 km away. It is often noted that Birmingham has more channels than Venice (the area of the city is also larger). Many channels were become onbevaarbaar over time, but are open again since the 1980s. They are popular tourist attractions with plenty of bars and restaurants surrounding it. ==Born<span class="mw-editsection" len="347" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Famous inhabitants<span class="mw-editsection" len="357" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Town Twinning<span class="mw-editsection" len="352" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Alice Amter (1970), actress
 * Edward Burne-jones (1833-1898), painter and designer (Pre-raphaelites)
 * Napier Shaw (1854-1945), meteorologist
 * Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940), politician, from 1937 to 1940 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
 * Thomas J. Hicks (1875-1963), American Olympic champion marathon 1904
 * Sir Michael Balcon (1896-1977), film producer (Ealing Studios)
 * Eric Maschwitz (1901-1969), author, composer, playwright and screenwriter
 * Barbara Cartland (1901-2000), author of romantic books, Princess Diana 's July
 * Alan Napier (1903-1988), actor
 * Stanley Myers (1930-1993), film composer
 * David Ingram (1941), botanist and mycologist
 * Daniel Boone (1942), singer
 * John Rostill (1942-1973), bass guitarist (The Shadows)
 * Carl Wayne (1943-2004), rock singer (The Move, The Hollies)
 * Denny Laine (1944), rock musician (guitar) (Moody Blues, Wings)
 * Nick Mason (1944), drummer of Pink Floyd
 * Bev Bevan (1944), drummer (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra)
 * Chris Wood (1944-1983), rock musician (flute, sax, keyboards) (Traffic)
 * John Lodge (1945), bass guitarist (The Moody Blues)
 * Martin Shaw (1945), actor
 * Richard Hammond (1969), TV presenter of the program of the BBC Top Gear
 * Ian Lavender (1946), actor
 * Roy Wood (1946), rock musician (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, Wizzard)
 * Martin Barre (1946), guitarist and member of the progressive rock band Jethro Tull
 * David Pegg (1947), bassist (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
 * Jeff Lynne (1947), rock musician and producer (ELO)
 * Tony Iommi (1948), guitarist (Black Sabbath)
 * Ozzy Osbourne (1948), rock musician (Black Sabbath)
 * Bill Ward (1948), rock musician, drummer of Black Sabbath
 * Steve Winwood (1948), singer and rock musician Spencer Davis Group(among other things, Traffic and Blind Faith)
 * Carl Palmer (1950), drummer ( Emerson, Lake and Palmer, among others, and Asia)
 * Ted Turner (1950), musician (Wishbone Ash)
 * Rob Halford (1951), singer (Judas Priest)
 * Roger Taylor (1960), drummer (Duran Duran)
 * Roland Gift (1961), singer (Fine Young Cannibals) and actor
 * Scott Calderwood (1978), Scottish footballer
 * Darius Vassell (1980), footballer
 * Joleon Lescott (1982), footballer
 * Sean St Ledger (1984), Irish footballer
 * Daniel Martin (1986), Irish cyclist
 * Gabriel Agbonlahor (1986), footballer
 * Troy Deeney (1988), footballer
 * Micah Richards (1988), footballer
 * James Vaughan (1988), footballer
 * Daniel Sturridge (1989), football player
 * Nathan Delfouneso (1991), footballer
 * Nathan Redmond (1994), football player
 * Jack Grealish (1995), Irish footballer
 * Demarai Gray (1996), football player
 * Jasper Carrott, comedian (among other things The Detectives)
 * Rob Guest (1950-2008), New Zealand (musical) actor and singer
 * Ann Haydon-Jones, tennis player, Wimbledon in the 1960s won once and twice French Open
 * Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), scholar and writer
 * Nigel Mansell (1953), Formula 1world champion 1992
 * J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973), author of the Lord of the rings, spent much of his youth in Birmingham and the surrounding area by
 * Darius Vassell, footballer
 * James Watt, engineer and inventor, developed the steam engine in Birmingham
 * Richard Hammond, presenter (of Top Gear) born in Birmingham
 * Daniel Martin, cyclist
 * Andrew Melia, magician/Winner the new Uri Geller 2010
 * James Phelps, actor, best known as Fred Weasley from Harry Potter
 * Oliver Phelps, actor, best known as George Weasley in Harry Potter
 * Chicago (United States)
 * Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
 * Guadalajara (Mexico)
 * Johannesburg (South Africa)
 * Canton (China)
 * Leipzig (Germany)
 * Lyon (France)
 * Milan (Italy)